Observations of Washington State Landscapes, Geology, Geography, Ecology, History and Land Use
Thursday, March 23, 2017
This Year's First Skunk
Just about the time daffodils are providing early color to landscaped yards skunk cabbage brings bright green and yellow to wet areas in the forest of western Washington.
I do not do wetland work, but I do see a lot of skunk cabbage on wet unstable slopes or while traversing through the forest.
Dan McShane is an engineering geologist with Stratum Group, a geology and environmental consulting company based in Bellingham, Washington. Dan has been reading Washington State landscapes since driving across the Horse Heaven Hills with his father and brother in 1970. Dan's wife has started painting Washington landscapes. The intent of this blog is to help all Washington travelers better understand the landscapes we see and share field observations.
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