Pollinator Picks: Attract more pollinators by planting what they love
June 23, 2021native plantsgardening,pollinators,native plant nursery,washington,pnw,Blog
Pollinators prefer specific flowers for a wide variety of reasons, including size, shape, color, and ability to provide food and...
Four common pollinators that might surprise you
May 26, 2021pollinatorsevents,bats,bees,unusual pollinators,Blog
When you think of pollinators, your brain might go straight to graceful butterflies, fuzzy bumblebees, or maybe even hummingbirds flitting...
Volunteers Make it Happen: Winter recap and new 2021 volunteer opportunities
With three false flood alarms and only a few days of cold snow, we’re feeling grateful for a relatively mild...
Oxbow in the Classroom: Virtual cooking lessons inspire a love of food and learning
March 4, 2021Environmental EducationFrank Wagner Elementary School,cooking classes,virtual learning,Blog
Last September, when it became clear that the 2020-2021 school year would be equally disrupted as the last by the...
Oxbow appears in National Geographic short film, Feathers in Flight
March 2, 2021ecologyconservation,willow flycatcher,bird genoscape project,ornithology,biology,climate change,Blog
Over the past few years, Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center has served as a host for researchers studying how climate...
Oxbow Volunteerism: 2020 Recap + 2021 Opportunities!
2020 has been unpredictable, challenging, and all of the other cliché adjectives we hear over and over, but all relate...
“Harvesting” the benefits of outdoor education, rain or shine!
December 1, 2020outdoor educationOxEd,family-friendly,farm tour,field trips,COVID-safe activities,Blog
As we tuck our Kids’ Farm beds and fields away for the Winter, we are immensely grateful for the resilience...
2020 Conservation wrap-up: Amphibian Study and restoration in the Cherry Valley
November 24, 2020ecologySeattle,restoration,conservation,king county,partnerships,amphibians,washington state,Blog
This month, Oxbow’s small but mighty conservation team wrapped up two big projects at once: submitting a final report that...
Grow the Moment - Our grand finale with Chef Seth
We’ve spent the week highlighting Oxbow’s work, mission, and incredible partnerships through our Grow the Moment online auction, and tonight...
A raised garden bed redesign
July 26, 2020outdoor educationeducation,partnerships,americorps,raised garden beds,Blog
Americorps Member Ben Mardis joined us late last summer as part of an innovative statewide partnership program spearheaded by CommonThreads...