I'm honored to become a fellow of @calacademy. This important institution has been a beacon of inspiration since my childhood. Together, we can address the challenges of our times, including the #Climatecrisis, #biodiversitydecline, #fire, and many other issues.
Today Butte Creek is filled with turbid waters apparently due to a canal failure. The normally crystal clear water has about 1 in (2 cm) visibility as noted in the transparency tube. Sad to see on a spring run Chinook salmon stream. Underscores needs for #30x30 @CalNatResources
I spent this past week in DC working on conservation issues. The US, and much of the world would benefit from honoring and reciprocally stewarding nature with an inter-generational mindset, and recognize #earthdayiseveryday. I find resonance in this 1910 Theodore Roosevelt quote-
ALT White-tail deer buck browsing on herbs and shrubs.
ALT Wetland plants along the Potomac at Roosevelt Island.
ALT Sunrise over DC through the forest on Roosevelt Island.
ALT Wetland along the Potomac at Roosevelt Island.
It is great to have some aquifer recharge with all of this snow. The heavy weight has crushed brush (including some of my favorite manzanitas), broken branches, and toppled trees. Will need to do some cleanup to remove the newly added fuels. Yet another fire/water relationship.
Nearly one year to date I revisited a willow wattle wall demo my class completed last December (first photo). Live stakes are growing well (second photo), and the wall is recruiting gravel and woody debris. Beaver has also been active in the area (third photo). #workingwithnature
20 years after we first burned this site (right photo) for my grad research, yesterday we returned (left photo) #IndigenousRx to the Mokelumne riparian forest yesterday with family and community leading, and as a training op with local fire depts. #wykeʔ #Miwkoʔ #Miwwyk-(Miwuk)
Visioning ecocultural restoration and climate resilience. #Miwkoʔwaaliʔ #ʔeleltek. Good to be on country today.
It is great to be among other inspired thinkers and leaders. This afternoon, @susanprichard10, @cefernandez100 (@Nature_Colorado) and I will be speaking at #AspenIdeas Festival on #fire, #IndigenousRx, #rxFire. @AspenIdeas aspenideas.org
On the road a bit the last few weeks. Highlights last week passing through the 2020 CZU Complex on the way to Asilomar. Spent a great couple of days talking with other stewardship leaders convened by the CA Landscape Stewardship Network. #inspired #impactnetworks #tidepools
Just getting to post this from last week's trip to Albuquerque, NM. Photos from the Rio Grande bosque. Fire has a role of fire in riparian ecosystems, which is often overlooked. Part of my dissertation included #riparian #IndigenousRx. #Conservation.
