EJTerren
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Birds, botany, farming, travel, hiking, public lands, science, the environment, justice. The Golden Rule. Oxford comma. Midwesterner-Land of Lincoln-down on the farm.
Looking forward to @camarowrx.bsky.scocial chat! Also thinking back to a time when the rich cared about preserving something for future generations & not just themselves. #parkchat John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park - REsource share.google/TgefUyGbaBRQ...
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park
The Grand Teton National Park was created in part due to the conservation efforts of a wealthy philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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There is no #ParkChat scheduled for this evening. Please join us two weeks from tonight with our guest host @camarowrx.bsky.social joins us
Tomorrow, the House will vote on a constitutional amendment that would lock the number of Supreme Court Justices at 9—cementing a MAGA majority forever. We need a Court that protects our freedoms, not one filled with MAGA Justices who put Trump and billionaires over the people and the law.
Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
A12.2: #ParkChat Book Club is finishing Sea of Grass by Dave Hage & Josephine Marcotty. It covers everything from mechanized agriculture to pesticides to wetlands and policy/law. You'll learn a lot and enjoy reading about tall grass prairies. We discuss the book on Tues., July 21st at 7 PM Pacific.
On a recent trip to the wetlands and creeksides of Wisconsin I frequently saw one of my favorite plants, Angelica atropurpurea. Common name Great Angelica. Indeed. The plants in the photo are nearly 10 feet tall. #ParkChat
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Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social · 4mo agoNEW: The village of Millstadt, Illinois is ordering a resident to tear down a flourishing garden of vegetables, flowers and native plants, because officials can't tell the difference between a cultivated plant and a "weed." ij.org/press-releas...
Breeding Bird Survey (operated by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS) In Illinois, doing my first route this morning. Showing the sky at 5 stops in. Sun still below the horizon, and have yet to have enough light to use binoculars. Waking up at 3 am is tough, though. 😂
Consider joining our friendly #ParkChat book club. We'll be hiking through the Plains and prairies in our next book. We're just starting, so it's a perfect time to jump in.
Melanie S.@ocparkbuilder.bsky.social · 5mo agoA12 #2: #ParkChat Book Club meets on 6/16 & 7/21 to discuss Sea of Grass by Dave Hage & Josephine Marcotty. This nonfiction book is a portrait of the North American prairie, tracing its rich ecology, the damage caused by industrial agriculture, & emerging efforts to protect & restore the grasslands.
A12: Who is joining #ParkChat Book Club? We are reading: Ranger in Skirts by Shirley Sargent. The book focuses on the fictional interp ranger Beatrice Babbitt one of the first female rangers in Yosemite National Park. We meet next on Tues, May 19 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.
This Wednesday @naturetechfam.bsky.social and I take another shot at celebrating the 12th Anniversary of #ParkChat with a presentation on “Park Quests” via #ParkChat. Some questions will be what you might expect, some definitely won’t be. Regardless we think you’ll have fun. Please join us.
“In a very real sense, the world no longer has a choice between force and law. If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.” ~President Dwight D. Eisenhower, May 1, 1958. Image: Getty Images/Bert Hardy/Stringer. Hat tip to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for the quote.
A12: #ParkChat Book Club is finishing up: Ranger in Skirts by Shirley Sargent. The book focuses on the one of the first female rangers in Yosemite National Park (Beatrice Babbitt). We meet next on Tues., May 19 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.
Q11. Thanks to #ParkChat I've learned a great deal about what it's like to be an NPS employee. I still have much to learn. What is something you'd like to know about working for the NPS? Perhaps a current or former NPS employee or friend can answer.
Q7. To become full-time rangers, mechanics, or maintenance workers, many employees have had to work several years in seasonal positions before being hired full-time. What do think of this system? How would you cope with seasonal work? #ParkChat
Q6. Some parks are in remove areas, away from urban centers, grocery stores, and other people. The employees must adapt to condition such as frequent power outages and infrequent trips to stores. How would you cope with these conditions? #ParkChat
Q4. Another visible employee in our parks is the Law Enforcement Ranger. The LE Ranger is there to protect both visitors and the resources, and enforce the laws. Have you met an LE Ranger during a park visit? What are your impressions of their jobs? #ParkChat
A3. There are secretaries, botanists, cultural resource specialists, mechanics, plumbers, and many other job classifications. Every single one of them is important to the NPS mission! #ParkChat
Q3. They're not all rangers! What are some of the other types of NPS employees in the parks? How have you interacted with them? #ParkChat
A2. This ranger is giving a talk to a school kids in front of Central High School in Little Rock, AR. Although there were no tours for adults when I visited, this kind ranger let me tag along with this class. I even got to go inside the school. He completely changed my day for the better. #ParkChat
A1. We had a brief look during the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2020. With few or no employees around, parks were soon littered, toilets weren't cleaned, and damage occurred. Please let your Senators and US Representatives know how valuable the NPS employees are. #ParkChat
Q1. As a national parks visitor you're there to enjoy the parks, but many park employees are working to make your visit a success. If there were no NPS employees, how would your visit to our national parks be different? #ParkChat
Join #ParkChat at the top of the hour. May 1 is recognized by much of the world as a day to honor workers. Tonight we honor the employees of the National Park Service. They deserve our respect!
A12.2: #ParkChat Book Club is about to discuss the first half of Ranger in Skirts by Shirley Sargent. The fictional book focuses on the one of the first female rangers in Yosemite NP (Beatrice Babbitt). We meet twice on this book: Tues, Apr. 21st and Tues, May 19 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.
This is going to be good. Join us for #ParkChat today, at 8 pm Central, 6 pm Pacific.
Susan Jennys (she/her)@yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social · 6mo agoTonight’s #parkchat will be exploring some “Wild Words” - fun words to say and to use that grow vocabulary for describing our beloved parklands. Come join the convivial conversation! No dictionary needed 🙂.
A12, Part 2: There are a lot of distractions. I only have time to focus on the public lands items. The Roadless Rule Rescission Draft Environmental Impact Statement will soon be released. It would allow roads, logging, & mining in USFS wilderness areas. Attend a Roadless Rule Townhall. #ParkChat
