What do Sand Dollars Do?

What do Sand Dollars Do? Sand dollars can be seen on sandy beaches at low tide in many places around the Salish Sea. But they’re not known for their entertaining antics. Here’s a 6 minute, informal video that will tell some of the story of what sand...

Salmon Cycle

Salmon Cycle in Art by Rogest Follow ocean nutrients through the Pacific Northwest in a painting done in Australian Aboriginal dot-painting style. Painter Rogest narrates this very short glimpse of his work in the video below. And below that is a link to a longer...

Just Jellies

Just Jellies by Valerie Lyttle Have you been down to the beach at low tide yet this year? As spring edges toward summer, jellyfish season is dawning. You might occasionally treated to the sight of a jelly stranded on the beach at low tide. It’s a little hard to...

Amorous Amphibians

Amorous Amphibians by IslandWood Join IslandWood naturalist, Christina Doherty, for an engaging virtual exploration of native amphibians, their habitat, and behaviors. Then, discover how you can find breeding frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and their eggs in your...

Crabs

Crabs by Nancy Sefton If you can’t go to the beach but still want to see some of the really cool marine life, visit one of our Virtual Explorations, like this one spending some quality time with local crabs. After all, how often do you get to hang with crabs? And...