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Melisa Pinnow

@sanjuanorcas.bsky.social

Marine Naturalist | Killer Whale Nerd | Birder | Native Plant Propagator | Pollinator Enthusiast | Cat Mom San Juan Island, WA State https://www.biodiversitynursery.com http://www.sanjuanorcas.com All photos are my own unless reposted πŸ“Έ

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Fall seed sowing is well underway! By spring, at least 124 species will have been sown, mainly into plugs. Any last minute wish list plants you would like us to grow?

13.11.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Native Plant Walk! Please join us at Brigg's Lake this Sunday (November 9th) at 10:00 AM. Meet at parking area at the intersection of Roche Harbor and West Valley Roads. Let’s find some cool native plants!

05.11.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Last Dive 🌊

29.10.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FHFF

The Snake and the Whale is free to view online now through Sunday, November 2 (midnight). This documentary, screened at FHFF 2025, dives deep into the story of the Lower Snake River dams and their impact on salmon and orcas.

Watch the Film: www.fhff.org/watch
Password: breach (all lowercase)

29.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Wondering about our current plant stock? You can always check our stock by visiting the β€œnursery store" page on our website and hitting "click here" after "current availability" at the top of the page. This will take you to the stock spreadsheet. www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

29.10.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Back in stock:

Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Woodland Beardtongue (Nothochelone nemorosa)

More stock added:

Pacific Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

26.10.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite films from the 2025 Friday Harbor Film Festival so far:

The Snake and the Whale
Parrot Kindergarten
Send Kelp!

25.10.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

New bareroot stock!

Broadleaf Penstemon (Penstemon ovatus)
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)
Pacific Rush (Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus)
Seashore Lupine (Lupinus littoralis)

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

19.10.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Native Plant Field Trip! Join us this Sunday (Sep 7) at 10:30 AM. Led by Adam Martin, we will hike Jakle’s and the other lagoons in search of Pickle Weed and other late summer/fall plants. Meet us at the Jakle’s Lagoon parking lot. - The Washington Native Plant Society San Juan Islands Chapter 🌸

05.09.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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plantr - Plantr Plantr – Find Your Perfect Plant Match That’s everyone! You’ve seen all the available plants. Check your matches to see who you liked! ← Pass Keep β†’ Swipe or drag the card to make a choice. Reset View...

Meet Plantr! Plantr is an app where you can find your native plant soulmate! Similar to dating apps, you swipe left to pass on the plant and swipe right to keep the plant. Basic details like preferred light and soil condtions, as well as wildlife support are listed for every plant. plantrapp.com

01.09.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two of my favorite things - T75A and native plants (sea thrift and stonecrop) πŸ₯°

12.07.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meesha πŸ₯°

10.07.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New science report identifies roadmap to aid in the recovery of endangered Southern Resident killer whales | Raincoast Independent science panel calls for urgent and bold action to aid in the recovery of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
07.07.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Complete Mitochondrial Genomes Provide Evidence of a Killer Whale Refugium Off the Coast of Japan During the Last Glacial Maximum Aim During glacial periods, highly mobile species often shifted to warmer, ice-free regions known as refugia, which frequently maintained higher genetic diversity than newly colonised areas after gl...
01.07.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status | Royal Society Open Science Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are currently recognized as a single ecologically and morphologically diverse, globally distributed species. Multiple morphotypes or ecotypes have been described, often associated with feeding specialization, and several ...
01.07.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big news!

Our latest paper, β€œManufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales” has been published in β€œCurrent Biology”.

This is the first known evidence of a marine mammal making tools out of objects in their environment.

Explore more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

23.06.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
APA PsycNet

Testing the Waters: Attempts by Wild Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) to Provision People (Homo sapiens)

01.07.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A bit late to the party but β€œOcean with David Attenborough” is a wonderful documentary. Watch it if you haven’t seen it!

01.07.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Stock update!

Back in stock:
Field Chickweed
Prairie Dunegrass
Sea Blush
Self Heal
Tower Mustard
Wild Mint
Yarrow
Yerba Buena

New species:
Large Leaved Avens
Northern Water Plantain
Pathfinder
Swordleaf Rush
White Hawkweed

25.06.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
WNPS Special Announcement: Alert - Contact your Senator or Representative Today (Sale of Public Lands) Washington Native Plant Society

Republicans in Congress trying to pass a budget reconciliation bill that includes mandatory sale of millions of acres of our public lands to private interests. San Juan Islands National Monument may be at risk. Sovereign Tribal Nations are excluded from first right of refusal….

24.06.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Back in stock:
Osoberry
Shortspur White Plectritis (for restoration/conservation groups only)
Slough Sedge
Small Flowered Alumroot
Spearleaf Stonecrop

New species:
Marsh Speedwell
Short Scaled Sedge
Western Fescue
Woodland Tarweed

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-stor...

05.06.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In bloom and in stock!

American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
Bicolor Babystars (Leptosiphon bicolor)
Common Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Fragrant Fringecup (Tellima grandiflora)
Yellow Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata)

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

27.05.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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T124A2B flying! Photo taken aboard the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions on 6/4/25.

05.06.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Threadwood Animation ​Threadwood is a husband & wife animation team! We specialize in stop-motion and claymation.
06.05.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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T19, followed by her two sons, T19C and T19B. Photo taken aboard the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions on 4/23/25.

28.04.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursery Store | Biodiversity Nursery Native plants for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.

More stock added: American Speedwell, Coastal Hedgenettle, Roemer's Fescue, Sitka Brome, and Woolly Sunflower.

New species: Fragrant Fringecup and Red Fescue.

Back in stock: Field Chickweed, Lindley’s Clarkia, Orange Honeysuckle, and Woodland Strawberry.

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

24.04.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get um while they are blooming!
Chocolate Lily, Common Camas, Dark Throated Shooting Star, Early Blue Violet, Long Stolon Sedge, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Menzie’s Fiddleneck, and Spring Beauty are all blooming in their containers (and in the wild) right now!

www.biodiversitynursery.com/nursery-store

22.04.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy 3rd Birthday Meesha! We are so thankful that you are part of our family ❀️

21.04.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am growing yellow sand verbena in hopes of helping the moth.

19.04.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw a brown elfin butterfly today!

14.04.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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