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Craig and Joy Johnson review one of the first copies of their newest book

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Couple’s newest book a visual feast of Whidbey’s birds

Clamped sideways in the bird’s beak, the juicy fly struggles helplessly as its captor, a tiny Ruby-crowned Kinglet,…

Landscaping around Link’s home provides complex habitat and food sources for birds and wildlife.

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SOUND WATERS: Whidbey biologist to share secrets of landscaping for wildlife

Like many on Whidbey Island, wildlife biologist Russell Link admits that getting along with wildlife is a balancing…

An orca puts on a show this winter for Jill Hein’s camera off Mutiny Bay on Whidbey Island’s west side.

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‘A Sea Change’ hits close to home on Whidbey Island

Drifting with the breeze in a boat off Mutiny Bay, Jill Hein waits with her camera at the…

A male lingcod lives in an old wreck in 87 feet of water off Possession Point. Here

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Go deep at Sound U

Nearly 90 feet down off south Whidbey Island, diver Jon Gross meets the welcoming committee and it is…

Nicole Luce (left) and Janet Hall took advantage of solar power

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One of 60 classes at Feb. 7 Sound Waters event in Coupeville

When Nicole Luce shares her ideas about simple and sustainable island living, it’s with a spirit of adventure.…

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‘Birds of Whidbey’ art show will benefit Whidbey Camano Land Trust

For watercolorist Craig Johnson of Freeland, the great horned owl on his easel is not just any owl.…

Don Meehan is retiring after 26 years of leading the Washington State University (WSU) Extension in Island County.

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Meehan retiring after 26 years at helm of Island County-WSU Extension

Don Meehan will retire on Aug. 31 and turn over his Washington State University (WSU) Extension office to…

The Bulls Eye fourth order Fresnel lens at Admiralty Head Lighthouse is an ingenious device of prisms and mirrors. It could focus a small oil flame so brightly it could be seen by ships at sea 16 miles away

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Lighthouse seeks community match for ‘eye’ gleam

Bring together two guys from Florida, a woman from San Diego, a borrowed car, somebody’s guest room, a…