Apr 14, 2026 | Issue 30
SALMON: UPSTREAM RECYCLERS by Paul Dorn Winter 2025-26 Salmon alevins. photo by John Gussman UPSTREAM RECYCLERS by Paul Dorn Winter 2025-26 The salmon life cycle begins with a tiny fertilized egg buried in clean freshwater stream gravel. Years later that egg has grown...
Mar 26, 2026 | Issue 30
UNDERTAKERS OF THE FOREST Boreal Burying Beetles by Thomas Noland Winter 2025-26 Boreal burying beetle (Nicrophorus defodiens). photo by Thomas Noland Undertakers of the forest Boreal Burying Beetles by Thomas Noland Winter 2025-26 something rotten, something good I...
Mar 20, 2026 | Issue 30
NATURE'S RECYCLERS A BIG PICTURE by Dr. Adelia Ritchie Winter 2025-26 View of myriad habitats in which nature recycles, from Norwegian Point, Washington. watercolor by Adelia Ritchie NATURE'S RECYCLERS A BIG PICTURE by Dr. Adelia Ritchie Winter 2025-26 The Salish Sea,...
Mar 12, 2026 | Issue 30
THE SLOWDOWN ON SLUGS by Sarah Ottino Winter 2025-26 A disrupted banana slug has retracted its tentacles. photo by Sarah Ottino The Slowdown on Slugs by Sarah Ottino Winter 2025-26 As the drizzle and mud return, slugs emerge into the open. Moist and damp for much of...
Mar 2, 2026 | Issue 30
DRIFTWOOD AND SAND Recycling on the Beach by Gunnison Langley Winter 2025-26 Driftwood logs on a beach. photo by Gunnison Langley Driftwood and Sand Recycling on the Beach by Gunnison Langley Winter 2025-26 A stroll on the beach offers plentiful examples of how nature...
Feb 14, 2026 | Issue 30
WHAT THE TIDE LEAVES BEHIND by Celeste Hankins Winter 2025-26 Rockweed at home on rocks on the beach. photo by John F. Williams WHAT THE TIDE LEAVES BEHIND by Celeste Hankins Winter 2025-26 Kayaking through San Juan Islands. photo by Celeste Hankins I first noticed...
