Bathed in the early light, this is the lower end of the green as viewed from the street. Since it is one of the few areas that is...

Western Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to break out and bloom in the spring, with its flowers surrounded by a bright yellow...

In a few scattered spots where the creek floods in spring and creates some forest wetlands, you can find plants that like the moist soils...

For a small place, the Green can sometimes seem to go on forever - especially in a cool morning. (September 2022)

These berries range in color from orange to deep red. In my experience, the color does not seem to change the taste. (July 2022)

One of the earliest berries to show up in the Green each year are salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis) - a member of the rose family. They...

I discovered a new resident of the Green today that I had not stumbled upon before - the Orange (or Spotted) Jewelweed (Impatiens...

The underside of each frond on the swordfern (or any fern really) contains rows of sori. These sori are clusters of spore-producing...

Western swordfern (Polystichum munitum) is common in the forests of Cascadia and can be found throughout the green. It's long straight,...

Not all red berries are ones you want to eat, or in this case, even get to too close too. Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus) is found in...

The Green abounds with plenty to snack on - not the least of which are an assortment of Northwest berries. One of the less recognized...