Celebrate Spring Forest Hike at South Whidbey State Park

Two participants joined trip leader Madrone Ruggiero on a cloudy and damp walk through South Whidbey State Park on March 19. The whistle of a Varied Thrush heard from the parking lot started us off on a trend of heard, but not seen birds. After examining a couple common late winter moths including Cerastis enigmatica, whose larvae eat salmonberry bushes that are just beginning to break bud, we set off through the campground. Our first sighting of spring in the campground was a Bigleaf Maple tree with swollen flower buds just beginning to open, which got the group started on the topic of edible plants. See more.