Warming climate is already changing the Olympic Peninsula’s birds
By Steve Hampton
The world of birds is on the move, and that includes the Olympic Peninsula. We now have hummingbirds in winter and scrub-jays...
Pleasant Harbor opponents ask for investigation into sales activities
Since 2006 a Master Planned Residential Resort (MPR) has been in the planning stage by the Canadian Stateman Group, on what is known as...
Beach Eggs – Part 1
Cover Photo - Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)
In this four-part series we’ll look at some little known wonders of the Salish Sea by examining the...
Seeing Seaweed
Local photographer and naturalist Wendy Feltham has found the beauty in kelp.
Birding in a time of plague
By Stephen Grace
A few days ago I saw a Townsend’s solitaire on a bluff above Discovery Bay. I had this species in mind because a...
Discovering Diptera
I find it refreshing to take my time to slow down in a garden, meadow, or forest. Then I can watch closely for birds...
Our Pescatarian Birds – Part 2
Part 1 of this two-part series included gulls, crows, a merganser, a tern, an auklet, and a guillemot with their fish. Now we’ll take...
Crab season: Your Handy Guide
Crab season starts Thursday. Insider tip: There’s a secret way to consistently get Dungeness crabs here in Port Townsend. You can’t miss. Here it...
Beach Eggs – Part 2
PART 2
TOP: Frilled Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa)
This second in a four-part series on beach eggs will look at some unusual marine snail eggs, starting with...
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Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Going nuclear: The high school mascot of mass destruction
Editor's note: With the launch of Oppenheimer, we are once again reminded of the legacy of the atomic bomb, and of the people and...
Port Townsend Pétanque
Over the last few years, a new activity here in Port Townsend has been the discovery and joy of playing pétanque. This is a...
Insects on the Peninsula: Part 3
Damselflies, Dragonflies, Beetles and Grasshoppers
In this final photo essay about local insects, we’ll look at Damselflies, Dragonflies, Beetles, and Grasshoppers.
Years ago, as a beginning...
