"… to be used for nature study and as a preserve for birds and other wildlife."- Carmen Hambleton Warner
The next orchid we can see in winter is Puttyroot orchid, also known as Adam and Eve, Aplectrum hyemale. This guy employs the same strategy as the Cranefly orchid does. It sends up its leaf in the fall and if/when the plant will bloom… Continue Reading “Winter Orchids part II”
Don’t let the title of this post mislead you, there are not going to be any orchids blooming this time of year. There are however, some interesting features to observe and even some things you cannot see during an orchid’s bloom time. Winter is… Continue Reading “Winter Orchids”
Robyn’s Reading Room This is the start of a new series of posts dedicated to good nature books. These will be field guides and other natural history books that I think are really great and will help you further explore and understand the natural… Continue Reading “Robyn’s Reading Room”
Check out the new pages on orchids and the trail system! A few more pages are in the works too. Just click on the page you would like to view from the choices on the right hand side of the blog. Enjoy!
The list of 2013 guided programs at Wahkeena is now posted! Click on the “Wahkeena Programs” link at the top of the blog or on the right side of the blog. Here you will find information on all of next year’s programs. Interested in… Continue Reading “2013 Programs”
The bird feeders have been filled for a couple of weeks now and with a couple of cold fronts that have come through, our familiar winter birds have returned. I was very excited the past two days at my own feeder at home. A… Continue Reading “Feeder Birds”
The small child inside of me really wanted to do a leaf collection this year! We compromised, and decided to do a virtual one. For the record, I thought of this before I read Dennis’s post on fall color. But I do have to… Continue Reading “Virtual Leaf Collection”
There are just a few weeks left before we shut down for the season. We will be open through the first weekend in November. We still have a few programs left, two nature walks, and a Halloween Program. Our Halloween program is great for… Continue Reading “A few weeks left!”