Street Smart Naturalist: Explorations of the Urban Kind
David B. WilliamsA free newsletter and podcast oriented toward building stronger connections to place through stories of human and natural history in the Pacific Northwest
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The Biggest Burn: Yacolt 1902
2026 is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in Washington history. The reasons are many: a fourth straight year of drought, unusually hot weather, previous forest management, each play a role. The last is perhaps the most important i...
Vampire Deception
Plants in the genus Castilleja have long been one my wife’s favorite wildflowers. Not simply because they are lovely bursts of color exciting the landscape, but because of the name. Whenever we see one, we musically intone Cast-ti-LAAY-HAAA...
Book Tour: In The Range of Fire and Ice
As many readers know, my new book comes out in about two weeks. So, I thought I’d provide information on all of the talks that I have scheduled for In the Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington’s Cascades. You’ll s...
Ghosts of Seattle's Industrial Past
It’s been a while since I wrote a strictly urban newsletter so thought I’d return to that subject this week. Specifically, I’d like to address two features in downtown Seattle. One was something I had long walked by but never thought about...
Attention Seekers
The kid started screaming the other night. We first heard the cries on a walk near our house. They were high pitched and short, lasting just a second at most, followed by a pause, and a repeat. Then a break, or not. Sometimes the kid called...
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I am a writer, historian, and tour guide focused on the intersection between people and landscape, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
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