Seed collection is not for the weak of heart 💀 we did not even reach a quarter of what our target species goal was. (I’ve also heard from other crews that seed collection this year has been rough in the southwest)

It’s been fun Rocky.

"Among those arrested was David, a 31-year-old healthcare worker...David, who is gay, was wearing a rainbow Pride wristband as he says he was simply trying to pee when he was arrested."

Have not even had my new car for a week and my landlady backed into and knocked out a piece/scratched the paint 😭

Thinkin bout fall in the San Juan’s rn

End of season blues coming in hard

A lot of the mountains near me are getting dusted with snow 😔

Oop.

Everyone already forgot about the two democratic Minnesota lawmakers that were gunned down in cold blood by a maga. But we’re never going to hear the end of this.

no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace

please do not post things you don’t want to see on The Free Press and Fox News later this evening

Enjoying the mountains before I’m back in the desert next month

Everywhere I go, I’ll see you on the road.

Scheming

I hiked almost 10 miles today, to collect less then 40 seeds, we’re so cooked chat.

The elk have been moving into my camp so I played them Party in the USA

Just the rocks and the trees in my lonesome dreams.

Rut season is about upon us

There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.

I refuse to see the very clear signs that summer is over

Data entry day :(

Doing everything I can to stop summer from ending (deluding myself)

What this means in practice is that 14K trans people will have to quit their federal employee jobs and find jobs that cover gender affirming care. In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service. Lavender scare. Everyone who participates is responsible

CALIFORNIA'S HIGH SIERRA 💙

The National Park Service terminated Shannon Joslin over the May 20 demonstration, which it said took place in a prohibited area and lacked the required permits. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

I wanna feel like I’m moving on too

Was collecting grass seed today and this entire family pitched in helping us collect 😭 it was so nice getting to talk and teach people about botany/conservation work.

I would like to sleep, but I have grass on the mind 😔

Watching the elk move through the valley while listening to Ethel Cain.

Crashing out by yourself diva?

I should be fighting a bloodborne boss in these conditions

Huntin for a grass that doesn’t wanna be found today (we found her)

It was a little apocalyptic looking this evening

The marmots were NOT happy to see me this weekend.

This month marks 4 years since I’ve left Florida for the west coast. I often think about what my life would have looked like if I stayed, but I really didn’t think I was prepared for how much I was going to love it out here.

I really need to get into the backcountry tundra 😵‍💫

I can feel the summer starting to wane and I am very sad about it

I really wanna frolic but work is getting in the way 😔

I adore him

Are you locked in?

Wishing I was at Botany 2025 😔 but I’ll take fighting these grasses and asters over nothing.

Missing the desert when I’m in the mountains, missing the mountains when I’m in the desert.

🏔️🌾

Western side of Rocky Mtn

It was a good day to hang in the meadow

Orb weavers!!!

Working on a grass ID guide

Rocky Mountain has been treating me good

Sweet Klamath Mountain Lillies (Lilium kelloggii) that have a delicious sweet scent and make scrumptious eye candy 🍬 🍬 These bright beautiful flowers are endemic to the Klamath Mountains in Northern California

Forgot about the merit based hiring section on usajobs, what a jump scare.