John E. Riutta

It was a three warbler week-end here in Scappoose. This may not be particularly impressive to those living in areas of high warbler activity, but out here in the coastal rainforest of the Pacific Northwest, warblers are not exactly what could be called plentiful. So the sight of even one such species is generally a […]

Basic facts about the maritime climate of northwest Oregon: 1. It rains 2. It rarely snows 3. It rains alot 4. If it gets close to freezing, we get ice, not snow (see #2) 5. Water falling from the sky is liquid 99% of the time 6. Regarding #5 – when it’s solid, it’s generally […]

This is not a post about birds, bird watching, or natural history of any sort. It is about a promise I made to someone I’ve never met – a promise to help bring a little more attention to a group of people trying to do something good for another group of people who have been […]

For some odd reason, Mother Nature seems to have forgotten that it is now the latter half of April, and that in Oregon that means rain and moderate temperatures. This evening the forecast for the northwest corner of the state, as well as southwest Washington, indicates temperatures around freezing, and possibilities of ice or snow […]