California Poppy: prettier than grass and doesn't mind the current, necessary water restrictions in town. Whatever rain comes is sufficient. Some of mine are eschewing their usual four smooth petals to look like Marigolds. #herbalist #wildflowers #garden #durango #droughtplants

The West's snow drought didn't land exactly the same everywhere. Here's my latest for @highcountrynews.org on the evolution of the snow drought and its impacts on different parts of the West. #climate #warming #snowdrought

2 of these are not like the others. Zoomed in on a corner of a larger photo I've had for years. It's the first time I noticed the Rocky Mtn Reds (Boletus rubriceps, the 2 reddish-brown ones in back) mingling with the Fly Agarics (Amanita muscaria, red w/ spots in front) in the photo. #mushrooms

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There's no simple way to distinguish a toxic vs edible mushroom. Other than inadvertently poisoning yourself. Join us live online 4/11/26, 10am-1pm MT for "Forage Wild Mushrooms & Live To Tell About It". albuquerqueherbalism.com/forage-wild-... #mushrooms #foraging #amanita #wildmushrooms #morels

Winter Mushrooms - Live Zoom class Thus. Jan 29th 6pm MST. Message me or visit www.osadha.com for more info or to sign up. #mushrooms #wildmushrooms #foraging #fungi #mycology

“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social. My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency. Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.

Online Class. Thursday January 29th, 6-7:30pm Mountain Time. DM me for more info or to register. Some edible and medicinal mushrooms can grow in the winter. Learn about several in detail. Class handout (PDF) will be provided. Class will be recorded. #foraging #mushrooms #winter #fungi

2026 mushroom-related offerings. DM for more info. Instructor (me) has 25+ yrs of foraging for & 16 yrs clinical experience with fungi. Winter Mushrooms - Online, 1/29. Medicinal Mushrooms of the Month - Workshops in Durango, Feb-Jul. 10 steps for safely foraging mushrooms - Online. 4/11. #mushrooms

Edible vs deadly. Do you know which is which, comparing the species in the left panels vs that in the right? Both can grow this time of year, possibly next to each other on wood. I'll be teaching key steps for mushroom foraging and staying alive: albuquerqueherbalism.com/winter-sprin...

There's an ongoing outbreak of amatoxin poisonings in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas with liver failure reported in adults and children and one fatality so far. More info here: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... Death caps (Amanita phalloides) grow from San Diego up through BC, and inland.

Red-belted Conk (Fomitopsis schrenkii) from a Doug fir log. Blended and gently heated in olive oil then strained. An ointment for joint, muscle, and nerve ouches.... #foraging #mycoherbalist #shelffungi

"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers. For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.

Went out for mullein root. Came back with that, yarrow, and Agaricus mushrooms. #foraging #agaricus #yarrow #mullein #herbalist #durango #colorado

Link takes you to a short video with High Country News on the awesomeness of fens! Restoration and protection of Colorado’s high-altitude fens help protect regional water supply and promote trapping of carbon from the atmosphere. www.instagram.com/reel/DPzIhab...

Weekend fungal escapism in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Jellies, some red blobs on dead aspen (trying to ID), old turkey tails, & Cortinarius trivialis #wildmushrooms #fungi #rockymountains #colorado #durango #jellyfungi #cortinarius

www.hcn.org/issues/57-10... My latest story for High Country News that features fen restoration high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Fens are ancient wetlands, born at the end of the last ice age, that are important locally and globally. #peatlands #climatechange #fens #wetlands #colorado

My story for Earth Island Journal ‪(@earthislandjournal.bsky.social‬) just came out -- on wildfires in the Desert Southwest and how desert plants, scientists and communities are responding. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde... #wildfire #desertsouthwest #arizona #cacti #environment

Four Corners folks! Take a deep dive into practical herbalism with myself, herbalist Deb Swanson, CCH, and Aaylah Wellspring, ND, at the Wisdom of Herbs Gathering in Bayfield, CO. May 17/18th. Single day attendance/camping available. Children welcome. www.botanicalstudiesinstitute.com/classes

Cardiovascular Health, Naturally. April 26th, 10am-1pm MT, via Zoom. (albuquerqueherbalism.com/cardiovascul...) Foods, herbs, mushrooms & practices based on traditional herbalism, research studies, and clinical experience. #herbalism #hearthealth

How is this allowed?? apnews.com/article/wisc...

www.axios.com/2025/02/25/e... This Friday. Of course, support your locally-owned businesses... #economicblackout #boycott

Conflict of interest, anyone? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Greedy, hypocritical, the list goes on... www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...

Doug fir/olive oil blend from yesterday's wild food and medicine workshop. It went into a rice-based recipe along with barberries, coriander, black pepper, and honey. Herbalism = resilience #herbalism #foraging #wildfoods #plantmedicine

Colorado folks: Target or witness of ICE raid? Call Colorado Rapid Response Network's Hotline 1-844-8431

democracyforward.org This organization is doing important work, including a lawsuit targeting the illegal activities of DOGE, Trump's made up government department headed by Elon Musk.

“Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget.”

Many thanks to the many scientists, including @nauleelab.bsky.social, @analog-ashley.bsky.social, and several anonymous sources, who shared their experiences this week trying to make sense of the executive order targeting DEI activities for this @science.org story.

Winter Wild Foods & Medicine Making Workshop - Feb 9th, 11am-1pm in Durango. Immediately afterwards will be a free plant identification walk nearby for workshop participants. For more info or to register, please visit www.osadha.com/classes-list/

If you have an EJ or env health research grant that has been rescinded, please contact me.