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The Daily Bucket: Eagles and friends of the Nooksack River Valley.
January 2022Nooksack River and ValleyWhatcom County, WABald Eagles are around our part of the country year around but they are particularly active in the early winter months, especially along salmon...
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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: KELP! SAVE US! The Planet Needs to Rescue Kelp to Combat...
Help Indeed! kelp needs to be saved from potentially disastrous losses to the oceans and therefore to the whole planet. And this is a major problem right in my backyard/bay and the Salish Sea as well...
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The Daily Bucket: KELP! SAVE US! Part 2.
In Part 1, I described what kelp was, where it grew and the many purposes it serves for the marine and terrestrial environments. Here I will illustrate the extent of the losses of kelp forests and...
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The Daily Bucket: Late Summer in the Mt. Baker Wilderness Area - Who Shrunk...
September 3, 2021Mt. Baker Wilderness AreaWhatcom Co. WAWe were able once again to do our annual family outing to the Mt. Baker Wilderness Area in late Summer. Given COVID and all, we were able wrangle...
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The Daily Bucket: Seeing Mosses
Bellingham, WAPacific NorthwestOctober/November, 2021In our part of the world with our frequent rain and cloudy days, moss is everywhere. Old timers here are often referred to as “Moss Backs.” Moss...
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The Daily Bucket: There's a lot to Like in lichens.
Pacific NorthwestWhatcom County, WAThere are many facets of nature that are right in front of us but are too often overlooked as I tried to demonstrate with my previous Bucket on mosses. It is...
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The Daily Bucket: Eagles and friends of the Nooksack River Valley.
January 2022Nooksack River and ValleyWhatcom County, WABald Eagles are around our part of the country year around but they are particularly active in the early winter months, especially along salmon...
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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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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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