In the Press
2026
Marshians share their vision and ask for help at Port of Edmonds Commission meeting (My Edmonds News / May 13, 2026)
Puget Sound Bird Fest to return to Edmonds (Everett Herald / April 30, 2026)
Mill Creek moves forward in possible assumption of Penny Creek Natural Area (Everett Herald / April 29, 2026)
‘Every Bird Has a Song’: Puget Sound Bird Fest returns in June (Mukilteo Beacon / April 28, 2026)
‘Every Bird Has a Song’: Puget Sound Bird Fest returns in June (Mill Creek Beacon / April 28, 2026)
‘Every Bird Has a Song’: Puget Sound Bird Fest returns in June (Edmonds Beacon / April 28, 2026)
Pilchuck Audubon expert discusses state's 15 owl species for Camano audience (Stanwood Camano News / April 22, 2026)
Pilchuck Audubon to host author Eric Wagner for seabird presentation April 9 in Everett (My Edmonds News / April 7, 2026)
Pilchuck Audubon to host author Eric Wagner for seabird presentation April 9 in Everett (My Lynnwood News / April 7, 2026)
Pilchuck Audubon to host author Eric Wagner for seabird presentation April 9 in Everett (My MLT News / April 7, 2026)
All about auklets and puffins presentation is Thursday (Edmonds Beacon / April 7, 2026)
All about auklets and puffins presentation is Thursday (Mukilteo Beacon / April 7, 2026)
All about auklets and puffins presentation is Thursday (Mill Creek Beacon / April 7, 2026)
Reminder: Edmonds Waterfront Center sponsoring Volunteer Community Fair April 11 ( My Edmonds News / April 4, 2026)
Where Do Vaux’s Swifts Spend the Night? A Community Science Effort Is Mapping Their Roost Sites (National Audubon Society Magazine / Spring 2026)
Comment: County should follow board’s order on critical habitat (Everett Herald / February 28, 2026)
2025
Reminder: Local artists invited to enter Puget Sound Bird Fest poster art contest (My Edmonds News / December 25, 2025)
Reminder: Local artists invited to enter Puget Sound Bird Fest poster art contest (My MLT News / December 25, 2025)
Reminder: Local artists invited to enter Puget Sound Bird Fest poster art contest (My Lynnwood News / December 25, 2025)
Did storm runoff cause death of coho smolt in Shellabarger Creek? (Edmonds Beacon / December 12, 2025)
Reader view: Dead coho in Shellabarger Creek — was stormwater runoff to blame? (My Edmonds News / December 6, 2025)
Edmonds Bird Fest Seeks Artists (The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader / December 3, 2025)
Comment: Misnamed Fix Our Forest Act would worsen wildfire risk (Everett Herald / November 15, 2025)
Volunteers needed for annual Christmas Bird Count (Mukilteo Beacon / November 15, 2025)
Volunteers needed for annual Christmas Bird Count (Edmonds Beacon / November 15, 2025)
Volunteers needed for annual Christmas Bird Count (Mill Creek Beacon / November 15, 2025)
Birding backpacks available at Edmonds Library (My Edmonds News / October 26, 2025)
Conservation grants open for Snohomish County teachers (Mill Creek Beacon / October 19, 2025)
Conservation grants open for Snohomish County teachers (Edmonds Beacon / October 19, 2025)
Conservation grants open for Snohomish County teachers (Mukilteo Beacon / October 19, 2025)
Reminder: Observing Birds by Sound topic of Edmonds Lions Club meeting Sept. 23 (My Edmonds News / September 21, 2025)
Monroe’s annual Swifts Night Out to marvel, learn of these birds will be Sept. 6 (Snohomish Tribune / August 31, 2025)
South SnoCo Playtime: Your Family Fun Guide for Sept. 1-7 (My Edmonds News / August 31, 2025)
South SnoCo Playtime: Your Family Fun Guide for Sept. 1-7 (My Lynnwood News / August 31, 2025)
South SnoCo Playtime: Your Family Fun Guide for Sept. 1-7 (My MLT News / August 31, 2025)
Swifts Night Out In Monroe (Everett Post / August 25, 2025)
Celebrate the magic of Vaux’s Swifts at Swifts Night Out in Monroe Sept. 6 (My Edmonds News / August 23, 2025)
Celebrate the magic of Vaux’s Swifts at Swifts Night Out in Monroe Sept. 6 (My Lynnwood News / August 23, 2025)
Celebrate the magic of Vaux’s Swifts at Swifts Night Out in Monroe Sept. 6 (My MLT News / August 23, 2025)
How Roadless Rule repeal could affect forests like Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie (Everett Herald / July 16, 2025)
Susie Schaefer: A garden grows in her name (Edmonds Beacon / June 26, 2025)
Celebrating winged creatures at 2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest (My Edmonds News / June 1, 2025)
Celebrating winged creatures at 2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest (My Lynnwood News / June 1, 2025)
Celebrating winged creatures at 2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest (My MLT News / June 1, 2025)
Comment: We need housing, habitats and a good buffer between them (Everett Herald / May 10, 2025)
Reminder: Public invited to the Watershed Fun Fair May 3 (My Edmonds News / May 1, 2025)
Singing in Spring: A guide to birding in the Greater Everett Area (The Clipper, Everett Community College / April 30, 2025)
Puget Sound Bird Fest flies into Edmonds soon (Mill Creek Beacon / April 26, 2025)
Puget Sound Bird Fest flies into Edmonds soon (Edmonds Beacon / April 26, 2025)
Puget Sound Bird Fest flies into Edmonds soon (Mukilteo Beacon / April 26, 2025)
2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest returns May 31 (My Edmonds News / April 22, 2025)
2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest returns May 31 (My Lynnwood News / April 22, 2025)
2025 Puget Sound Bird Fest returns May 31 (My MLT News / April 22, 2025)
Learn about ways to help your community during Edmonds Waterfront Center volunteer fair April 12 (My Edmonds News / April 2, 2025)
The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 5 — Change for the better (My Edmonds News / February 10, 2025)
The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 4 — Edmonds Marsh and Estuary (My Edmonds News / February 6, 2025)
The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 3 — Marine waters (My Edmonds News / February 4, 2025)
Council chooses members of RFA committees, honors Schaefer, appoints new finance director (My Edmonds News / February 4, 2025)
The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 2 — Edmonds streams (My Edmonds News / February 2, 2025)
Edmonds native plant demo garden set to be officially renamed in honor of founder Susie Schaefer (My Edmonds News / February 1, 2025)
The State of Edmonds Waters: Part 1 — Stormwater runoff (My Edmonds News / January 31, 2025)
Washington environmentalists respond to Trump’s rollbacks (Everett Herald / January 25, 2025)
Edmonds Planning Board to hold public hearing Jan. 22 on renaming Demo Garden for Susie Schaefer (My Edmonds News / January 20, 2025)
Snohomish County delays decision on changes to habitat ordinance (Everett Herald / January 17, 2025)
2024
Annual Christmas Bird Count continues Saturday, Dec. 28 (My Edmonds News / December 24, 2024)
Annual Christmas Bird Count continues Saturday, Dec. 28 (MLT News / December 24, 2024)
Reminder: Help count birds for science during Audubon’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count (My Edmonds News / December 12, 2024)
Help count birds for science during Audubon’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count (MLT News / December 12, 2024)
Audubon societies prepare for world’s longest-running science project (Whidbey News-Times / November 15, 2024)
Letter to the Editor: Vote no on I-2117: Protect investments of climate act (Everett Herald / September 18, 2024)
‘For the Birds’ concert Sept. 22: Music, images and poetry reflect climate change (My Edmonds News / September 9, 2024)
Swifts Night Out celebration returns Sept. 7 (Snohomish Tribune / August 30. 2024)
Letter to the Editor: Help in efforts to save birds, wildlife (Everett Herald / July 23, 2024)
Bird Fest speaker Gregory A. Green flies around the world to photograph hummingbirds (Edmonds Beacon / May 30, 2024)
Planting Edmonds: Exploring the native plant demonstration garden (My Edmonds News / May 28, 2024)
Scene in Edmonds: Watershed fair-goers learn how to protect Puget Sound (My Edmonds News / May 18, 2024)
Editorial: Bird act's renewal can aid in saving species (Everett Herald / April 30, 2024)
Larsen’s new migratory birds law means $6.5M per year in avian aid (Everett Herald / April 25, 2024)
Annual Watershed Fun Fair is May 18 (Edmonds Beacon / April 24, 2024)
'Migration': 2024 Puget Sound Bird Fest (Edmonds Beacon / March 28, 2024)
Comment: Timber sales in county would destroy mature forests (Everett Herald / March 23, 2024)
Marsh gets $135K grant for study (Edmonds Beacon / March 21, 2024)
Celebrate migration at the 2024 Puget Sound Bird Fest — now in early June (My Edmonds News / March 2, 2024)
In Everett wetlands, hunters and birdwatchers navigate a shared space (Everett Herald / January 19, 2024)
2023
Comment: More work needed after mixed report on State of Sound - The Puget Sound Partnership's latest report points to areas of the environment that need our efforts (Everett Herald / December 9, 2023)
Puget Sound Bird Fest moving to new month (Edmonds Beacon / November 29, 2023)
Comment: Plant seed now for future of county's urban tree canopy - Snohomish County is considering adoption of policies to protect and encourage the benefits of trees (Everett Herald / October 21, 2023)
Pilchuck Audubon to celebrate chapter, endangered species milestones (Everett Herald / October 6, 2023)
Pilchuck Audubon Society celebrating 50 years of conservation (Edmonds Beacon / October 4, 2023)
Definitely for the birds (Mukilteo Beacon / October 3, 2023)
Crowds of 'Swifties' gather in Monroe, but few Vaux's swifts show up (Everett Herald / August 20, 2023)
Editorial: Birders struggle with legacy, name of Audubon (Everett Herald / May 20, 2023)
2022
Annual census of wild birds a go for New Year's Eve (Everett Herald / December 28, 2022)
In Edmonds: Help count birds during annual Christmas event (Edmonds Beacon / December 14, 2022)
One of the largest flocks of Vaux’s swifts in North America expected to descend upon Monroe (King 5 / August 19, 2022)
Getting back to nature | Greener Edmonds (Edmonds Beacon / July 20, 2022)
Bikes, horses, hikers: At Lord Hill Park, who gets priority? (Everett Herald / April 17, 2022)
Native plants nourish and protect our environment in many ways (Everett Herald / April 8, 2022)
They're the humble bird women of Snohomish County (Everett Herald / March 13, 2022)
Going native: Demo Garden getting spruced up (Edmonds Beacon / March 9, 2022)
Edmonds is for the birds. So is Susie Schaefer (Edmonds Beacon / February 2, 2022)
At deadly Glacier Peak, one last hurdle for new seismometers (Everett Herald / January 17, 2022)
Edmonds Parks Department ready to adopt new open-space plan (Edmonds Beacon / January 12, 2022)
2021
Volunteers needed to spend New Year's with the birds (Everett Herald / December 28, 2021)
As a dam tries to mimic nature, Sultan River comes to life (Everett Herald / October 24, 2021)
Bird Fest transitions to a hybrid model due to COVID increases (Mukilteo Beacon / September 8, 2021)
2020
From worriers to warriors, they're fighting climate change (Everett Herald / October 19, 2020)
Coronavirus Chronicles: 80th birthday blowout goes online to celebrate work of local environmentalist (My Edmonds News / July 25, 2020)
Unusually large flocks of swifts visiting Monroe this summer (Everett Herald / July 5, 2020)
Battling boredom: Basics of bird watching (Mill Creek Beacon / May 14, 2020)
Encouraging birds in your backyard and neighborhood (Edmonds Beacon / April 21, 2020)
2019
Annual bird count offers a glimpse of climate change impact (Everett Herald / December 25, 2019)
2016
Demo Garden supporters gather to celebrate six years of success (My Edmonds News / Oct 8, 2016)
Thousands of swifts swarm to Monroe, Washington (King 5 / September 9, 2016)
2013
Great Backyard Bird Count 2013 Feb. 15-18 (Mukilteo Beacon / February 6, 2013)
2009
Birders spot most species ever in annual count (Everett Herald / January 13, 2009)
2007
Enthusiasts head out to count birds around Snohomish County (Everett Herald / December 28, 2007)
2006
Grab your bird book and start counting for Audubon event (Everett Herald / December 8, 2006)