The Bainbridge Island Land Trust announced April 9 that it is closing on the purchase of the Winslow Heron Rookery, a nesting site for Great Blue Herons along the shores of Eagle Harbor.

There’s a lot to love about maples. The ancient trees are a signature of our place. Big-leaf maple (Acer macrophylla), a giant that grows to 100 feet tall with a span of 50 feet, and vine maple (A.