A Landlord’s Guide to Getting Started
By Treasa Runzi

Bluebirds are native to the North American landscape. The last couple of centuries, their natural habitat has dwindled due to increases of urban, agricultural, and industrial developments. The introduction of non-native species, like house sparrows and the European starling, has led to an … Read More

Ashland Pond, tucked away below Quiet Village on the north side of town, is one of Ashland’s best kept secrets. Experienced birders know it as one of the area’s birding “Hotspots” where the variety and concentration of birds is awe inspiring.

Winter Birding in Southern Oregon
By Harry Fuller

What birds do we see most in Southern Oregon in the winter?
In the Rogue Valley there are over a dozen species of ducks that can be found each winter. We also frequently have Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Cedar Waxwings and Varied Thrush in significant numbers. On … Read More

Find solace and splendor in nature by watching birds feed at your backyard wild bird feeding station.  Here are our expert bird feeding tips for attracting birds to your backyard:

1.  Provide a variety of feeders

The most universally eaten birdseed at a backyard bird feeder is black oil sunflower seed.  Provide … Read More

My kids come to work with me here at the Northwest Nature Shop.  They have a blast doing laps inside the shop in the plasma car, setting up elaborate nature scenes with our animal replicas, or sitting up at the counter “helping” customers.  Towards the end of the day though … Read More

The Guided Fall Wild Mushroom Walk was so popular this year that we had to schedule another guided walk the following day! Our participants enjoyed the limitless knowledge, enthusiasm and patience for answering questions provided by expert mycologists John Teem and Michael Potts. The abrupt change in weather was no … Read More

NWNS Testing Labs- Build and Testing the Thames and Kosmos Wind Power Kit Built by Kids!

There has been a lot of testing of toys behind the scenes here at the Northwest Nature Shop.  We are often asked about products, and feel that the best way to answer questions is to know … Read More

The Northwest Nature Shop offers beautiful sculptures carved from recycled oil drums made by artists in Haiti with 100% of the profits going directly to victims of the earthquake. In Haiti the traditional art of converting oil drums into wall sculptures shows the talent, creativity and resourcefulness in the face … Read More