by Andrea Merrill | May 31, 2023 | Conservation, Front Page Slider, Marine Life, Ocean
Puffins are an easily recognizable species and because of their iconic looks, are often called parrots of the sea or even sea clowns. These birds live their entire lives near or on the sea in the Northern Hemisphere and technically speaking, there are four species:...
by Andrea Merrill | May 24, 2023 | Conservation, Front Page Slider
In addition to all the other animals that call the Pacific Northwest home, there are several species of frogs that also live in the region! One such species is the Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa), which is found in different areas of the northwest. They can be...
by Andrea Merrill | Apr 26, 2023 | Conservation, Plants, Spring
If you’re looking for a great way to spend time in nature and be a citizen science, the City Nature Challenge might be a perfect weekend for you! This international event was initially started as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2016 but in...
by Andrea Merrill | Apr 22, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Earth Day, The Earth
Today is the 53rd annual Earth Day, a day when more than a billion people come together to celebrate the earth, It is easy to get overwhelmed and pessimistic about the current state of climate change and the world. The Willow Project is being backed by the Biden...
by Andrea Merrill | Jan 19, 2022 | Conservation, Front Page Slider, How To Become...
There are many different ways to have a career working with animals. One such way? Becoming a zookeeper! Keeping wild animals in zoos has a long and controversial history (and the dehumanizing and incredibly racist trend of keeping people in zoos around the turn of...
by Andrea Merrill | Dec 29, 2021 | Conservation, Front Page Slider, Rabbits
The Pacific Northwest is lucky enough to have many different types of wild animals, including several different types of wild rabbits! One of the smallest and most endangered wild rabbit populations is actually the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbits. These rabbits are tiny,...
