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Bull Kelp
One of the largest brown seaweeds, a type of algae, whose stalks and
bulb-shaped float are washed ashore after storms rip them from the seafloor.
American Beaver
The largest rodent in North America whose aquatic engineering and building
skills are second only to humans in changing the landscape.
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning cloak butterflies are big and spectacular with a wingspan of about
three inches, and pale-edged dark wings with blazing blue spots.
Bullfrog
An introduced invasive species that spells doom for many native species
because it eats anything that fits in its mouth, from baby turtles to ducklings.
Red-tailed Hawk
The red-tailed hawk is a handsome raptor that soars high to locate prey then
dives steeply to pounce on rodents, small birds and reptiles.
Red-winged Blackbird
A bird of the wetlands, the red-winged blackbird lives up to its scientific name
which translates “fabulous crimson gregarious thrush”.
Pacific Razor Clam
The succulent bivalve mollusk that lives in the wave-swept sub-tidal zone from
Alaska to California.
Skunk Cabbage
The showy herbaceous perennial of bogs, stream banks and wet pastures named
for the distinctive odor of its bright yellow early spring flowers.
Rufous Hummingbird
The feisty, flashy, fast-flying rufous hummingbird is a neo-tropical bird that
migrates to Mexico for the winter and flies north in the spring to breeding grounds
as far north as Alaska.
California Sea Lion
The vocal, gregarious marine mammal that lives along the Pacific coast from
California to British Columbia. It appears clumsy on land, but is incredibly agile
and graceful in the water.
Northern Flying Squirrel
The bright-eyed nocturnal, truffle-eating northern flying squirrel glides from tree-
to-tree with the assistance of a wide flat tail and flaps of skin attached at wrist and
ankle.
Banana Slug
Growing up to ten inches long and weighing up to a quarter pound, the banana
slug is the second largest slug in the world. It lives in forested habitat along the
west coast from southeast Alaska to northern California.
Western Painted Turtle
Lovely western painted turtles, with their dark green shells edged with red, were
once common in the streams, ponds and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Unfortunately loss of habitat, and introduced predators and competitors have
reduced their populations to 0.01 percent (1/10 of 1 percent) of their original
numbers.
American Black Bear
The not-always-black American black bear comes in a range of colors from white
to turquoise to cinnamon and blonde. They are magic animals that hibernate in
winter when resources are scarce and re-emerge when spring growth begins.
Salal
Salal is a member of the heather family and is the most common native evergreen
shrub in the Columbia Pacific region. Elk eat it, Lewis and Clark wrote of its
abundance, and David Douglas introduced it to Britain as an ornamental shrub.
Western Hemlock
The official state tree of Washington, and a member of the pine family. It is a fast-
growing tree, can reach 200 feet in height, and live 500 years.
Barn Owl
Barn owls are silent nocturnal hunters that find their prey, usually small rodents,
by sound alone. Their faces act as a parabolic dish that allows them to distinguish
the speed and intensity with which sound enters each ear separately.
Lichens
Over 1,000 lichen species live in the Columbia Pacific region. They are a
composite organism of fungus and algae. They grow on everything from ocean-
washed or sun-baked rocks to bark and leaves on trees as well as colonizing
dead wood and bones.
Dungeness Crab
One of the largest and most abundant crab species along the Pacific coast.
They are invertebrate crustaceans with ten legs, two of which are large pincers.
They breathe through gills, walk sideways, and can bury themselves up to their
eyestalks in underwater sands.
Scotch Broom
A member of the pea family, Scotch broom is a perennial deciduous scrub with
bright yellow spring flowers. Imported from the British Isles, it is also a horrible,
non-native invasive species that has colonized millions of acres in the Pacific
Northwest killing native vegetation and reducing wildlife habitat.
Mountain Beaver
Mountain beavers are not related to American beavers and do not live exclusively
in the mountains. They are the last surviving species in their rodent family. They
have dark fur and are chunky, short-limbed, long-whiskered and short tailed.
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Goldenrod crab spiders are named for the flowers they prefer and the large pair
of crab-like pincers they use to grab prey. About 3/8” long, they can change their
color at will to better blend with flowers and leaves.
Purple Martin
The largest and least abundant of the swallows that breed in the Columbia
Pacific region. They fly with a distinctive flap and sail technique and also soar in
circles. They are a striking iridescent purple, and have a wonderful liquid song
that blends chitters, whistles and clicks.
One of the largest brown seaweeds, a type of algae, whose stalks and
bulb-shaped float are washed ashore after storms rip them from the seafloor.
American Beaver
The largest rodent in North America whose aquatic engineering and building
skills are second only to humans in changing the landscape.
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning cloak butterflies are big and spectacular with a wingspan of about
three inches, and pale-edged dark wings with blazing blue spots.
Bullfrog
An introduced invasive species that spells doom for many native species
because it eats anything that fits in its mouth, from baby turtles to ducklings.
Red-tailed Hawk
The red-tailed hawk is a handsome raptor that soars high to locate prey then
dives steeply to pounce on rodents, small birds and reptiles.
Red-winged Blackbird
A bird of the wetlands, the red-winged blackbird lives up to its scientific name
which translates “fabulous crimson gregarious thrush”.
Pacific Razor Clam
The succulent bivalve mollusk that lives in the wave-swept sub-tidal zone from
Alaska to California.
Skunk Cabbage
The showy herbaceous perennial of bogs, stream banks and wet pastures named
for the distinctive odor of its bright yellow early spring flowers.
Rufous Hummingbird
The feisty, flashy, fast-flying rufous hummingbird is a neo-tropical bird that
migrates to Mexico for the winter and flies north in the spring to breeding grounds
as far north as Alaska.
California Sea Lion
The vocal, gregarious marine mammal that lives along the Pacific coast from
California to British Columbia. It appears clumsy on land, but is incredibly agile
and graceful in the water.
Northern Flying Squirrel
The bright-eyed nocturnal, truffle-eating northern flying squirrel glides from tree-
to-tree with the assistance of a wide flat tail and flaps of skin attached at wrist and
ankle.
Banana Slug
Growing up to ten inches long and weighing up to a quarter pound, the banana
slug is the second largest slug in the world. It lives in forested habitat along the
west coast from southeast Alaska to northern California.
Western Painted Turtle
Lovely western painted turtles, with their dark green shells edged with red, were
once common in the streams, ponds and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Unfortunately loss of habitat, and introduced predators and competitors have
reduced their populations to 0.01 percent (1/10 of 1 percent) of their original
numbers.
American Black Bear
The not-always-black American black bear comes in a range of colors from white
to turquoise to cinnamon and blonde. They are magic animals that hibernate in
winter when resources are scarce and re-emerge when spring growth begins.
Salal
Salal is a member of the heather family and is the most common native evergreen
shrub in the Columbia Pacific region. Elk eat it, Lewis and Clark wrote of its
abundance, and David Douglas introduced it to Britain as an ornamental shrub.
Western Hemlock
The official state tree of Washington, and a member of the pine family. It is a fast-
growing tree, can reach 200 feet in height, and live 500 years.
Barn Owl
Barn owls are silent nocturnal hunters that find their prey, usually small rodents,
by sound alone. Their faces act as a parabolic dish that allows them to distinguish
the speed and intensity with which sound enters each ear separately.
Lichens
Over 1,000 lichen species live in the Columbia Pacific region. They are a
composite organism of fungus and algae. They grow on everything from ocean-
washed or sun-baked rocks to bark and leaves on trees as well as colonizing
dead wood and bones.
Dungeness Crab
One of the largest and most abundant crab species along the Pacific coast.
They are invertebrate crustaceans with ten legs, two of which are large pincers.
They breathe through gills, walk sideways, and can bury themselves up to their
eyestalks in underwater sands.
Scotch Broom
A member of the pea family, Scotch broom is a perennial deciduous scrub with
bright yellow spring flowers. Imported from the British Isles, it is also a horrible,
non-native invasive species that has colonized millions of acres in the Pacific
Northwest killing native vegetation and reducing wildlife habitat.
Mountain Beaver
Mountain beavers are not related to American beavers and do not live exclusively
in the mountains. They are the last surviving species in their rodent family. They
have dark fur and are chunky, short-limbed, long-whiskered and short tailed.
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Goldenrod crab spiders are named for the flowers they prefer and the large pair
of crab-like pincers they use to grab prey. About 3/8” long, they can change their
color at will to better blend with flowers and leaves.
Purple Martin
The largest and least abundant of the swallows that breed in the Columbia
Pacific region. They fly with a distinctive flap and sail technique and also soar in
circles. They are a striking iridescent purple, and have a wonderful liquid song
that blends chitters, whistles and clicks.
| Photos courtesy Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| North Coast Nature |
Welcome to Teresa DeLorenzo's North Coast Nature, a
collection of audio files about the natural history of the Columbia
Pacific region. Each file features a plant, animal or geologic feature
as originally broadcast on KMUN Astoria and KTCB Tillamook.
Permission* is granted for rebroadcast in classrooms and for
similar non-commercial purposes.
*Commercial use requires further permission from Teresa DeLorenzo and Coast
Community Radio. More about Teresa below.
collection of audio files about the natural history of the Columbia
Pacific region. Each file features a plant, animal or geologic feature
as originally broadcast on KMUN Astoria and KTCB Tillamook.
Permission* is granted for rebroadcast in classrooms and for
similar non-commercial purposes.
*Commercial use requires further permission from Teresa DeLorenzo and Coast
Community Radio. More about Teresa below.
Instructions:
Click on player icon adjacent to each topic. The file will play, and if you have the necessary
hardware, can be written to a CD for playing.
Sound files average 5 minutes each. Transcripts can be downloaded along with sound files.
Coast Community Radio invites listeners to send their North Coast nature photos to us at
info@coastradio.org Please include photographer's credit and details about the subject.
Selected pictures will be posted here!
Click on player icon adjacent to each topic. The file will play, and if you have the necessary
hardware, can be written to a CD for playing.
Sound files average 5 minutes each. Transcripts can be downloaded along with sound files.
Coast Community Radio invites listeners to send their North Coast nature photos to us at
info@coastradio.org Please include photographer's credit and details about the subject.
Selected pictures will be posted here!
Making waves since 1983
The many wonders of North Coast Nature:
One of the founding members of Northwest Ecological Research Institute, Teresa DeLorenzo has
been a wildlife researcher in the Pacific Northwest since 1983.
For fifteen years, she edited International Bears News, a newsletter for bear biologists worldwide. She
also conducted behavioral research at the Oregon Zoo.
Accomplishments include the establishment of a turtle rehabilitation facility in Portland and the direction
of wetland restoration projects in Clatsop County.
been a wildlife researcher in the Pacific Northwest since 1983.
For fifteen years, she edited International Bears News, a newsletter for bear biologists worldwide. She
also conducted behavioral research at the Oregon Zoo.
Accomplishments include the establishment of a turtle rehabilitation facility in Portland and the direction
of wetland restoration projects in Clatsop County.