Inherit the Dust

Inherit the Dust

Nick Brandt is a wildlife photographer and animal conservationist. His work is driven by his love of animals and his desire to showcase endangered animals before they disappear forever. His most recent photographs, in a collection titled “Inherit the...
Losing our salmon

Losing our salmon

This is a photograph of a bay where salmon come each year to feed. A volunteer group counts the salmon to learn more about their habits and numbers and will, after many years of data gathering, notice trends. What trend should we expect? Western Washington may close...
Mathematica

Mathematica

by Bobbie Morgan, Bainbridge Island Warming weather wraps my face, summer drought persists too long. I hike where glaciers creep backwards, listen for the pika’s desperate chirp. The silence of his coming extinction lingers over the talus fields. Dark numbers inundate...
Black & White

Black & White

Today’s visit to the Bloedel Reserve for Journey to the Surface of Bainbridge got me thinking about contrasts and contradictions. On the one hand, the Bloedels made their money by processing timber cut from old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. On the...
Head to the library

Head to the library

The Bainbridge Island Public Library has put together a great selection of books to complement our upcoming Trashion Show. Books about recycling and salvaging and making art from trash are all featured on a display near the front desk at the library this month. So...