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GIVEAWAY alert for anyone who ❤s Spirit Bears! We're giving away tickets for tonight's IMAX showing at the Pacific Science Center of "Great Bear Rainforest." Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear — the rarest bear on Earth. To win (2) tickets for tonight's 7 p.m. showing, in the comments below tag someone with whom you would travel to the Great Bear Rainforest. The first 5 people to comment will win! And did you know The Nature Conservancy works in the Great Bear Rainforest? In Canada, we work with First Nations leaders to support local resource management that enhances the ecological and cultural well being in the region and ensures the sustainability of communities for generations to come. Click the link in our bio to learn more.
Happy #EarthDay! The 1st celebration of Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. Celebrate your love for the Earth, for nature and for Washington. Washington State Parks are free today! There are over 100 state parks in Washington. Find a park near you by clicking the link in our bio.
"Nature doth thus kindly heal every wound. By the mediation of a thousand little mosses and fungi, the most unsightly objects become radiant of beauty. There seem to be two sides of this world, presented us at different times, as we see things in growth or dissolution, in life or death. And seen with the eye of the poet, as God sees them, all things are alive and beautiful." Henry David Thoreau . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @thecolleague
From our Yellow Island Steward @mattaxling: "Are you getting sick of wildflower photos yet? I hope not bc the bulk of the #yellowisland wildflower bloom is still a few weeks away." . . Follow Matt for for more updates from our Yellow Island Preserve this spring as the wildflowers do their sun salutations! #northwestnature
They see me rollin', we #winning. How are your green commute choices a #WinForEarth? Bring your ideas to the table & you could win a trip for two to the Yucatan! Post a photo or video of your earth-friendly commute by April 30, tag it with #WinForEarth and you could win an exclusive trip with our scientists. Whether you roller blade or bike to work, it all adds up to a world of good.
When hiking in the woods in the Pacific Northwest, area residents will sometimes run across Trillium flowers, a three-petal flower usually white, sitting above pointed leaves. Trillium are described as “spring ephemeral” flowers, meaning they are wildflowers that develop the aerial parts (i.e. stems, leaves and flowers) of the plant early each spring and then quickly bloom, and produce seed. The leaves often wither, leaving only underground structures (roots, rhizomes, and bulbs) for the remainder of the year. While they are beautiful to look at they are also extremely fragile, and picking them seriously injures the plant by preventing the leaf-like bracts from producing food for the next year, often effectively killing the plant and ensuring none will grow in its place. . . . #northwestnature by 📸 @friendsoftahoma
“Witnessing is not flowing with the current of the river but observing the flow from the bank of the river.” Amit Ray . . . #northwestnature by @schlemur
“One gram of moss from the forest floor, a piece about the size of a muffin, would harbour 150,000 protozoa, 132,000 tardigrades, 3,000 springtails, 800 rotifers, 500 nematodes, 400 mites, and 200 fly larvae. These numbers tell us something about the astounding quantity of life in a handful of moss.” Robin Wall Kimmerer, "Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses" . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @northwestvision
A spring trip to the coast, mixed with unexpected sprinkles or torrents and the hope for a sunbreak: This is quintessential Washington. Always pack an extra layer. . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @coryzanker
“The coast is an edgy place. Living on the coast presents certain stark realities and a wild, rare beauty. Continent confronts ocean. Weather intensifies. It's a place of tide and tantrum; of flirtations among fresh- and saltwaters, forests and shores; of tense negotiations with an ocean that gives much but demands more. Every year the raw rim that is this coast gets hammered and reshaped like molten bronze. This place roils with power and a sometimes terrible beauty. The coast remains youthful, daring, uncertain about tomorrow. The guessing, the risk; in a way, we're all thrill seekers here.” Carl Safina . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @ryanfloodphoto
Happy #WildlifeWednesday! There are over 3,000 species of nudibranchs, and new species are still being discovered. They range in size from a few millimeters to 12 inches long and can weigh up to just over 3 pounds. If you've seen one nudibranch, you haven't seen them all. They come in a wide variety of colors and shapes — many have brightly colored stripes or spots and flamboyant appendages on their head and back. . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @carlyvester
At first glance, this photo of an evergreen tree looks like a tropical plant. . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @pink_bloom_studio
Did you know that most of Mount St. Helens is younger than 3,000 years old? The fact that this particular mountain blew its top in 1980 wasn’t exactly a surprise; before explorer George Vancouver named it after a fellow Brit, the local Cowlitz tribe called it Lawetlat'la, or “The Smoker.” . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @mikehikespnw
“Long, blue, spiky-edged shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God. At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.” John Muir . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @irma.pnw
Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone. . . . #northwestnature 📸 by @nickmillward_

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