Jul 30 2011
Take note of the licorice ferns in the photo above. You can see the fresh ferns that have begun to pop out right next to the Pacific waterleaf that has lost its springtime luster.
Answer the following question correct and you can win a prize!
Why do licorice ferns have an opposite dormant season from the other forest plants?
Jul 13 2011
Ghost flower (aka Indian pipe)
Ghost (Flower) Sightings at Tryon Creek!
Many visitors are discovering this mysterious plant on the North Horse Loop and Maple Ridge Trail. Folks come into the nature center talking about a plant unlike any they’ve ever seen, one that is completely white. Indian Pipe, also called ghost flower, corpse plant, and ice plant, is so unique that it is listed in Plants of the Pacific Northwest (Pojar and Mackinnon) as an “oddball” plant. Indian Pipe does not photosynthesize, but instead gets its nutrients by connecting to the roots of coniferous trees, such as the Douglas Firs that grow at Tryon Creek. Amazingly, it uses fungi to tap into the roots of these trees. Now that’s teamwork! Look for this plant growing up to 25 cm. tall in the debris of the forest floor.
Jul 08 2011
Our favorite herp-enthusiast Sara Viernum has her website up and running. Check it out for amazing photographs and informative articles on amphibians, reptiles and other creepy crawlies!
http://www.wanderingherpetologist.com/
Western Red-backed Salamander
Jul 06 2011
Honey bee on Pacific Water leaf
Western Broadleaved Star Flower
Monkey flower
Orange Honeysuckle
Salmonberry and flower
Robin's nest on Trillium Trail
Begging for a worm
Little chick
