Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship

10/16/2026

Some insects at PRI are easier to photograph than others. From ladybugs in empty seedheads and wasps on cooler days are the easiest of these flyers to photograph. For bees, it depends on the size of the flower and time of day. Butterflies are one of the hardest for our staff and volunteers to snap good pictures of.

10/13/2026

We had a great time at the 's Harvest Fair on Saturday! There were quite a few children who enjoyed digging in the soil searching for marbles. No one managed to find all 48 marbles, even we had to dig around some more on Monday for 9 of them.

10/09/2026

It's orb-weaver season! The mist from Tuesday morning helped highlight these three webs (can you spot the second web in the second image?). As we trim the lavender, we'll work around these webs.

10/07/2026

A couple of weeks post burn we can see green beginning to grow back. Two of the species beginning to leaf out are western buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Dawn and Peg have scattered more yarrow seeds on the burn area.
You can also see the disturbances in the soil caused by voles and other creatures, .

10/05/2026

We are looking forward to having a booth at the Coupeville Farmers Market!
We'll be selling trees, shrubs, and late blooming native perennials, and we'll have a game for the Penny Carnival.
Hope to see you there!

10/03/2026

Most of the time, when staff or volunteers find mantises at PRI, they are looking for food. But this one, found on one of our Parker Road beds, managed to grab a snack before their picture was taken.

09/11/2026

Here are just a few of the photos form the controlled burn.

09/11/2026

Lana, our restoration ecologist, had a chance to light part of our prairie on fire yesterday.
Thank you to Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue and Whidbey Camano Land Trust for helping make this restoration project possible.
Thank you to Whidbey Environmental Action Network, Coast Salish Youth Coalition and others for coming out and sharing this special activity with us.

09/09/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE: Prescribed fire tomorrow at Pacific Rim Institute and Whidbey Camano Land Trust Admiralty Inlet Preserve.

We're super excited that we are able to burn part of our prairie for environmental stewardship and fire preparedness! The rare native species found in our prairie thrive when they receive a little fire, and this also provides an opportunity for our local fire fighters to train.

Thank you Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue for your partnership!

Community Notice | Prescribed Fire Scheduled 🔥

A prescribed burn is scheduled for tomorrow, September 10, from approximately 10 AM–4 PM at the Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve and Pacific Rim Institute.

Community members in the surrounding area may see or smell smoke during burn operations.

Please note that timing is weather-dependent and subject to change.

Please see original post for additional details and information regarding this burn.

Thank you, Central Whidbey!

09/03/2026