brcarlson
@fuhjenture.bsky.social
Nature and conservation enthusiast with a myriad of biodiversity-related projects such as an app to raise awareness about the diversity of ecosystems around us.
📍 Eastern Washington, USA
📍 Eastern Washington, USA
In a region shaped by farm culture, where #NativePlants were eradicated as weeds, locals often hold negative views towards such plants. My wife hosted a tea party to rethink this perspective. It celebrated native plants in decor, gardens, and food while raising funds to support a pocket prairie.
October 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a region shaped by farm culture, where #NativePlants were eradicated as weeds, locals often hold negative views towards such plants. My wife hosted a tea party to rethink this perspective. It celebrated native plants in decor, gardens, and food while raising funds to support a pocket prairie.
This is a view from a mountain that was recently logged (those foreground trees are now gone). I sent the first of many emails to rally support to raise funds to purchase the land for #conservation and low-impact recreation. This marks the start of something awesome arising from something terrible.
October 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is a view from a mountain that was recently logged (those foreground trees are now gone). I sent the first of many emails to rally support to raise funds to purchase the land for #conservation and low-impact recreation. This marks the start of something awesome arising from something terrible.
I'm absolutely loving these autumn vibes.
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'm absolutely loving these autumn vibes.
It's about the small wins sometimes. After a long break from #Ecoseek to focus on hikes and gardening, I was able to launch a new version with the help of my daughter. All the Western states are supported now. The Midwest is next!
www.ecoseek.app
www.ecoseek.app
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It's about the small wins sometimes. After a long break from #Ecoseek to focus on hikes and gardening, I was able to launch a new version with the help of my daughter. All the Western states are supported now. The Midwest is next!
www.ecoseek.app
www.ecoseek.app
Some stars aligned and a donor provided us with a beautiful ceramic pot at the same time that another wonderful person donated rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot -- all right before a fundraiser for the native garden.
#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome
#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Some stars aligned and a donor provided us with a beautiful ceramic pot at the same time that another wonderful person donated rudebeckia, flax, and round leaf alumroot -- all right before a fundraiser for the native garden.
#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome
#NativePlants #PocketPrairie #Nonprofit #PeopleAreAwesome
What a wonderful surprise! My daughter wanted to help with #Ecoseek so I suggested she help with some of the ecoregion descriptions. I was doing some quality control and found a nice message in one of the PDFs ❤️
October 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What a wonderful surprise! My daughter wanted to help with #Ecoseek so I suggested she help with some of the ecoregion descriptions. I was doing some quality control and found a nice message in one of the PDFs ❤️
Reminder to think of insect habitat while you put your garden to bed for the winter. I found weaving cut stalks in with the standing stubble prevents wind blowing it all away while giving a variety of habitat options for those beneficial insects.
#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens
#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens
October 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reminder to think of insect habitat while you put your garden to bed for the winter. I found weaving cut stalks in with the standing stubble prevents wind blowing it all away while giving a variety of habitat options for those beneficial insects.
#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens
#nativeplants #gardening #plants #nativegardens
And now we're sciencing!
Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.
Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
And now we're sciencing!
Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.
Thanks to a generous donation, we can now collect baseline environmental data near the preserve.
We still have those bears trapezing through our natural area. We've counted 5 individuals this season.
#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam
#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam
August 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We still have those bears trapezing through our natural area. We've counted 5 individuals this season.
#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam
#conservation #nature #wildlife #trailcam
We put up a gate! It represents the final piece of a boundary that protects our natural area from our regenerative land. We did this after an amazing visit from folks from @wadnr.bsky.social and Stevens County Conservation District where we had a total #nature geek out and ecoadventure.
July 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We put up a gate! It represents the final piece of a boundary that protects our natural area from our regenerative land. We did this after an amazing visit from folks from @wadnr.bsky.social and Stevens County Conservation District where we had a total #nature geek out and ecoadventure.
Big thanks to the Idaho Native Plant Society, and a very generous donor, for the $100+ worth of #NativePlants. After 15 hours of volunteer hours, we have the #PocketPrairie mostly weeded and the new plants in the ground.
Before and after photos below.
Before and after photos below.
May 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Big thanks to the Idaho Native Plant Society, and a very generous donor, for the $100+ worth of #NativePlants. After 15 hours of volunteer hours, we have the #PocketPrairie mostly weeded and the new plants in the ground.
Before and after photos below.
Before and after photos below.
Birds use columns of warm and rising air to gain altitude through a spiraling flight pattern. It's one of the absolute wonders of nature and I can watch it for hours.
#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit
#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit
May 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Birds use columns of warm and rising air to gain altitude through a spiraling flight pattern. It's one of the absolute wonders of nature and I can watch it for hours.
#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit
#Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NatureIsLit
You all need to see this. My friend moved to New Zealand a while back and has been seeing the coolest stuff. If you need proof, skip to minute 24 in the below video. Or watch the whole thing and chill.
#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife
youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...
#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife
youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...
40 MIN 4K Underwater Exploration 🐙 Soothing Ocean Sounds & Octopus from New Zealand
YouTube video by Jonas Goodwin (Jonas)
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You all need to see this. My friend moved to New Zealand a while back and has been seeing the coolest stuff. If you need proof, skip to minute 24 in the below video. Or watch the whole thing and chill.
#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife
youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...
#Nature #Sealife #Octopus #Wildlife
youtu.be/70vCCLtfm8U?...
My daughter is raising a chicken. My daughter also plays soccer. Thus we have a soccer playing chicken.
May 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My daughter is raising a chicken. My daughter also plays soccer. Thus we have a soccer playing chicken.
From the limestone cliffs overlooking my hometown of Northport, the Columbia River, and Red Mountain in Canada.
#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers
#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
From the limestone cliffs overlooking my hometown of Northport, the Columbia River, and Red Mountain in Canada.
#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers
#Photography #Rivers #Wildflowers
As someone who was greatly influenced by Tom Brown Jr., I'm happy to have added the Pine Barrens to Ecoseek.
The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.
Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.
Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
May 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As someone who was greatly influenced by Tom Brown Jr., I'm happy to have added the Pine Barrens to Ecoseek.
The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.
Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
The new update added New Jersey, New York, and some QoL improvements.
Check it out: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Second bear sighting in about a week. Maybe they (he/she?) do like our little nature preserve!
#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation
#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation
April 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Second bear sighting in about a week. Maybe they (he/she?) do like our little nature preserve!
#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation
#Wildlife #Nature #Bears #Conservation
Had an amazing time on the #NativePlant hike at Kamiak Butte hosted by @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social and Palouse Conservation District. My boy got really good at identifying the wildflowers! A budding botanist!
April 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Had an amazing time on the #NativePlant hike at Kamiak Butte hosted by @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social and Palouse Conservation District. My boy got really good at identifying the wildflowers! A budding botanist!
Every state is a mosaic of landscapes—I wanted my kids to see them all. So I built Ecoseek, an app to discover, log, and track our adventures.
It launched today, for free, to foster an appreciation for the diversity of nature.
#Earthday2025 #TechForGood #NatureLovers #Outdoors #Ecosystem #AppDev
It launched today, for free, to foster an appreciation for the diversity of nature.
#Earthday2025 #TechForGood #NatureLovers #Outdoors #Ecosystem #AppDev
April 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Every state is a mosaic of landscapes—I wanted my kids to see them all. So I built Ecoseek, an app to discover, log, and track our adventures.
It launched today, for free, to foster an appreciation for the diversity of nature.
#Earthday2025 #TechForGood #NatureLovers #Outdoors #Ecosystem #AppDev
It launched today, for free, to foster an appreciation for the diversity of nature.
#Earthday2025 #TechForGood #NatureLovers #Outdoors #Ecosystem #AppDev
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I had to publish one more version of Ecoseek before the public launch on #Eathday. I couldn't help adding an acknowledgements page to thank all the open source libraries and open datasets that make Ecoseek a reality.
April 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I had to publish one more version of Ecoseek before the public launch on #Eathday. I couldn't help adding an acknowledgements page to thank all the open source libraries and open datasets that make Ecoseek a reality.
What do you all think -- is that a skunk? (bottom of video)
It might be what's leaving the mysterious trail through the steam
It might be what's leaving the mysterious trail through the steam
April 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What do you all think -- is that a skunk? (bottom of video)
It might be what's leaving the mysterious trail through the steam
It might be what's leaving the mysterious trail through the steam
Cleared some weeds and planted some native bunch grass. I'm sure they'll emerge -- it'll be crowded with the invasive plants around, but the views make it totally worth it.
#NativePlants #EasternWashington #Conservation
#NativePlants #EasternWashington #Conservation
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Cleared some weeds and planted some native bunch grass. I'm sure they'll emerge -- it'll be crowded with the invasive plants around, but the views make it totally worth it.
#NativePlants #EasternWashington #Conservation
#NativePlants #EasternWashington #Conservation