Sea Turtles of the Pacific Northwest

Plastic in Our Oceans

In mid-February this year, the Church of England made the news by recommending that their parishioners give up plastic for Lent. This religious season is one of the most important time for many of the world’s Christians and Catholics and many make sacrifices during...

Releasing Pets Into the Wild

Taking care of a pet of any species is often a long term, intense responsibility and there are so many domesticated animals that live with and depend on humans for day to day life. In this day and age, there are so many animals that are brought to different areas of...

4 animals that live in wetlands – #WorldWetlandsDay

Today is World Wetlands Day! These areas provide a myriad of functions to the environment around them, including filtering and storing water (much in the way that kidneys do for us!), collecting flood waters, and providing a habitat to a large number of wildlife and...

The Western Pond Turtle

On a sunny day a few months ago, I was walking with a dog around Bellingham’s Lake Padden. That park is a great place to take dogs and I’ve so often I grew up swimming during the summer breaks between the school years, even swan across the lake a couple of times....