Fall seed sowing is well underway! By spring, at least 124 species will have been sown, mainly into plugs. Any last minute wish list plants you would like us to grow?
13.11.2025 05:33 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@sanjuanorcas.bsky.social
Marine Naturalist | Killer Whale Nerd | Birder | Native Plant Propagator | Pollinator Enthusiast | Cat Mom San Juan Island, WA State https://www.biodiversitynursery.com http://www.sanjuanorcas.com All photos are my own unless reposted πΈ
Fall seed sowing is well underway! By spring, at least 124 species will have been sown, mainly into plugs. Any last minute wish list plants you would like us to grow?
13.11.2025 05:33 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Native Plant Walk! Please join us at Brigg's Lake this Sunday (November 9th) at 10:00 AM. Meet at parking area at the intersection of Roche Harbor and West Valley Roads. Letβs find some cool native plants!
05.11.2025 01:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Last Dive π
29.10.2025 01:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Snake and the Whale is free to view online now through Sunday, November 2 (midnight). This documentary, screened at FHFF 2025, dives deep into the story of the Lower Snake River dams and their impact on salmon and orcas.
Watch the Film: www.fhff.org/watch
Password: breach (all lowercase)
Wondering about our current plant stock? You can always check our stock by visiting the βnursery store" page on our website and hitting "click here" after "current availability" at the top of the page. This will take you to the stock spreadsheet. www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
29.10.2025 00:56 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Back in stock:
Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Woodland Beardtongue (Nothochelone nemorosa)
More stock added:
Pacific Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
My favorite films from the 2025 Friday Harbor Film Festival so far:
The Snake and the Whale
Parrot Kindergarten
Send Kelp!
New bareroot stock!
Broadleaf Penstemon (Penstemon ovatus)
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)
Pacific Rush (Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus)
Seashore Lupine (Lupinus littoralis)
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
Native Plant Field Trip! Join us this Sunday (Sep 7) at 10:30 AM. Led by Adam Martin, we will hike Jakleβs and the other lagoons in search of Pickle Weed and other late summer/fall plants. Meet us at the Jakleβs Lagoon parking lot. - The Washington Native Plant Society San Juan Islands Chapter πΈ
05.09.2025 17:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Meet Plantr! Plantr is an app where you can find your native plant soulmate! Similar to dating apps, you swipe left to pass on the plant and swipe right to keep the plant. Basic details like preferred light and soil condtions, as well as wildlife support are listed for every plant. plantrapp.com
01.09.2025 05:07 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Two of my favorite things - T75A and native plants (sea thrift and stonecrop) π₯°
12.07.2025 03:52 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Meesha π₯°
10.07.2025 02:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Big news!
Our latest paper, βManufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whalesβ has been published in βCurrent Biologyβ.
This is the first known evidence of a marine mammal making tools out of objects in their environment.
Explore more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Testing the Waters: Attempts by Wild Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) to Provision People (Homo sapiens)
01.07.2025 04:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A bit late to the party but βOcean with David Attenboroughβ is a wonderful documentary. Watch it if you havenβt seen it!
01.07.2025 04:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stock update!
Back in stock:
Field Chickweed
Prairie Dunegrass
Sea Blush
Self Heal
Tower Mustard
Wild Mint
Yarrow
Yerba Buena
New species:
Large Leaved Avens
Northern Water Plantain
Pathfinder
Swordleaf Rush
White Hawkweed
Republicans in Congress trying to pass a budget reconciliation bill that includes mandatory sale of millions of acres of our public lands to private interests. San Juan Islands National Monument may be at risk. Sovereign Tribal Nations are excluded from first right of refusalβ¦.
24.06.2025 18:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back in stock:
Osoberry
Shortspur White Plectritis (for restoration/conservation groups only)
Slough Sedge
Small Flowered Alumroot
Spearleaf Stonecrop
New species:
Marsh Speedwell
Short Scaled Sedge
Western Fescue
Woodland Tarweed
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-stor...
In bloom and in stock!
American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
Bicolor Babystars (Leptosiphon bicolor)
Common Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Fragrant Fringecup (Tellima grandiflora)
Yellow Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata)
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
T124A2B flying! Photo taken aboard the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions on 6/4/25.
05.06.2025 05:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0T19, followed by her two sons, T19C and T19B. Photo taken aboard the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions on 4/23/25.
28.04.2025 00:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More stock added: American Speedwell, Coastal Hedgenettle, Roemer's Fescue, Sitka Brome, and Woolly Sunflower.
New species: Fragrant Fringecup and Red Fescue.
Back in stock: Field Chickweed, Lindleyβs Clarkia, Orange Honeysuckle, and Woodland Strawberry.
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
Get um while they are blooming!
Chocolate Lily, Common Camas, Dark Throated Shooting Star, Early Blue Violet, Long Stolon Sedge, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Menzieβs Fiddleneck, and Spring Beauty are all blooming in their containers (and in the wild) right now!
www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store
Happy 3rd Birthday Meesha! We are so thankful that you are part of our family β€οΈ
21.04.2025 04:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am growing yellow sand verbena in hopes of helping the moth.
19.04.2025 17:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Saw a brown elfin butterfly today!
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