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Search results for tag #nature

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[?]gclef » 🌐
@gclef@social.vivaldi.net

A global science project is asking volunteers to search Arctic satellite images for the animals, which are threatened by climate change.

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

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    [?]Anthony » 🌐
    @FlashF1R3@pixelfed.social

    #TextureTuesday A cucumber bloom. I wanted to highlight the texture disparity between the spiky branches and the soft flower.

    #photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #blooms #blumen #bloomscrolling #flowers #yellow #plants #garden #fujifilm

    A yellow cucumber flower showing off its delicate nature while 3 green vines can be seen branching out of the frame and they have little spiky hairs on them.

    Alt...A yellow cucumber flower showing off its delicate nature while 3 green vines can be seen branching out of the frame and they have little spiky hairs on them.

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      [?]The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️ » 🌐
      @TheEddieShow@beige.party

      📷 Bull elk @ Kituwah (ᎩᏚᏩ), 7:55 PM.

      a large elk with velvet-covered antlers stands in a grassy field. The elk is mid-step, facing right with its mouth slightly open. Lush green trees fill the background, and tall grass and plants surround the animal.

      Alt...a large elk with velvet-covered antlers stands in a grassy field. The elk is mid-step, facing right with its mouth slightly open. Lush green trees fill the background, and tall grass and plants surround the animal.

        [?]LordWoolamaloo » 🌐
        @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

        A wee bee, paying court to some pink blooms
        flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_g

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          [?]Carrie🇨🇦 » 🌐
          @carrieberry@mstdn.social

          Bit of

          ducks in the grassy marsh

          Alt...ducks in the grassy marsh

          yellow tansy

          Alt...yellow tansy

          ducks in the grassy marsh

          Alt...ducks in the grassy marsh

          trees by the lake

          Alt...trees by the lake

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            [?]NB » 🌐
            @NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social

            B(ee)&B(ee) 🏩 for #bienstag

            Complete with a sprig of lavender for both Breakfast and a Bed! 😂✨

            #photography #amateurphotography #flowerstagram #carderbee #europeanwoolcarderbee #insectsofthefediverse #summer #flower #closeup #macro #bee #insect #lavender #bloomscrolling #nature #urbangarden #dreamy #soft #delicate #park #wildlife #natura #italia #italy #bologna #urbangarden #urbannature

            This photo is of two yellow and black striped European Carder bees. They are lying symmetrically on opposite sides of lavender stem/spring.The bees are sleeping and are clinging to the small purple flowers with their heads facing inward toward the centre. The stem comes up from bottom of the frame. The background is a blurred one with pastel blues, pinks, and yellow tones.

            Alt...This photo is of two yellow and black striped European Carder bees. They are lying symmetrically on opposite sides of lavender stem/spring.The bees are sleeping and are clinging to the small purple flowers with their heads facing inward toward the centre. The stem comes up from bottom of the frame. The background is a blurred one with pastel blues, pinks, and yellow tones.

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              [?]gclef » 🌐
              @gclef@social.vivaldi.net

              As China erects the largest hydropower installation on Earth atop an active fault line in the Himalayas, Chinese scientists are calling on engineers to guard against risks from earthquakes. Read more on E360 →

              e360.yale.edu/digest/yarlung-t

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                [?]Anthony » 🌐
                @FlashF1R3@pixelfed.social

                Your very own Luck Dragon, the Salt Marsh Moth. Hop onto its delightful mane and ride into a Neverending Story…

                In the second picture I believe that’s a clutch of eggs at the bottom. I didn’t really notice it when I shot this. I revisited it and will post a better picture of just that sometime in the coming days. Also this moth has an orange abdomen but you have to pester the moth to get it to show, so I didn’t do that.

                #photography #fotografie #moth #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #insect #insekten #insekt #fluffy #fujifilm

                Closeup of a white moth with a really fluffy mane around its neck and black spots on its wings

                Alt...Closeup of a white moth with a really fluffy mane around its neck and black spots on its wings

                Closeup of a white moth with black spots on its wings. It’s sitting on a leaf and under it is a clutch of eggs.

                Alt...Closeup of a white moth with black spots on its wings. It’s sitting on a leaf and under it is a clutch of eggs.

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                  [?]GertrudeZane 🇺🇦 » 🌐
                  @GertrudeZane@c.im

                  The butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees love the flowers in our front yard entranceway.

                  Some butterfly weed is growing in a pot in a front yard garden. The orange flowers are very tiny with five petals and a yellow center. One pink flox flower is blooming in another pot nearby. Lush green leaves are all around.

                  Alt...Some butterfly weed is growing in a pot in a front yard garden. The orange flowers are very tiny with five petals and a yellow center. One pink flox flower is blooming in another pot nearby. Lush green leaves are all around.

                  The common daisy is growing in a pot in a front yard garden. The flower has many white petals and a big yellow center. The flowers are surrounded by lush green leaves.

                  Alt...The common daisy is growing in a pot in a front yard garden. The flower has many white petals and a big yellow center. The flowers are surrounded by lush green leaves.

                  Pink coneflowers and orange coneflowers are blooming together in a pot in a front yard garden. The flowers have many petals and a russet colored center. They are surrounded by lush green leaves.

                  Alt...Pink coneflowers and orange coneflowers are blooming together in a pot in a front yard garden. The flowers have many petals and a russet colored center. They are surrounded by lush green leaves.

                  Black-eyed Susans are blooming in a pot in a front yard garden. They have many flat, yellow petals and a big brown center. Lush green leaves surround them.

                  Alt...Black-eyed Susans are blooming in a pot in a front yard garden. They have many flat, yellow petals and a big brown center. Lush green leaves surround them.

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                    [?]arcturus » 🌐
                    @arcturus@pixelfed.social

                    Behold! I have bathed!

                    #nature #naturephotography #birds #wagtail #wildlife #wildlifephotography

                    A vertically oriented photograph of a juvenile white wagtail standing on a small rock in front of a puddle. The bird is facing the camera, its feathers all wet from having just taken a bath in the puddle. its standing with its legs wide and wings all stretched out and up, looking straight into the camera.

                    Alt...A vertically oriented photograph of a juvenile white wagtail standing on a small rock in front of a puddle. The bird is facing the camera, its feathers all wet from having just taken a bath in the puddle. its standing with its legs wide and wings all stretched out and up, looking straight into the camera.

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                      [?]Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) [she/her] » 🌐
                      @amandamakepeace@turtleisland.social

                      Working on one last patron commission. I don’t draw these often because the details… !!!

                      Progress shot of a pencil drawing of a Death’s-head Moth. Acherontia lachesis, specifically.

                      Alt...Progress shot of a pencil drawing of a Death’s-head Moth. Acherontia lachesis, specifically.

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                        [?]Anton Gorlin » 🌐
                        @antongorlin@mastodon.art

                        Fluidity of Stone

                        I assume it is an ancient petrified lava flow. Maybe partially lava flow, partially normal rocks, which were in the way. Maybe something totally different. But it does look like stone flowing down.

                        a rockscape showing various textures of the rocks. Not close up. The rocks curve down as if flowing. Layout is black stripe on top, orange-yellow-beige stripe in the middle, black and orange stripe at the bottom.

                        Alt...a rockscape showing various textures of the rocks. Not close up. The rocks curve down as if flowing. Layout is black stripe on top, orange-yellow-beige stripe in the middle, black and orange stripe at the bottom.

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                          [?]Cambirdsong » 🌐
                          @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

                          Petalled sunshine.

                          Closeup of a sunflower bloom (large flower with green bracts holding golden yellow petals, the unfertilized flowers, surrounding a large center of hundreds of tiny tubular yellow fertilized flowers between which the fruit - sunflower seeds - grow and emerge).

                          Alt...Closeup of a sunflower bloom (large flower with green bracts holding golden yellow petals, the unfertilized flowers, surrounding a large center of hundreds of tiny tubular yellow fertilized flowers between which the fruit - sunflower seeds - grow and emerge).

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                            [?]Wendy » 🌐
                            @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org

                            When the basil or thyme threatens to bolt in this heat, don't lose it. Strip the leaves, crisp them a day or two on a plate in a sunny window, crush them into a jar of coarse salt.

                            Pennies. It turns a plant about to rot into a seasoning that lasts the winter.

                            Sovereignty is often just refusing to let the abundance rot.

                            What's about to bolt in your garden that you could save this week?

                            https://twp.ai/4htaTy

                            #Herbalism #Cooking #FoodSovereignty #Druid #Pride #QueerNews #Nature #Foraging #ZeroWaste #Homestead #Solidarity #Plants

                            When the basil or thyme threatens to bolt in this heat, don't lose it. Strip the leaves, crisp them a day or two on a plate in a sunny window, crush them into a jar of coarse salt.

                            Alt...When the basil or thyme threatens to bolt in this heat, don't lose it. Strip the leaves, crisp them a day or two on a plate in a sunny window, crush them into a jar of coarse salt.

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                              [?]Antoinne Sterk » 🌐
                              @antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social

                              Magenta-pink

                              A single dahlia flower positioned centrally against a softly blurred, green leafy background. The petals display a striking color gradient: they are a rich, magenta-pink at the outer edges, transitioning into a warm orange-yellow hue near the center of the bloom. The central disc is packed with numerous tiny, golden-yellow tubular florets, creating a textured, slightly fuzzy-looking core. The background consists of out-of-focus green leaves and stems, which makes the brightly colored flower pop dramatically.

                              Alt...A single dahlia flower positioned centrally against a softly blurred, green leafy background. The petals display a striking color gradient: they are a rich, magenta-pink at the outer edges, transitioning into a warm orange-yellow hue near the center of the bloom. The central disc is packed with numerous tiny, golden-yellow tubular florets, creating a textured, slightly fuzzy-looking core. The background consists of out-of-focus green leaves and stems, which makes the brightly colored flower pop dramatically.

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                                [?]The Bee Guy » 🌐
                                @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

                                Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

                                1.

                                Bees have been around for about 130,000,000 (130 million) years.

                                "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.”
                                Baba Dioum.






                                Alt...Bumblebee forages on a purple thistle flower in bright sunshine. Takes flight when finished.

                                  If the oceans die, we die.... boosted

                                  [?]The Bee Guy » 🌐
                                  @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie

                                  Shocker:

                                  THISTLE CAUGHT CATAPULTING BUMBLEBEE MID FORAGE….

                                  Bee was okay after the event but did admit to being a bit shook by the ordeal…

                                  When asked for a comment the thistle replied:
                                  ‘Go fuck yourself…it’s too hot here now…the wee bee had it coming…’
                                  in a broad Scottish accent.

                                  Thistles…vital and hard-assed!

                                  Leave them be…and never annoy them!

                                  Alt...Bumblebee foraging on a purple thistle flower swaying in a strong breeze appears to be thrown from the flower.

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                                    [?]Will 🇯🇵 » 🌐
                                    @wilpercy@beige.party

                                    Rice paddy pic No. 78.

                                    Taken last Thursday when I thought the end of the rainy season was imminent and the farmer had decided to drain the paddies.

                                    Tall, healthy rice plants reach towards a patch of blue sky in the top right of the frame. There is movement blur in the uppermost leaves. The earth they grow in is parched a cracked. Bushes and trees in the top left corner.

                                    Alt...Tall, healthy rice plants reach towards a patch of blue sky in the top right of the frame. There is movement blur in the uppermost leaves. The earth they grow in is parched a cracked. Bushes and trees in the top left corner.

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                                      [?]eclectech » 🌐
                                      @eclectech@things.uk

                                      This... this will not end well.

                                      Two panel photo based image. Each panel features a lovely red breasted robin standing on a fence. In the first he is looking to the right, and a simple cartoon figure stands on the fence behind him holding a bugle. In the second the robin has turned round to look at the figure, who has hidden the bugle behind their back. The robin is a regular visitor to the garden and puts up with a lot in exchange for food, but maybe not this.

                                      Alt...Two panel photo based image. Each panel features a lovely red breasted robin standing on a fence. In the first he is looking to the right, and a simple cartoon figure stands on the fence behind him holding a bugle. In the second the robin has turned round to look at the figure, who has hidden the bugle behind their back. The robin is a regular visitor to the garden and puts up with a lot in exchange for food, but maybe not this.

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                                        [?]The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️ » 🌐
                                        @TheEddieShow@beige.party

                                        📷

                                        Bull elk, feeding among the young corn plants at Kituwah (ᎩᏚᏩ).

                                        early morning. an elk with large antlers stands in a corn field. the background is a narrow grassy, field, a line of mature trees and a mountain partly shrouded by fog.

                                        Alt...early morning. an elk with large antlers stands in a corn field. the background is a narrow grassy, field, a line of mature trees and a mountain partly shrouded by fog.

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                                          [?]Catherine Babault » 🌐
                                          @CatherineBabault@mastodon.social

                                          Because we all need something cute in our daily lives, here's a black-tailed deer fawn in a patch of wildflowers. Photographed last week during a tour.

                                          A cute fawn with white spots on its back stands in a field with wildflowers taller than them. It looks at the camera. The flowers look like white daisies, the grass is tall, green and yellow.

                                          Alt...A cute fawn with white spots on its back stands in a field with wildflowers taller than them. It looks at the camera. The flowers look like white daisies, the grass is tall, green and yellow.

                                            [?]Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 » 🌐
                                            @Lazarou@mastodon.social

                                            Always thought Chris Packham could do it

                                              Catherine Babault boosted

                                              [?]Mrs K Husky » 🌐
                                              @khusky@shmg.online

                                              I've written a short blog post about a recent encounter I had with a Black Woodpecker during our trip to the Pyrenees. If you fancy having a read and seeing a few pictures I took this is the link kierstenrowland.com/the-day-i- It was a special moment in time that became our own personal wildlife documentary.

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                                                [?]Michael Russell » 🌐
                                                @michaelrussell@mas.to

                                                For : a winter view of Osprey Mountain and the Pitt River from the Poco Trail in Port Coquitlam, British Collumbia, Canada.

                                                Winter view of a foreground of old posts along a wide river (for tying up boats/log booms etc) and a background of a conifer hillside with a tall mountain ridge covered in fresh snow in the distant background. Photographed in the evening after sunset.

                                                Alt...Winter view of a foreground of old posts along a wide river (for tying up boats/log booms etc) and a background of a conifer hillside with a tall mountain ridge covered in fresh snow in the distant background. Photographed in the evening after sunset.

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                                                  [?]The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️ » 🌐
                                                  @TheEddieShow@beige.party

                                                  📷

                                                  Bull elk, resting.

                                                  an elk with large antlers rests in a grassy field in the foreground with corn growing at the back edge. a line of trees in the mid distance with two, wooded mountain peaks in the background under a partly cloudy sky in early evening.

                                                  Alt...an elk with large antlers rests in a grassy field in the foreground with corn growing at the back edge. a line of trees in the mid distance with two, wooded mountain peaks in the background under a partly cloudy sky in early evening.

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                                                    [?]Alan Cummings » 🌐
                                                    @acsync@social.vivaldi.net

                                                    Center of the universe

                                                    A black and white macro picture of the center of a flower, showing the detail and structure of the plant.

                                                    Alt...A black and white macro picture of the center of a flower, showing the detail and structure of the plant.

                                                      [?]Geoffrey Giebelhaus » 🌐
                                                      @geoff_eg@mastodon.social

                                                      It's lets celebrate today!

                                                      On this multi-day backpacking trip we had maybe 6hrs of sunlight over a full week as the late summer storms hit us every day. This was one of the fleeting moments of brilliant light that pierced through the rain clouds. An absolutely breathtaking moment.

                                                      A dense foreground of low tundra shrubs in yellow and green autumn colour sweeps toward a dramatic wall of dark, jagged peaks under a turbulent storm sky, with shafts of light breaking through the cloud cover and illuminating sections of the rock faces and the valley between the summits. A massive sheer cliff face dominates the left side of the frame, while rain or mist visibly falls through the gap between the peaks in the middle distance.

                                                      Alt...A dense foreground of low tundra shrubs in yellow and green autumn colour sweeps toward a dramatic wall of dark, jagged peaks under a turbulent storm sky, with shafts of light breaking through the cloud cover and illuminating sections of the rock faces and the valley between the summits. A massive sheer cliff face dominates the left side of the frame, while rain or mist visibly falls through the gap between the peaks in the middle distance.

                                                        [?]Tim Stanton » 🌐
                                                        @TimKStanton@mstdn.social

                                                        Here’s a “bonus” pic from after yesterday’s paddle. Beginning the walk up the road to the parking lot where my car is parked. The smile is genuine— just finished a nice time on the water. Also enjoying the benefits of my exercise routine— as part of my exercises at home, I do “canoe squats” (squats with the canoe on my shoulders) to keep me in shape for portaging the canoe.

                                                        Photo of me carrying green canoe (upside down) on my shoulders. I am walking on a dirt road. The lake that I canoed on is seen behind me through the trees. Photo by Lori H.

                                                        Alt...Photo of me carrying green canoe (upside down) on my shoulders. I am walking on a dirt road. The lake that I canoed on is seen behind me through the trees. Photo by Lori H.

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                                                          [?]AusderPampa » 🌐
                                                          @AusderPampa@dresden.network

                                                          Sonnenblume bei Sonnenuntergang vom Sonntagabend zum

                                                          A close-up of a vibrant sunflower with its golden petals and textured center, set against a backdrop of a sunflower field illuminated by a sunset, featuring a colorful sky with clouds.

                                                          Alt...A close-up of a vibrant sunflower with its golden petals and textured center, set against a backdrop of a sunflower field illuminated by a sunset, featuring a colorful sky with clouds.

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                                                            [?]Rage Rumbles 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 🫂🔞 [any] » 🌐
                                                            @Black_Flag@beige.party

                                                            NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK TO READ

                                                            My latest book - THE WILD - takes the view that "anarchy", often extrapolated in and through the historical, socially-derived politics of anarchism, should instead be characterized on a naturalistic and queer basis as "the wild" (in much the same way as Kropotkin observed nature and came up with the principle of "mutual aid" in fact).

                                                            Through thirteen chapters this idea is then teased out, explained and extrapolated as something both ethical and political that is contrary to patriarchal, capitalist, industrial and technological human civilization as it has developed.

                                                            As such, this book is both a call to the wild (and to the truth and reality of the wild) and to the assertion that in feralness there is an authenticity of the mutual co-existence of all things to be found.

                                                            The book can be downloaded FOR FREE from the link below in multiple formats or read online. It can also be read to you via text to speech on that page.

                                                            archive.org/details/the-wild-e

                                                            Image of tree roots in dark earth with the words "the wild: ethics and anti-politics" overlaid.

                                                            Alt...Image of tree roots in dark earth with the words "the wild: ethics and anti-politics" overlaid.

                                                              [?]The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️ » 🌐
                                                              @TheEddieShow@beige.party

                                                              📷 Wild grapevine over rusty Fiat hubcap, on the porch, 1:25 AM.

                                                              a green plant vine with buds curls over a gray wheel cover lying on weathered gray wooden boards. Some dry leaves are scattered on the floor. The image is taken from above at an angle.

                                                              Alt...a green plant vine with buds curls over a gray wheel cover lying on weathered gray wooden boards. Some dry leaves are scattered on the floor. The image is taken from above at an angle.

                                                                [?]Eishi Noguchi » 🌐
                                                                @enog@masto.ai

                                                                My first Rapala fishing: $3 per cast😭

                                                                First cast: a fish chased the Rapala😃
                                                                Second cast: nothing🙄
                                                                Third cast: the lure got snagged on the bottom of the creek 😭

                                                                A creek flows through the forest beneath a cloudy sky. A riffle in the background feeds into the broad, gently spreading section of the creek in the foreground, where the calm water reflects the surrounding landscape.

                                                                Alt...A creek flows through the forest beneath a cloudy sky. A riffle in the background feeds into the broad, gently spreading section of the creek in the foreground, where the calm water reflects the surrounding landscape.

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                                                                  [?]Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos » 🌐
                                                                  @JimsPhotos@ohai.social

                                                                  A little rabbit sat with it's tongue out

                                                                  a rabbit sat in the crass during golden hour

                                                                  Alt...a rabbit sat in the crass during golden hour

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                                                                    [?]DoomsdaysCW » 🌐
                                                                    @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

                                                                    and the need to fill our cities with .

                                                                    via @owgf.org , July 26, 2025

                                                                    "Bringing nature back

                                                                    "Our aim should be to restore as much nature as possible to both our cities and the countryside. We need to look at the quickest and easiest ways to do this and get started on those first. For me, the absolute simplest way is by removing a modest 10% of on-street parking and replacing it with native trees and plants. This would absolutely transform our cities. Streets are one of the most important parts of our cities and should be part of our commons that we all have the right to change—within reason and with full consultation."

                                                                    owgf.org/2025/07/26/bioplhilia

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                                                                      [?]DoomsdaysCW » 🌐
                                                                      @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

                                                                      linking would thwart

                                                                      Headwaters Initiative aims to buy land for conservation.

                                                                      by Timothy O'Hara, Jan. 2, 2026

                                                                      "At a time when development pressure is pushing north into rural Martin County, conservation groups want to protect a wildlife corridor between two state parks in Hobe Sound.

                                                                      "The Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative was founded to protect the ecologically important corridor between State Park and State Park and connect the and rivers. That would create a preserve for and species that would span about 70,000 acres.

                                                                      "The public owns and regional parks, but there are thousands of acres of privately owned land in natural conditions that are ripe for development, said Guardians of Martin County Executive Director Greg Braun, whose group is part of the initiative.

                                                                      " 'If they can connect the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, we should be able to connect Jonathan Dickinson State Park to Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park,' Braun told TCPalm."

                                                                      Learn more:
                                                                      tcpalm.com/story/news/local/in

                                                                      Archived version:
                                                                      archive.ph/nARjr

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                                                                        [?]DoomsdaysCW » 🌐
                                                                        @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

                                                                        secures 265 acres to help build massive

                                                                        By James Taylor, CBS13 Photojournalist
                                                                        November 18, 2025

                                                                        "Eastern Sacramento County's rolling hills and grasslands are home to dozens of species, but more and more, their habitat is under threat by urban development.

                                                                        "Roughly 265 acres of green rolling hills in the area are the newest piece of property being set aside as part of a new multi-million-dollar effort to protect the land and its wildlife.

                                                                        "Steve Schweigerdt is with the Sacramento Valley Conservancy, a nonprofit trust that preserves land for conservation. The organization is using $2.7 million in state and federal grants to purchase an easement on the property known as the ', which covers 265 acres and is currently used for cattle grazing.

                                                                        " 'We're super excited about it because it's a large property that's right on the edge of the urban growth boundary,' Schweigerdt said.

                                                                        "This newest land acquisition is part of a plan to create a 10,000-acre natural habitat corridor that runs from to and includes the and watersheds.

                                                                        " 'A lot of animals are migrating up and down to adapt to the different food sources that are occurring at different elevations,' Schweigerdt said.

                                                                        "Schweigerdt said the area is 'mostly open valley grassland' that features vernal pools and is an important habitat for birds.

                                                                        "Eastern Sacramento County is seeing rapid growth in areas that had previously been open space, with thousands of new homes being built near Folsom, Rancho Cordova and El Dorado Hills.

                                                                        " 'The grant source is set up so that farmers and ranchers can access this money, and they don't have to sell out to developers or other projects that are going to destroy their land,' Schweigerdt said."

                                                                        Read more:
                                                                        cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sa

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                                                                          [?]MUGISHA PHOCIT » 🌐
                                                                          @2003MugishaPhocit@mastodon.social

                                                                          Greetings .
                                                                          I had a deep thought today and I need your contribution!
                                                                          [1]Could the world face hunger if each person knew how to grow food and has access to the land to grow from? gofund.me/8da0ff4a0
                                                                          [2]How many trees could the world have if each of us planted two trees as birthday tree cakes?

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                                                                            [?]Da_Gut [He/Him] » 🌐
                                                                            @Da_Gut@dice.camp

                                                                            Another banger episode from the in defense of plants podcast!

                                                                            IN DEFENSE OF PLANTS PODCAST Ep. 585 - Dragonflies Need Plants Dragonflies and damselflies are voracious aerial predators that help keep populations of other insects like mosquitoes in check. These amazing insects also require aquatic habitats to complete their life cycles. Simply put, without wetlands we don't have dragonflies and damselflies. However, not all wetlands will do. My guest Dr. Mary Ann Perron is here to discuss why native aquatic plants are absolutely essential to the success of these insects. Join us as we discuss what makes a good wetland for dragonflies and damselflies and learn what you can do to help them out in your own community! This episode was produced in

                                                                            Alt...IN DEFENSE OF PLANTS PODCAST Ep. 585 - Dragonflies Need Plants Dragonflies and damselflies are voracious aerial predators that help keep populations of other insects like mosquitoes in check. These amazing insects also require aquatic habitats to complete their life cycles. Simply put, without wetlands we don't have dragonflies and damselflies. However, not all wetlands will do. My guest Dr. Mary Ann Perron is here to discuss why native aquatic plants are absolutely essential to the success of these insects. Join us as we discuss what makes a good wetland for dragonflies and damselflies and learn what you can do to help them out in your own community! This episode was produced in

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