Oak Harbor

located on Whidbey Island in Washington’s majestic Puget Sound, Oak Harbor offers residents and guests alike a myriad of recreational and cultural activities that can be enjoyed year-round. Nestled among breathtaking ocean vistas and idyllic pastoral fields, Oak Harbor also boasts stunning Garry Oak trees from which the city gets its name. Close to the outdoors, Oak Harbor is a home base for-- Exploring the Outdoors: Oak Harbor is a waterfront community to be certain, its marina offers over

Can you believe, that I almost had a completely different first name. My mom was going to name me Rebecca. Thankfully for me when she was getting her hair done,by a friend of hers Tara,all of that would change. While Tara was doing my mom’s hair they were talking, and Tara asked what my mom was going to name me. My mom told her that she was going to name me Rebecca. Tara told my mom that she should name me Molli. I am really glad that my mom decided to listen to Tara because I think that the name

turnover rate in mental health facilities it can have a direct impact on patient care. Without the proper staffing needs for a facility patients can be left unattended; which means symptoms or proper care can be missed. The solution to that problem at Harbor Oaks Hospital was a mentorship program. Some problems that were faced during the implementation process was making sure that staff members not only understood what

Every minute, 30 football field sized sections of forests are cut down—and that is just from illegal harvesting (“Corruption and the Environment”). The modern world has become so reliant on wood products that at the current rate of deforestation there will soon be no forests left to enjoy. Governments refrain from making their clear-cutting plans public to avoid scrutiny. With governments very unlikely to change their policies, unless monetary gain is guaranteed, it is on the people of the United

Use and relative role of sight, scent, and sound by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to locate and select between different types of foods Introduction The foraging habits of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter deer) have been extensively researched. Studies have evaluated seasonal influence as well as other environmental influences on forage selection by deer (Moen 1981, Rogers et al. 1981, McCullough 1985, and others). However, no such research has ever tested to

There is a long history of failed attempts of biological controls in Hawaii. The one ingrained in everyone’s mind is the day hunting mongoose released to control nocturnal rats in the 1800’s. However, a stricter quarantine process was set up by the State since and there have been numerous effective bio-controls. Within the last four years the Erythrina Gall Wasp has rapidly become a highly invasive pest in Hawaii. Facing no long-term control other than bio-control the Erythrina Gall Wasp’s cousin

Near Death Experience It was a warm fall day in early October, a day that I recall quite vividly. The smells of the transition from summer to fall were in the air, accompanied by the sounds of birds singing and the wind blowing through the trees. It was on this beautiful day that my existence was almost terminated. A quick hunting trip could have ended my life. After school on this day, a friend and I decided to go hunting before our evening basketball practice. I really don't know why we called

The Broken Promise an adaptation of The Boy and The Wolves I sat in the heavy sheets of rain building mud castles. I was wearing only my leggings and breechcloth. I stood up and walked into my families wigwam, and saw my mother huddled over my sick father. “ Kuckunniwi gather Viho and Asha ,” my mother politely asked. I ran out yet again into the pouring rain and shouted, “Asha Viho, come quickly.” They swiftly climbed down there

we braved the heat in the name of knowledge. Dr. Simpson led us to a beautifully restored oak savanna. After farmers had cleared the landscape for agriculture, MCCD has worked to restore the area to an oak savanna, the historic ecosystem. Dr. Simpson said that there were more oaks in the restored area than the reference ecosystem probably had. I was very impressed by the project as there were massive oaks and a relatively good diversity of prairie grasses and shrubs beneath them. However, Dr. Simpson

According to the Shaper, “Grendel was the dark side…in effect. The terrible race God cursed” (51). From his very upbringing, Grendel was cursed, set apart from the rest of nature. This isolation became evident throughout the novel as it seemed both humans and nature were against him. In the novel Grendel by John Gardner, the theme of nature fighting what is unnatural is supported by the motifs of animals, snakes, and trees. The prevalence of nature’s clash with that which is unnatural is evident