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EJTerren

@e-j-terren.bsky.social
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Birds, botany, farming, travel, hiking, public lands, science, the environment, justice. The Golden Rule. Oxford comma. Midwesterner-Land of Lincoln-down on the farm.

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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I am fascinated by fungus and slime molds. I do my best to take spore prints and use other methods to identify them. It's very challenging, and the taxonomy is often unsettled. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I've had a long week, so tired tonight. But what a delight to end my day with #ParkChat and @camarowrx.bsky.social. These were great questions, and it was a joy to participate. Thank you!
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A9. The urge to eat more I understand. 😂 Much of the time, cooler weather makes me feel better and less likely to want to sleep, once I actually crawl out of bed. Cooler nights seem to trigger oversleeping for me. My interest would be estivation-the urge to assume torpor in hot weather. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A11. One reason autumn makes me happy is because it's so darned comfortable to be outside. Temps⬇️ Spiders⬇️ Personal energy⬆️ #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Hey, I recognize that yellow blaze! 😂 The Ice Age Trail has lots of grasslands to enjoy. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A7. Yes, the prairie is so colorful in autumn. Two grasses responsible for the intense reddish-brown are little bluestem and broomsedge. They are growing in this site undergoing restoration in Wisconsin, by the Nature Conservancy. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Now, that's where I want to be! Wow. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A8. Did someone say fungus? #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A6. Very few fall flowers can rival New England Aster. It's even more stunning when growing near a golden flower, such as Black-eyed Susan or one of the goldenrod species. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A3. October is my favorite time for a road trip. Color, cooler, more comfortable hiking. I've usually gone north to Wisconsin, but also to Michigan. I'm delayed in going this year, but soon, soon. Michigan, here I come. Pics of slime mold and other treasures near Sleeping Bear Dunes. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A2. Summer is a time to endure, and should be rewarded by a cool autumn. Sadly, we now run air conditioning even into October these last several years. My area is now promised a change to more seasonal temps starting tomorrow. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A1. We've had a few cooler days, but lately it's been back in the 90s. A couple days record highs were broken. Leaves are changing, though. No recent pics, but here's a couple from 2023 along the Ice Age Trail near Timm's Hill in Wisconsin. #ParkChat
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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Looking forward to @camarowrx.bsky.scocial chat! Also thinking back to a time when the rich cared about preserving something for future generations & not just themselves. #parkchat John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park - REsource share.google/TgefUyGbaBRQ...
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park
The Grand Teton National Park was created in part due to the conservation efforts of a wealthy philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is no #ParkChat scheduled for this evening. Please join us two weeks from tonight with our guest host @camarowrx.bsky.social joins us
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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 01/09/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on a constitutional amendment that would lock the number of Supreme Court Justices at 9—cementing a MAGA majority forever. We need a Court that protects our freedoms, not one filled with MAGA Justices who put Trump and billionaires over the people and the law.
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wishing you both joy in your new home. I felt at home in the UK, and I'm certain you will, too. It's too bad we never got to meet during a #ParkChat tweetup. Cheers to your new life!
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So my "Scottish accent" succeeded or fell flat. #ParkChat
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Amitabh as Scarecrow in Field
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ye couldna go wrong by joinin' our #ParkChat book club. Currently reading this wee book by John Muir--The Story of My Boyhood and Youth. He was Scottish, tha knows. Third Tuesday of each month at 7 CDT/5 PDT. Contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social for more details
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Excellent questions to help get my mind off other things tonight. Yes, I'm going to be looking for these artists during my travels. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A8. I'll admit this type of thing is not foremost on my mind when trip planning. If I would see it prominently displayed on the website, at the gate, or in latest news articles, I could have a chance to fit it in with other activities. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That would be just the thing for me. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That sounds good, too. I'll share mine if you'll share yours. 🥂 #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A6. Truthfully, I haven't observed many artists-in-residence because parks are so far away. It's a matter of luck. For me it would be unusual to find a writer as the artist. I think working with poetry could be visual and participatory. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A5. Oops, I may have been guilty of something like that. 🫠 "Where can I find trail maps" is one I often ask. Often my questions are about finding quiet places to find wildlife and interesting plants. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A4. A4. "Can I get a discount with my parks pass?" (If they're selling their work) #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A3. Many years ago I remember watching a pipestone carver at Pipestone NM. She was answering many questions from all of us gathered around. I bought a small turtle.🐢 #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I'd like to pull that chair a wee bit closer to the fire. First I'm going to pour a few sips of a tawny Port, and I'll be ready to settle in. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Checking in from Illinois. It's been a long day, so I'm ready to look at art. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
He comes first to mind for good reason. Absolute master. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton. We will always love you....
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Porkies are great. I need to go back. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Yes, it does feel remote there. I've hiked the trail above Lake of the Clouds. No signs of civilization that day except for a couple wisps of smoke coming from hike-in primitive cabins way down among the trees. This feeling is rare in the Midwest. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I've never been to White Sands NP and I had no idea it could look that green. What wonderful photos! #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
What an excellent idea! #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I long to be near Olympic NP. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We've had 3 sessions of dangerously hot and humid conditions. Narrowly escaped 2 tornadoes, both being less than a mile from my house. Damaging wind storm with 8 inches of rain hit my sister's dairy farm last Sunday. I'm meeting #ParkChat peeps in Iowa this weekend, have been promised cooler temps.🤞
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hey, people always talk about the weather. 😂 How's the summer weather been where you are? Have you escaped to a national park in search of better weather? #ParkChat
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yes, he's doing quite well for a guy who lived here and conducted business after his visa expired. 🤬
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A12. Ready for more chit-chat? Wander over to the #ParkChat book club, as we begin one of the lesser-known works of John Muir--Story of My Boyhood and Youth." We meet on Zoom, 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7 pm Central, 5 pm Pacific. Contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social for details.
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thank you Brett! I enjoyed the memories and photos you and the others shared. Nicely done. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A7. Rocky Mountain NP was the first national park I visited. My first mountains, too. First time going west of Iowa. I was a grad student at Iowa State U. when several of us attended professional meetings in Fort Collins. We took a day to drive up to the park. It will always be a fave. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A10. Big Bend NP is the most remote, or at least it seems that way! I've always said it's not on the way to anywhere, it's at the end of the road. I tagged along with a college ornithology class 35 years ago. The instructor made us drive 55 MPH ACROSS TEXAS. 🫤 Birds were awesome, though #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A6. I think Badlands NP deserves a mention here. Copies of photos from the film era are shown. The labyrinth of formations changes a bit with every rain. And how cool would it be to photograph a fossil that you just found there? #ParkChat
A popular photography spot in Badlands NP. Bare slopes with yellow soil are topped with a cap of gray soil. Green grass grows at the toe of the slopes.In Badlands NP. View from the top of the ladder on the trail to "the Notch." Looking down to the bottom of the ladder as a person starts to ascend.
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A3. I could spend all night thinking about this, but for now I'll say Olympic NP. Walks on a beach, with sea stacks and tidepools? ✔️ Hurricane Ridge with masses of flowers? ✔️ A rain forest walk, mosses hanging from branches, elk along the trail? ✔️ Babbling brook hike? ✔️ #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
OH EXCUSE ME THAT'S A MOOSE. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A1. It may be a trite answer, but I'd choose that guy on the elk, Teddy Roosevelt. I'd meet him in North Dakota and ask him for a personal tour of his ranch and surrounding area. #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We will miss you! #ParkChat
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EJTerren @e-j-terren.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Joining from Illinois, where the skies are blue, the temperature is pleasant, and we have no smoke from fires. All true today and tomorrow. After that, who knows. #ParkChat
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