Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️

Retired, married, cis-het, moderate Humanist

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2026-04-25 22:03:02 UTC

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Glad to see you back @npub194e…ld8k !

2026-04-22 23:13:19 UTC

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Glad it went well! Heal fast! 💪

2026-04-22 18:32:35 UTC

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🟣 On a hike with walls of rock on one side, we came upon a spot where water dripped down, creating a seepage slope. This type of microhabitat is often a place to find treasure and this time we were not disappointed:
A little patch of wild irises.
#BreaksSP 🧵
#Travel #WildflowerWednesday #WildFlowers #NativePlants #TravelPhotography #Biodiversity #Environment
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2026-04-22 18:09:15 UTC

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Today we enjoyed a small piece of what our planet has to offer to make us happy.
Happy #EarthDay ! 💚
📸 open for horizontal pic
#BreaksSP 🧵
#Travel #Landscape #TravelPhotography
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2026-04-22 00:00:03 UTC

I am here for
#TVMysteries
I have completed my homework by watching part 1!

2026-04-21 11:36:37 UTC

I am, in fact, still here.
The intensity of travel days over the last few weeks has consumed my time, but I should have time to post mornings this week.
🚗 I've traveled northward along the Blue Ridge, past moonshining hotspots, to arrive at Breaks Interstate Park, Virginia.
⛰️ My lodge room looks out over a gorge where a loop of river has carved out elongated bluffs called "The Towers".
📷 I was able to capture sunset highlighting them last night. There are more views from other overlooks that I'll share.
#BreaksSP 🧵
#TravelTuesday #Travel #Landscape #TravelPhotography
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2026-04-19 18:05:24 UTC

Costa Rica: The Sound of a Successful Rainforest Recovery Program
🪙 The first nation-wide program that paid landowners to leave pastureland untouched has been successful.
🎤 Drawing on the burgeoning field of #BioAcoustics researchers revealed how the din of life in forests regrowing under the program had a lot in common with intact forests in the area.
💬 “Empowering local people and sharing nature’s bounty among all, instead of locking it away for the privileged few, is a radically effective ecological solution.”
- Giacomo Delgado (principal scientist)
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/02/can-you-hear-it-thats-the-sound-of-a-successful-rainforest-recovery-program/
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Wildlife #Reforestation

2026-04-19 15:44:34 UTC

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Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday

2026-04-19 15:20:25 UTC

Madagascar: Reforestation Corridor Offers a Future for Lemurs and Locals
🧑‍🤝‍🧑👬👩‍🔬👫🧑‍🤝‍🧑🏦👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Initiative is a unique convergence of science, private investment and community action.
🌳 The project has already planted more than 100 native tree species across 70 hectares, a portion of which were grown in soil inoculated with mycorrhiza, with seedlings showing high survival and growth rates.
✅ Even at this early stage, lemurs are using the corridor.
💰🏥🏫 Project partners are investing in ecotourism, health care and education, among other strategies.
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-reforestation-corridor-in-madagascar-offers-a-future-for-lemurs-and-locals/
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Conservation #Biodiversity #Lemurs #Ecotourism #NativeTrees #Environment #Wildlife

2026-04-19 14:55:06 UTC

Feeding birds in the UK?
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.
✋ Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October.
🌻 Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.
🚨 The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.
More guidance here:
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html
#SolarPunkSunday [edit]
#BirdConservation #BirdFeeding #NativePlants #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #WildlifeConservation

2026-04-19 14:33:49 UTC

UK: Floating Wetlands Plan to Boost Coastal Ecosystems
🌊A new project will "transform" degraded coastal environments through the installation of "pioneering" floating wetlands.
📈 Researchers say the approach offers a "practical, scalable solution" to the "widespread loss" of essential coastal ecosystems.
🪸 They are designed to deliver multiple environmental benefits, including improving water quality by absorbing nutrients and pollutants.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0v10834leo
#SolarPunkSunday #Wetlands #Conservation #WetlandConservation #Environment

2026-04-12 15:51:11 UTC

📔 New research shows habitat restoration projects have paid off for Forest Park in St. Louis
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 👫👭👬🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Over the past few decades, a collaboration of St. Louis regional groups have partnered to be good stewards of Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks and wildlife areas in the country.
🏫🥼 Simultaneously, scientists with the Saint Louis Zoo have partnered with conservation groups and universities, including WashU, to monitor wildlife populations and formally publish results.
👉 This work has demonstrated that investment in urban park management can increase biodiversity for the benefit of wildlife and people.
💬 "These findings should encourage continued investment in Forest Park and habitat restoration more generally."
❓Model for other metros?
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-habitat-paid-forest-st-louis.html
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment
#WildlifeConservation

2026-04-12 15:15:03 UTC

📔 Ecuador study finds that, in former agricultural land, tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years.
🐒🐆 🦜 🪱 🦎 🐢 🐦 🐜 🦇
During this period, as many as three-quarters of the animal and plant species typical of primary forest returned.
Conservation Lesson Learned:
✅ Protect undisturbed primary forest and larger areas of secondary forest to act as reservoirs.
✅ Then protect former agricultural land to enable natural regeneration sourced from those reservoirs.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ecuador-tropical-rainforest-biodiversity-rebounds.html
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #Biodiversity #Ecuador #Environment #WildlifeConservation #TropcalRainforest #Rainforest

2026-04-08 12:12:03 UTC

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Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds
🥼 Birdwatching Helps Science
Backyard birdwatchers help scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat.
This is just one example of how citizen scientists, posting in iNaturalist, help bird conservation and science.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-backyard-birdwatchers-scientists-uncover-hawks.html
🧠 Birdwatching Helps Your Brain
A recent study showed that those who were experienced at bird identification had brain changes associated improved attention and perception, suggesting that birding may support brain health.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945
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#WildlifeWednesday #BirdConservation #CitizenScience #BirdWatching

2026-04-08 11:53:19 UTC

Wildlife Wednesday: For the Birds
😺 Stress indicator testing and survey results showed that paying attention to birdsong in nature walks had same effect: lower stress and better mental health.
👂 "Our results show that a walk in nature is beneficial in and of itself – but the sounds of natural birdsong can further boost these wellbeing benefits, especially if you make a concerted effort to pay attention it.
🐦‍⬛ You don’t even need to know a lot about birds to get these benefits..."
https://theconversation.com/paying-attention-to-birdsong-while-walking-in-nature-can-boost-wellbeing-my-research-shows-273165
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#WildlifeWednesday #MentalHealth #Stress #Birdsong

2026-04-05 16:48:14 UTC

📰 Buncombe County (includes Asheville) has closed on the purchase of the 342-acre Deaverview Mountain property, slated to become a new public park.
🌳 The acquisition will allow the to preservation of this "significant natural asset", in partnership with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
⛰️ The property includes a 3,118-foot mountain peak, open space with 180-degree views of the French Broad River Valley, 16 headwater streams, and potential for outdoor education.
🦎 Note: Undisturbed headwater streams in the Appalachians support many endangered and threatened species.
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #Environment #EnvironmentalConservation
@npub19ne…6wxd

2026-04-05 11:53:02 UTC

#SolarPunkSunday
📰 North Carolina’s clean energy jobs continue to increase steadily, led by manufacturing growth.
📈 According to a report, manufacturing is now on track to replace renewable energy generation as the state’s second‑largest clean energy employer.
Details:
https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2026-03-06/north-carolinas-clean-energy-jobs-continue-to-increase-steadily-led-by-manufacturing-growth
@npub19ne…6wxd
#CleanEnergy

2026-03-30 16:30:13 UTC

Independent Picture House Events!
🌍 Charlotte Earth Day
(April 11, 10am-2pm)
"This family-friendly celebration will be part of The Independent Picture House's Community Impact Film Series."
More: https://independentpicturehouse.org/film-series/community-impact/
🌎 Charlotte Latino Film Fest
(April 16-26)
"Immerse yourself in 13 award-winning films from Latin America, Spain, the United States, and yes, North Carolina! Come for the movies, stay for the action! We have a series of receptions, talkbacks, and parties you won’t want to miss."
More: https://charlottelatinofilmfestival.com/
Follow this group for NC posts and chat (non-political) ⬇️ @npub19ne…6wxd
#CineMastodon #Film #EarthDay2026 #EarthDay #FilmFest

2026-03-29 14:39:56 UTC

📰 New California Condors Nest
The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.
🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.
🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor

2026-03-29 14:23:39 UTC

📰 Big Data Is Protecting Birds
Massive database, compiled by cooperating organizations, allows a rare, critical, wide-ranging multi-species synthesis to inform conservation across flyways.
🐦‍⬛ The information from electronic tags is combined with survey and community science data to create a rich picture of where shorebirds are and where they are going.
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-shorebird-science-big-birds.html
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity

2026-03-27 15:19:57 UTC

🐦 We are getting reports that migrating hummingbirds have been seen near the NC / SC border.
We have our feeders out for the first wave which will pass by on their way farther north.
👀 Has anyone in North Carolina spotted any?
#Hummingbirds #BirdConservation
@npub19ne…6wxd

2026-03-25 13:19:07 UTC

How Namibia’s Bird Conservation Projects Build Community Resilience
🐦‍⬛ Droughts and land degradation often erode communities’ social bonds, but in the Karas region of Namibia, bird conservation initiatives have become a rallying point.
🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Women and youth are at the forefront of these initiatives, which has inspired confidence among peers and shown that conservation is not the domain of scientists alone, but also a practice of everyday community resilience.
More here:
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/how-namibias-bird-conservation-projects-build-community-resilience-commentary
#WildlifeWednesday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #SolarPunkSunday

2026-03-20 11:01:37 UTC

Recommended Reading: A compelling case from a business perspective. (Just the first four paragraphs are excellent.)
🤖 "So the real conversation...is not about artificial intelligence at all. It is about the purpose of money: Is it a tool for building things that matter, or just a way of keeping score in a game that is making us all miserable?
📉 It is about what growth even means when the planet is on fire and loneliness is an epidemic and the average worker hasn't had a real raise in 40 years."
https://bigthink.com/the-long-game/it-was-never-about-ai-we-are-not-our-tools/
#SolarPunkSunday #Business #Degrowth #AI

2026-03-19 02:27:37 UTC

🌞 Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explains why — in a time of dire headlines — young conservationists and her own daughters make her hopeful about the planet’s future.
💡 After working with teens who were actually carrying out scientific measurements for wildlife conservation, her hope comes from the knowledge that scientific solutions exist and that the next generation is stepping up to carry them forward.
💬 “It was amazing to see so much fortitude and knowledge and leadership from them.”
https://www.countryliving.com/gardening/outdoors/a70533696/wildlife-ecologist-next-generation-hope-2026
#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #WildlifeConservation

2026-03-15 18:29:59 UTC

Did you ever think you could be important to the survival of a rare, threatened, or endangered species?
👀 Look for an endangered species of insect that lives near you and see if you can help it out.
I'm doing this by growing and eating blueberries. 😋
🐝 Really! There is a type of native bee here that ONLY pollinates blueberry bush flowers like the ones from my garden I photographed below.
🌼 Notice how the flower has a tiny opening at the bottom. Bees who can extract the pollen use specialized high frequency "buzz pollination".
🐝A local bee, the Southeastern Blueberry Bee (Habropoda laboriosa) does this. So, by having blueberry bushes, I help a population of rare pollinators.
💪 You can help populations near you, even if it's just by planting native plants.
📸 One day I hope to capture a photo this bee. It looks like [@Da_Gut](https://dice.camp/@Da_Gut ) may have just seen one:
https://dice.camp/@Da_Gut/116233929671304022
#SolarpunkSunday #NativeBees #Bees #Pollinators #BiodiversityGardening #Conservation #Nature #Environment
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2026-03-15 15:02:19 UTC

🥕 Need a little more motivation to get a vegetable garden going this summer? How about better mental and physical health?
Katherine Alaimo, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University says
✅ "...when you grow more produce, you eat more produce."
✅ "...gardening also connects people with nature, provides a sense of responsibility and accomplishment and encourages sharing harvests with friends. All of that can contribute to reduced stress, lower blood pressure and higher energy."
Who doesn't need all that?
More here: 🥬 🫛 🫘
https://apnews.com/article/backyard-vegetable-garden-climate-food-grow-08b528aea0eefda7a7517507f4683e60
👉 Don't forget, you have many experienced, friendly, and exceptionally helpful gardeners in the Fediverse.
#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #MentalHealth #Health #Wellness

2026-03-15 14:35:33 UTC

👁️ Keep an eye on "Enhanced Rock Weathering", the term for applying finely crushed silicate rock on farmland.
💨 Unlike many other climate improving technologies, it is immediately applicable, and could remove up to a gigaton of CO2 per year.
https://www.earth.com/news/farms-covered-in-crushed-rock-could-remove-gigatons-of-carbon/
🚜 Support it in your region to help it become widely adopted. It's been proven to improve crop yields in certain plants.
https://newatlas.com/science/enhanced-rock-weathering-boost-crop-yields
#SolarPunkSunday #Environment

2026-03-15 14:14:40 UTC

🪨 Basalt fines, rock waste from mining, are being used by North Carolina farmers as fertilizer and topsoil enhancer.
🌱 The process uses existing farm equipment to spray the dust onto farmland.
✅ This use also sequesters carbon and prevents degradation of topsoil caused by climate change.
😎 The idea of using crushed rock waste for fertilizer has been discussed for years, but is now taking root in rural NC, not known for liberal leanings.
https://www.pbsnc.org/blogs/science/old-rocks-help-farmers-fight-climate-change/
@npub19ne…6wxd
#SolarPunkSunday #Environment

2026-03-12 13:20:41 UTC

This variety produces flower triplets that make me happy and I hope they brighten your Thursday.
#Bloomscrolling #Gardening #Spring #Daffodils
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2026-03-10 13:24:32 UTC

#Bloomscrolling #Daffodils
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2026-03-08 17:31:18 UTC

Be Aware When Spring "Cleaning"
🐞 Check your timing when you begin clearing garden areas in the spring. Beneficial insects may still be overwintering in growth and stems.
🍂 Pic 1: This area of dead, overgrown iris leaves is a good example of a spot to overwinter, if you are a bug, so it was left until they had time to get active. (See link)
🌻 Pic 2: Waiting was not a problem, though. Time was used to create a design to maximize insect population support. Labels on the cleared area show that the design puts shorter natives at the 'top' of the bed and taller natives near the 'bottom'. Species prefer different heights.
🦋 This design also addresses the common view of this bed from beyond the 'top'. Now the many butterflies which will appear soon can easily be seen.
Go Native!
Details:
https://www.bhg.com/when-to-clean-garden-in-spring-11918761
#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatGardening #NativePlants #GardenDesign #Gardening #Biodiversity
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2026-03-06 19:39:24 UTC

#JukeboxFridayNight >> #AskAQuestion
Do You Still Love Me (1963)
- Cookie Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ZOP1mP4lw
#RandB #JumpBlues

2026-03-04 17:24:55 UTC

😎 Beautiful late winter/early spring day today, so I am out #gardening.
🧊 Trying to avoid planting anything before the last freeze/frost, but, judging by previous years, I will likely fail. So hard to fight the excitement. 🌻

2026-03-01 20:50:31 UTC

PREPARE FOR HUMMINGBIRDS 🐦‍⬛
1️⃣ USians: Update Calendars for Appearances (Next 8 weeks)
🔸 Late February to mid-March: South Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida
🔸 Early April: Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina
🔸 Mid-April: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Indiana
🔸 Late April: Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, parts of New England
2️⃣ Learn How to Support Them
🔸 Easy-to-make sugar and water solution should be available a couple of weeks before scheduled arrival. It can bring them to your window and help support populations and migration.
🔸 Resource: https://birdzfly.com/2026-hummingbird-migration-map-in-usa/
#SolarPunkSunday #Hummingbirds #WildlifeConservation #HabitatGardening

2026-03-01 17:50:22 UTC

MINE TO MEALS
🥬 This month marks four years of harvesting from the NRG Dewey Prairie Garden, "part of a massive effort restore a 35,000-acre coal mine".
🫜 "The garden has yielded about 10,000 pounds of produce for six food pantries since it began harvesting." Nearby residents live in a 'food desert'.
🥦 Expansions are planned.
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/texas-dewery-prairie-garden
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity

2026-03-01 17:35:31 UTC

NC ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
for #SolarPunkSunday
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Communities Over Corporate Profits: How We Win (Mar 8, Durham)
https://www.ncconservationnetwork.org/events/communities-over-corporate-profits-how-we-win/
🌊 The 36th Annual Clean-Up-A-Thon (Mar 21, Haw River)
https://www.hawriver.org/2026-clean-up-a-thon
🌊 Creek Week Cleanup (Mar 21, Winston-Salem)
https://www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/events/2026/3/21/creek-week-cleanup-with-yrk
🌊Green Stormwater Infrastructure Maintenance Volunteer Event (April 16, Raleigh)
https://events.civicchamps.com/organizations/3186/opportunities/eyJvcHBvcnR1bml0eUlkIjozNjMyMSwiZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjYtMDQtMTYifQ==
🌎Earth Day Festival (Apr 18, Wilmington)
https://www.wilmingtonearthday.com/
@npub19ne…6wxd
#Environment #Conservation #Volunteering

2026-02-22 15:01:20 UTC

WETLAND SCIENCE WORKS TO SAVE ROSEATE SPOONBILLS
🐦 A "combination of cutting-edge research, strategic habitat restoration, and collaborative conservation efforts" made the difference.
👉 Example of record-breaking investment in restoration
🐦These Florida birds are unique early indicators of climate change impacts - and now effective responses.
https://discoverwildscience.com/floridas-roseate-spoonbills-are-thriving-again-thanks-to-wetland-science-2-364851
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation
#Conservation #Environment #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalConservation #Wetlands #EnvironmentalRestoration #HabitatRestoration

2026-02-22 14:37:11 UTC

🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
Galápagos Park Releases 158 Juvenile Hybrid Tortoises
🌳 This is part of restoring the ecosystem on Floreana after 150 years without the "giants".
📈 Breeding program has long-term plans for populations with strong lineages.
https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-galapagos-giant-turtles-released-0b024b4742b6b47c5ae7b60ac5b097cd
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeConservation #Conservation #GiantTortoise #Galapagos #GalapagosTortoise #Environment #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalConservation

2026-02-21 23:59:12 UTC

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You are doing a lot of heavy lifting for SolarPunkSunday! 💪
I'll have at least one post later, during my Sunday morning.

2026-02-18 21:15:17 UTC

#WildlifeWednesday
🐦‍⬛ Has Spring nearly sprung in your hemisphere? Then it's time to think of your local birds!
🧹 Your stupid neighbors cleared away leaves and debris last Fall, leaving precious little building material for our feathered engineers.
📉 You can help by taking a little time to make available twigs, last year's dead slender plant leaves, even natural fiber string and yarn. This will help reverse the bird declines we are seeing globally. More nests mean more chicks - and more bird song!
📒 Details are in my Habitat Gardening blog post, "Support Bird Nesting".
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/support-bird-nesting
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#HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening #NativePlants #Nature #Environment #Conservation #Biodiversity #Birds #SolarPunk #WildlifeConservation

2026-02-06 02:15:38 UTC

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If you were somehow able to keep it together by that point, you lost it then.

2026-02-04 02:43:40 UTC

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😂 So perfect in every way

2026-02-02 20:38:58 UTC

SUCCESSFUL GLASS RECYCLER ALSO BUILDS WETLANDS
🍾 Franziska Trautmann started a recycling facility in a backyard 5 years ago. Now she's Louisiana's biggest glass recycler.
✋ She has fought against the many obstacles that keep glass recycling in the U.S. to only around 30%.
🦉 The facility operates 3 days a week. Her team uses the other days, with some of their glass, to build coastal wetland islands. And wildlife is returning: Birds, gators, crabs, otters.
✨ Need some positive environmental news? Watch this 13-minute video.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-louisianas-recycler-rebuilds-wetlands-with-crushed-glass-2026-1
#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSunday (Belated)
#EnvironmentalConservation
#WasteManagement #Environment #Biodiversity #Wetlands #CoastalConservation #Recycling

2026-02-01 20:46:27 UTC

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Thanks. Good stuff today on no-peat potting soil.

2026-02-01 20:33:01 UTC

COLOMBIA PROTECTS AMAZON FROM EXPLOITATION
🌿 New law turns the Amazon biome within its territory into a reserve, unavailable to new oil and large-scale mining projects.
❌ Announcement means 43 oil blocks and 286 mining proposals won't move ahead.
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Country seeks to prioritize long-term environmental health and sustainable economic solutions.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/colombia-amazon-ban-new-extractive-projects
#SolarPunkSunday #Environment #Amazon #Conservation #EnvironmentalProtection #EnvironmentalConservation

2026-01-31 00:53:33 UTC

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Choice!

2026-01-25 20:39:13 UTC

CLEAN ENERGY STILL BOOMING
Keep recent news and legislation in context.
🌬️ Last year, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries.
🌞 In September last year, solar made up 98% of new capacity.
🔋Looking ahead: This year, the U.S. Energy Administration projects that all net new generating capacity will come from renewable energy and batteries.
📈 Per S&P Global: The deadline to obtain remaining tax credits could boost new solar capacity in 2030 by 35% over what would have happened without OBBB.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91474000/clean-energy-is-still-booming-in-the-u-s-despite-trumps-best-efforts
#SolarPunkSunday #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #Environment

2026-01-24 17:00:13 UTC

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Great!
My resources, though, are North America based. I get frustrated responses from folks in the UK about this.
For this reason, we should consider organizing a global fedi network of gardeners who provide practical advice and identify *regional* resources.
One possibility: There could be a single source (blog maybe) updating fedi gardeners of available regional wildlife gardening accounts, regional resources, new relevant posts, and newly identified resources.
Also, a fedigroup.social can be created to auto-boost wildlife gardening posts from gardeners and media sources.
Sorry, I'm an idea guy and all this may be getting over our skis, but let's consider having a fedi goal of being leaders in this effort globally. Seems to be the sweet spot of non-commercial, environment-promoting, and lifestyle improvement.
#Gardening #HabitatGardening #NativePlants

2026-01-24 15:59:27 UTC

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I see a need and will participate.
I recently started the Habitat Gardening blog (which may be similar to your idea, but does not appear to be exactly the same) and have been adding to the Habitat Gardening Flipboard mag for years.
Latest Blog Post
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/where-to-purchase-native-plants
Mag
https://flipboard.com/@joewynne12/biodiveristy-gardening-lps72l4ty

2026-01-21 14:01:01 UTC

🐦‍⬛Join the GARDEN FOR BIRDS Project to Boost Backyard Habitat
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology wants to help you see more birds out your window! Its new Garden for Birds program shows you to how to add native plants to your space.
✅ practical advice
✅actionable steps
✅support for all skill levels
✅FMI go to site below
👉 Signup Today
[Edit: U.S. and Canada only]
#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #Birds #Biodiversity #HabitatGardening #NativePlants #Environment #Thrutopia #Gardening #Habitat
https://www.gardenforbirds.org/

2026-01-18 14:59:50 UTC

CONSERVATION BUILDS COMMUNITIES
🌳 A massive and successful conservation program, the Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA), is starting a new phase, called ARPA Comunidades.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This phase will focus on supporting communities by helping them increase their revenue through the bioeconomy or sale of sustainable forest products.
💰 Backed by a $120 million donor fund, ARPA Comunidades aims to increase protections across 60 sustainable-use reserves in the Brazilian Amazon spanning an area nearly the size of the U.K., directly impacting 130,000 people and helping raise 100,000 out of poverty.
#SolarPunkSunday #Amazon #Conservation #Environment #Biodiversity
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/massive-amazon-conservation-program-pledges-to-put-communities-first/

2026-01-18 10:43:35 UTC

BIOLOGIC HOTSPOT PRESERVED
🌳 Surprising old growth forest pockets found with 300-400 yo trees in area that was just purchased by the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina.
🦉 There is now a "conservation corridor" linking the South Mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area includes 17 rare species and natural communities.
🏕️ I often post from these locations and will get into this area as soon as they complete planned infrastructure.
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #Preservation #OldGrowthForests #Environment #Biodiversity
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article314209942.html
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2026-01-17 18:53:13 UTC

🪰 This very small fly landed on my finger last summer. Look at the bands on its tiny, tiny wings.
📷 Pic is a little blurry (had to use one hand quickly to get the shot), but it looks like a "biting midge" (Culicoides spp.). They need a better publicist, evidently.
🍂 It's one of a population in the thick layer of decaying leaves being used as a natural mulch nearby. Bugs like these are what Brown Thrashers and other birds are after when they are looking through leaves for food. We can support declining bird populations by just keeping leaves on the ground or as mulch in beds.
#InsectSaturday #HabitatGardening #Gardening #SolarPunk #BiodiversityGardening #Thrutopia
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2026-01-08 14:58:15 UTC

🌺 There's still time to add a 2026 resolution or two to support nature and wildlife. 🐦‍⬛ You can make a big impact with small actions.
Here's a list that you can scan through to find any resolutions appropriate and do-able for your situation.
These are some of mine. I will report progress here through the year:
✅ Plant 25 new native flowers (within tight budget)
✅ Provide nesting habitat for pollinators
✅ Leave the leaves and save the stems
✅ Execute a long-term social media campaign for invertebrates
✅ Share Xerces resources and conservation tips with 24 friends (done!😆)
#Gardening #HabitatGardening #Nature #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Invertebrates #Biodiversity #SolarPunk #Thrutopia
https://xerces.org/blog/new-years-resolutions-for-nature-and-wildlife

2026-01-07 14:09:38 UTC

#WildlifeWednesday
Successful Rewilding Return!
🦫 A pair of Beavers, reintroduced recently after 400 years absence, are successfully raising their first offspring.
🔑 This keystone species is having positive results for the Shropshire England wetland ecosystem and biodiversity.
#Biodiversity #Rewilding #SolarPunk
#UrbanRewilding #Conservation #Nature #Environment
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/beaver-reintroduction-conservation-success-shropshire/

2026-01-04 13:38:29 UTC

#SolarPunkSunday 🌞
Couple donates their $21.6M ranch to be conserved.
🌱 Land was donated to nonprofit Ranchers Stewardship Alliance which promotes sustainable ranching and resilient ecosystems.
🌿 Per the Land Trust Alliance, another NP: Donations like these help on multiple fronts, including preserving habitats, addressing social inequality, and combating the climate crisis.
#Biodiversity #Conservation #Environment #Habitat
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/montana-couple-donates-ranch-rsa-grassland/

2025-12-31 17:28:42 UTC

A KEY CONSERVATION STORY FROM 2025: URBAN REWILDING IS WORKING
🐸 There have been global reintroduction success stories involving diverse animal species: leopard frogs, howler monkeys, platypus, and beavers, among others.
🐒 This is despite the fact that a fraction of conservation efforts involve reintroduction of terrestrial species into cities.
#WildlifeWednesday #Rewilding #WildlifeConservation #Conservation #Biodiversity #Urbanism
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/05/27/urban-rewilding-combats-global-biodiversity-decline.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=hsrinivas%2Fmagazine%2FURBAN+REWILDING

2025-12-28 15:56:39 UTC

NEW GREEN ENERGY STORAGE BATTERIES BEING DEPLOYED
🌞 Critical need for storage of excess solar and wind energy has been difficult to fill.
📈 This new practical method from Energy Dome in Italy requires no rare minerals and is being deployed at scale, indicating early acceptance.
#SolarPunkSunday #Energy #GreenEnergy #StorageBatteries #Batteries
https://futurism.com/science-energy/google-co2-battery-facilities

2025-12-21 19:11:29 UTC

SUCCESSFUL URBAN INTERVENTION FOR BIODIVERSITY IMPROVEMENT
🏙️ Over the past two years, Dunedin's city center has become greener and more biodiverse thanks to the installation of street-side planters.
🐞 This change, though modest, proves popular with a range of insects that have moved in even though the city center remains dominated by gray non-permeable surfaces.
🌇 This real-world example shows that urban dwellers with limited green spaces can still have a positive impact on urban biodiversity through the use of planters and raised garden beds.
🪴 The upgrade of Dunedin's George Street comprises three consecutively installed blocks, each with a slightly different theme. The first block is dominated by native plants, the second features more flowering species, and the third has a mixture of both.
#SolarpunkSunday #NativePlants #Biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation #Urbanism #Insects
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-dunedin-city-greening-small-spaces.html

2025-12-17 23:39:07 UTC

🦖MONSTERDON SAVES
CHRISTMAS! 🎞️
📢 We are putting down our snark temporarily this week to promote this impactful event!!
* Any donation makes you eligible for giveaways from creative Mastodonians!
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#MonsterdonSavesChristmas
Important! Check out rules and details here:
https://timeloop.cafe/deck/@Taweret/115736026988063472
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2025-12-14 16:25:41 UTC

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I'll try to remember that tag next time.

2025-12-14 16:01:55 UTC

🌼 🌺 🌻 🌸 💮 🪻🌼 🌺 🌻 🌸 💮
WWF Report:
1.3 million acres have been protected in one of the world’s last remaining grassland habitats. The WWF initiative:
🔸 covers 121 private ranches and provides training and support for ranchers to improve sustainable management of their ranches
🔸has restored 45,000 acres of native prairie through 163 reseeding projects
🔸has restored 500 acres of wetlands
#Environment #Nature #Biodiversity #Conservation #NativePlants
@npub1san…jgxu
https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/great-plains/sustainable-ranching-initiative/

2025-12-14 01:14:49 UTC

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On it!

2025-12-09 03:10:30 UTC

Sisko having a Close Encounters of the Third Kind moment
#AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #TheRapture @startrek

2025-12-06 06:44:38 UTC

Depleted Tennessee Farmland Is Now Teeming With Wildlife
#Environment #Conservation #Nature #Rewilding
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/tennessee-middle-fork-bottoms-state-park-depleted-farmland/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/nature

2025-11-24 21:31:48 UTC

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#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
The art bears of Cherokee, NC
🧵 3 of 4
#PhotoMonday #FotoMontag
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2025-11-24 21:26:46 UTC

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#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
The art bears of Cherokee, NC
🧵 2 of 4
#PhotoMonday #FotoMontag
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2025-11-24 21:22:11 UTC

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
The art bears of Cherokee, NC
🧵 1 of 4
#PhotoMonday #FotoMontag
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2025-11-18 18:10:34 UTC

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🚗 Finally made it to the park, about an hour and a half northwest of Beaufort. Because there was an early cold wave coming all the way down south where I was, I chose to try out a "camping cabin." This is merely two rooms with beds. No water, but it did have a heater.
🌳 Got out to hike as soon as I could. When near the Neuse river, I came upon a huge Sweetgum. The base is about a meter/yard in diameter, one of the largest trees in this park, and rare for this species. Standing at the base, I could barely see the limbs and yellow leaves.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#CliffsOfTheNeuseSP 4 of 🧵
#Travel #Hiking #Nature
@npub19ne…6wxd
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2025-11-18 17:51:22 UTC

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While in Beaufort, I wanted to support local businesses and - what luck! - I found an ice cream shop.
They had cookie dough (one of my favorites) and pumpkin pie flavors, among many other tempting flavors. Both very creamy and had that "chewiness" that comes from good quality.
10/10 Will eat there again. And again.
#Travel #History #BeaufortNC
#CliffsOfTheNeuseSP 3 of 🧵
@npub19ne…6wxd
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2025-11-15 15:25:00 UTC

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Small Town Resistor with Global Impact
🚗 I traveled next to Beaufort, NC, pronounced "bo fert" (unlike Beaufort, SC which is pronounced "byoo fert"). It has a little historic district. In that district is this house, where a man named Jacob Henry lived.
Henry was the first Jewish member of the North Carolina legislature in 1808, at a time when members were expected to take an oath agreeing to the "truth of the Protestant religion" and the "divine authority of the New Testament."
He resisted.
🗣️ After another legislator attempted to oust him, he made a speech that is now famous. In it, he
🔹 Agreed that if religious principles incompatible with freedom and safety of the state, then they should be excluded from being a representative
🔹 Stated that he did not know of any incompatibility among the many diverse religions then existing in the state
🔹 Wondered whether the oath was dictating modes of belief similar to the countries in Europe (which the independence movement recently fought against)
🔹 Confirmed he was supportive of government and his religion had taught him to act properly. Thus, there was no reason to keep him from his post.
✅ He was allowed to retain his post as a representative.
❌ The oath was then adjusted to apply only to leadership and was eliminated altogether in 1835.
His speech was soon referenced nationally, even globally, by other resistors, and is still to this day.
#Travel #History #JacobHenry #BeaufortNC @npub19ne…6wxd
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2025-11-11 22:29:21 UTC

🚗 On my just-ended trip east, an opportunity arose for my first #MastoMeetup, so I adjusted my Day 1 schedule. Turned out to be a great decision!
🍽️ Had a delightful lunch at a famous location served with stories of life in Carteret County through the years. Now that's the kind of local flavor I like!
🍹 Thank you @npub1grl…rayl for an entertaining stopover! And we paired our baskets of bay scallops with mimosas perfectly! 😆 😋 Can't wait until I buzz by your county again!
🚗 After lunch, I drove over to Beaufort to take a few pics on the way to my destination state park.
#CliffsOfTheNeuseSP 1 of 🧵
@npub19ne…6wxd
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2025-11-09 00:24:34 UTC

"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"
- Groucho Marx

2025-10-31 18:01:48 UTC

Can't. Decorating.
#Halloween #SpookySeason
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2025-10-19 12:03:42 UTC

#SilentSunday
📷 open for horizontal pic
#Autumn #Nature #Landscape #SouthMountainsSP
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2025-10-13 21:05:37 UTC

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🧵 continuing
Dappled light on a branch of a Dogwood tree in the understory at Wing Haven, a historical garden refuge for birds, created by Elizabeth Clarkson. (see ⬆️ for more)
The berries can be seen. They are eaten by robins, thrashers, dark-eyed juncos, bluebirds, the tufted titmouse, and more.
#PhotoMonday #PhotoMontag #WingHaven #Autumn #HabitatGardening #Gardening #BiodiversityGardening #Nature
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2025-10-11 16:13:52 UTC

🦋 Just saw this ragged Gulf Fritillary, surviving to the end of the season. Not surprised to see it because I do two things:
🔹 Maintain late-blooming flowers for butterflies to feed on
🔹 Allow native Passionvine (Passiflora incarnata) to grow in a large area. This is the *only* host plant for the caterpillars of this species.
🐛 Back in the Spring, I actually saw a caterpillar on a Passionvine leaf. Could this be the same individual?
😋 I add myself to the natural interconnection, a consumer of the Passionfruit and spreader of seeds.
#InsectSaturday #HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening #Nature #Environment
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2025-10-04 16:37:02 UTC

😎 Glorious day to be out gardening here. Even pulling weeds is not a chore when the sun is warm, the breeze is cool, and there is the smell of the first fallen leaves. 🍂
#Gardening #Autumn #Fall

2025-09-30 10:53:38 UTC

#TextureTuesday
📸 long vertical pic Canna Lily leaf
#Nature #Gardening
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2025-09-13 15:24:19 UTC

#InsectSaturday
🦋 We have been seeing bad news about the decline of insect populations. But building back some of that insect habitat is not difficult. And scientists say it's necessary!
🐛 If you have a garden, check out this simple organizer which will help you support any local butterfly population. I used an example from my garden.
🐝 It's in my new blog, Habitat Gardening
https://write.as/habitat-gardening/how-you-can-build-back-butterfly-habitat
Bonus seasonal tips and recommended resource.
🦋 Let's bring out more butterflies!
#HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening #NativePlants #Nature #Environment

2025-09-13 12:13:34 UTC

#InsectSaturday
🐞 Results just reported by a researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show "insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ecosystems that depend on them."
🪲 Recent studies with similar results focused on disturbed landscapes.
#Nature #Science #Environment #Insects #Ecosystem #EcosystemDamage
@npub19ne…6wxd
https://college.unc.edu/2025/09/untouched-ecosystems-insects/

2025-09-12 19:10:58 UTC

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Every utterance of Captain Ayako is #AllStarTrek canon.
@npub15p2…xxs0

2025-09-10 02:18:14 UTC

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I actually remember that! Happy Anniversary! Do something fun to celebrate.

2025-08-25 23:53:00 UTC

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I don't think even my daughter would know to do that. Probably has never been into a bank.
My mother was planning to go to one of the machine counters.

2025-08-25 23:37:32 UTC

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My mother's house has been a collection point for furniture, small items and "memorabelia" for a blended family, so months of planning have been completed to determine who gets what.
And here is the lesson reiterated: Older people have collected too much stuff that the younger generations do not want.
How bad can it be? Here's one of multiple large jars of coins. What were these kept for? The only current use I know is to give to young people to freak them out. I'm keeping 2 jars for Halloween.
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2025-08-25 23:25:51 UTC

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I completed the Nashville Run (425 miles) in 6 hours flat. The key is to start with a large black coffee at 5:30 am to avoid extreme traffic at Asheville's Hurricane Helene Contruction bottleneck.
Then it was a short break before diving into dealing with a massive amount of material stuff.

2025-08-25 03:14:24 UTC

Final packing tonight for another trip to Nashville where I will help move my mother into her Independent Living apartment. Super nice facility located right where she wants to be.
She has some trepidations, but overall is ready and wanting to get in there. An unexpected benefit is a cool view of the Nashville skyline from their rooftop bar.

2025-08-22 11:34:58 UTC

#FootpathFriday 📹
Wanted to share this moment with you.
🌻 A short stroll by #NativePlants on a path in my garden. It's a quiet misty morning, after a rain, with birds singing.
💮 When this was recorded in early summer, the large patch of butterfly weed flowers had gone by. Mostly on the left terraces, there were black-eyed susans, but also coreopsis and fleabane in bloom. Anise hyssop was beginning to flower.
🌼 Waiting in the wings for their show are goldenrod and beautyberry, maybe some thistle in there, for late season feeding. But I need to clear out some competion so they can grow.
#Bloomscrolling #HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening #Nature @npub1v5a…ny6w
@npub1y55…2ts6
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2025-08-22 10:33:35 UTC

#FlowerFriday
Seen while walking, this huge Hibiscus was a single flower on a single scraggly stem with no other branches. That's why it looks like it's floating.
It's an explosion of wonderful despite a difficult path. Like a lot of people in the Fedi I know.
Enjoy your Friday!
#FridayFeeling #Bloomscrolling
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2025-08-22 01:16:03 UTC

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😆 @npub17zn…z5e5

2025-08-16 21:11:32 UTC

#InsectSaturday
🪷 Looks like I'll be getting gifts from local pollinators. First, I let locally native Maypops (Passiflora incarnata) grow in my #garden. Complex and beautiful flowers.
🐝 Then I enjoy Carpenter Bees, very important native pollinators, while they do their thing. The caterpillars of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly also eat the leaves as their sole source of food. So I enjoy those butterflies as well.
🥝 Later, when the fruit grows and turns purple, I get Maypops to eat with their tropical tartness. And I don't have to go to the store. Thanks, pollinators!
#BiodiversityGardening #HabitatGardening #Gardening #Rewilding #Nature #NativePlants
@npub1v5a…ny6w #NativeBees #Pollinators
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2025-08-15 14:56:55 UTC

🍄 It has been raining off and on for days here and the daytime temperatures have been between 85F and 100F (29C to 38C), so I think these are an unusual appearance of the tropical traveler fungus Leucocoprinus birnbaumii.
🍄‍🟫 Also known in temperate regions as Flower Pot Parasol where it shows up more commonly.
Really stood out from a distance on our walk during a cloudy morning.
#FungiFriday #Fungus #Fungi #Nature
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2025-08-12 16:25:28 UTC

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What a life he has in front of him.

2025-08-09 00:59:34 UTC

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Thanks and same for you.

2025-08-09 00:51:44 UTC

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Know what you mean. I've been helping my mother prepare to move into independent living. Final move is at end of this month.

2025-08-08 20:59:20 UTC

The American Beautyberry is known for bright purple berries late in the season, but its bundles of small pink flowers give it charm in the summer.
The berries are eaten by dozens of songbirds when other preferred foods have run out. The berries are a reason we have towhees, cardinals, thrashers, and mockingbirds in our garden.
#Bloomscrolling #NativePlants #HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening #Gardening @npub1v5a…ny6w
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2025-08-07 13:34:30 UTC

Report: State of the Butterflies in the United States
🦋 More than one-fifth of our butterflies disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
🦋 Over 40% of assessed species fell in numbers by 50% or more—and two dozen species suffered more than 90% losses.
🦋 "Butterfly habitat should be woven into all parts of our landscapes—farmland, utility corridors, solar arrays, bike paths, roadsides, natural areas, and backyard and community gardens—to provide homes for common and wide-ranging butterflies as well as rare and at-risk species."
🦋 "To recover butterflies, we must combine efforts across towns and cities, working lands, and natural areas as well as in the linkages and stepping stones which provide connecting pathways."
👉 All is not lost! Have a garden, pots or access to a natural area or park? Join me in building back habitat for butterflies. I will post useful resources and share my experiences and tips. Share yours as well.
🌷 I'll also post butterfly gardens from my travels. Many have a head start in this.
https://xerces.org/publications/scientific-reports/state-of-butterflies-in-united-states
#ButterflyConservation 🧵
#Butterflies #Nature #Conservation #Gardening #HabitatGardening #BiodiversityGardening

2025-08-06 16:50:27 UTC

#WildlifeWednesday
Always trying to get a shot of Goldfinches but they are very skittish. Finally, when I'm far away, a trio, known in this #garden as The Marauders, pick seeds from Coneflowers while a Tiger Swallowtail feeds on a Shasta Daisy.
They should continue to have food through the early winter because I have made sure to maintain flowers and shrubs that will support them, like Beautyberry, Asters, and Thistles.
#Wildlife #BiodiversityGardening #HabitatGardening #Gardening @npub1v5a…ny6w #Nature
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2025-07-31 02:13:20 UTC

#WildlifeWednesday
🐌 There was evidence of animal populations despite being an urban creek. Mussel shells and snails were abundant.
After about 30 minutes, I found what I was looking for. It was not doing so well. Maybe it had been a victim of people playing in the creek the previous day.
🦞 This is the Nashville Crayfish. Notice the long claws with orange tips with a black band. Also the "saddle" coloration on the carapace helps with identification.
🛶 We have River Keepers, but we need more Stream Keepers, people watching out for the creeks near their homes.
🔬 There are citizen science opportunities for young people, and habitats and rare populations to protect.
Check out the little waterways near you.
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#HiddenNashville #Nature #Biodiversity #Crayfish #Wildlife
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2025-07-28 16:17:07 UTC

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Excellent!