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Serviceberry - A gift that keeps giving

Did you know that the more names a plant has, the greater its cultural importance? By that measure, the humble serviceberry lives up to its name. Check out this link to a recent essay in Emergence Magazine by author/naturalist Robin Wall Kimmerer. This native plant is common in the Bellingham area and can be found growing on Sehome Hill, around Lake Padden and on the Chuckanut mountains.

Tis the season... to see salmon

If you live in western Washington, chances are you've heard stories about salmon all your life. But when was the last time you got close to those beautiful fish on a small stream--watched them struggle through water barely deep enough to cover, and give up their last energy stores to reach their gravel spawning beds? It's a great experience, and a wonder to share with family and visitors. Now is the time to get out and salmon-watch. That's what my wife and I did on Thanksgiving this year as visited Arroyo Creek, just south of Fairhaven on the old Samish Highway. As we approached the creek, we could see splashes and the dark shapes of dozens of chum salmon in the shin-deep water. Chum salmon average about two feet long and weigh 10 lbs or more. Although they have the most extensive range of all Pacific salmon, they are a largely ignored commercial fish because of their lesser oil content. Like all salmon, they live most of their lives in the ocean and return to their origin...

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