Michael Durham / The famous ancient rock art known as Tsagaglalal, located in the Columbia Hills State Park, Washington

Michael Durham / Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) flying at night, Dutch Henry Falls Preserve, central Washington

Michael Durham / Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) flying at night, Moses Coulee Field Station, central Washington

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) flying at night, central Washington

Michael Durham / Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) flying at night, central Washington

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River showing wind mills and traditional electric wires, Oregon

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Biglow Wind Farm near the Columbia River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the Ghost Forest near Neskowin, Oregon

Michael Durham / Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the Ghost Forest near Neskowin, Oregon

Michael Durham / Solar panels providing about thirty percent of winery's power needs, Dundee, Oregon

Michael Durham / Young girl carrying a newborn lamb, Sauvie Island, Oregon

Michael Durham / Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii), northwest Oregon

Michael Durham / Stink Bug (Brochymena affinis), northwest Oregon

Michael Durham / Autumn leaf over a pool of water, western Oregon

Michael Durham / Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) leaf in autumn with water droplet, Oregon

Michael Durham / Clear cutting in Clatsop State Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) leaf in autumn, Oregon

Michael Durham / European Smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) leaf floating with sunset reflections, western Oregon

Michael Durham / Nine year old Vira Halim-Rotinsulu running on the beach, Oregon

Michael Durham / Drops of water falling, Oregon

Michael Durham / Fog in the valleys of coastal mountains, Clatsop State Forest, Oregon

Kevin Schafer / Mount Shuksan (2,782 m) covered in snow, North Cascades National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Mount Shuksan and Picture Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Latourell Falls flowing over basalt cliff, Guy Talbot State Park, Oregon

Konrad Wothe / Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus rooseveltii) female, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Hall of Mosses hiking trail through Bigleaf Maples (Acer macrophyllum) and Sitka Spruces (Picea sitchensis), Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Natural arch at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Rialto Beach with sea stack, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group, Goose Barnacles (Lepas anserifera) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Goose Barnacle (Lepas anserifera) group, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group in tidepool, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Termite without wings, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Termite with wings in reproductive stage, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Waterfalls of Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Waterfalls of Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Waterfalls of Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Reflections in Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Moss covered branches in temperate rainforest, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Moss covered branches in temperate rainforest, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Boardwalk winds through the forest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Two hikers walk on beach with sea stacks, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus rooseveltii) females, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Mount Hood (3,429 meters) with weathered trees, Oregon

Konrad Wothe / Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) tree, largest specimen in the world at 178 feet tall, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) tree, largest specimen in the world at 178 feet tall, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) tree, largest specimen in the world at 178 feet tall, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Trail in forest, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Trail in forest, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Reflection Lake with Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Mount Rainier with coniferous forest, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Mount Rainier with coniferous forest, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) feeding with hikers in the background, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Tourists and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Mount Rainier surrounded by forest, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Mount Rainier and paved road, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) and Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) trees along Hall of Mosses hiking trail, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Moss covered trees, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Moss covered trees, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest interior, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Cedar tree, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Steam released from factory chimney, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) in pine, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Narada Falls with rainbow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) in pine, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Townsend's Chipmunk (Eutamias townsendii), Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Townsend's Chipmunk (Eutamias townsendii) feeding on grass seeds, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata), Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Reflection Lake and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Reflection Lake with mist, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) with collected nesting material, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Hikers on Mount Rainier with wildflower, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Creek in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) on moss, Olympic National Park, Washington

Norbert Wu / Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) usually a deep dwelling fish found in shallower waters off Pacific Northwest coast, Alaska

Kevin Schafer / Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) showing underside with spores, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) female in lupine meadow, Olympic National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Mount Shuksan (2,782 m) covered with glaciers, North Cascades National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Subalpine Larch (Larix lyallii) trees in fall, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) portrait, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) trio grazing on hillside, Olympic National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens), Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon

Kevin Schafer / Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens), Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon

Kevin Schafer / Pacific Trillium (Trillium ovatum) flower, Oregon

Kevin Schafer / Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum) flowers, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Tweedy's Pussypaws (Lewisia tweedyi) close up showing stamens with pollen-covered anthers, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum) orchid, eastern Cascade Mountains, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) forest interior, Grove of the Patriarchs, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Ruby Beach with seastacks and boulders, Olympic National Park, Washington