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by Jimmy C. "Spring"

in #Clerkenwell, #London

Living in the Sprawl - bioGraphic As housing developments devour open space in the western United States, can local governments stave off habitat loss?

"Across the West, farsighted local governments have begun preserving & connecting habitats through unsexy regulatory tools such as zoning, land-use codes, & comprehensive plans."

For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about planning (don't yawn!) for conservation.

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An incredible story. Kudos to the authors for pushing back!

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Two fish scientists hold an Alligator Gar in water for data collection and eventual release.

How Research is Driving Alligator Gar Conservation and Management in Florida www.fishsens.com/how-research... @fishsens-magazine.bsky.social

I just finished re-reading Moby Dick...

Rejecting overly simple explanations Real understanding emerges with time and attention

I suppose I could have also called this 'don't judge a book by its cover', but what's the fun in that?!!

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Some of the most important things don't always fit neatly into our boxes

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Rejecting overly simple explanations Real understanding emerges with time and attention

People are complicated & ecosystems are too.

Simple explanations tend to flatten both. 🧩🧠

New Tangled Nature post:

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Walling off nature: Exploring the consequences of our urge to claim ecosystems

By Andrew L. Rypel [This article first appeared on Tangled Nature.] Fig 1. Attempt to privatize…

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One of my early Tangled Nature essays was cross-posted today on the California Waterblog. Check it out here:

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Laura, I have many fav works of yours but this painting is up there. I keep thinking about it and then it hit me what I love about it so much. It's the look of the bear. Like it's michevious, frolicking or dancing. I don't know if this is intentional, but I just love it! Thank you for sharing!!

Frankly, beavers are a major part of climate adaptation and future preparedness in the West. With less precip falling as snow, we need all kinds of tools to slow the draining of water off land. Hello beavers!

Back when I was Director of the Watershed Center, one of the mantras I would preach in CA water was always drought preparedness. No one wants to think about drought when times are good/wet. And then...

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There are wonderful, positive stories out there. Don't let others convince you that our world completely sucks, or that it can't improve.

“Land of No Fences,” my reconstruction of late Holocene California grizzly in the South Coast Range 300 years ago. Blue oak savanna and nodding needlegrass (Nassella cernua). Oil on cotton rag paper primed with shellac, 1997.

Special edition figure for all of you! This fig. is NOT in the blog (linked below), but was made with the primary data in the big Table.

Where is your state on this figure? Any thoughts about that?

Learn more in the post!
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These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions? Introduced species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them.

Introduced [fish] species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them. www.vox.com/climate/4831...

That's alot of zebra mussels. For context, 24 kg/ha is roughly the annual production rate of largemouth bass in most waterbodies.

So drum are eating the equivalent of an entire bass population in zebra mussels.

DYK, skunk cabbage uses a chemical reaction to break down stored starch in its roots. This allows it to maintain temperatures around 15-22 C (60-70 F), melt snow, and produce scents that attract pollinators. Cool wetland plant!

I've actually never seen a juvenile buffalo before, so as I can recall. Buffalo are usually so old, and recruit so infrequently, you never see these little 'uns. Sweet looking fish!

Let's go! @solomonrdavid.bsky.social!

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Killing the Sponge The Silent End Of Our Wetlands

"my guess is that most people who are activists for wetlands, came to that place, by first being users of them. Hunting, fishing, canoeing, birdwatching, and more, are common activities because there is so darn much to see there."

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Pale Blue Dot - Wikipedia

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We all need perspective from time to time.

Everyone you've ever known or loved, dead or currently alive, is inside that blue marble. Artemis II astronauts aside.

Earth is still our only home.

Special edition figure for all of you! This fig. is NOT in the blog (linked below), but was made with the primary data in the big Table.

Where is your state on this figure? Any thoughts about that?

Learn more in the post!
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Excellent piece on wetlands, one of the habitats that experienced large losses and provides key #EcosystemServices

Thanks Monica - it's truly amazing how many wetlands are gone. Not news to us, but when I've talked to people over the years, it seems like many non-scientists increasingly don't seem to know. It's like cultural or socioecological amnesia!