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Augusta Oemler and the Osoberry
This blog began with a simple question — how did Osoberry get its scientific name, Oemleria cerasiformis? The species name made sense, Latin for “shaped like a cherry,”…
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Winter Forbs — Friends and Foes
Freezing weather in the Puget Lowlands does not typically last long enough to stop the growth of numerous forb species, both native and non-native. Earlier identification enables easier…
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A Look at the Winter Woods
By mid-December, the deciduous trees and shrubs in the Puget Lowlands are mostly bare, and many of the views in the forests open up. But much too soon…
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Green Everett Partnership’s Successes and Failures in Everett’s Forest Park
It has been over one year since the Green Everett Partnership’s decade-long restoration project in Everett’s Forest Park came to an end, and it is instructive to walk…
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Those Difficult-to-Tell-Apart Yews of the Puget Lowlands
This blog began with a photo of a Pacific yew that I posted here, on the Facebook group page of the Washington Native Plant Society. One of the…
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Windthrow, Windsnap, and Decomposition
Almost every year powerful winds from Pacific storms kill full-grown trees in the Puget Lowlands, blowing them down or snapping them off. This post consists of captioned photos…
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