Category: Native plants

March 27, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

Lawn Removal: Reflections and Resources

Our house sits on a busy residential corner in our small city. There are many…

September 22, 2017 / kirsten / Foraging

At the most recent mushroom class, the topic of chanterelles came up. Specifically, the question…

September 7, 2017 / kirsten / Biophiliac's Guide

If all gardens are autobiography, I like what mine says about me. It’s a little messy,…

November 29, 2016 / kirsten / #notjustparks

The mushrooming this season has been excellent. Perhaps it has something to do with record-breaking…

August 8, 2016 / kirsten / #notjustparks

I love it when a place surprises you. A few weekends ago, our plan was…

July 12, 2016 / kirsten / Hiking

Location and directions: Skagit County; from east-bound SR 20, turn left toward the Marblemount Ranger…

June 2, 2016 / kirsten / Foraging

In her delightful cookbook Shroom, Becky Selengut describes foragers as “a secretive and paranoid lot.” You…

September 23, 2015 / kirsten / British Columbia

One of the wonderful yet deeply weird aspects of life in Bellingham is that you…

August 31, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

After a hot and often smoky summer, rain was a welcome relief this past weekend,…

August 24, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

Finding pockets of species diversity in the midst of land pressed into the service of…