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And ⬆️ Kabas confirms Oregon and Wisconsin

Hey Salt Lake City and public lands friends

Stormy Week Continues, Warm Weekend Ahead #wawx youtu.be/xyRn5uVdVTQ

Books!

Great idea.

I've been sitting here listening to the rain for hours - perplexed that no flood warnings for Snohomish County. Have they managed to break the nws?

Puget Sound - husband limping car home, he's seeing lots of flooding. Stay safe

I’m voting for the only Co ore in the Ore Cup, the superconductor mineral #Carrollite. Co serves many industrial, medical, and artistic applications, from battery and magnet technology, to radiotherapy, to glass and ceramic glaze coloring agent. #OreCup25 ⚒️ 🧪

From a friend here, if you're wondering why what the GOP is really saying: "no food stamps until you agree to no insurance" "Yesterday we got a letter in the mail saying that our insurance in 2026 is going from $226/month to $2984/month. Let that sink in. More than our rent." #politics

Do not nibble "like carrollite, the primary threat [bornite] poses to human health is containing heavy metals, so huffing dust or nibbling on samples is a poor lifestyle choice"

I saw a post hours ago about fall lichen. I had already taken this photo while walking the dogs (nine and ten years old, barely tolerant of photo pauses) A medium branch covered with lichen, downed by the 40+ moh gusts last night then covered up by the falling leaves

@ualberta.bsky.social is having a book sale! Get my book, Meltdown, for 40% off. Use promo code iH25 for print books, iE25 for e-books!

There is beauty in November

Potholes of water are magical gathering places for life and beauty. #WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin

About time

I remind myself of this, pretty much every day

I long for the day when political leaders realize that the right will try to demonize *any* language we use and just forthrightly own smart, moral, effective policies. Kinda like that guy in NYC.

well, well, well....

Mountain #ash berries in #November. This was taken higher up the mountain where the trees loses their #leaves sooner.

and yet another one. I think this is number 4 or 5 for the day.... so far. The painted look kind of showed up as I was shooting at a lower shutter speed and there was just enough breeze blowing through that there is just a minute amount of movement in the leaves, thus giving it the painterly look

And this one

I have someone I need to send this to

Boo, Deseret Books.

A Grey Landscape on a Grey Day needs a Grey Heron... We call that the #HeronFinishingTouch

First vote for #Orecup! Native copper is gorgeous when you actually see it like in the Keweenaw peninsula in Michigan, but most copper ore comes from other copper minerals. Galena is fun and cubic and a lead ore and in some cases can also be a silver ore. Two ores in one!

Oh look, Mineral Cup has created Ore Cup!

War is mostly logistics and the only workflow this administration has down is typing a prompt into an ai slop generator, downloading the video, and posting it to social media. Afew of them just steal other peoples AI slop uncredited.

My little blog is growing up 🥹 It's now The Antiquarian, a weekly newsletter exploring what we know about the past, how we learn it, and why it matters. theantiquarian.email/archive/welc...

Right? Before things were so dire, I used to enjoy regular scat id discussions with my online public lands friends

Rivers still rising, such as Snoqualmie and Skykomish

Rain and wind adds leaves to the rocks. Leaves from one og the nearby Big Leaf maple trees

This is fine dot gif

Plant id, any ideas?

Great thread by @capitalweather.bsky.social about the Bill Gates climate memo - I agree with a lot of it, and am disappointed some of Gates' claims/ideas.

A little beauty Also Rocks! Pebbles!!

Petty. So petty

Reposting in case I mislay it again

Fall oak leaf caught on a branch and illuminated by the sun’s golden rays

Yesterday, the colors were beautiful, the wind was fierce. Hearing branches cracking, we returned home

Meandering around the next bend. 〰️

Are you passionate about running rivers? BEP is hiring our first-ever River Program Manager! The River Program Manager will lead the coordination and implementation of BEP’s River Education and Conservation programs on the San Juan River.

too many cars

Seconding

Humans are wired for community. We need it. When we are rejected by our community, it's so painful, like the worst kind of torture, so naturally we want to LEAVE that community. With kids and teens, their options for leaving are limited. Tell the young in your life--I want you here. No matter what.

Today is the final day the USPS recommends mailing your ballot in. MAGA attacks on the postal service mean that if you mail it after today, it may not be counted. If you can’t mail today, turn it in at your nearest ballot drop box, locations can be found here: www.sos.wa.gov/elections/vo...

"U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday."

" and what we save is even more important now. We should be visiting exhibits that tell us how to live in the darkness, little mammals who can burrow down and survive on what remains and hold on until the darkness clears, and plants can photosynthesize again."

We need to keep them closed. Yellowstone National Park closes roads following more than 30 traffic incidents dailymontanan.com/briefs/yello...

Precipitation anomaly forecasts for the next two weeks look wet in the PNW. A big part of this is another potent frontal system expected Friday — so trick or treating might be a repeat of last year for many.