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@heather890.bsky.social

Horticulturist focusing on native plants. I love birding, hiking, boating, snorkeling.

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NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away๐Ÿงชโš’๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov

17.04.2025 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1038    ๐Ÿ” 958    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 118
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Robin Wall Kimmerer: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 Find out why Robin Wall Kimmerer is on this yearโ€™s list

"During a time of tremendous environmental fear and uncertainty, we have found, to our immeasurable relief, our master teacher," writes Elizabeth Gilbert of Robin Wall Kimmerer.

16.04.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 166    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

I didn't expect that result, but it's true. Comes up Gulf of America.

15.02.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie

20.01.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5049    ๐Ÿ” 832    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43
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A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler Octavia Butler was an author of moving and prophetic science fiction novels. She wrote an essay in 2000 for Essence Magazine that teaches us the capacity we have to understand the future, as well aโ€ฆ

โ€œI didnโ€™t make up the problems,โ€ I pointed out. โ€˜All I did was look around at the problems weโ€™re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.โ€™"

- Octavia Butler (2000)

commongood.cc/reader/a-few...

09.01.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 820    ๐Ÿ” 310    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
In his Farewell Address on January 14, 1981, President Jimmy Carter worried about the direction of the country. He noted that the American people had begun to lose faith in the governmentโ€™s ability to deal with problems and were turning to โ€œsingle-issue groups and special interest organizations to ensure that whatever else happens, our own personal views and our own private interests are protected.โ€ This focus on individualism, he warned, distorts the nationโ€™s purpose because โ€œthe national interest is not always the sum of all our single or special interests. We are all Americans together, and we must not forget that the common good is our common interest and our individual responsibility.โ€

Carter urged Americans to protect our โ€œmost precious possessions: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land which sustains us,โ€ and to advance the basic human rights that had, after all, โ€œinvented America.โ€ โ€œOur common vision of a free and just society,โ€ he said, โ€œis our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater even than the bounty of our material blessings.โ€

In his Farewell Address on January 14, 1981, President Jimmy Carter worried about the direction of the country. He noted that the American people had begun to lose faith in the governmentโ€™s ability to deal with problems and were turning to โ€œsingle-issue groups and special interest organizations to ensure that whatever else happens, our own personal views and our own private interests are protected.โ€ This focus on individualism, he warned, distorts the nationโ€™s purpose because โ€œthe national interest is not always the sum of all our single or special interests. We are all Americans together, and we must not forget that the common good is our common interest and our individual responsibility.โ€ Carter urged Americans to protect our โ€œmost precious possessions: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land which sustains us,โ€ and to advance the basic human rights that had, after all, โ€œinvented America.โ€ โ€œOur common vision of a free and just society,โ€ he said, โ€œis our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater even than the bounty of our material blessings.โ€

This is the Jimmy Carter piece you want to read today. @hcrichardson.bsky.social has a full look at the former President from his humble beginnings to his remarkable post-White House work on democracy & human rights.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

30.12.2024 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 888    ๐Ÿ” 234    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.

28.11.2024 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24198    ๐Ÿ” 5323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 701    ๐Ÿ“Œ 215

I tend to skim the written version but listen to your recordings paying closer attention. Thanks for taking time to do them.

14.12.2024 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letters from an American Podcast ยท Heather Cox Richardson ยท Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

If you are not listening to @hcrichardson.bsky.social โ€œLetters from an Americanโ€ you are missing out. She masterfully weaves historical context into todayโ€™s political climate in a way like no other.

open.spotify.com/show/2NAihO3...

14.12.2024 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 696    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
House Finch with leucistic white cheeks. December 2024 in Jensen, Utah.

House Finch with leucistic white cheeks. December 2024 in Jensen, Utah.

We call this leucistic House Finch โ€œWhite Cheeksโ€. Heโ€™s been visiting our feeders in Jensen, Utah for over a year! ๐Ÿชถ#addbirder

14.12.2024 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Matter of Degrees Government Podcast ยท 2 Seasons ยท Updated Semimonthly

I just listened to the most recent podcast episode. The conversation was refreshing and gave me a sense of optimism that I havenโ€™t felt for awhile! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

10.12.2024 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Missed last night's program honoring the great @leahstokes.bsky.social? All our live shows are archived on our YouTube channel:

10.12.2024 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep reading that this is a place for kinder people, but gentle souls have always been among us. We just couldnโ€™t hear them anymore. Perhaps our gathering here is proof that we missed those voices. What a wonderful thing to believe about ourselves. It can be a bold move to choose kindness.

08.12.2024 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19278    ๐Ÿ” 2145    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 570    ๐Ÿ“Œ 110

Iโ€™m ignorant! What does this chart refer to?

09.12.2024 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today's #artadventcalendar !
A pencil illustration of a Pied-billed Grebe for a previous issue of Bird Observer. ๐Ÿชถ

08.12.2024 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 280    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

At our garden center, people often asked for those "popular trees".

06.12.2024 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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St. George has cut a slice of turf from its golf game โ€” and is eyeing more Water conservation is vital to southwest Utahโ€™s future and removing irrigated grass at many of its golf courses would be a big step toward stretching that supply. But efforts have struggled to gain tr...

www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

Itโ€™s astonishing to me that currently one in ten gallons of water distributed in the region serves golf courses.

04.12.2024 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The image presents a comparison between two types of lawns to promote #NoMowMay. On top, titled "Why have a lawn like this?" it displays a grid of uniform green squares representing a plain, regularly mowed lawn. Below, titled "When you can have a lawn like this?" the grid intersperses colourful icons of a sunflower, a pink flower, a ladybug, a frog, a bee, a butterfly, a white flower with a yellow centre, a tulip, another sunflower, a red mushroom with white spots, and additional flowers, symbolising a lively, biodiverse lawn encouraged by letting grass grow naturally during May and beyond.

The image presents a comparison between two types of lawns to promote #NoMowMay. On top, titled "Why have a lawn like this?" it displays a grid of uniform green squares representing a plain, regularly mowed lawn. Below, titled "When you can have a lawn like this?" the grid intersperses colourful icons of a sunflower, a pink flower, a ladybug, a frog, a bee, a butterfly, a white flower with a yellow centre, a tulip, another sunflower, a red mushroom with white spots, and additional flowers, symbolising a lively, biodiverse lawn encouraged by letting grass grow naturally during May and beyond.

#NoMowMay has begun! ๐ŸŒผ

01.05.2024 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember

I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book listsโ€”so I decided to make my own!

Introducing: โœจ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“š The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books โœจ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“š

Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!

27.11.2024 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9491    ๐Ÿ” 2659    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 362    ๐Ÿ“Œ 214

I remember when Olestra was being touted as the latest, greatest thing.

25.11.2024 04:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is an essential and immensely clarifying piece.

You should read anything and everything Dara writes, but this in particular.

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The Really Dark Truth About Bots
YouTube video by Benn Jordan The Really Dark Truth About Bots

this is worth watching youtu.be/GZ5XN_mJE8Y?...

21.11.2024 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
POLIO IS CONQUERED newspaper headline

POLIO IS CONQUERED newspaper headline

Sigh.

16.11.2024 04:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21002    ๐Ÿ” 2804    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 543    ๐Ÿ“Œ 277
Great Horned Owl with moon and Venus

Great Horned Owl with moon and Venus

17.11.2024 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A really clever visualization of ignoring climate change

15.11.2024 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1772    ๐Ÿ” 558    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

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