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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3h

Hi folks: Today's the deadline for public comments on the proposed removal of federal protection for nat'l forests Hundreds of endangered species will be affected Here's info from the American Bird Conservancy, & the link for comments: abcbirds.org/news/roadles... www.fs.usda.gov/managing-lan...

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Roadless Areas | US Forest Service

What's NewOn Aug. 18, 2026, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook L. Rollins announced that the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement that recommends removing the 2001 Roadle...

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

You shouldn’t have to work if there’s a bird outside you want to watch

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These turkey tail mushrooms were keeping the woods quiet and peaceful today while they cleaned up a storm-downed tree. I was lucky that I got to spend part of the afternoon interviewing them!

Rippling mushrooms crowd together on a dead tree. The mushrooms have scalloped edges and are dry but soft to the touch.

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

These Missouri Republicans don't give up easily. They also love to fight our election results, because they believe that we the people make "bad" decisions, and they know better than we do what's "good" for us. To protect our initiative and referendum process, vote yes on Amendment 6!

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Supreme Court for the third time rejects Republican redistricting push in Missouri

A Republican effort to use a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the two Democratic-held districts in the state has again failed in court.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

FFS, just go ahead and ban ALL the best people, why don't you.

"Great Western Railway NOTICE. It is forbidden for vagrants, beggars, itinerant musicians and females of doubtful reputation to enter these premises."

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I was lucky--my aunt Esther was a computer whiz in the 1960's-70's Psychology Department at the University of Illinois, so my first computer took up a whole room, and could play Tic-Tac-Toe without losing once. I was very impressed.

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's #Caturday, so Coco is here with a helpful tip for you. Never let your dentist cut your hair.

A velvety black cat (named Coco) is missing a square inch of his beautiful glossy coat across one upper arm. His dentist (aka the Vet) shaved him for an IV. Coco looks glum.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘September’ Shell Nature Studies, 1956 Artist: Rowland Hilder and Maurice Wilson

A rather bleak view across windswept moorland to low seacliffs. In the foreground are brown brambles and damp corn stooks. In the mid ground, a small white, low crofters cottage.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fabulous Ice Age spear thrower handle carved in the form of an animal. Known as the ‘Creeping Hyena’ it was carved from mammoth ivory around 15,000 years ago. The shaft is missing, but the hook to propel the spear is still visible. From La Madeleine rock shelter, France. 📷 by me #Archaeology

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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Mt. Rainier glowing in the last light of day. #wawx #sunset

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Two Winters Woods @2winterswoods.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Crossing

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Patagonia @patagonia.com · 27/08/2026

For Braydon Bringhurst, the reward isn't just the ride. "Without a Doubt" is our newest MTB film about finding joy in the process. Watch the full film at pat.ag/B/WithoutADo...

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Colorado Carol 🌻🌲🏞️ @coloradocarol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This isn't just for New Mexico. Please read. It's short and if nothing else, see the last four paragraphs.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 20/08/2026

#AltCitizen assignment y’all

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Patagonia @patagonia.com · 21/08/2026

Please join us in telling the USFS to stop the repeal of the Roadless Rule at pat.ag/B/F26/Roadless Deadline: 9/21.

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Maureen Thorson @maureenthorson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

“Three days heat, after five days rain.” A poem by Gary Snyder.

Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout

BY GARY SNYDER

Down valley a smoke haze
Three days heat, after five days rain
Pitch glows on the fir-cones
Across rocks and meadows
Swarms of new flies.

I cannot remember things I once read
A few friends, but they are in cities.
Drinking cold snow-water from a tin cup
Looking down for miles
Through high still air.

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Jim Young @oyoguhito.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

thistles that have thussled

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Harpers Ferry, almost heaven! I am afraid of heights but did walk across the railroad bridge trail, and I was fine. Can you hear the cicadas ringing?

The Potomac River and the Shenandoah River come together between dark shale mountains in their summertime plumage. The pilings that supported a series of old bridges are still in midriver, and plants now cover them.

The Shenandoah River ripples around partly-submerged stones as it flows into the Potomac. A green mountain of slate rises almost vertically at the river's edge. It's a warm day, and cicadas are ringing.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Earlysville Oak, a White Oak (Quercus Alba), Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Public comment time! BLM is trying to re-open the ten-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico to mining, after it won protections only a few years ago. We only have two weeks to comment- links in the article and 🧵. #ProtectTribalLands www.koat.com/article/chac...

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Chaco Canyon public comment period opens, as BLM proposes reopening 336,000 acres to mineral leasing

A new federal assessment could reshape the future of development near Chaco Canyon. Here’s what’s in the plan and how long the public has to weigh in.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Recorded or written human history spans just under 5,000 years Or about 16 oak trees, 62 humans or 500 squirrels

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Mary Jolles @maryjolles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Found this beautiful Luna moth in the yard (the cat was fascinated) so I brought it up to the north-facing porch to rest for the day in the shade.

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The Cardinals are losing so badly to the Brewers that the announcers have promised to entertain us by singing Dizzy Dean's favorite song, "The Wabash Cannonball," though they admit that neither of them knows the tune.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 06/07/2026

The President of the United States is attacking a group of kindergarteners because of the clothes they wore to school.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

So no thinking about things while looking at the water, what’s that called again?

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Meanwhile, the Reflecting Pool in Battlefield, Missouri is looking great today. Many of the turtles are saying so.

A small fountain creates ripples in a pond of a healthy color. Clover, flowering plants and trees surround the pond, which is in a city park. Not one thing needs renovated.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

As the heat becomes unbearable, it's time for a true #IceAge masterpiece: a tiny yet remarkable figurine of a woolly mammoth, just 3.7 cm long, carved from mammoth ivory around 40,000 years ago. Despite its size, it captures the essence of one of the Ice Age’s most iconic animals with...🧵 1/2 📷me

A mammoth figurine carved from ivory, its surface weathered with age. The shape captures the essence of the animal, with a prominent trunk and sloping back. The figure is displayed on a metal stand against a dark background

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Long live the dirt roads that remind us of this region’s complicated human and geological history. These bumpy roads remain portals, for tourists & locals, that affirm the needed protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante/Glen Canyon landscapes. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

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River Notes

Caution: Objects may be moving in more than one direction

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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

“The Crane House” created by Ukrainian artist Mariya Golub.

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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Part of the Wonderland Trail is closed due to "unusual bear activity" in Mt Rainier National Park. Given the typical cryptic vagueness of MRNP's public messaging, I can only assume somthing like this is what's going on there right now! #parkchat

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Bear In The Big Blue House Dance GIF

ALT: Bear In The Big Blue House Dance GIF

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The face of the "bulge", the Goat Rocks dome, was only emplaced c. 1850. Since 1980 there's been progress in filling in the crater, lava domes built 1980-1986 and 2004-2008. I wonder how long before there's a new summit point. Or whether there will be another round of de-construction first.

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Gerhard Oevermann 🐦‍⬛ @oevermann.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

late spring moon the fox carries silence by the throat #haiku

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I am engaged in the ultimate boss battle--in a game called Login.gov. I am sure I can beat this superboss, maybe tomorrow (I'm locked out again for 6 hours).

The public’s one account for government. | Login.gov

Use one account and password for secure, private access to participating government agencies.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Day 5 of my #Coverbirds Birdathon for @birdscanada.bsky.social Today’s coverbirds are… not easily identified. I have the good fortune to live in a very ducky place, but honestly most of the time they are just so far away 😂. I would love to have some help with ID so I imagined a guide (1/7) #birds

Cover of a book called “National Aubudon Society Field Guide to Far Away Ducks, Western Region, Saskatchewan”. The cover features three photos of far away ducks that cannot be readily identified.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

He did it, folks. The whole day.

Sleepy black puppy being handsome on a brown sofa

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 29/04/2026

My best craft advice is "Put a giant worm in it." You can never go wrong with a giant worm. Sci-fi: Giant worm on an alien planet Fantasy: Giant worm in mountain sitting on a pile of gold Horror: Giant worm (eats people) Romance: Giant worm causes third-act breakup Mystery: Giant worm investigates

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Me (reading statements by Pete Hegseth this morning) : "Now I may only be a poet who was a Lockheed engineer's wife, but I know more about defense contracting than this guy does. Where'd they find him?" My husband, the retired Lockheed engineer: (after a pause) "Fox News."

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

For me there is no story at all because--Pomeranian!

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

There are objectively worse people in the world (Hitler, Pol Pot, maybe others) but nothing activates a Pavlovian anger response in me more than adult men stealing home run balls from children

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A small bee on the Spring Beauty for #InverteFest! (Not sure who it is) #BloomScrolling 🐝🌿

A small dark bee on a delicate white flower with pink stripes. It’s a sunny, bright photo.

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Bud Foxx 𓅃🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇬🇱 @profcstark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Part of school bus driver training many moons ago was to remember that you were often the first and last school figure the kids dealt with daily, so maybe smile a bit more and welcome them aboard and give them a smile heading out. It's not difficult.

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Amy Wright Vollmar @ozarkpoet.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Neighbor: No. Now, you know perfectly well what "no" means. Dog: (joyously) Bark... Neighbor: No. And the next time you bark, you will have to go to bed. I have told you about this many times. Dog: BARK! Neighbor: Now buddy, please go to bed. Dog: BARK! BARK! BARK!

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Woozle & Taffy @woozle-taffy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The rabble call him “Lord” 😒 Hamlet [IV,5] #ShakespeareSunday #DogsOfBluesky💙

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Colorado Carol 🌻🌲🏞️ @coloradocarol.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This right here. ⬇️ We can never give up our right to protect our public lands.

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saintmaker.bsky.social @saintmaker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

“Ancient Doorways” Aztec Ruins National Monument/Aztec, NM #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld #ECK

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