Take a kayak paddle on Seattle's Duwamish River to learn about the fragile yet enduring balance between nature and Superfund sites.
August 21, 2008
Celebrating its opening on Camano Island the first day of
summer is a new state park with a patchwork of histories as varied and
colorful as the fabric swatches in the 100 quilts stitched by local
volunteers for the park's cabins. In a unique partnership, Washington State Parks has teamed with Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats to manage the park, with a grand opening June 21.
June 12, 2008
It's been almost 10 years since John Flicker coasted down Orcas Street
and, spying the treetops of Seward Park thrusting skyward like the
spires of a forest cathedral, declared: "This is where we should be."
April 24, 2008
Is your Therm-a-Rest thinner or are your bones just more tender? Is the tent bigger or is your trunk so full of baby gear that you can't fit in the spare tire? Is it summer yet?
These are just a few of the questions plaguing Washingtonians who love to camp. Then there are those who have discovered the yurts and cabins popping up like mushrooms in parks across the state.
May 3, 2007
VASHON ISLAND — In the small circle created by our flashlight, an entire world dances. Tiny transparent shrimp kick up a hula, their golden eyes glinting. A red sea cucumber retracts its tutu-like tentacles. Dozens of purple shore crabs scrabble sideways in a herky-jerky line dance.
November 30, 2006
"Snowshoeing is like walking, only with bigger feet," says Jim Hinote, an interpretive ranger at Mount Rainier National Park. He leads public snowshoe tours from the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise on winter weekends and holidays, and relishes the opportunity to introduce people to his favorite mountain in the snowy season.
November 16, 2006
What do a steel mill, Lorquin's Admiral butterflies, a shopping center, coho salmon, Chief Sealth High School students, public art and an ancient bog have in common?
Answer: The Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail in West Seattle.
August 18, 2005
Bob Sundstrom of Seattle Audubon offers these tips for the birding-by-ear beginner:
• Relax and stay focused. Try to learn only a few new bird songs at a time and get out in the field often to listen. Repetition is key.
March 10, 2005
Trills and whinnies, grunts and warbles, squawks and whistles — birds are capable of an exceptional variety of noises. Whether defending territory, revving up the opposite sex or yelling "HAWK!" to their neighbors, they depend on sound to survive.
This time of year birds begin to sing madly in response to the clanging of their metabolic alarm clocks: Find mate! Nest! Procreate! And birders are listening, tuning up rusty, winter-logged eardrums to play their own version of "Name That Tune."
March 10, 2005
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