Mark Graf
@grafphoto.com
🌎 Photographer, husky wrangler, naturalist, citizen scientist, explorer of things - made in Detroit, Michigan, c. 323 ppm CO2 Pixels to prints, licensing, notes; 🕸️ https://www.grafphoto.com
What if you could interview one of the oldest living beings in a city? Some thought-provoking questions were asked … and answered. #trees #heritagetree #mothertree #witnesstree #naturalhistory www.sterling-oak.org/interview-wi...
Interview with an Elder - The Sterling Oak
A conversation beneath the Sterling Oak in Sterling Heights, Michigan It's the hottest afternoon of the year so far, and I'm sitting in the deepest shade I can find along this part of North Van Dyke. ...
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Seems like word choice of “immediate” was deliberate. 🤔 And “public health” never seems to consider non-human impacts. 😠 “State officials determined in 2022 it was unlikely to cause immediate public health impacts.”
Planet Detroit@planetdetroit.org · last mo.Up to 60 gallons per minute of contaminated groundwater has been flowing from the BASF site into the Detroit River near Wyandotte’s drinking water intake. https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/detroit-river-basf-contamination-cleanup-2027/
The world has lost a giant. Charles Glatzer “Chas” was a mentor, a friend, a brother, and one of the most brilliant, generous human beings. My heart is broken. Sending love, strength, and prayers for peace to everyone whose life he touched, and especially to his family, whom he loved so deeply.
The New World has been dubbed Album of the Month in the August 2026 issue of Uncut Magazine! Four whole pages, and a 9/10 review. Thanks to Louis Pattison for a great article and interview. Pick it up at a newsstand near you now (or soon!).
Tricky situation … but a reservoir created by humans is “100 percent nature”? 🤔 One thing for sure is nature will certainly decide for you when that dam goes if this remains in limbo.
Bridge Michigan@bridgemi.com · 2mo ago“These are kind of natural monuments,” Professor Masur said. “I find it really powerful to be in the presence of these trees that were alive at that time, maybe, in part, because they’re living things.” #US250 #mothertree www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/u...
‘Witness’ Tree Outside Abraham Lincoln’s Former Home Irreparably Damaged
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Our new video for our latest single “Slugs in the Marigolds” is our favorite since “Quiet Americans.” We don’t want to give too much away, but we’re pretty sure it’ll make you smile. (And keep an eye out—so to speak—for the second ending.) Watch and pre-order: shearwater.lnk.to/TheNewWorld
Sea surface temperatures are already surging to record high levels for this time of year in key El Niño monitoring areas. ➡️ Sign up for our next monthly state of the climate webinar to learn more: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... We'll also be talking about the hurricane season outlook.
Our new album, The New World, will be released worldwide on July 31st (!). But you can watch the JM-directed video for our first single. “Daydream Unbeliever” now. youtu.be/iqfqt1XYuds...
Shearwater - Daydream Unbeliever [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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Fern fiddleheads feverishly unfurling on a Friday… #backyardnature #nativeplants #fernfriday #fiddlehead www.grafphoto.com/2026/04/24/s...
Spring Energy | Notes from the Woods - Nature Details
Nature Details | I made this photo just a few hours ago in our backyard and started working on it this morning. We have a healthy population of Ostrich Ferns
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A powerful essay worth spending time with on this #earthday - and a debt that may never be paid. 🌿 #ecology #nature #ecologicaldebt marygeddry.com/p/the-oldest...
The Oldest Debt
On intergenerational theft, the architecture of inaction, and the rights of a living planet.
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Climate change has far-reaching impacts on society and our environment. Latest report on birds by @climatecentral.org: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... 🐦 "Shorter winters, spring warming, and earlier first spring leaves can disrupt the annual cues that birds rely on to begin their migrations"
Ugh, I’m lichen all this attention you’re giving moss … but I guess I just don’t grow on people the same way. 🌿
Birch Experiments www.grafphoto.com/2026/03/25/b... #naturephotography #art #trees #multipleexposure
Birch Experiments | Notes from the Woods - Abstract Nature Art
Abstract Nature Art, Nature Details | While on a recent hike in the woods, I came upon this Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) tree that is rare enough to find
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The World Meteorological Organization report on the State of the Global Climate 2025 was released today: "Earth's energy imbalance has been growing since the 1960s, reaching a record high in 2025." "Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions." Press release: wmo.int/news/media-c...
Slow-motion videos reveal tree frogs making some of the most dramatic landings in nature. Learn more on #WorldFrogDay: https://scim.ag/3Nnd04A
“Man or mouse, oak or orchid, we take a livelihood from our land and our fellows, and give in return an endless succession of acts and thoughts... Ultimately we give ourselves.” —Aldo Leopold 📷: Jack Bartholmai #WednesdayWisdom #Ecology #Interdependence
Of course one should hesitate making any conclusions, but don’t we instinctively “know” already? One story after another, one animal group after another.
Science Magazine@science.org · 5mo agoIntact tropical forests are seeing mysterious bird declines. Is another “silent spring” brewing? Learn more: https://scim.ag/4aCs0Er
Joey Santore is taking a hard look at how inherited garden aesthetics limit ecological function and public understanding of native landscapes. Join the conversation on March 18, 2026. 👉 Register here: wildones.org/joey-santore/
Even as efforts to plant more trees are underway, Sterling Heights, Michigan also loses canopy. Who is keeping an eye on the balance in the ecological ledger? #ecology #trees #oaktrees #Michigan www.sterling-oak.org/north-van-dy...
North Van Dyke lost 10 acres Tree Canopy over 6 years - The Sterling Oak
Tree Canopy US is a canopy data project of the Arbor Day Foundation (founders of TreeCity® designations), the US Forest Service, and PlantITGeo. It states its goals as helping communities understand t...
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“This is the hypocrisy of our realities, as we try to do the least harm in an unscrupulous system.” stereogum.com/2488594/alex...
Alexis Krauss Explains Why Sleigh Bells Can’t Easily Walk Away From Wasserman, Spotify, & Ticketmaster
Earlier this month, a newly-unveiled batch of Epstein Files revealed that Casey Wasserman, founder and CEO of the talent management company Wasserman, had traveled on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane during a ...
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Copyright, AI training, assault, and land grabs are all interconnected to varying degrees. They infringe on ownership, sovereignty, rights, and the assumption of entitlement. What does it mean when so much can be taken with impunity? Thoughtful piece by @jonathanliew.bsky.social
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo agoCopyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
Even as a Michigander, I get why folks don’t want to cross the bridge / tunnel.
Bridge Michigan@bridgemi.com · 6mo ago
Must Read: How a meme became state policy then kinetic reality in less than a year thenerve.co/story/report...
[REPORT] First 100 days of Trump 2.0: Narrative warfare and the breakdown of reality
Probe, Navigate
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
