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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 5d

Hasn't everything already been mapped?

I don't think so. Have you seen this atlas of underground fungi biodiversity? www.spun.earth/underground-...
Thanks to @scifri.bsky.social

Underground Atlas: Mycorrhizal Biodiversity Map v1.0

Explore the distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi to identify biodiversity hotspots and areas with rare, endemic fungi.

www.spun.earth

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 7d

What an inspiring legend she has been. I will never forget her work and ethos. apnews.com/article/jane...

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

apnews.com

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 13d

Just got back from some amazing surf from Gabrielle at Matunuck and the best stop was visiting with Andrew @mapcenter.com . Loved chatting carto and diving into the inspiring map collection Andrew has accrued.

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 14d

Huge congrats and kudos to @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social for the beautiful Spilhaus map. It's my favorite 'gift' book and your work is making a difference!

Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 14d

It's a huge honour to receive the Athelstan Spilhaus Award from the AGU for public engagement. But it's particularly pleasing because the Spilhaus projection was the original UK hardback cover of Blue Machine, and still the best of them all. Kudos to @davidho.bsky.social for the original suggestion.

AGU award graphics, the Spilhaus ocean map and seven Blue Machine book covers, two showing the Spilhaus projection

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting news! (note the MM correction of 138 million to 168 million)

The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 16d

For $138 million, The Nature Conservancy will purchase the last four #dams blocking #salmon from reaching their spawning grounds in the Sandy River. To read more for free on how this affects #Maine salmon, click the link below.

themainemonitor.org/dams-sale-sa...

Historic sale of dams clears the way for salmon to return to the Kennebec River

For $138M, The Nature Conservancy will buy the last four dams blocking salmon from their spawning grounds in the Sandy River.

themainemonitor.org

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 20d

With salt marshes being squeezed between rising sea levels and the built environment, this is an excellent story to follow. Variations of this have worked in Mississippi and may work in Maine. themainemonitor.org/spreading-sa...

Spreading sand to save a salt marsh

Maine researchers are using dredged materials to help a marsh better withstand sea level rise and protect endangered birds.

themainemonitor.org

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · 21d

G!

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Sep 2

Mighty comfortable near your paddle board!

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Aug 21

Brrr! And, looking forward to listening

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · Aug 14

A bunch of us at the Independent Map Artists (mapartists.org) recently summarized our experiences into a document about how to tackle the logistics of printing, selling, and shipping mappy goods. I hope it proves useful to some of you!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

IMA Logistics Advice Summary

LOGISTICS ADVICE FOR THE INDEPENDENT MAP SELLER Brought to you by the (visit us at mapartists.org) For many of us, the logistics of turning digital files into items that customers can actually buy is...

docs.google.com

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jul 30

Soo strong!

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jul 29

The lettering is particularly beautiful!

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Woodwell Climate Research Center @woodwellclimate.bsky.social · Jul 28

This #MapMonday from @maps-and-pepper.bsky.social shows the predicted return period of once-in-a-generation storms.

As climate change increases extreme weather events, we need to prepare with accurate risk information.

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jul 24

And, there I was, somewhere in Bhutan. Such a north up person. The map is looking nice!!!

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jul 11

Nice banquet of flood representation, thanks for organizing and posting. I'm not sure any say "danger" loudly enough.

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congratulations!!

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Jan 19

Thank you @pinakographos.bsky.social !! Loved seeing this in monochrome :)

Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · Jan 19

On to issue #97 (2021), where you can see a section of Margot Dale Carpenter (@margot-carto.bsky.social)'s "Sufing Saco Bay," which was also featured in the 5th Atlas of Design.

www.hartdalemaps.com
cartographicperspectives.org/index.php/jo...

The cover of an issue of Cartographic Perspectives. The top portion of the cover lists the journal name and issue date. The lower 80% or so shows a reference map of Saco Bay, with a shaded relief and landforms labeled. The whole cover is monochrome pink.

A photograph of a book laid out on a wood floor. It is open to a page showing the full-color version of the Surfing Saco Bay map. Some text can also be seen on the page, describing the map.

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · Jan 19

On to issue #97 (2021), where you can see a section of Margot Dale Carpenter (@margot-carto.bsky.social)'s "Sufing Saco Bay," which was also featured in the 5th Atlas of Design.

www.hartdalemaps.com
cartographicperspectives.org/index.php/jo...

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Dec 12

Beautiful work, the tinting is so subtle yet nuanced. A truly nice piece to have on the wall!

Chaney Swiney @chaneyswiney.com · Dec 11

I made this giant 3x6-foot map of the #GreatSmokyMountains to hang up in our house. Worked on it in the background over a the course of a couple of years. The last touch was dialing in the hypsometric tinting, which I think finally pulled it all together.

#smokies #nationalpark #map #cartography

Closeup of the area around Kuwohi (formerly Clingmans Dome) in the heart of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Green hues indicate lower elevations, tans indicate middle elevations, and the paler gray shows the highest peaks. The purple line is the Appalachian Trail. The red line is the Mountains to Sea Trail.

Closeup of the area around Mt Le Conte in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Green hues indicate lower elevations, tans indicate middle elevations, and the paler gray shows the highest peaks. The purple line is the Appalachian Trail.

Closeup of the area around Eagle Creek on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Blue areas show arms of Fontana Lake. Green hues indicate lower elevations, tans indicate middle elevations, and the paler gray shows the highest peaks. The purple line is the Appalachian Trail. The green line is the Benton MacKaye Trail

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Nov 21

Coffee mappy chat if you do come through :)

Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Nov 21

Yay!! Are you virtually here or ground truthing? (Mighty fine place this is :) !!)

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Nov 6

Me, too. I've experimented with it on a few maps now but never based a complete color ramp based on that alone until now. It helps that this landscape has aretes and other glacially dramatic features.

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Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Nov 6

Beautiful!

Margot Carpenter @margot-carto.bsky.social · Oct 19

A detail of a new Katahdin area map identifying potential water accumulation. The color is keyed to wetter or dryer. #katahdin #topographicwetness #refugia

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