Engaging & supporting private #landowners; #biodiversity #data, building the foundation to #conservation; knowing & valuing what is out the backdoor/#BackForty

Petoskey, MI
Joined January 2014
#strangersinthenight - First #CommonNighthawk released in #Ontario with gps-sat tags. Continent-wide study to unravel their life history.
The common map turtle (Graptemys geographica) is named for the markings on its shell, thought to resemble a geographic map #WorldTurtleDay
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Just released! Interested in #tallgrass #prairie? Want others to care about prairie? Please take a look and share: nupress.northwestern.edu/con… – at Glen Ellyn, IL
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Influential women in nature, including the first woman fire lookout for the Forest Service. #WomensHistoryMonth mnn.com/earth-matters/wilder…
Listen to "Supporting Biodiversity Means Seeing Beauty In The Ugly" with @RobbieQT & @Ehmee on @WBEZ bit.ly/2iEKgQj #WildThings17
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Amphibs on the move in southern Ohio, but #CLE still quiet. In ambystoma anticipation, here is an Ambystoma sex key: mister-toad.com/blog/2014/04…
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"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, & lead to the most amazing view"- Edward Abbey #FridayFeeling #OptOutside #nature
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Easy to see differences betw male (on right) and female pileated #woodpeckers. Taken at my suet feeder. #birding
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Overwintered gardens are important for wildlife. Native bees nest in dried plants & birds eat remaining seeds! flic.kr/p/dG7Pdt
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Spread the news! Registration for the 2017 Wild Things Conference is open. See you on Feb 18th! bit.ly/2fuP5xQ
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It's #worlddipteranday! Wonder at the #diversity of #flies & check out these great iNat observations of them: inaturalist.org/observations…
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Even the tiniest of beings play a critical role in the larger ecosystem. #ElectionDay
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Happy Halloween everyone! Here's the appropriately named Halloween pennant dragonfly (Celithemis eponina). #dragonflies #photography
"The funding from philanthropy will never be enough for conservation." - Kristine Tompkins ow.ly/ItZV305ylDf cc @YaleCBEY
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.@RateMyLand gives landowners the chance to discover the specific organisms living on their land. @NextIdeaMI bit.ly/2awK5TP
It's #MothWeek! There are +160,000 moth sp, lets do a #mothchallenge! Post &/or @inaturalist a new moth everyday!
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Paul Robbins-It's not about telling ppl what to care about, it's about understanding what people already value #NACCB2016 #sludgeisaproblem
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Drum concludes that marginal agricultural land has to be major player in reaching Monarch pop target though increased milkweed #NACCB2016
These young robins are almost a week old! Watch for robin nests in hanging plants, especially while watering.
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The 28% survey response rate is incredible. #Forest landowners care deeply for their woods. goo.gl/uGkLZA