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Apr 19, 2012

Ageratina occidentalis

Western Boneset is a rhizomatous perennial herb with clustered stems that are often woody at the base and 15-70 cm tall. The alternate leaves are triangular or ovate in outline and 2-7 cm long with toothed margins. The lower leaves are reduced and early deciduous. The lower leaf surfaces have small, unstalked glands. The flowering heads are borne in an open, branched inflorescence. The involucra...
Apr 19, 2012

Troglodytes aedon

This is a moderately small wren that from a distance appears brownish gray, without a strong pattern. The head, nape, and back are brown, darker and more reddish in eastern populations, paler and grayer in western populations. There is a pale, often indistinct line above the eye and no striping on the crown. The throat and chest are light gray, sometimes with a buffy or brownish tinge. The flank...
Apr 19, 2012

Falco columbarius

A small falcon with pointed wings, a strongly barred tail, a hooked bill, and heavy streaking below; upperparts are gray-blue in males, dark brown in females; overall, plumage is much darker in the Pacific Northwest than in central Canada and the Midwest; average length 31 cm, wingspan 64 cm (NGS 1983).
Apr 19, 2012

Recurvirostra americana

A large slender shorebird with a long, slender, recurved bill (longer and straighter in males than in females), long spindly legs, and a long neck; wings and back are boldly patterned with black and white; belly and flanks are white; head and neck and rusty in breeding plumage, gray in basic plumage; juveniles have a cinnamon wash on the head and neck; average length 46 cm (NGS 1983).
Apr 19, 2012

Uta stansburiana

Side-blotched lizards are variable in color and pattern, being spotted, blotched, or unpatterned, depending on location. The scales along the middle of the back are of uniform size. Each side of chest has a dark blotch (a large blue-black streak is present in some males). The throat of adults is blue, with an orange rim in some regions (colors less intense in late summer). At least one scale on ...
Apr 19, 2012

Coluber constrictor

Upper surface of adults varies from black (e.g., northeastern U.S) to plain brown or olive (most of western and central U.S.), with a spattering of white, yellowish, buff, or pale blue in some parts of the south-central United States; upper scales smooth (unkeeled); belly black (e.g., northeastern U.S.) to plain yellow or cream (western and central U.S.); eyes large; anal scale divided; nostril ...
Apr 19, 2012

Crotalus oreganus

Western rattlesnakes have a horny rattle or button on the end of the tail, numerous small scales on the top of the head, a head that is much broader than the neck; and an infrared sensing pit on each side of the face between (but lower than) the eye and nostril. Coloration is highly variable, ranging from light tan or pink to black, usually with large blotches along the back and sides and bands ...
Apr 19, 2012

Pinguicula vulgaris

Butterwort is a small insectivorous plant. It has a small basal rosette of bright green to yellow-green, narrow tongue-shaped leaves that are covered with sticky glands that give it a shiny, waxy appearance. The margins of the leaves curl inward as insects are trapped and digested. One to nine flower stalks grow up to 6 inches high from the basal rosette and are topped by a single, tubular, v...
Apr 19, 2012

Sisyrinchium sarmentosum

A perennial herb up to 32 cm tall, although most plants are only 15-20 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and are typically, but not always, shorter than the stem. Both the stems and leaves are a pale green or blue-green in color. Each stem has 2-7 flowers on slender stalks (pedicels). Flowers are pale blue with a yellow spot in the center. The petal-like structures comprising the flower (tepals) ar...
May 13, 2021

Chinook Salmon Implementation Strategy

This article provides an overview and a link to further information about the Chinook Salmon Implementation Strategy. Implementation Strategies (Strategies) are plans for accelerating progress toward the 2020 ecosystem recovery targets for the Puget Sound Vital Signs. The Strategies are developed collaboratively with technical, professional, and policy experts and with local and regional input. They are funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.
By Puget Sound Partnership