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Category Archives: Nature
A letter to Councilwoman Joy Hollingsworth
Joy, We’re enjoying the new Seattle city park on the Graystone property. Skyline and other First Hill residents played important roles in getting it developed. It’s on the property that previously housed the office of Paul Thiry, one of Seattle’s … Continue reading
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“Leaves” of Monarchs bend the branches
Thanks to Mike C. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve World Heritage property protects key overwintering sites for the monarch butterfly. The overwintering concentration of butterflies in the property is a superlative natural phenomenon. The millions of monarch butterflies that return … Continue reading
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Recyclable? Try Refillable. The Quest For a Greener Cleaner
By Susan Shain in the NYT — Thanks to Mike C. Every week, Angela Espinoza Pierson looked at her recycling bin — filled with detergent jugs, shampoo bottles and clamshell containers that once held strawberries — with mixed feelings. Sure, it … Continue reading
Great Photos from Nature
Thanks to Yvonne P.
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When scientists tagged a curious seal, he led them to signs of a potential climate disaster
from the Washington Post (thanks to Pam P.) This is a story about a curious seal, a wayward robot and a gigantic climate change disaster that may be waiting to happen. Scientists tagged a southern elephant seal on the island … Continue reading
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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly. By Sam Jones in the NYT Black bears have black fur, right? It’s there in the name. “In the eastern part of … Continue reading
The Vicissitudes of Nanohabitats
Thanks to Mary M. by David B. Williams (author and son of resident Jackie Williams) The other day when it was snowing, my wife and I took a short walk from our house. We headed north two blocks, then east … Continue reading
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The penguin and the orca
Thanks to Rosemary W.
Nature’s amazing display
Thanks to Rosemary W.
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For Flowers Lovers: Not Even Darwin Can Explain These….
Thanks to Sybil Ann. Scroll down to see these amazing creations.
Making ‘scents’ of how Seattle smelled a century ago
Thanks to Mary M. BY FELIKS BANELReporting live from Seattle’s past With the arrival of 90+ degree heat this week, downtown Seattle is getting that summer-in-the-city smell once again – part seaweed, part exhaust, with maybe a pinch of rotting garbage … Continue reading
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Paris protesters celebrate saving trees around the Eiffel Tower
Thanks to Pam P. City abandons €72m scheme to develop area and create huge garden in time for 2024 Olympics Kim Willsher in Paris Protesters in Paris are celebrating having saved more than 40 trees – one of them over 200 … Continue reading
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On totem journey, Lummi carvers call for Lower Snake dam removal — KNKX Public Radio | By Bellamy Pailthorp
Thanks to Ed M. The main totem from the “Spirit of the Waters” totem journey depicts a 16-foot killer whale, carrying a baby on her snout. It is inspired by the true story of Talequah, an endangered southern resident orca … Continue reading
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Tacoma-Seattle City Nature Challenge
Thanks to Barb W. Hello amazing beach naturalist volunteers- Tomorrow is the start of the Tacoma-Seattle City Nature Challenge 2022! This event goes from Friday, April 29th-Monday, May 2nd. During that time, folks all over our metropolitan region will be … Continue reading
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Antelope crossing in Wyoming
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
Love those snow men and women!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann. Keep scrolling down to see more
Who stops to smell the flowers (except Skyliners)
Thanks to Sybil Ann (make sure to scroll down!)
Largest glacier calving ever filmed
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Crossroads: A Turning Point for Downtown’s Freeway Park?
From Ed M. who sends this from postalley.org By Mike James and David Brewster Editor’s Note: Freeway Park is a much-admired design by one of America’s most revered landscape architects, Lawrence Halprin. The 5.2-acre park, which bridges the I-5 Freeway, … Continue reading
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Saving Canada’s Hardiest Hummingbirds Requires Extreme Care
Thanks to Mary M. Bird-loving volunteers are going to great lengths to help the animals survive a cold snap in British Columbia. This piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. THIS MORNING, MY … Continue reading
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Steps – In The Snow
Thanks to Janet H. Art takes many forms… Paintings, Watercolor, Photography, Charcoal, Sculpture, Tree Shaping, etc., etc… Here’s one that you most likely never knew existed… it takes 10,000 steps to accomplish this… This fellow will stay thin with this … Continue reading