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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · 13d

I saw that you ID'd one I submitted.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · 13d

I didn't count, but there were probably 100 or so. On my way to my goal of 1,000 blooming pasque flowers!

Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · 13d

Good luck, and I’ll see ya in the spring!

I’ve been moving all the Pasque flowers that I grew in a raised bed on my patio and into my #prairie restoration. They did excellent this year - biggest ones I’ve grown yet. Some have a shot at flowering in year 2.

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 24d

New paper led by former post-bac researcher Isabelle Turner, with @chriscatano.bsky.social:

Seeding density alters the role of soil moisture in structuring plant abundance during prairie restoration

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A graph showing how prairie plant responses to seeding density treatments vary along a soil water holding capacity gradient

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · 28d

And here’s one in landscape.

Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · 28d

Few pics of the #moon from last night.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Oct 2

I remember when 60° used to be the day time high in October. Now, it’s the overnight low temp. 👀

Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Oct 2

Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), one of our native thistles, found blooming on a native prairie hillside today. Spectacular plant.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 28

The algorithm that controls my ‘thumbprint’ radio on pandora should be studied. Soooo good.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 25

Pretty sweet #prairie hill full of dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata).

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 24

I’ve been picking #prairie seed a lot lately. Today, I filled up this cup with downy gentian seed pods.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 23

Have you looked at adding native fungi/microbes to existing restorations or remnants that are invaded by non-native species? As a way to flip the site in favor of native plants?

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 22

Tonight’s #prairie restoration view is a bit different. This is a baby snapping turtle that I found crawling away from the prairie and towards the river. Since my dog was very interested in it, I decided to bring it down to the river myself and let it go.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 18

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?

On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline

www.theguardian.com

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 17

It’s always a treat to see blooming Pasque flowers. And extra fun when you find one in the fall - seen this little guy today. #prairie #nativeplants

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 17

This is a hell of a sign. Just look at that patina.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 17

I seen this today. Would love to hear this story.

Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 16

Psst… tonight’s #prairie restoration view.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 12

I’ve seen fringed gentian plenty of times, but I have never picked it for seed… until now. This seed will find a new home on a #prairie restoration a few miles away. #moreprairieplease

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 12

You see a lot of bottle gentian with 1 ring of flowers, sometimes 2 rings, occasionally 3 rings, but 4 rings is worthy of a picture. #prairie

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 9

What else did I mow around this year? This is a Lindley’s aster (Symphyotrichum ciliolatum) that I spotted this spring when it was just a couple inches tall. Kept mowing around it and here it is at peak bloom. Just a spectacular splash of color.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 9

When it’s in bloom, it’s super easy to find! But when it’s time to find that seed pod, incredibly difficult. Why? It gets eaten! Deer get most of the blame, but I suspect ground squirrels too. Wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum).

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 6

My big beautiful showy goldenrod growing in my yard. I don’t know how old it is. I first noticed it two summers ago and decided to mow around it to see what it was. It bloomed last year and this year it’s even bigger.

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 6

Never. Never will I find a better shade of blue. This flower stops me in my tracks every single time.

Downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta). #prairie #nativeplants

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Flip @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social · Sep 2

About 3 tenths this morning!