Ideas for Beating the Heat

The extreme heat forecast for the coming week might provide an opportunity to stay inside and do some armchair natural history adventuring. This is National Pollinator Week , so you might want to learn a bit about our Pacific Northwest pollinators. Continue Reading →

Curious About … Going Native In Your Yard?

Using native plants as home landscaping gardens can result in easy-care, beautiful displays that support native pollinators and use little water. Continue Reading →

Two Leading Natural History Authors Speaking in Wenatchee!

Next week, the Wenatchee Public Library is featuring two terrific Washington authors, Robert Michael Pyle and Jack Nisbet.  Both are regionally and nationally acclaimed natural historians, gifted writers of award-winning Continue Reading →

The Amazing Tale of Sagebrush Galls

If you’ve stopped trailside to look at a big sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata), it’s likely you’ve noticed  grape-like growths attached to a leaf or stem.    Some are round, smooth and reddish, Continue Reading →