Fred Bentler
@bentler.bsky.social
An outdoorsman pecking at a computer.
This looks like a cool book.
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Wildflowers of the West attract hikers, pollinators and a Seattle artist
Seattle artist and author Molly Hashimoto has written several books about the outdoors. Her most recent is "Wildflowers of the West: An Artist's Guide."
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September 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This looks like a cool book.
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What new laws, nationally and locally, do you think would help scaffold doughnut economics into being?
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Kate Raworth Introduction to Doughnut Economics
YouTube video by Doughnut Economics Action Lab
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August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What new laws, nationally and locally, do you think would help scaffold doughnut economics into being?
youtu.be/talXb1wiEFY
youtu.be/talXb1wiEFY
I totally agree with Nicholas Kristof on this point: take a hike before summer is over, come home and lift your spirits.
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Overwhelmed? Take a hike
As world and national events have become dispiriting, the wilderness has become particularly important to my sanity.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I totally agree with Nicholas Kristof on this point: take a hike before summer is over, come home and lift your spirits.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/over...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/over...
Great news.
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VIDEO: Protecting historic nature camps and creating more so a new generation can enjoy healthy outdoor activities
Executive Braddock toured Camp Sealth on Vashon to see how King County Parks is protecting historic nature camps and working with partners to create a new one in underserved South King County.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Great news.
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Hear! Hear! Give her a listen.
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A Call to Action from the Desert Drifter's Wife
YouTube video by Desert Drifter
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June 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Hear! Hear! Give her a listen.
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If you live in Washington State, check this out and consider supporting an organization or two:
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🟨Washington State Advocacy
A ranked guide to organizations shaping progressive change across Washington state
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June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you live in Washington State, check this out and consider supporting an organization or two:
garbl.substack.com/p/washington...
garbl.substack.com/p/washington...
A friend and co-worker, Wendy Gable Collins, is showing her artwork at Zeitgeist Coffee by Occidental Square in downtown Seattle... cool ideas to see here.
June 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A friend and co-worker, Wendy Gable Collins, is showing her artwork at Zeitgeist Coffee by Occidental Square in downtown Seattle... cool ideas to see here.
My first vehicle, a 1974 Datsun pickup truck on a road trip long ago.
June 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My first vehicle, a 1974 Datsun pickup truck on a road trip long ago.
Green River in Canyonlands after midnight, with moonglow.
May 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Green River in Canyonlands after midnight, with moonglow.
Headed home to my wife and kids after being away for a week, listening to U2.
April 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Headed home to my wife and kids after being away for a week, listening to U2.
4Chan was where Qanon came from, and Q helped incite the January 6 insurrection. It should be interesting what comes to light as anonymous users, moderators and admins are revealed.
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Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked | TechCrunch
The infamous website was taken down and working intermittently, while hackers leaked alleged data like moderators email addresses, and source code.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
4Chan was where Qanon came from, and Q helped incite the January 6 insurrection. It should be interesting what comes to light as anonymous users, moderators and admins are revealed.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/n...
techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/n...
Good sense in this:
"There is growing research that shows how spending time in nature can improve mental, physical and cognitive health, something that the stewards of Ho‘oulu ‘Āina have seen firsthand."
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"There is growing research that shows how spending time in nature can improve mental, physical and cognitive health, something that the stewards of Ho‘oulu ‘Āina have seen firsthand."
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At this clinic in Hawaii, nature is the medicine
The air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good sense in this:
"There is growing research that shows how spending time in nature can improve mental, physical and cognitive health, something that the stewards of Ho‘oulu ‘Āina have seen firsthand."
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
"There is growing research that shows how spending time in nature can improve mental, physical and cognitive health, something that the stewards of Ho‘oulu ‘Āina have seen firsthand."
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
Great news for northwest salmon runs.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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'Mic-drop moment' in scientists' push to save salmon from urban killer
The scientific discovery is gratifying for those who have watched in agony as coho salmon have died in urban streams for decades.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Great news for northwest salmon runs.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Following up the midnight moon with Midnight Moonlight by Old and in the Way.
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Old & In The Way - Midnight Moonlight (1973)
YouTube video by Josh R.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Following up the midnight moon with Midnight Moonlight by Old and in the Way.
youtu.be/VrqGnA7xgCg
youtu.be/VrqGnA7xgCg
How do we create an economy that finally lives in balance with nature and is capable of persisting against incursion of the growth economy? Ideas worth sharing:
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‘Absolute self-destruction’: David Suzuki has bad news about the environment
Famed Vancouver, B.C., enviornmentalist David Suzuki, who will turn 89 in March, is speaking up about what he sees as an imminent ecological disaster.
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March 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How do we create an economy that finally lives in balance with nature and is capable of persisting against incursion of the growth economy? Ideas worth sharing:
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Good idea, this. I've been working on a personal afforestation project for years, gathering seeds from local trees that germinated around 1850 more or less. I wonder what the climate was like back then and if the trees I plant now will survive the changes.
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King County foresters are testing native tree seedlings from warmer, drier climates to promote healthy, climate-resilient forests
Foresters at the Department of Natural Resources and Parks are conducting trials to determine if trees grown from seeds acquired from Southwest Washington, Oregon, and Northern California are more pro...
kingcounty.gov
March 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Good idea, this. I've been working on a personal afforestation project for years, gathering seeds from local trees that germinated around 1850 more or less. I wonder what the climate was like back then and if the trees I plant now will survive the changes.
kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp...
kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp...
Fascinating story in the development of new energy technology, re-thinking the idea of an engine, relying on flameless chemical reactions. Mainspring's linear generator won innovation awards from BNEF in 2023 and IEEE in 2024.
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This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel
The engineers at Mainspring Energy have unwound conventional generator design and come up with the linear generator. They explain their journey and how the breakthrough technology works.
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March 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fascinating story in the development of new energy technology, re-thinking the idea of an engine, relying on flameless chemical reactions. Mainspring's linear generator won innovation awards from BNEF in 2023 and IEEE in 2024.
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
I woke up this morning with this song playing in my mind. I heard it long ago, on a summer road trip to orchard country.
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A Matter of Time
YouTube video by Los Lobos - Topic
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February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I woke up this morning with this song playing in my mind. I heard it long ago, on a summer road trip to orchard country.
youtu.be/m_aEKAPYX8U
youtu.be/m_aEKAPYX8U
I'm reposting this because it's time to prepare for spring tree plantings. It's a nice story to pass along.
#Trees #Life #Regeneration
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#Trees #Life #Regeneration
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[4k] The Man Who Planted Trees (1987) - Full Movie (English)
YouTube video by Reading Movies
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February 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I'm reposting this because it's time to prepare for spring tree plantings. It's a nice story to pass along.
#Trees #Life #Regeneration
youtu.be/epTqUnKsuUY
#Trees #Life #Regeneration
youtu.be/epTqUnKsuUY
Watch CO2 move through the atmosphere over three months. Orange is the highest concentration, then gray as CO2 disperses. Forests pulse daily, producing then absorbing CO2. Individual power stations are visible as points where the pollution streams out of. Best full-screen.
#Climate #CO2 #Pollution
#Climate #CO2 #Pollution
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Watch CO2 move through the atmosphere over three months. Orange is the highest concentration, then gray as CO2 disperses. Forests pulse daily, producing then absorbing CO2. Individual power stations are visible as points where the pollution streams out of. Best full-screen.
#Climate #CO2 #Pollution
#Climate #CO2 #Pollution
Kudos to more than 150 scientists and other experts who spent thousands of hours working on the National Nature Assessment. Leading scientists plan to submit it for review, though Trump tried to suppress its findings.
#Wildlife #Ecology #Nature
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
#Wildlife #Ecology #Nature
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Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
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February 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Kudos to more than 150 scientists and other experts who spent thousands of hours working on the National Nature Assessment. Leading scientists plan to submit it for review, though Trump tried to suppress its findings.
#Wildlife #Ecology #Nature
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
#Wildlife #Ecology #Nature
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
This is the best origin story of the human race as I've heard so far.
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The Social Conquest of Earth | Edward O. Wilson
YouTube video by Long Now Foundation
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February 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is the best origin story of the human race as I've heard so far.
youtu.be/bsgXYflLQjU
youtu.be/bsgXYflLQjU