THE DECOMPOSERS
FUNGI, MOSSES, AND TIMEVideo by Tom and Sara Noland
Sara and Thomas Noland are naturalists who live in Everett, Washington. They live in a tiny house with many cats but are fortunate to have a big yard with lots of trees, birds, and lichens. They frequently take field trips to enjoy and photograph mountains, beaches, and deserts, as well as enjoying the creatures in their own neighborhood.
Table of Contents, Issue #15, Spring 2022
Eelgrass Flowering
by Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria and Isabella Brown, Spring 2022 Seagrass Lab, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington Eelgrass at low tide, showing mostly flat green leaves and a yellowish, round flowering head near the center of the photo. photo by John F....
Marine Ground Dwellers
Images by Jan KocianImages by Jan Kociansometimes worms don’t live in the ground ... especially in the Salish Sea. These curious creatures come in many forms from feathers to trumpets.moon snails and nudibranchs (sea slugs) Some of the denizens of the Salish Sea floor...
Pillbugs, Sowbugs
by Tom Noland, Spring 2022Oniscus sowbug. photo by John F. WilliamsOniscus sowbug. photo by John F. Williamsby Thomas Noland, Spring 2022Pillbugs and sowbugs are some of the small creatures you’ll commonly find on the surface of the soil. You’ll often encounter them...
I Dig Worms
by Barb Erickson, Spring 2022Nightcrawler photo by SanduStefan from PixabayBy Barb Erickson, Spring 2022I remember the iguana and the earthworm. The iguana lived in the back of the room, in a cage made of two-by-fours and chicken wire. When I say “…in the back of the...
Poetry-15
Spring 2022Salish Sea, Cama Beach Historical State Park, Camano Island, Washington.* photo by Luke VolkmannSalish Sea, Cama Beach Historical State Park, Camano Island, Washington.* photo by Luke VolkmannSpring 2022From the Ground Up by Sheryl Shapiro Venus shining...
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