Table of Contents

January
1 Adventure on a Long, Long Lake
     Mule Deer on the East Slope
2 Life from the Ferry Lane
     Winter Birds in the San Juan Islands
3 Meet Me at the Feeding Station
     Elk and Bighorn Sheep at Oak Creek
4 Bald Eagles, Surviving and Thriving
     Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival at Rockport

February
5 Big White Birds Flock Together 
     Swans and Snow Geese Visit the Skagit Valley
6 Winter Raptor Central
     Columbia Basin Loop Drive
7 Walk to Cure the Winter Blues
     Yakima Greenway Winter Walk
8 Cute, Cuddly, and Floats on its Back 
     Sea Otters on the Strait and Ocean

December
50 Wildlife Parties
       Reindeer Festival in Issaquah
51 Over a Century of Tradition
       Christmas Bird Count
52 Take Time for Tranquility
       Nature Retreats on the Columbia Gorge
 

March
9 Glass Balls and Other Treasures 
      Beachcombers’ Fun Fair at Ocean Shores 
10 Nature’s Mating Game
      Great Blue Herons of Clark County
11 Journey of the Giants
      Gray Whale Migration off Westport
12 Red Crowns, Gray Cloaks
      Sandhill Crane Festival in Othello

April
13 Slide Across the Strait
      Coastal Raptor Migration at Cape Flattery 
14 Creepy, Crawly Critters
      Reptile and Amphibian Courting at Crab Creek
15 Honor Our Precious Earth
      Earth Day Celebration in the Tri-Cities
16 Let the Blooming Begin
      Columbia Basin Wildflowers 
17 Ballet in White and Black
      Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival

May
18 Flyways of the World
       International Migratory Bird Day 
19  Butterflies and Blossoms
       Prairie Appreciation Days at Mima Mounds
20 The Big Bang
       Mount St. Helens Volcano Eruption Anniversary
21  Melting Snow, Roaring Water
       Waterfalls of the North Cascades
22 Subtle Blooms and Bold Terrain
       Wildflowers of the Blue Mountains
 

June
23 Walk, Run, Ride, and Work 
       National Trails Day in Spokane
24 Feathered Babies
       Osprey Chicks on the Pend Oreille River
25 Celebrating Wildflowers
       Darrington Wildflower Festival
26 In Search of Spock and Spieden
       Orcas in the San Juans

July
27 Flourishing Wildflowers, Newborn Wildlife
       Hurricane Ridge Wildflowers, 
       Olympic National Park
28 Ebb-Tide Treasures
       Low Tide Fest at Port Townsend
29 Ancient Ice 
       Glaciers at Mount Baker 
30 Starry, Starry Night
       Table Mountain Star Party Near Ellensburg

August
31 Living on the Seas of the World 
       Offshore Birdwatching at Westport
32 Secret in the South Cascades
       Late-Blooming Wildflowers of 
       Bird Creek Meadows
33 Fascinating Felines and Other Predators
       Tooth and Talon Weekend at 
       Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville 
34 A Delectable Feast
       Huckleberry Picking in the Gifford Pinchot NF 
35 Hail the Mighty Waters
       Washington WaterWeeks

September
36 Pelicans in the Potholes
       Wading and Shorebird Migration through the 
       Columbia Basin
37 Return of the Salmon 
       Wenatchee River Salmon Festival in 
       Leavenworth
38 Haul Out at High Tide
       Harbor Seal Pupping in Hood Canal
39 Follow the Leading Lines
       Hawk Migration at Chelan Ridge
40 Wooing Wapiti
       Roosevelt Elk in Rut on the Olympic Peninsula

October
41 On the Trail of the Golden Larch 
       Fall Color at Harts Pass, North Cascades
42 Changing Seasons, Passing Through
       National Wildlife Refuge Week
43 Finding Fungi
       Wild Mushroom Show in Seattle
44 Voice of the Wild
       Wolf Awareness Week in the 
       Puget Sound Region
45 A Flourish of Foliage and Feathers 
       Fall Festival at Walla Walla

November
46 Across the Border and Back
       Late Fall Birding at Point Roberts
47 Endangered Species, Mating Dance 
       Columbian White-tailed Deer Rut at the 
       Julia Butler Hansen NWR
48 Wild Sanctuaries in the Big City
       “Fall Into Winter” Urban Nature Walks 
         in the Seattle Area
49 Champion Trees Measure Up
       Old Growth on the Olympic Peninsula