Category: Pacific Northwest Forests
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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 showing a few of these casualties in Everett’s urban forests over the past 15 years, and their role in the ecosystem as they decompose.
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July Blossoms in the Backyard Forest
Many of the flowers native to Puget Lowland forests have very small blossoms. Seeing their details requires magnification, hence the photos of July flowers in this post are close-ups.
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The Green Light of the Forest
Recently, while I was enjoying a few relaxing moments soaking up the bright green light of the May forest, I wondered if the energizing effects of forest bathing could have anything to do with the fact that the intensity of sunlight peaks in the green spectrum?