Mukilteo Wildlife
Janet Carroll is a member of the Mukilteo Wildlife Habitat Project.
After two years of getting landowners to certify their yards as wildlife habitat and conducting educational activities, Mukilteo has been certified as a National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat.
The group continues their commitment to wildlife by creating and enhancing wildlife habitat in Mukilteo and connecting residents with nature.
For more information on the project, go to www.mukilteowildlife.org, contact the group at mukilteowildlife@gmail.com or phone 425-514-5979.
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The conflict between cats and wildlife
By Janet Carroll - Apr 03I have some unwanted visitors to my property: my neighbors’ cats and stray cats. While I find cats sweet and friendly creatures for the most part, ...
The joys of watching Mukilteo’s winter orcas
By Janet Carroll - Jan 30We live in a wonderful place. I have that sentiment often, but especially on days that I have successfully spotted orcas from the bluff above ...
Meet another backyard bird: The barred owl
By Janet Carroll - Nov 28Barred owls made the news recently: The owls, territorial about nesting spots, were attacking several people in Seattle-area parks. I was very ...
I’ve created a monster: My misadventures with the eastern gray squirrel
By Janet Carroll - Oct 03Ever since I set up a feeding station in my yard, I have been trying to outwit the eastern gray squirrels. The squirrels ravish my backyard ...
Mountain beavers: the oldest living rodents
By Janet Carroll - Jul 25The Pacific Northwest is home to the mountain beaver, considered the world’s oldest group of living rodents. Fossils of theirs have been found ...
In support of banana slugs
By Janet Carroll - Mar 28I must admit to thinking slugs had no redeeming qualities. But then there was Wilbur, the banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus). I named it Wilbur ...
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What’s so special about native plants?
By Janet Carroll - Jan 25Volunteers came to the Mukilteo Sno-Isle Library on the Dec.17 to prepare the soil for planting the Library Wildlife Garden. We are planting ...
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9 certified homes to go
By Janet Carroll - Oct 26We are so close to reaching our goal of becoming a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat that I have no doubt that we will be soon be reporting ...
Only 35 Certified homes to go
By Janet Carroll - Aug 24Is your home on the map? The dots on the map above represent the homes in Mukilteo with yards that are certified wildlife habitats. Certify your ...
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Scotch Broom sweeping the county
By Janet Carroll, ... - Mar 23Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a shrub in the pea family that was used in its native Europe as a broom. However, the plant did not come ...
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National and Mukilteo Wildlife Week is March 18-24
By Janet Carroll - Mar 13The Mukilteo Wildlife Habitat Project, an organization dedicated to increasing and enhancing wildlife habitat and connecting residents with ...
A holiday surprise – the elusive purple springtail
By Janet Carroll - Jan 02It’s always fun to discover a new creature. I was in my garage recently, and I saw a pile of purple dust on the floor near the garage door. What ...
The remarkable story of Lower Japanese Gulch
By Janet Carroll - Nov 07The city owned area in Japanese Gulch between Mukilteo Lane and 5th Street has a remarkable recent history. In 2008, Kevin Stoltz, one of our ...
A message for the migratory birds: Have a safe journey
By Janet Carroll - Aug 29I set up a bird-feeding station in my backyard years ago, mostly for the enjoyment of my cat and mine. It’s exciting to see what comes and goes ...
Mason bees – the very best pollinators
By Janet Carroll - Apr 25Did you know if you were keeping mason bee nest box colonies on your property, until recently, you were breaking the law? Bee keeping was illegal ...
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Celebrate, dedicate and move forward
By Janet Carroll - Feb 22The Mukilteo Wildlife Habitat Project will be officially celebrating the certification of Mukilteo as a Community Wildlife Habitat on March 24 and ...
Mukilteo 13th certified community wildlife habitat in Washington state
By Janet Carroll, ... - Nov 09Is your home on the map? The dots on the map above represent the 150 homes in Mukilteo with yards that are certified wildlife habitats. Thanks to ...
Only 18 certified homes to go – certifying your small space
By Janet Carroll - Sep 28Photo courtesy of Janet Carroll Stacy Aleksich’s condo has been certified as a wildlife habitat. We now have only 18 more yards to certify ...
Bring wonder to your backyard – certify it as wildlife habitat
By Janet Carroll - Jul 27Photo courtesy of Janet Carroll Douglas tree squirrels are just one of many critters that visit Janet Carroll’s backyard in Mukilteo, which is ...
82 Mukilteo backyards certified, 68 to go
By Janet Carroll, ... - Feb 23Photo courtesy of Janet Carroll You can help your wildlife friends, and your community as well, by getting your home certified as a Wildlife ...
