The 30th Procession of the Species this weekend will attract thousands to downtown Olympia to watch the parade of colorful flora and fauna, take in local art and music and celebrate the environment.

The first day of spring is Thursday. The spring equinox will occur at 5:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday. An equinox occurs when the Earth's equator aligns with the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal ...

Crowds line the streets of downtown Olympia for the return of the Procession of the Species celebration in 2024. Tony Overman [email protected] The Procession of the Species on April 26 ...

On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only time when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time. The events have been marked and ...

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness. For ease of recordkeeping ...

Another way to tell is by following the spring equinox, which is a more scientific way of measuring the first day of spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of spring is called the ...