Field Notes: a Northwest nature blog
One of the reasons many of us live in the Pacific Northwest is the natural wonders that amaze us all. On this blog Seattle Times writers and photographers will share their explorations of the natural world from snowcaps to whitecaps. Write us at fieldnotes@seattletimes.com with your own sightings, questions and wonders to share.
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All that's left of Condit Dam
Is this little fist-sized piece of concrete.
Tom O'Keefe of American Whitewater shot this photo of the last hunk of Condit Dam.
For O'Keefe and other whitewater paddlers, the White Salmon River is now open and they are savoring every splash.
Here's a link for more photos from O'Keefe's celebratory paddle on the White Salmon. Dammed for 100 years, it's now free flowing all the way to its confluence with the Columbia River. Salmon aren't the only ones taking notice.
Feb 25 - 7:00 AM Washington's wolf population has at least doubled since last year
Feb 22 - 7:00 AM See (and smell) it now: witch hazel at Washington Park Arboretum
Feb 18 - 7:00 AM Live from pocket protector central: The AAAS wraps up in Boston
Feb 15 - 7:00 AM Here come the snow geese ... along with their very own festival
Feb 11 - 10:13 AM More on shorebirds: How do they do that?
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