On the Frontlines of Extinction: Saving the Rarest Hummingbirds

Found only in the Americas, hummingbirds surprise and delight us — yet many of these feisty birds are on the verge of disappearing forever, including 39 that are globally threatened. Habitat loss is the biggest threat they face – particularly loss of forests and mountain shrublands.

Fall Plant Sale at Soos Creek Botanical Gardens

Soos Creek Botanical Gardens 29308 132nd Ave SE, Auburn, Washington

Come visit our Soo’s Creek Botanical Garden Fall Plant sale. We will have a nice selection of beautiful, healthy, plants propagated from the garden’s collections.  Fall is an excellent time to plant, the fall rains will help plants establish and be ready to thrive come spring. Proceeds benefit our lovely garden.

A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually River Watershed

United Methodist Church 29645 51st Ave.South, Auburn, Washington, United States

Did you know that the Nisqually River, originating on the slopes of Mount Rainier and emptying into Puget Sound, is a national model for watershed preservation and protection? Climb aboard the virtual charter bus and join Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College, for A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually Watershed, an image-rich talk from Tahoma and Its People, his natural history of Mount Rainier National Park.