Frank Parisio @fparisio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A sedge and Sphagnum lined channel carrying tea colored water out of an inland poor fen in the Catskills of New York State (U.S.). Peatlands are such important features within watersheds and can form whole structures communities within forests. 010
Reposted by Frank ParisioDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Bog lovers! Please share your favorite peaty image or a photo of your favorite peatland. Not only are bogs a global carbon powerhouse, but they are incredibly beautiful and other-worldly. Let’s show them off. 1514243
Reposted by Frank ParisioConvention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · 05/01/2026💚 WORLD WETLANDS DAY 💚 2 February 2026 This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration! worldwetlandsday.org #WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026 1228
Frank Parisio @fparisio.bsky.social · 06/11/2025A beautiful carpet bog in the southwestern Catskills range of New York State. November here provides days of stark colorful contrasts of leatherleaf, tamarack, Sphagnum mosses and the snowy white tufts of Eriophorum virginicum or cotton grass sedge. This peatland is a research site for the NYC DEP. 140
Frank Parisio @fparisio.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Sub-adult newly emerged Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) from its natal wetland. This location in the Catskills of New York State has pure Jefferson’s in a breeding population. Not unisexual hybrids. 110
Frank Parisio @fparisio.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Mosquito fern (Azolla cristata) in the mid-Hudson Valley region of New York State. Although not listed as protected or rare in the state, sightings of it are somewhat uncommon throughout the region. Azolla is within the the Salviniaceae family and they are aquatic ferns. 020