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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · 2d

It's about the small wins sometimes. After a long break from #Ecoseek to focus on hikes and gardening, I was able to launch a new version with the help of my daughter. All the Western states are supported now. The Midwest is next!

www.ecoseek.app

Screenshot of Ecoseek website showing a coverage map with all Western states colored in.

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · 3d

Some stars aligned and a donor provided us with a beautiful ceramic pot at the same time that another wonderful person donated rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot -- all right before a fundraiser for the native garden.

#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome

Photo of a flower pot with rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · 4d

What a wonderful surprise! My daughter wanted to help with #Ecoseek so I suggested she help with some of the ecoregion descriptions. I was doing some quality control and found a nice message in one of the PDFs ❤️

Screenshot of a PDF with a handwritten message that says "Hi Dad" and a happy dog face

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder to think of insect habitat while you put your garden to bed for the winter. I found weaving cut stalks in with the standing stubble prevents wind blowing it all away while giving a variety of habitat options for those beneficial insects.

#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens

Photo of cut sunflower stalks woven between standing stubble

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · Aug 26

And now we're sciencing!

Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.

A person looking at science equipment in a field

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · Aug 1

We still have those bears trapezing through our natural area. We've counted 5 individuals this season.

#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · Jul 19

We put up a gate! It represents the final piece of a boundary that protects our natural area from our regenerative land. We did this after an amazing visit from folks from @wadnr.bsky.social and Stevens County Conservation District where we had a total #nature geek out and ecoadventure.

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 31

Oh yeah, and we found a coralroot #orchid!

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 31

The #botany dork in me got to geek out at an oak woodland! I knew we had oaks in WA but wasn't sure where. I used #Ecoseek to find the ecoregion then used it to find a high quality natural area to explore. Total success!

Photo of an oak savanna with pine covered mountains in the background

Photo of an oak woodland with pine covered mountains in the background

Photo of wildflowers with oak woodland in the backyard

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 21

Heck yeah--that's the ultimate plan. Livestock requires more infrastructure, time, and owning/borrowing the actual livestock though

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 18

That's wonderful! I love that we're all making these island habitats.

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 18

Oof, those are nasty! The weed seed bank is pretty bad here, and the bindweed will keep coming back until we get the last bit out, but those are small problems compared to what you have.

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 18

Big thanks to the Idaho Native Plant Society, and a very generous donor, for the $100+ worth of #NativePlants. After 15 hours of volunteer hours, we have the #PocketPrairie mostly weeded and the new plants in the ground.

Before and after photos below.

Photo of native plants surrounded by cheatgrass and bind weeds

Photo of native plants with weeds removed and new plantings in the ground

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 11

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 11

Birds use columns of warm and rising air to gain altitude through a spiraling flight pattern. It's one of the absolute wonders of nature and I can watch it for hours.

#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit

Turkey Vulture souring in the air with the Columbia River in the background

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 8

You all need to see this. My friend moved to New Zealand a while back and has been seeing the coolest stuff. If you need proof, skip to minute 24 in the below video. Or watch the whole thing and chill.

#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife

youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...

40 MIN 4K Underwater Exploration 🐙 Soothing Ocean Sounds & Octopus from New Zealand

YouTube video by Jonas Goodwin (Jonas)

youtu.be

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 7

LOL!! And now we have a favorite team.

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 7

My daughter is raising a chicken. My daughter also plays soccer. Thus we have a soccer playing chicken.

Photo of a young chicken standing on a soccer ball

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 5

From the limestone cliffs overlooking my hometown of Northport, the Columbia River, and Red Mountain in Canada.

#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers

Photo of Arrow leaf Balsam flower in the foreground and a small town along the Columbia River in the background

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 2

With the columnar basalt in the background?? Beautiful!

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 2

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I love oak and hickory forests--we don't get a lot of them in WA, unfortunately. I'm planning a trip this month to explore an oak savanna though!

You add activities while in an ecoregion by pressing the green + button. They're saved locally, so no sharing for now :(

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 1

Hey @themagikgarden.com , I just pushed a new version of Ecoseek that includes New Jersey and New York. Hope you enjoy!

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · May 1

As someone who was greatly influenced by Tom Brown Jr., I'm happy to have added the Pine Barrens to Ecoseek.

The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.

Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Screenshot of Ecoseek with the Pine Barrens Ecoregion selected.

brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · Apr 29

Second bear sighting in about a week. Maybe they (he/she?) do like our little nature preserve!

#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation

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brcarlson @fuhjenture.bsky.social · Apr 28

Had an amazing time on the #NativePlant hike at Kamiak Butte hosted by @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social and Palouse Conservation District. My boy got really good at identifying the wildflowers! A budding botanist!

Photo of a boy hiking in Palouse Prairie

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