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I recently got a 4-bike car rack with a lot of straps. Next year is going to be wild.

I attached the pods to the license plate of my car so I spread seed as I drive around town and the surrounding countryside 😂 Its incredibly satisfying to see the wind dispersed seeds shoot out the back around while I drive

Photo of cakes made with Nootka Rose flavoring

Photo of a table set for a tea party with a centerpiece of native plants as decoration

Photo of loose leaf herbal tea of Missouri Goldenrod

In a region shaped by farm culture, where #NativePlants were eradicated as weeds, locals often hold negative views towards such plants. My wife hosted a tea party to rethink this perspective. It celebrated native plants in decor, gardens, and food while raising funds to support a pocket prairie.

Photo of the Columbia River from on top of Silver Crown Mountain

This is a view from a mountain that was recently logged (those foreground trees are now gone). I sent the first of many emails to rally support to raise funds to purchase the land for #conservation and low-impact recreation. This marks the start of something awesome arising from something terrible.

Photo of a pond on the right, a house on the left, and cloud covered mountains in the background, all in all autumn colors

I'm absolutely loving these autumn vibes.

Screenshot of Ecoseek website showing a coverage map with all Western states colored in.

It's about the small wins sometimes. After a long break from #Ecoseek to focus on hikes and gardening, I was able to launch a new version with the help of my daughter. All the Western states are supported now. The Midwest is next!

www.ecoseek.app

Photo of a flower pot with rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot

Some stars aligned and a donor provided us with a beautiful ceramic pot at the same time that another wonderful person donated rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot -- all right before a fundraiser for the native garden.

#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome

Screenshot of a PDF with a handwritten message that says "Hi Dad" and a happy dog face

What a wonderful surprise! My daughter wanted to help with #Ecoseek so I suggested she help with some of the ecoregion descriptions. I was doing some quality control and found a nice message in one of the PDFs ❤️

Photo of cut sunflower stalks woven between standing stubble

Reminder to think of insect habitat while you put your garden to bed for the winter. I found weaving cut stalks in with the standing stubble prevents wind blowing it all away while giving a variety of habitat options for those beneficial insects.

#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens

A person looking at science equipment in a field

And now we're sciencing!

Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.

We still have those bears trapezing through our natural area. We've counted 5 individuals this season.

#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam

Photo of a gate with tools nearby.

We put up a gate! It represents the final piece of a boundary that protects our natural area from our regenerative land. We did this after an amazing visit from folks from @wadnr.bsky.social and Stevens County Conservation District where we had a total #nature geek out and ecoadventure.

Photo of a coralroot orchid

Oh yeah, and we found a coralroot #orchid!

Photo of an oak savanna with pine covered mountains in the background

Photo of an oak woodland with pine covered mountains in the background

Photo of wildflowers with oak woodland in the backyard

The #botany dork in me got to geek out at an oak woodland! I knew we had oaks in WA but wasn't sure where. I used #Ecoseek to find the ecoregion then used it to find a high quality natural area to explore. Total success!

Heck yeah--that's the ultimate plan. Livestock requires more infrastructure, time, and owning/borrowing the actual livestock though

That's wonderful! I love that we're all making these island habitats.

Oof, those are nasty! The weed seed bank is pretty bad here, and the bindweed will keep coming back until we get the last bit out, but those are small problems compared to what you have.

Photo of native plants surrounded by cheatgrass and bind weeds

Photo of native plants with weeds removed and new plantings in the ground

Big thanks to the Idaho Native Plant Society, and a very generous donor, for the $100+ worth of #NativePlants. After 15 hours of volunteer hours, we have the #PocketPrairie mostly weeded and the new plants in the ground.

Before and after photos below.

🤣

Turkey Vulture souring in the air with the Columbia River in the background

Birds use columns of warm and rising air to gain altitude through a spiraling flight pattern. It's one of the absolute wonders of nature and I can watch it for hours.

#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit

YouTube video by Jonas Goodwin (Jonas) 40 MIN 4K Underwater Exploration 🐙 Soothing Ocean Sounds & Octopus from New Zealand

You all need to see this. My friend moved to New Zealand a while back and has been seeing the coolest stuff. If you need proof, skip to minute 24 in the below video. Or watch the whole thing and chill.

#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife

youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...

LOL!! And now we have a favorite team.

Photo of a young chicken standing on a soccer ball

My daughter is raising a chicken. My daughter also plays soccer. Thus we have a soccer playing chicken.

Photo of Arrow leaf Balsam flower in the foreground and a small town along the Columbia River in the background

From the limestone cliffs overlooking my hometown of Northport, the Columbia River, and Red Mountain in Canada.

#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers

With the columnar basalt in the background?? Beautiful!

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I love oak and hickory forests--we don't get a lot of them in WA, unfortunately. I'm planning a trip this month to explore an oak savanna though!

You add activities while in an ecoregion by pressing the green + button. They're saved locally, so no sharing for now :(

Hey @themagikgarden.com , I just pushed a new version of Ecoseek that includes New Jersey and New York. Hope you enjoy!

Screenshot of Ecoseek with the Pine Barrens Ecoregion selected.

As someone who was greatly influenced by Tom Brown Jr., I'm happy to have added the Pine Barrens to Ecoseek.

The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.

Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Second bear sighting in about a week. Maybe they (he/she?) do like our little nature preserve!

#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation

Photo of a boy hiking in Palouse Prairie

Had an amazing time on the #NativePlant hike at Kamiak Butte hosted by @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social and Palouse Conservation District. My boy got really good at identifying the wildflowers! A budding botanist!