EJTerren
@e-j-terren.bsky.social
Birds, botany, farming, travel, hiking, public lands, science, the environment, justice. The Golden Rule. Oxford comma. Midwesterner-Land of Lincoln-down on the farm.
A12. Next Tuesday, December 16, the #ParkChat book club will have its first discussion of Our Wildlife Heritage by Terry Grosz. Join us on Zoom at 7 pm Central. This is a friendly, informal group of friends. You should join us. For more details contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social.
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A12. Next Tuesday, December 16, the #ParkChat book club will have its first discussion of Our Wildlife Heritage by Terry Grosz. Join us on Zoom at 7 pm Central. This is a friendly, informal group of friends. You should join us. For more details contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social.
A9. I've seen the wonderful Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, WI, several times, but never in fall. In October I discovered a new visitor center, refurbished lighthouses, and fall color.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A9. I've seen the wonderful Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, WI, several times, but never in fall. In October I discovered a new visitor center, refurbished lighthouses, and fall color.
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#ParkChat
A4. From my farm, but the first sunset photo I found. Taken several days ago, these are clouds bringing our first significant snow of the winter.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A4. From my farm, but the first sunset photo I found. Taken several days ago, these are clouds bringing our first significant snow of the winter.
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#ParkChat
A12. Do you like to read outdoors and parks-related books? Have you thought about joining the #ParkChat book club? We're just starting on Defending Our Wildlife Heritage by Terry Grosz. We meet on Zoom the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm Central for good convos. Contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A12. Do you like to read outdoors and parks-related books? Have you thought about joining the #ParkChat book club? We're just starting on Defending Our Wildlife Heritage by Terry Grosz. We meet on Zoom the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm Central for good convos. Contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social
Yes, we are. We've got about 5 inches so far in my part of Illinois, which is manageable. Much more snow farther north. But the wind is the problem. Visibility down to around 400 ft. You can't see the buildings and field behind this tree.
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yes, we are. We've got about 5 inches so far in my part of Illinois, which is manageable. Much more snow farther north. But the wind is the problem. Visibility down to around 400 ft. You can't see the buildings and field behind this tree.
I can imagine my ancestors, before radio, TV, and internet, looking to the west after this cold, beautiful, sunny day, and saying "yep, snow's comin' in tonight." Livestock would have been brought closer to the barn, and more grain would have been brought into the barn's feed room.
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I can imagine my ancestors, before radio, TV, and internet, looking to the west after this cold, beautiful, sunny day, and saying "yep, snow's comin' in tonight." Livestock would have been brought closer to the barn, and more grain would have been brought into the barn's feed room.
A3. Last year a friend and I spent Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. We had our holiday meal at one the state's great supper clubs. Our walk the next day was at Horicon Marsh NWR. Temps had fallen below freezing, and water in the pools was icing over. #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A3. Last year a friend and I spent Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. We had our holiday meal at one the state's great supper clubs. Our walk the next day was at Horicon Marsh NWR. Temps had fallen below freezing, and water in the pools was icing over. #ParkChat
A5. In Central Illinois, any trip I make to a national park takes hours and many miles. One of the closest is the Ice Age NST, where I've spent a lot of time over the last 30 years. These trips come only once a year, but I need that scenery, those wetlands, and glacial geology. #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A5. In Central Illinois, any trip I make to a national park takes hours and many miles. One of the closest is the Ice Age NST, where I've spent a lot of time over the last 30 years. These trips come only once a year, but I need that scenery, those wetlands, and glacial geology. #ParkChat
A9. I made an unplanned stop at Allegheny Portage Railroad, and learned unexpected things. It was an unusual railroad, made in sections, pulling canal boats through the hills by ropes.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A9. I made an unplanned stop at Allegheny Portage Railroad, and learned unexpected things. It was an unusual railroad, made in sections, pulling canal boats through the hills by ropes.
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#ParkChat
A10. I like the back roads, and I don't overplan my trips. That's how I discovered Labrador Hollow in New York state. It wasn't on my maps, but I stumbled across it. There was a boardwalk through a bog and great fall colors. #ParkChat
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A10. I like the back roads, and I don't overplan my trips. That's how I discovered Labrador Hollow in New York state. It wasn't on my maps, but I stumbled across it. There was a boardwalk through a bog and great fall colors. #ParkChat
A10 Apple trees are being planted at Lindenwald, the home of President Martin Van Buren, near Kinderhook, NY. This will help interpret history of the site. I'm sure many of the apples in Van Buren's time went to make cider (the alcoholic kind.) Here's to apple cider, pies, dumplings, and #ParkChat!
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A10 Apple trees are being planted at Lindenwald, the home of President Martin Van Buren, near Kinderhook, NY. This will help interpret history of the site. I'm sure many of the apples in Van Buren's time went to make cider (the alcoholic kind.) Here's to apple cider, pies, dumplings, and #ParkChat!
Just for good measure, here's 2 photos of moss on rocks from Wisconsin. As our #ParkChat book club knows, there isn't enough money to make moss grow on rocks if it doesn't want to. 😉
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just for good measure, here's 2 photos of moss on rocks from Wisconsin. As our #ParkChat book club knows, there isn't enough money to make moss grow on rocks if it doesn't want to. 😉
Fungus is fascinating.
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Fungus is fascinating.
A5. Thank you for including grasslands! Prairies show intense colors in autumn with various asters, goldenrods, sunflowers, and grasses. Where grasslands meet forest you can find colorful vines and shrubs, such as this sumac along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin. #ParkChat
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A5. Thank you for including grasslands! Prairies show intense colors in autumn with various asters, goldenrods, sunflowers, and grasses. Where grasslands meet forest you can find colorful vines and shrubs, such as this sumac along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin. #ParkChat
A3. I can't pick a favorite color, because I like the contrasts. One of the reasons I like to go to the Northwoods in autumn is to see the colors against the greens of the conifers, and the colors against the intense blue skies.
...somewhere in the Adirondacks of New York.
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...somewhere in the Adirondacks of New York.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A3. I can't pick a favorite color, because I like the contrasts. One of the reasons I like to go to the Northwoods in autumn is to see the colors against the greens of the conifers, and the colors against the intense blue skies.
...somewhere in the Adirondacks of New York.
#ParkChat
...somewhere in the Adirondacks of New York.
#ParkChat
A11. I found this gem in the Adirondacks earlier this month. So quiet and undeveloped. I sat there watching a loon diving and feeding. #ParkChat
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A11. I found this gem in the Adirondacks earlier this month. So quiet and undeveloped. I sat there watching a loon diving and feeding. #ParkChat
A6. Lake Superior is famous for its moods, of course. This iconic view is often shown when the water is calm and incredibly blue and green. It wasn't calm this day, and the next day it was thrashing in a storm. #ParkChat
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A6. Lake Superior is famous for its moods, of course. This iconic view is often shown when the water is calm and incredibly blue and green. It wasn't calm this day, and the next day it was thrashing in a storm. #ParkChat
Bringing in the harvest.
Shelling corn in Illinois.
Shelling corn in Illinois.
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Bringing in the harvest.
Shelling corn in Illinois.
Shelling corn in Illinois.
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
QUOTE POST A PIC OF A NATIONAL PARK
Autumn scenes from Saratoga National Historic Park, New York.
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Autumn scenes from Saratoga National Historic Park, New York.
#ParkChat #NationalParks #PublicLands
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
QUOTE POST A PIC OF A NATIONAL PARK
Autumn scenes from Saratoga National Historic Park, New York.
#ParkChat #NationalParks #PublicLands
Autumn scenes from Saratoga National Historic Park, New York.
#ParkChat #NationalParks #PublicLands