Pollinator Partners Assemble!
You might remember these striking photographs showing the impact of pollinators on our food choices – these photos show the produce section of a Whole Foods market with, and without, fresh produce made available because of pollinators: What is pollination? Pollination...
Thinking Beyond Lawn Towards Living Landscapes
Anna’s hummingbird feeding on Red Flowering CurrantPhoto credit: Mary Ann Whitney-Hall Article submitted by Peter Katon, Design Native Northwest LLC The signs of early spring are exhilarating; the iridescent Anna’s Hummingbird darting in and out of the brilliant pink...Shiny Geranium, a Super Spreader
By Barbara Fisher, OLWC Board Member A few years ago when my OLWC colleague, Master Naturalist, Mike Buck started talking about a super spreader invasive plant, shiny geranium, I was puzzled. I wanted to know what it looked like. It hadn’t, to my knowledge,...The Living Soil, Part 1
For the smallest creatures, soil provides not only shelter but food. Everything they need: food, air and water, is there.