It was my birthday yesterday, and I spent it visiting beautiful Saale-Unstrut loess steppes in Germany. Even such tiny steppe remnants add a bit of joy and a sense of feeling "like home." I hope to visit the Ukrainian steppes this year, at least for a while.

Another extremely warm winter continues. Yesterday, it was +15, and we observed active winter vegetation and seedling development in grasslands. Walking on a warm day in the middle of winter is nice, but what can such climate change bring in the future?

Save the date! 21st EDGG Field Workshop: Diversity of Grasslands and Open Habitats in the Turku Archipelago (Finland) 🌿 🗓️ 28 June – 6 July 2025 Specialists in vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, insects, spiders, etc., are welcome! 🔗 Details: edgg.org/fieldworksho... Application opens in March

The website of the European Vegetation Survey conference in Perugia, Italy, 28 Apr - 2 May 2025, has been launched: vnr.unipg.it/33evsperugia... @iavs5.bsky.social

A huge thank you to Prof. Volker Grimm for delivering an incredible course this week! 🎉 And to all our attendees—thank you for joining us! Wishing you great success with your upcoming papers. 📝✨

Hello World! I never became an active twitter/x user... but I hope it will go easier with the @bsky.app :) Photo: Ukrainian feather-grass steppe (Stipa lessingiana), Mykolaiv Region, June 2020.