Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit, Washington

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) young playing, Oregon

Michael Durham / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) at night, Washingon

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen baskets, Oregon

Matthias Breiter / Creek flowing into lake in temperate rainforest, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Waterfall and creek in temperate rainforest, Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Sean Crane / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) feeding on Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) flowers, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Oil refinery with Mount Baker behind, seen from Fidalgo Bay, Anacortes, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Oil refinery at sunrise spewing gas effluence out of smoke stacks, Anacortes, Washington