Treehugger
@true-conservative.bsky.social
Forest ecologist in the PNW. I hug trees, with a diameter tape! Love to ramble in forests and mountains and make lame attempts to photograph them.
Frayed fungus in a mountain meadow #FungiFriday #PNW
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Frayed fungus in a mountain meadow #FungiFriday #PNW
Giant sequoia with a large fire scar for #ThickTrunkTuesday. Sequoias can live for more than 3 thousand years; the scar was probably acquired centuries ago and refreshed by a recent prescribed burn. #SierraNevada #NationalParks
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Giant sequoia with a large fire scar for #ThickTrunkTuesday. Sequoias can live for more than 3 thousand years; the scar was probably acquired centuries ago and refreshed by a recent prescribed burn. #SierraNevada #NationalParks
Saw these last week growing on a grand fir snag, for #FungiFriday
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Saw these last week growing on a grand fir snag, for #FungiFriday
Another falls in a lush forest #WaterfallWednesday #PNW
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Another falls in a lush forest #WaterfallWednesday #PNW
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, another old-growth rainforest shot of Douglas-fir with fire char next to a large snag, log, and western hemlock. Most old stands in Oregon experienced fire at some time during their development, with many trees surviving.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, another old-growth rainforest shot of Douglas-fir with fire char next to a large snag, log, and western hemlock. Most old stands in Oregon experienced fire at some time during their development, with many trees surviving.
Pre-dawn sky and Venus #BlueskySaturday #PNW
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Pre-dawn sky and Venus #BlueskySaturday #PNW
Humongous fungus in the woods #FungiFriday
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Humongous fungus in the woods #FungiFriday
Falls in the Columbia River Gorge #WaterfallWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Falls in the Columbia River Gorge #WaterfallWednesday
Twisty rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) in NZ #ThickTrunkThursday
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Twisty rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) in NZ #ThickTrunkThursday
Chipmunk, not chipmunk. Any questions? #WildlifeWednesday
A golden-mantled ground squirrel and chipmunk showing their stripes hoping we'll get it straight this time!
A golden-mantled ground squirrel and chipmunk showing their stripes hoping we'll get it straight this time!
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chipmunk, not chipmunk. Any questions? #WildlifeWednesday
A golden-mantled ground squirrel and chipmunk showing their stripes hoping we'll get it straight this time!
A golden-mantled ground squirrel and chipmunk showing their stripes hoping we'll get it straight this time!
Not dead yet! Western hemlock that lost its crown still has its roots tapped into its neighbors and continues to grow bark on top, despite decay fungi. #ThickTrunkTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not dead yet! Western hemlock that lost its crown still has its roots tapped into its neighbors and continues to grow bark on top, despite decay fungi. #ThickTrunkTuesday
The sun does shine in SE Alaska, occasionally #BlueSkyMonday
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The sun does shine in SE Alaska, occasionally #BlueSkyMonday
White-tailed ptarmigan in Washington Cascades for #WildlifeWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
White-tailed ptarmigan in Washington Cascades for #WildlifeWednesday
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a classic Douglas-fir/western hemlock stand in western Oregon
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a classic Douglas-fir/western hemlock stand in western Oregon
Foxtail pine, a rare endemic that grows well above normal treeline in the Sierra Nevada of California. #ThickTrunkThursday
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Foxtail pine, a rare endemic that grows well above normal treeline in the Sierra Nevada of California. #ThickTrunkThursday
A gang of male bighorn sheep in the high Sierra Nevada, California #WildlifeWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A gang of male bighorn sheep in the high Sierra Nevada, California #WildlifeWednesday
Foxtail pine, Sierra Nevada California #ThickTrunkTuesday
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Foxtail pine, Sierra Nevada California #ThickTrunkTuesday
Fresh growing shelf fungi in the Pacific Northwest rain. #FungiFriday
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fresh growing shelf fungi in the Pacific Northwest rain. #FungiFriday
It's good to get a reminder every once in a while just how massive Sequoias are. #ThickTrunkTuesday
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's good to get a reminder every once in a while just how massive Sequoias are. #ThickTrunkTuesday
