Here we are in the last week of February, and I'm thrilled to see new snow falling in the mountains, adding to what has been a very meager snow pack for this season. Climate models are predicting this may be the new normal, with more winter precipitation falling as rain. While I do track climate trends closely, I try to stay aware of how this data can affect my emotional state, depending on how I take it in. Accepting that change is inevitable helps me to stay positive and do the work that I feel is necessary at this time.

In this month's issue of Forest Medicine, WI Forest Steward Larry Rohan talks to students from the South Whidbey High School.

Central to the mission of the Whidbey Institute is preserving and nurturing the healthy and sustaining nature of our grounds. As such, we take high value in serving as a resource toward educating our community, including and especially local youth, to become lifelong stewards of the land. One much respected partner in that pursuit is the Ecology Club of the South Whidbey High School (SWHS).