I am so sick of this. Nature journals may be prestigious, but they still cut corners and let slop through from time to time.

Mayapples, almost ripe. Will I get to them before the wildlife does?

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

Have you lost a small object down a borehole? Call the auger whisperer!

Happy Captain Picard Day!

I love the old Victory Garden pamphlets from the 1940s. They're less glossy than modern Extension factsheets, but can be just as good

Terrible news, that's over 10% of them

Ok, who sent this to me?

jimmy carter’s message that was included on the voyager spacecraft. rest in peace, jimmy carter 🌌

If it helps with your anxiety at all, four fifths of all animals are nematodes.

I got to see a wonderful little turf soil profile today with a sandy layer of topdressing, which itself had a thin horizon of finer material on top of it (perhaps due to worm castings moving fines up over time?). What would you call these horizons?

One of my students said this root plate was from a basswood. It looked like it was growing in a stream, with almost no aerobic soil for a root zone.

I met this nice cat while attending the Tri-Societies meeting in San Antonio this month. It met me on my walks to and from the convention center for 3 days in a row!