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Street Smart Naturalist: Explorations of the Urban Kind

David B. Williams
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A 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 Grace of Geese

Canada Geese graced my morning run the other day. A flight of the big honkers was skimming the sky, heeding the call of the seasons and traveling south. As usually happens, the birds’ conversations of honks and cackles initially attracted m...

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Of Oaks, Acorns, and Ants

Originally posted in October 2021 and still relevant as this seems to be a good mast year.


Over the past few weeks, I have been enjoying the acorns along Ravenna Boulevard, near our neighborhood. I first noticed them crunching under...

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Coyote vs Seattle

Alas for coyotes, they face one serious issue in Seattle; no roadrunners grace the wilds of my fair city. But perhaps this may be a saving grace. Instead of focusing their formidable skills on the pursuit of the legendary avian speedster, G...

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Poopitalism: The Exploitation of Dung

Marjorie reminded me that I hadn’t written about poop in a while. Sadly, that is correct, so I thought I’d remedy the situation. Her comment came when we were walking along an ocean beach and observed a small outcrop of rock covered in gene...

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The Wolf Flower - Lupine

In June 1982, ecologists Charlie Crisafulli and Jim McMahon were surveying the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens. Traveling by helicopter, they were seeking out life on the area most devastated by the 1980 eruption. Not surprisingly little s...

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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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