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One of my favorite habitats in Michigan are marl fens. Typically you expect carnivorous plants in acidic bogs, but in this special habitat with extremely alkaline soils Sarracenia purpurea and Drosera linearis thrive along with calciphiles like Primula mistassinica
August 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of my favorite habitats in Michigan are marl fens. Typically you expect carnivorous plants in acidic bogs, but in this special habitat with extremely alkaline soils Sarracenia purpurea and Drosera linearis thrive along with calciphiles like Primula mistassinica
I just love this native pine lily, Lilium catesbaei, blooming in my bog garden today. #ncnativeplants
August 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I just love this native pine lily, Lilium catesbaei, blooming in my bog garden today. #ncnativeplants
Albemarle politics is now headed in a radical new direction which will undo decades old conservation policies. Virginia Beach went through this years ago too. Remember this moment, there may be an “I told you so” in the four years when housing is less affordable and residents are displaced.
June 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Albemarle politics is now headed in a radical new direction which will undo decades old conservation policies. Virginia Beach went through this years ago too. Remember this moment, there may be an “I told you so” in the four years when housing is less affordable and residents are displaced.
I’ve been wanting to see American barberry in the wild for a while. Despite the Latin name the center of its distribution is SW Virginia. It would make an excellent native alternative to Invasive Japanese Barberry.
June 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I’ve been wanting to see American barberry in the wild for a while. Despite the Latin name the center of its distribution is SW Virginia. It would make an excellent native alternative to Invasive Japanese Barberry.
Bog Buckbean is one of the first rare plants I tried to find in Virginia and it has taken me over a decade to finally see it in the wild. It looks like the headwaters of this fen were ditched and drained which explains how limited it is now.
May 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bog Buckbean is one of the first rare plants I tried to find in Virginia and it has taken me over a decade to finally see it in the wild. It looks like the headwaters of this fen were ditched and drained which explains how limited it is now.
Neil Williamson's information is wrong. There was an expansion of the development area in 2015 and another before that in 2011. So, we he could say the "Obama era development area boundaries" but not Nixon. Besides, the rural areas as we know them didn't even exist until 1980.
Albemarle’s Driving Economy
By. Neil Williamson, President Adapted from comments to The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors April 16, 2025 It is hard to believe after nearly four years of work, there is a title typo in one …
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April 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Neil Williamson's information is wrong. There was an expansion of the development area in 2015 and another before that in 2011. So, we he could say the "Obama era development area boundaries" but not Nixon. Besides, the rural areas as we know them didn't even exist until 1980.
Carolina Jasmine beginning to bloom in Virginia Beach. Love the scent of this native plant.
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Carolina Jasmine beginning to bloom in Virginia Beach. Love the scent of this native plant.
Want to grown your own “vanilla”? Leptodes bicolor is a much easier orchid than vanilla and if you pollinate the flowers the pods can be fermented to make a vanilla substitute.
March 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Want to grown your own “vanilla”? Leptodes bicolor is a much easier orchid than vanilla and if you pollinate the flowers the pods can be fermented to make a vanilla substitute.
Here’s a bill we could really stand to pass in Virginia. Speculation is a big factor in housing affordability. This could both free up some inventory and make primary homes less expensive.
Second-home tax, other property tax relief bills clear the House
Bills aimed at reducing residential taxes have won bipartisan support — but still have the Montana Senate between them and the governor’s desk.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here’s a bill we could really stand to pass in Virginia. Speculation is a big factor in housing affordability. This could both free up some inventory and make primary homes less expensive.
To create affordable and livable areas, we need to build more compactly. Sprawl does not lead to affordability.
Unaffordability Is a Problem, but Sprawl Is a Terrible Solution |
Many hard-working families spend more than they can afford on housing and transportation, leaving them with insufficient money to spend on other essential goods such as food and…
thecityfix.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To create affordable and livable areas, we need to build more compactly. Sprawl does not lead to affordability.
I simply don’t buy the crocodile tears about affordability from developers. There’s nothing stopping a proposal for a rural preservation development with smaller affordable homes. This was always about finding a way to bust a hole in the wall protecting the rural area from high density development.
Redirecting...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I simply don’t buy the crocodile tears about affordability from developers. There’s nothing stopping a proposal for a rural preservation development with smaller affordable homes. This was always about finding a way to bust a hole in the wall protecting the rural area from high density development.
One of the orchids I picked up at the Virginia Orchid Society show, “Spring Fragrance”. True to its name, it is very fragrant. #orchids #tropicalplants
March 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One of the orchids I picked up at the Virginia Orchid Society show, “Spring Fragrance”. True to its name, it is very fragrant. #orchids #tropicalplants
As all these cuts and layoffs of federal workers occur, it’s good to remember that we’ve seen this before and it didn’t end well. #federalworkers #layoffs #austerity #smallergoverment #recession #economy #gdp
Angela Merkel’s austerity condemned Europe and Germany to decline
Merkel’s country is beset by poor quality jobs, antiquated infrastructure and increasing dependence on Russia.
www.newstatesman.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As all these cuts and layoffs of federal workers occur, it’s good to remember that we’ve seen this before and it didn’t end well. #federalworkers #layoffs #austerity #smallergoverment #recession #economy #gdp
Happy Valentine's Day folks. Also, Ellie is so great.
When the boy doesn't realize she likes him
YouTube video by Viva La Dirt League
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February 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy Valentine's Day folks. Also, Ellie is so great.
The EPA and other agencies are being gutted so local and state governments need to step up now and fill that gap. It’ll be open season on wetlands if we don’t. If you fish, swim, kayak or merely drink water then this matters to you. Once removed, we can’t just put natural wetlands back
February 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The EPA and other agencies are being gutted so local and state governments need to step up now and fill that gap. It’ll be open season on wetlands if we don’t. If you fish, swim, kayak or merely drink water then this matters to you. Once removed, we can’t just put natural wetlands back
A sinkhole pond in Augusta County, Virginia. We’re excited to come back in Spring and see what other plants we can identify.
#sinkhole #wetlands #NativePlants
#sinkhole #wetlands #NativePlants
February 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A sinkhole pond in Augusta County, Virginia. We’re excited to come back in Spring and see what other plants we can identify.
#sinkhole #wetlands #NativePlants
#sinkhole #wetlands #NativePlants
If a Nigerian Prince offers to audit your business then BLOCK that email and toss it in your spam folder. If a South African “Prince” who drove Twitter into the ground offers to audit your government… same.
February 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If a Nigerian Prince offers to audit your business then BLOCK that email and toss it in your spam folder. If a South African “Prince” who drove Twitter into the ground offers to audit your government… same.
Here’s an interesting issue to watch. Speaking for myself, as someone who supports both solar and conservation, it would be good to have better guidelines for resource protection, but not mandates which take away local control.
Bill requiring solar planning framework dies, returns, dies again
Concerns over impacts on forest, farmland sank the proposal.
www.vpm.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Here’s an interesting issue to watch. Speaking for myself, as someone who supports both solar and conservation, it would be good to have better guidelines for resource protection, but not mandates which take away local control.
Yellow butterwort in the Green Swamp of North Carolina.
#butterwort #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #NCNativePlants
#butterwort #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #NCNativePlants
February 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yellow butterwort in the Green Swamp of North Carolina.
#butterwort #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #NCNativePlants
#butterwort #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #NCNativePlants
A tiny tiny wild Venus Flytrap photographed in it’s native habitat in North Carolina
#carnivorousplants #dionaea #NCNativePlants
#carnivorousplants #dionaea #NCNativePlants
February 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A tiny tiny wild Venus Flytrap photographed in it’s native habitat in North Carolina
#carnivorousplants #dionaea #NCNativePlants
#carnivorousplants #dionaea #NCNativePlants
Tropical butterworts (Pinguicula) help eat fungus gnats and provide a little joy over the winter months.
February 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tropical butterworts (Pinguicula) help eat fungus gnats and provide a little joy over the winter months.
February 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Tropical butterworts (Pinguicula) help eat fungus gnats and provide a little joy over the winter months.
Blue states should temporarily hire ousted Federal employees into their corresponding state agencies. Blue states represent a majority of the Nation’s
GDP. It’s time to start using that wealth to build a fail safe against the potential failure of the Federal Government.
GDP. It’s time to start using that wealth to build a fail safe against the potential failure of the Federal Government.
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Blue states should temporarily hire ousted Federal employees into their corresponding state agencies. Blue states represent a majority of the Nation’s
GDP. It’s time to start using that wealth to build a fail safe against the potential failure of the Federal Government.
GDP. It’s time to start using that wealth to build a fail safe against the potential failure of the Federal Government.
Here is a rather critical point… it the only thing you care about is the size of the federal government, or how much taxes you pay this is still going to end VERY badly.
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Here is a rather critical point… it the only thing you care about is the size of the federal government, or how much taxes you pay this is still going to end VERY badly.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit this adorable house before. It’s really an architectural masterpiece, and a good example of sustainable design.
I enjoy my compact little house. The whole thing is just 26ft in diameter. All essentials are on one floor. The “bedroom” is a Murphy bed on the far right -not shown. The photo is taken from the loft that serves as a library. The studio is in a walk in basement.
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’ve been lucky enough to visit this adorable house before. It’s really an architectural masterpiece, and a good example of sustainable design.