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The Daily Bucket: Slime Molds - Seriously misunderstood organisms
Pacific NorthwestWhatcom Co., WAWhat’s in a name? (apologies to the Bard). In this case a lot is conveyed by the unfortunate connotations of the common label of “ slime mold.” And the name isn’t...
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The Daily Bucket: Into the spring woods for vitamin N and F.
Pacific NorthwestWhatcom CountyWashington StateThe Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.We invite you to note...
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The Daily Bucket: Foraging nature's delicacies in the PNW: Part 1 - Spot...
Salish Sea,San Juan Islands Mid June, 2022One of the many things I love about living in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) is the plethora of delicacies that one can forage with just a little effort and enjoy...
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The Daily Bucket: Foraging nature's delicacies in the PNW -2: Oysters as...
Salish Sea & PNW woodsJune, July, 2022Whatcom County, WAThis is Part 2 of “Foraging Nature’s delicacies in the PNW”. Recently I scored on three major delicacies that were for the taking, given a...
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Northwest coast Indian history and art at the U. British Columbia Museum of...
The University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology (MOA) is among my favorite museums. For Northwest Pacific Coast Indians' history it is unsurpassed. I recently returned there having not been...
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The Daily Bucket: Tracking the Northern Giant Hornet, AKA, "Murder Hornet" in...
The Northern Giant Hornet (NGH, Vespa mandarina) previously called “Asian Giant Hornet,” and “Murder Hornet”) is indeed a giant, being the largest hornet in the world, measuring up to 2.2 inches....
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The Daily Bucket: Reclaiming an estuary on MLK Jr. Day of National Service....
MLK Jr. Day signMany of you know that wild salmon populations native to the Salish Sea and the west coast are threatened and or endangered due to a number of factors such as rising water temperatures,...
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The Daily Bucket: The Olympic Peninsula, The Olympic National Park, and the...
Pacific NorthwestWashington StateOlympic PeninsulaLate March, 2023My two brothers and I recently took a short trip to the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State with a primary goal of visiting the Hoh...
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The Daily Bucket: More Fun with Fungi at our annual mushroom show extravaganza.
Bellingham, WAPacific NorthwestOctober 2023The Northwest Mushroomers’ Association held their 31st annual Fall mushroom show In late October, the prime collecting time of the year in the Pacific...
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The Daily Bucket: More fungi from the October Mushroom Show: Part 2 :
Pacific NorthwestBellingham, WAThis is part 2 of the Northwest Mushroomers Association’s annual mushroom show. If you missed part one you can find it here. The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We...
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The Daily Bucket: If you see a mushroom growing on a live tree, is that tree...
I was inspired to write this Daily Bucket by a question that OD posed in one of my previous buckets about our local mushroom show. She posted a photo of a tree with bright orange Chicken of the Woods...
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The Daily Bucket: Spring comes slowly but surely in the PNW.
Bellingham WAPacific NorthwestAfter an unseasonably warm spell in early January many plants “thought” spring was just around the corner and decided to start budding. Boy were they surprised in mid...
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