Red Alder: Misunderstood ‘Weed Tree’—Haven for Lichen & Moss Campbell Valley Park: from upper left, forest path, oregon grape, vine maple, upper marsh (photos by Nina Munteanu) . I had just moved back to British Columbia from Ontario and was looking for a fo…

The Red Alder ... A tree study... #trees #TreeStudy #ecology #nature #forests #RedAlder themeaningofwater.com/2025/11/09/r...

Red Alder: Misunderstood ‘Weed Tree’—Haven for Lichen & Moss Campbell Valley Park: from upper left, forest path, oregon grape, vine maple, upper marsh (photos by Nina Munteanu) . I had just moved back to British Columbia from Ontario and was looking for a fo…

The Red Alder--a Tree Study ... #trees #RedAlder #moss #lichens #treestudy themeaningofwater.com/2025/11/09/r...

Scenes from #coastal #fieldwork this week in a long-term #silviculture trial of #redalder, 32 years old. This trial is part of the @oregonstate.edu hardwood silviculture coop. Moss, rain, alder bark beetles, sapsuckers, first wee skunk cabbage, sun, rainbows...we had a mix of it all!!

Thin strips of combed top in neon stripes going from blue through green and yellow to orange

The neon fiber from the previous picture spun fractally so that the neons are toned down a bit, but still bright. A sample of the yarn and a knitted swatch of it are shown.

Stacked stitches creating geometric stripes in scrap yarn in many colors. It looks like it's from the 1970s

A knit swatch of a black background yarn with a knit bright/neon woven appearing grid on top.

#redalder was a blast and I learned so much! Here are some pictures of playing with color in spinning with Jillian Moreno's class, learning stacked stitches with Xandy Peters and woven knitting with Nancy Marchant. Not pictured is the class on Roosamine and […]

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