What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured native: Coast silktassel (Garrya elliptica) As the common name implies, this month’s featured plant is native to the Pacific coast (and the Coast Range); it is found […]
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Bird Flu in Johnson Creek
During some times of the year across Johnson Creek, backyard bird watchers take their bird feeders indoors to help reduce the transmission of illness between our avian neighbors. A single
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Watershed Tree Health
After the emerald ash borer (EAB–Agrilus planipennis) was first spotted in Oregon in 2022, concerned folks started sharing resources on identification and how we could respond. The EAB is native
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What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured native: Slough sedge (Carex obnupta) Perhaps you’ve heard some variant of this botanical rhyme: “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, and grasses have knees that bend to
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What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured native: Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) Pacific madrone is a distinctive tree species in the heather family (Ericaceae), reaching up to 25 m (80 ft) in height. It
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