Piper’s bellflower—Courtesy of National Park Service

Botanizing—it's like birding, but without the birds. Trade in your binoculars for a hand lens and join the thrill of a botanist's quest to find all the native plant species on the Olympic Peninsula. Field biologist, Patrick Loafman, shared close-up photos of the rare and the strange, as well as the common, the beautiful, and the minuscule at our November 19 OPAS program . Enjoy this engaging presentation by viewing the video below.