Nature

Northwest Trek

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park – Seattle Things to Do #518

by on May 11, 2012

For a fun activity just over an hour south of Seattle, spend the day at Northwest Trek. This Douglas Fir-lined park is like a Northwest-themed zoo. [click to continue…]

Magnolia in Washington Park Arboretum

Arboretum weekend walks – Seattle Things to Do #491

by on April 15, 2012

With spring in the air, it is always a good time for a walk through the Washington Park Arboretum. If you are looking for something a little more educational, check out their free weekend walks, with 90 minute tours led by knowledgeable docents. [click to continue…]

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2012

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2012 – Seattle Things to Do #485

by on April 8, 2012

April in the Northwest means tulips, and you can see hundreds of acres of them in bloom this month at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. [click to continue…]

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Octopus Week – Seattle Things to Do #438

It’s Octopus Week at the Seattle Aquarium! All week long they will be celebrating this eight-armed invertebrate – particularly the Giant Pacific Octopus found in Puget Sound. Did you know that Octopuses are known to be highly intelligent (they display signs of a short and long term memory) and they have amazing abilities to camouflage [...]

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Orcas spotted at Golden Gardens yesterday – Seattle Things to Do #424

To say yesterday’s weather in Seattle is unseasonably spring-like is an understatement. From the looks of it, today is going to be warm and sunny as well. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to venture to Golden Gardens or another waterfront park.

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Lunar Eclipse 2011 – Seattle Things to Do #382

If you are up really early on Saturday morning, you may catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse here in Seattle, cloud-cover permitting.

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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival – Seattle Things to Do #205

A perfect day-trip from Seattle during April, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival celebrates fields and fields of electric-colored tulips in bloom each year.

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owl walks

Seward Park Owl Prowl – Seattle Things to Do #155

Who, Who loves owls? If you do – plan to join up at one of Seward Park’s monthly owl walks. The event starts with a quick lesson, some (children’s) book readings and games, and then play “spot the mouse claw” in a pellet dissection. Then the real fun begins: a nocturnal 2-mile prowl into the [...]

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Audobon Bird Count

Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count – Seattle Things to Do #137

Looking for a new holiday tradition?  Join thousands of people across the country in The Audubon Society’s 111th Annual Christmas Bird Count.   Although usually on the last Saturday in December, this year the Seattle area Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on January 1, 2011.  Audubon bird experts will lead teams of volunteers [...]

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Watch Orcas Play – Seattle Things to Do #114

OK – so this isn’t something you can necessarily PLAN to DO, but isn’t it cool that these amazing animals live in our own backyard? Check out this video from SkyKING of King5 news. These Orcas were spotted playing in the waters between Fauntleroy and Vashon Island last week. To learn more about Orca Whales, visit Orca [...]

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Washington Park Arboretum

Washington Park Arboretum – Seattle Things to Do #57

Smack dab in the middle of Seattle is the Washington Park Arboretum, a 230 acre botanical reserve managed by the University of Washington and the City of Seattle. The horticulturalists among us will say that an arboretum is living outdoor museum for the “cultivation, care and study of plants.” We just think it is a [...]

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