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Tag Archives: The Nature Conservancy
Sailing by Washington State’s Cactus Islands
Moisture sweeps in from the Pacific Ocean, tumbling down as rain or snow on the western slopes of the Olympic Mountains on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Heavy clouds spill 12 to 14 feet of rain each year in the Hoh Rain … Continue reading
Posted in Cactus Islands, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus, Cactus Islands, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Sailing by Washington State's Cactus Islands, San Juan Island National Wildlife Refuge, San Juan Islands, Sentinel Island, Spieden Island, The Nature Conservancy, Western Washington
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Spieden Island or Safari Island?
Exotic big game animals and birds in the American San Juan Islands of Washington State? Visitors passing Spieden Island on a Washington State ferry on their way to Sidney, British Columbia, Canada from Anacortes or travelling by private boat are … Continue reading
Posted in San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Spieden Island, Writing
Tagged Cactus Islands, Dave Ceccarelli, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, fallow deer, Farrar and June Burn, John Wayne, Living High, Mouflon sheep, safari, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Sentinel Island, Sika deer, Spieden Island, The Nature Conservancy, Washington State Ferries
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Yellow Island – A Sea of Flowers
An artist’s dream! Two friends and I signed up for a watercolor painting workshop held in the spring on Orcas Island. Each morning, our instructor taught us a specific technique before leading us on a fieldtrip to practice our new … Continue reading
Posted in San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Writing, Yellow Island
Tagged camas, chocolate lily, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Harbor seals, Indian paintbrush, Joe and Sally Hall, Lew and Elizabeth Dodd, Phil Green, prickly pear cactus, rockfish, San Juan Islands, shooting star, stonecrop, The Nature Conservancy, Washington State Ferries, Wasp Islands, Wasp Passage, wildflowers, Yellow Island
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