Citizen Science: So What?
In the early summer, seabirds such as common murres and pigeon guillemots number about 50 birds per square kilometer in the southeast corner of...
The Book John Steinbeck Almost Wrote About the Pacific Northwest
Reprinted from Post Alley, used by permission.
The marine biologist, philosopher, and pioneer ecologist Ed Ricketts is well-known to fans of John Steinbeck as the...
The Rainbow Colors of the Salish Sea
The Solstice finally arrived, yet our days are still short and often gray. It’s a good time to remember the rainbow colors in our...
Insects on the Peninsula
Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars
We are fortunate to live on the Olympic Peninsula for so many reasons. One that doesn’t get enough attention is that...
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...
Port Townsend’s Red-footed Booby: A messenger from the future
A little after noon on July 31, 2024, Colleen Farrell, biologist aboard a Puget Sound Express vessel, identified a Red-footed Booby sitting on a...
Seeing Seaweed
Local photographer and naturalist Wendy Feltham has found the beauty in kelp.
River Otters
Was that a sea otter or a river otter you just saw swimming offshore? People often think they see sea otters foraging on our...
Cocco….what? The Secret Lives of Puget Sound Plankton
Last weekend, folks in the Port Townsend area found themselves gawking at Discovery Bay, wondering what to make of the strange turquoise color that...
