Reblogged from Earth First! Newswire: by Emily Frost and Hannah Waters, Cross Posted from Smithsonian The chemistry of the ocean is changing. Most climate change discussion focuses on the warmth of the air, but around one-quarter of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere dissolves into the ocean. Dissolved carbon dioxide makes seawater more … Continue reading »

Reblogged from The ancient eavesdropper: Strangely compelling, bulbously beautiful, an old soul born before our time. Freak of nature to loggers not worth a dime to butt cut a cull or conk rot past its prime; however, invaluable habitat and home to more sensitive flora and fauna. Continue reading »

Common Vetch Vicia sativa Weed: “A herbaceous plant not valued for use or beauty, growing wild and rank, and regarded as cumbering the ground or hindering the growth of superior vegetation… Applied to a shrub or tree, especially to a large tree, on account of its abundance in a district… An unprofitable, troublesome, or noxious … Continue reading »

Reblogged from BugTracks: This month I’m conducting surveys for four-toed salamanders throughout northwestern Massachusetts, and after spending some time crawling through swamps I feel inspired to showcase one of my favorite early spring wildflowers.  Golden saxifrage (Saxifragaceae: Chrysosplenium americanum), also known as water carpet, is common in seepy areas throughout New England.  I don’t know … Continue reading »

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