Nick Engelfried
@nickengelfried.bsky.social
Writer, educator, activist. Trying to help do something about the climate crisis and global mass extinction. Always looking for inspiring grassroots movements to help amplify. Happily in a relationship.
More info: nickengelfried.com
More info: nickengelfried.com
Another Washington logging project, another endangered species put in jeopardy: columbiainsight.org/logging-proj...
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Another Washington logging project, another endangered species put in jeopardy: columbiainsight.org/logging-proj...
Is Washington's plan to protect 77,000 acres the state's "largest forest conservation action in a generation," or smoke and mirrors? I tackle the hard questions here:
columbiainsight.org/wash-says-it...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Is Washington's plan to protect 77,000 acres the state's "largest forest conservation action in a generation," or smoke and mirrors? I tackle the hard questions here:
columbiainsight.org/wash-says-it...
@wadnr.bsky.social
columbiainsight.org/wash-says-it...
@wadnr.bsky.social
70 percent of wolves "lethally removed" by the state in Washington were killed at the behest of one family business. Now they're targeting a pack with just two surviving members.
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
70 percent of wolves "lethally removed" by the state in Washington were killed at the behest of one family business. Now they're targeting a pack with just two surviving members.
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
I have to work during the main No Kings protest in Bellingham this afternoon, but I couldn't miss out on one of the biggest days of protest in US history. So, I kicked things off early with my own solo protest on a busy street corner this morning.
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I have to work during the main No Kings protest in Bellingham this afternoon, but I couldn't miss out on one of the biggest days of protest in US history. So, I kicked things off early with my own solo protest on a busy street corner this morning.
Mendocino State Park, CA
September 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mendocino State Park, CA
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
Clam Beach County Park, California.
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Clam Beach County Park, California.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.
White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Utah's High Uintas Wilderness
July 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Utah's High Uintas Wilderness
Earlier this week I was in Leavenworth, WA on a research trip, and took the opportunity to hike the Icicle Ridge Trail. I was reminded again how incredible the biodiversity of the North Cascades is!
June 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Earlier this week I was in Leavenworth, WA on a research trip, and took the opportunity to hike the Icicle Ridge Trail. I was reminded again how incredible the biodiversity of the North Cascades is!
More photos from today's No Kings rally in Bellingham. I'm not good at estimating crowds, but there were a LOT of people!
June 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
More photos from today's No Kings rally in Bellingham. I'm not good at estimating crowds, but there were a LOT of people!
No Kings rally is underway in Bellingham, WA!
June 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
No Kings rally is underway in Bellingham, WA!
Today's species: Banana slug, Chuckanut Mountain, WA, 2025. This is our only commonly-seen native slug in the Pacific Northwest. They feed mainly on decaying matter, seldom on live plants.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
June 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today's species: Banana slug, Chuckanut Mountain, WA, 2025. This is our only commonly-seen native slug in the Pacific Northwest. They feed mainly on decaying matter, seldom on live plants.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species, in honor of World Oceans Day: Giant green sea anemone, Larrabee State Park, WA, 2024. These invertebrates have a symbiotic relationship with a green algae that gives them their color.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
June 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today's species, in honor of World Oceans Day: Giant green sea anemone, Larrabee State Park, WA, 2024. These invertebrates have a symbiotic relationship with a green algae that gives them their color.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Arrowleaf balsamroot, Mount Jumbo, MT, 2015. One of Montana's common springtime flowers, beloved by countless pollinators.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today's species: Arrowleaf balsamroot, Mount Jumbo, MT, 2015. One of Montana's common springtime flowers, beloved by countless pollinators.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Black witch, Belize, 2009. This is one of the largest moths in the America's, with a wingspan wider than a human hand.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
June 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today's species: Black witch, Belize, 2009. This is one of the largest moths in the America's, with a wingspan wider than a human hand.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Redwood tree, Redwoods National Park, CA, 2019. Only 5% of California's old-growth redwoods are left, and those that remain are protected thanks to the hard work of dedicated activists.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
June 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today's species: Redwood tree, Redwoods National Park, CA, 2019. Only 5% of California's old-growth redwoods are left, and those that remain are protected thanks to the hard work of dedicated activists.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Olympic marmot, Olympic National Park, WA, 2025. This species of ground squirrel is found only in the Olympic Mountains, where it's almost entirely confined to the alpine zone.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today's species: Olympic marmot, Olympic National Park, WA, 2025. This species of ground squirrel is found only in the Olympic Mountains, where it's almost entirely confined to the alpine zone.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Deer fern, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, 2018. These ferns are generally found growing in the forest floor or on rotting logs in moist forests of the PNW.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today's species: Deer fern, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, 2018. These ferns are generally found growing in the forest floor or on rotting logs in moist forests of the PNW.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Northern red-legged frog, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, 2019. Found on a bed of moss near, you guessed it, a gorgeous alpine lake.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today's species: Northern red-legged frog, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, 2019. Found on a bed of moss near, you guessed it, a gorgeous alpine lake.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
There's a special kind of beauty only found in a Pacific Northwest forest during a spring rain.
May 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
There's a special kind of beauty only found in a Pacific Northwest forest during a spring rain.
Today's species: Rocky Mountain Parnassian butterflies on University Mountain, Missoula, MT, 2015. Even small peaks in the Rockies support unique ecosystems with species not found at lower elevations.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today's species: Rocky Mountain Parnassian butterflies on University Mountain, Missoula, MT, 2015. Even small peaks in the Rockies support unique ecosystems with species not found at lower elevations.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Returning to the "daily species" with our first fungus of the series: The beautiful bolete mushroom Xerocomellus atropurpureus at the Northwest Mushroomers Association show in Bellingham, WA, 2023.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Returning to the "daily species" with our first fungus of the series: The beautiful bolete mushroom Xerocomellus atropurpureus at the Northwest Mushroomers Association show in Bellingham, WA, 2023.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
Today's species: Bunchberries near Annette Lake, WA, 2024. Though never reaching more than several inches in height, these small plants are members of the dogwood tree family.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
May 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Today's species: Bunchberries near Annette Lake, WA, 2024. Though never reaching more than several inches in height, these small plants are members of the dogwood tree family.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.
I'm featuring a daily species as a reminder of how precious life on Earth is. Photos are mine.