Street Smart Naturalist: Explorations of the Urban Kind

Seattle Shakes

25th anniversary of the Nisqually Quake

Mar 5 • David B. Williams

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February 2026

Whale Tales

Recently, I had the good fortune to time travel back to when giants ruled the Earth.

Feb 26 • David B. Williams

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Creating a Book: In the Range of Fire and Ice

Nearly four years ago I sent a short email to my friend Emily White, Acquisitions Editor at Mountaineers Book: “Might you have 20 to 30 minutes to chat…

Feb 19 • David B. Williams

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Status Symbols

On a recent trip down to Tucson, we flew on Alaska Airlines.

Feb 12 • David B. Williams

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Dead Trees Tell No Lies: The Electron Mudflow

In October of 2023, I published a newsletter about scientists using tree rings to date the Seattle Fault.

Feb 5 • David B. Williams

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January 2026

Birding by Butt: The Mobile Edition

Last week, my wife and I and two pals of ours participated in one of the finer known BBB events, driving around the lower Stillaguamish, Skagit, and…

Jan 29 • David B. Williams

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An Ode to My Bike

A Change of Pace for One Newsletter

Jan 22 • David B. Williams

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Grub Steaks

N.B.

Jan 15 • David B. Williams

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Grub Steaks

Walk around Seattle and you will observe what for many is a disturbing sight: green lawns with what looks like mange, or areas of shredded and denuded…

Jan 15 • David B. Williams

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Ten Reasons to be an Urban Naturalist

Thought I’d start my year of newsletters with a sort of summation of why I like to do what I do.

Jan 8 • David B. Williams

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As the Year 2025 Ends

As the year 2025 ends in Seattle, it is a classic PNW day of deep, deep fog.

Jan 1 • David B. Williams

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December 2025

Portrait of the Writer as a Young Historian

With the holidays upon us, I thought I’d take a quick and lighter spin to my subject, which happens to be me, in my youth.

Dec 24, 2025 • David B. Williams

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