8-Day Guided Hiking & Nature Tour Packages
We are offering 8 day/7 night guided tour packages focusing on wildflowers (June 5-12), birds (July 10-17), or tidepools (August 15-22).
Swallowtail Butterfly Explosion
2023 was a good year for all three species of swallowtail butterfly on the Olympic Peninsula. The Pale Swallowtail is the one photographed on a cedar branch.
RIP Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge
The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge burned down on May 7, 2023, limiting access and natural interpretation of subalpine ecology at Hurricane Ridge.
Fairy Barf Lichen, Hoh Rainforest
A common name for this pale green with pink poka dot lichen (Icmadophila ericetorum) is Fairy Barf. Can you imagine Tinkerbell with an upset stomach?