becoming and avid Darn Tough, Smartwool, and Lacrosse fan for winter comfort. Winter birding here I come

Some good birds of the week

Manzanitas (Ericaceae: Arctostaphylos spp.) are commonly found in arid shrublands and woodlands of western North America. Made up of dozens of species, these woody plants grow as bushes or small trees. Once pollinated the pink flowers become red fruit. Great Basin National Park, Nevada, 19 May 2016.

Manzanitas (Ericaceae: Arctostaphylos spp.) are commonly found in arid shrublands and woodlands of western North America. Made up of dozens of species, these woody plants grow as bushes or small trees. Once pollinated the pink flowers become red fruit. Great Basin National Park, Nevada, 19 May 2016.

Manzanitas (Ericaceae: Arctostaphylos spp.) are commonly found in arid shrublands and woodlands of western North America. Made up of dozens of species, these woody plants grow as bushes or small trees. Once pollinated the pink flowers become red fruit. Great Basin National Park, Nevada, 19 May 2016.

#botany #plantscience #plantgenetics #geneticdiversity #conservation #rewilding #pollinatorgardens #asteraceae

she do officially be researching

The world feels weird rn so enjoy some birds and plants today 🫶🏻

Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species This study investigates how agricultural disturbance influences arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal diversity, biomass, and community niche structure. Utilizing niche concepts, we show that the AM fu.....

Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species - Vahter - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

maybe the real vampires were the friends we made along the way #sinners

(yes my mom and I have matching whooping crane tattoos 🫶🏻)

I love that hahah
I already loved plants but it was more of a hobby and didn’t get really into botany until I moved to Lexington to attend UK. But I’ve found community here, and a career path that will likely take me away from here but maybe back to WI at some point. Funny how things work :)

July 26th, 2025.
a day I cannot possibly imagine spending better.
Central WI

It does! I just finished the book yesterday and it was wonderful. I’m born and raised in the Midwest, in Wisconsin, and just went back to visit a week and a half ago. We spent time in the central sand hills region botanizing and birdwatching (mostly for whooping cranes!!), so that book speaks to me

Wonderful night last night for some fun bugs!

#ky #kentucky #kentuckynaturalist #kentuckynature #entomology #bugs

here r some of my plants in my mini backyard garden :)
I’ve been having fun making some native container gardens and growing more carnivorous plants (they’ll get more sun as soon as I move in a few weeks!!)

Getting into botany has fundamentally changed me as a person and the way I view the world and esp my home state. I have so much more excitement for the world

Just finished Braiding Sweetgrass this morning, after working my way through it the last 6 months or so. I’m about to start Sand County Almanac, just before my trip back home to Wisconsin. I’m excited to start my conversations with that book 💗

Been quiet on here for a while, as I’m too busy too keep up with multiple social media platforms lol. Oops

new big top burger is gold

dude could be a hunter with this canter where the fuck did you pull that out of corvin… just kidding I’ve always loved his canter but I haven’t ridden him in so long so I’m very proud

hoping on to show yall what I got to do this weekend :)

@mobotgarden.bsky.social

Thank you so much to the Missouri Botanical Garden for hosting!

Babies first Center for Plant Conservation meeting has been a great success. I am so grateful to be among such wonderful individuals in such a wonderful field. Can’t wait to keep coming back!

lifer bird, bird of a lifetime

#whoopingcrane #grusamericana #wisconsin

Well if I’m up in Kiel already it’s not much farther hahaha (like 20 mins from each other, about 1 hr from me rn)

I can add you too our GC on IG if you want! I’d highly recommend Ida. Also I’m in WI this week and might be heading up to Tanya’s for a photoshoot at some point so if you wanted a trimmings lesson I could come out for that :)

It’s technically not like you can just walk in though so you’d likely have to have a good reason