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Nature Watch: September Starts Nature in Motion
Nature is on the move in September, writes Steve Ellis in his latest installment of “Nature Watch.” Some birds are leaving the islands while others are just now arriving. Mammals, and even some plants, are in motion, too.
Nature Watch: August Offers Days of Abundance
Naturalist and Land Trust member Steve Ellis shares what you can expect to see in nature on the islands each month. Expect to see a lot in August.
Northern Flickers: A More Grounded Woodpecker
Read Whidbey naturalist Steve Ellis’s take on the Northern Flicker. This bird is unlike other woodpeckers as it spends a good deal of time on the ground, searching for ants, beetles, and other invertebrates.
Coupeville Students Focus on Nature
Through a partnership with Coupeville High School, 32 students in Susan Johnson’s digital media classes had the chance to hone their photography and video skills on several Land Trust protected properties.
Slideshow: A Prairie Tour
Enjoy a slideshow tour of Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve and its rare and common prairie plant species that are in peak bloom in May.
Helping Our Wild Feathered Friends
Although feeders and bird baths can play a role in helping wild birds, especially during cold snaps, a better way to help them is to support conservation and add native plants to your landscape.
Nature Delivers During Congressman Visit
With the protection of birds on his mind, Congressman Rick Larsen met with the Land Trust, Washington State Parks, and Whidbey Audubon Society to learn more about the habitat significance of Crockett Lake Preserve and the surrounding area.
When the Islands Became a Winter Wonderland
The scenery around Whidbey and Camano islands is lovely at any time of year. But add a heavy blanket of snow and the scenic beauty soars off the charts, turning the islands into a picturesque winter wonderland.
Our Feeders Might be Killing Birds
A salmonellosis outbreak around the state is killing many of our treasured birds this winter. It is highly recommended that we take down all of our feeders and remove bird baths through February.
Trails Cleared after Storm Creates Sizable Tasks
When Brittany, our stewardship assistant, listened to howling winds pound her Central Whidbey Island home in the early morning hours of January 13, she figured she’d be in store for a busy day in the field tending to Land Trust preserves. She was right.
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