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Remembering Ruth Shea

03/05/2023
 “She was a force for good who sought to protect the vulnerable, whether that was...
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Avian Influenza Updates

11/27/2022
Wild aquatic birds including gulls, terns, and shorebirds, and wild waterfowl such as ducks, geese...
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eNews from NW Swans

11/27/2022
Take a look at our latest newsletter here NW Swans Newsletter
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OPAS raises funds to save swans, bury power lines

07/27/2021
By almost any measure, the trumpeter swan is impressive. The heaviest and longest native bird...
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The Carrot Protection Crew – Sequim, Washington

12/04/2020
You may have visited the Sequim-Dungeness area on the Olympic Peninsula and discovered a wonderful...
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SWANS ARE ARRIVING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON

10/29/2020
Trumpeter and Tundra Swans are in full migration mode coming out of their Alaska and...
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TRUMPETER SWANS FROM 1981

08/22/2019
Historical photo of Trumpeter Swans from 1981 at Big Lake near Mt. Vernon, WA. At...
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SWANS DYING IN SNOQUALMIE VALLEY

08/14/2019
During one of our regular swan surveys south of Monroe WA, Martha Jordan discovered several dead...
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Ruth Shea – Our conservation and science advisor for eastern WA RMP swans

08/09/2017
After studying the causes of Trumpeter Swan nesting failures in Yellowstone National Park in the...