
Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
Books we use regularly




PNW Native Tree
Botanical Garden Studies
Longitudinal Study of mature second growth PNW forests in an evolving rural/suburban environment. Started 1973.
Animal Behavioral Study of Evolutionary Forces impacting Fish causing them to form shoals and schools. Mathematical, computational, and game theory models supported by local and world-wide observations.
Longitudinal Study of the co-evolution of local wet-wood termites and their predatorial orb-web spiders within the forest.
Longitudinal Study of the onsite Douglas Squirrel population and their predators.
Longitudinal Study of the population of introduced olympic oysters.
Longitudinal and Human Historical Study of salmon spawning events within Little Manzanita Creek watershed and Manzanita Creek itself.
Observational Study of physiological differences affecting behavioral differences between harbor seals and California Sea Lions and their association with local shore birds.
Longitudinal Study of PNW understory plants in competition within the shifting microclimates of patch sunshine under the growing and evolving shade of the overstory deciduous and coniferous trees.
Longitudinal study of the interaction of estuarian predatorial avaians such as Eagles, Blue Herons, Crows, Ravens, King Fishers, Herring Gulls, and Ospreys.
Behavioral and longitudinal studies of Canada geese within Little manzanita Creek Estuary. Focus on aggression, dominance, social, and group behavior.


Longitudinal observational and theoretical study of PNW Orb Web Spiders and Wet Wood Termites
Longitudinal observational study of individual behavior and flock dynamics of Canada Geese.
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