A colorful flock is turning heads on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past year the birds have descended on a restored wetland, taking up permanent residence on a concrete retaining wall next to alder trees and flowering honeysuckle. The Vashon 蜜柚APP Mural, an extension of the 蜜柚APP Mural Project, has transformed a quiet meadow on Vashon Island into a vibrant space for contemplation, education, and community activism. “People said things like, ‘This is the best thing to happen on Vashon in ages,’” says Julie Burman, Vashon 蜜柚APP President. Heron Meadow, once filled with invasive weeds and blackberry brambles, now features native plants and brightly colored chairs for visitors. “Part of it, of course, was the pandemic last summer. And so any place where you could be outside and sit and have coffee and watch an artist paint—that made us all happy.” The 13-mile-long island in Washington State’s Puget Sound is home to 10,000 residents...