Robert Salm
@robertsalm.bsky.social
Volunteer, Botanical Collections | Field Museum, Chicago
Freelance graphic artist | https://robertsalm.com
Freelance graphic artist | https://robertsalm.com
At Barnes & Noble looking for books by the author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature: Laszlo Krasznahorkai. Arranged by author's last name, I found it. Mission accomplished, along with the unfortunate title to its right.
#Krasznahorkai #literature #Hungary #NobelPrize #literaryprize
#Krasznahorkai #literature #Hungary #NobelPrize #literaryprize
October 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
At Barnes & Noble looking for books by the author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature: Laszlo Krasznahorkai. Arranged by author's last name, I found it. Mission accomplished, along with the unfortunate title to its right.
#Krasznahorkai #literature #Hungary #NobelPrize #literaryprize
#Krasznahorkai #literature #Hungary #NobelPrize #literaryprize
It's about 115º F out on the new sculpture garden at the Reno Art Museum. I lasted 10 minutes in the Sun.
#RenoArtMuseum #Reno #thisisreno #Nevada #SculptureGarden #ArtMuseum
#RenoArtMuseum #Reno #thisisreno #Nevada #SculptureGarden #ArtMuseum
September 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's about 115º F out on the new sculpture garden at the Reno Art Museum. I lasted 10 minutes in the Sun.
#RenoArtMuseum #Reno #thisisreno #Nevada #SculptureGarden #ArtMuseum
#RenoArtMuseum #Reno #thisisreno #Nevada #SculptureGarden #ArtMuseum
Hiking in hills near Northwest Reno, and found what looks like Acarospora, a lichen genus.
#lichens #crustose #Reno #Acarospora
#lichens #crustose #Reno #Acarospora
September 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hiking in hills near Northwest Reno, and found what looks like Acarospora, a lichen genus.
#lichens #crustose #Reno #Acarospora
#lichens #crustose #Reno #Acarospora
The Lichen Gang, starring Felix Grewe, Thorsten Lumbsch, Todd Widhelm, Me!, Alejandrina Barcenas, and Matt Nelsen. It's Todd's last week as the Field Museum's Collections Manager of Mycology and Lichenology.
#fieldmuseum #lichens #mycology #naturalhistorycollections #friends
#fieldmuseum #lichens #mycology #naturalhistorycollections #friends
April 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The Lichen Gang, starring Felix Grewe, Thorsten Lumbsch, Todd Widhelm, Me!, Alejandrina Barcenas, and Matt Nelsen. It's Todd's last week as the Field Museum's Collections Manager of Mycology and Lichenology.
#fieldmuseum #lichens #mycology #naturalhistorycollections #friends
#fieldmuseum #lichens #mycology #naturalhistorycollections #friends
A paper I co-authored was released in Natural History Collections and Museomics, "From spectators to stewards: Transforming public involvement in natural history collections." doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.1.138247
#communityscience #naturalhistorycollections #FieldMuseum #WeDigBio #volunteering
#communityscience #naturalhistorycollections #FieldMuseum #WeDigBio #volunteering
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A paper I co-authored was released in Natural History Collections and Museomics, "From spectators to stewards: Transforming public involvement in natural history collections." doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.1.138247
#communityscience #naturalhistorycollections #FieldMuseum #WeDigBio #volunteering
#communityscience #naturalhistorycollections #FieldMuseum #WeDigBio #volunteering
I am now a celebrity spokesman for...Plant Daddy. 😁 Having fun at Urban Botany, Harlem Irving Plaza. #plants #urbanbotany #hipmall #chicagomall
December 29, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I am now a celebrity spokesman for...Plant Daddy. 😁 Having fun at Urban Botany, Harlem Irving Plaza. #plants #urbanbotany #hipmall #chicagomall
There's no such thing as end-of-year projects being too organized at the #FieldMuseum. I'll work on these incoming lichen specimens after the holiday break. #lichens #TexasLichens #CostaRicalichens #naturalhistory #EMu #specimens
December 24, 2024 at 2:14 AM
There's no such thing as end-of-year projects being too organized at the #FieldMuseum. I'll work on these incoming lichen specimens after the holiday break. #lichens #TexasLichens #CostaRicalichens #naturalhistory #EMu #specimens
I usually volunteer in lichens, where I catalogue and package specimens. This week I helped the Flowering Plants group with adding annotation labels and updating the #FieldMuseum database. This silly photo is proof I crossed over to help plants! #EMu #museumdatabase #vascularplants #taxonomy
November 21, 2024 at 8:31 AM
I usually volunteer in lichens, where I catalogue and package specimens. This week I helped the Flowering Plants group with adding annotation labels and updating the #FieldMuseum database. This silly photo is proof I crossed over to help plants! #EMu #museumdatabase #vascularplants #taxonomy
[Originally posted on X Apr 25, 2024]
I received a Five Year Volunteer Award from #FieldMuseum President, Dr. Julian Siggers, to celebrate my longevity in botany.
I received a Five Year Volunteer Award from #FieldMuseum President, Dr. Julian Siggers, to celebrate my longevity in botany.
November 21, 2024 at 8:23 AM
[Originally posted on X Apr 25, 2024]
I received a Five Year Volunteer Award from #FieldMuseum President, Dr. Julian Siggers, to celebrate my longevity in botany.
I received a Five Year Volunteer Award from #FieldMuseum President, Dr. Julian Siggers, to celebrate my longevity in botany.
[Originally posted on X Apr 8, 2024]
Visited the solar eclipse gathering at the @msichicago.bsky.social. A couple I saw looked so that amazing I asked to take their photo. #eclipse #msichicago
#museumofscienceandindustry #solar #fashiondripping
Visited the solar eclipse gathering at the @msichicago.bsky.social. A couple I saw looked so that amazing I asked to take their photo. #eclipse #msichicago
#museumofscienceandindustry #solar #fashiondripping
November 21, 2024 at 8:17 AM
[Originally posted on X Apr 8, 2024]
Visited the solar eclipse gathering at the @msichicago.bsky.social. A couple I saw looked so that amazing I asked to take their photo. #eclipse #msichicago
#museumofscienceandindustry #solar #fashiondripping
Visited the solar eclipse gathering at the @msichicago.bsky.social. A couple I saw looked so that amazing I asked to take their photo. #eclipse #msichicago
#museumofscienceandindustry #solar #fashiondripping
[Originally posted on X Feb 16, 2024]
These two have been part of my work & friendship DNA for almost 25 years. Former coworkers with whom I've had so many fun experiences. We were apart during COVID and had a great lunch together this year in Oak Park. (l-r) Jane McConville, Mary Bahr, and me.
These two have been part of my work & friendship DNA for almost 25 years. Former coworkers with whom I've had so many fun experiences. We were apart during COVID and had a great lunch together this year in Oak Park. (l-r) Jane McConville, Mary Bahr, and me.
November 21, 2024 at 7:48 AM
[Originally posted on X Feb 16, 2024]
These two have been part of my work & friendship DNA for almost 25 years. Former coworkers with whom I've had so many fun experiences. We were apart during COVID and had a great lunch together this year in Oak Park. (l-r) Jane McConville, Mary Bahr, and me.
These two have been part of my work & friendship DNA for almost 25 years. Former coworkers with whom I've had so many fun experiences. We were apart during COVID and had a great lunch together this year in Oak Park. (l-r) Jane McConville, Mary Bahr, and me.
[Originally posted on X Sep 10, 2023]
Exploring the Reno Riverwalk with my aunt. #reno #renoriverwalk #nevada #truckeeriver #parktowersreno
Exploring the Reno Riverwalk with my aunt. #reno #renoriverwalk #nevada #truckeeriver #parktowersreno
November 21, 2024 at 7:36 AM
[Originally posted on X Sep 10, 2023]
Exploring the Reno Riverwalk with my aunt. #reno #renoriverwalk #nevada #truckeeriver #parktowersreno
Exploring the Reno Riverwalk with my aunt. #reno #renoriverwalk #nevada #truckeeriver #parktowersreno
[Originally posted on X Jun 23, 2023]
Attending the retirement party of the former Sr. Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center and Adjunct Curator of Anthropology, Dr. Deborah Bekken. Dr. Bekken was also my former boss when I was an admin in the #FieldMuseum Collections Center.
Attending the retirement party of the former Sr. Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center and Adjunct Curator of Anthropology, Dr. Deborah Bekken. Dr. Bekken was also my former boss when I was an admin in the #FieldMuseum Collections Center.
November 21, 2024 at 7:33 AM
[Originally posted on X Jun 23, 2023]
Attending the retirement party of the former Sr. Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center and Adjunct Curator of Anthropology, Dr. Deborah Bekken. Dr. Bekken was also my former boss when I was an admin in the #FieldMuseum Collections Center.
Attending the retirement party of the former Sr. Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center and Adjunct Curator of Anthropology, Dr. Deborah Bekken. Dr. Bekken was also my former boss when I was an admin in the #FieldMuseum Collections Center.
[Originally posted on X Feb 16, 2023]
I'm holding a #FieldMuseum Moon rock specimen that was collision impact debris falling to Earth as a meteorite.
I'm holding a #FieldMuseum Moon rock specimen that was collision impact debris falling to Earth as a meteorite.
November 21, 2024 at 7:25 AM
[Originally posted on X Feb 16, 2023]
I'm holding a #FieldMuseum Moon rock specimen that was collision impact debris falling to Earth as a meteorite.
I'm holding a #FieldMuseum Moon rock specimen that was collision impact debris falling to Earth as a meteorite.
[Originally posted on X May 15, 2022]
My lichen specimen tables at the #FieldMuseum Members’ Nights. Luckily we had extra lighting in the dimly lit Hall of Plants (lichens are not plants...fungi). Roughly 600 people stopped by my area.
My lichen specimen tables at the #FieldMuseum Members’ Nights. Luckily we had extra lighting in the dimly lit Hall of Plants (lichens are not plants...fungi). Roughly 600 people stopped by my area.
November 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
[Originally posted on X May 15, 2022]
My lichen specimen tables at the #FieldMuseum Members’ Nights. Luckily we had extra lighting in the dimly lit Hall of Plants (lichens are not plants...fungi). Roughly 600 people stopped by my area.
My lichen specimen tables at the #FieldMuseum Members’ Nights. Luckily we had extra lighting in the dimly lit Hall of Plants (lichens are not plants...fungi). Roughly 600 people stopped by my area.
[Originally posted on X Oct 22, 2021]
Getting some sunshine at the #FieldMuseum new Insta-friendly "Wild Color" exhibit with Dr. Patrick Leacock. I'm the invasive species on the right.
Getting some sunshine at the #FieldMuseum new Insta-friendly "Wild Color" exhibit with Dr. Patrick Leacock. I'm the invasive species on the right.
November 18, 2024 at 10:00 PM
[Originally posted on X Oct 22, 2021]
Getting some sunshine at the #FieldMuseum new Insta-friendly "Wild Color" exhibit with Dr. Patrick Leacock. I'm the invasive species on the right.
Getting some sunshine at the #FieldMuseum new Insta-friendly "Wild Color" exhibit with Dr. Patrick Leacock. I'm the invasive species on the right.
[Originally posted on X Oct 8, 2021]
I joined the #FieldMuseum as a Collections Assistant in Botany, and one of my first tasks was traveling to the U. of Nebraska - Omaha to pack up retiring professor Dr. Robert S. Egan's collection of lichens. (🚚 l-r) me, Todd Widhelm, and Nkosi Evans.
I joined the #FieldMuseum as a Collections Assistant in Botany, and one of my first tasks was traveling to the U. of Nebraska - Omaha to pack up retiring professor Dr. Robert S. Egan's collection of lichens. (🚚 l-r) me, Todd Widhelm, and Nkosi Evans.
November 18, 2024 at 8:48 PM
[Originally posted on X Oct 8, 2021]
I joined the #FieldMuseum as a Collections Assistant in Botany, and one of my first tasks was traveling to the U. of Nebraska - Omaha to pack up retiring professor Dr. Robert S. Egan's collection of lichens. (🚚 l-r) me, Todd Widhelm, and Nkosi Evans.
I joined the #FieldMuseum as a Collections Assistant in Botany, and one of my first tasks was traveling to the U. of Nebraska - Omaha to pack up retiring professor Dr. Robert S. Egan's collection of lichens. (🚚 l-r) me, Todd Widhelm, and Nkosi Evans.
[Originally posted on X May 17, 2021]
I never know who I'll run into at the #FieldMuseum these days. During a donor preview of the new Jane Goodall exhibition Saturday it was the Museum president & CEO (and archaeologist), Dr. Julian Siggers.
I never know who I'll run into at the #FieldMuseum these days. During a donor preview of the new Jane Goodall exhibition Saturday it was the Museum president & CEO (and archaeologist), Dr. Julian Siggers.
November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM
[Originally posted on X May 17, 2021]
I never know who I'll run into at the #FieldMuseum these days. During a donor preview of the new Jane Goodall exhibition Saturday it was the Museum president & CEO (and archaeologist), Dr. Julian Siggers.
I never know who I'll run into at the #FieldMuseum these days. During a donor preview of the new Jane Goodall exhibition Saturday it was the Museum president & CEO (and archaeologist), Dr. Julian Siggers.
[Originally posted on X Mar 31, 2021]
Sunset over Buena Park, Chicago
#sunset #uptownchicago #uptownphotography #wintersun #eveningsunset #marchsunset #chicagoarchitecture #chicagosunset #buenaparkchicago #outdoorphotography
Sunset over Buena Park, Chicago
#sunset #uptownchicago #uptownphotography #wintersun #eveningsunset #marchsunset #chicagoarchitecture #chicagosunset #buenaparkchicago #outdoorphotography
November 18, 2024 at 5:40 PM
[Originally posted on X Mar 31, 2021]
Sunset over Buena Park, Chicago
#sunset #uptownchicago #uptownphotography #wintersun #eveningsunset #marchsunset #chicagoarchitecture #chicagosunset #buenaparkchicago #outdoorphotography
Sunset over Buena Park, Chicago
#sunset #uptownchicago #uptownphotography #wintersun #eveningsunset #marchsunset #chicagoarchitecture #chicagosunset #buenaparkchicago #outdoorphotography
[Originally posted on X Feb 4, 2021]
Thank you #Potbelly for the wonderful treat at your Chicago Loop location. Friendly folks who make a terrific choco shake!
Thank you #Potbelly for the wonderful treat at your Chicago Loop location. Friendly folks who make a terrific choco shake!
November 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
[Originally posted on X Feb 4, 2021]
Thank you #Potbelly for the wonderful treat at your Chicago Loop location. Friendly folks who make a terrific choco shake!
Thank you #Potbelly for the wonderful treat at your Chicago Loop location. Friendly folks who make a terrific choco shake!
[Originally posted on X Nov 2, 2020]
When I was a child, I liked Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The artist addressed important social and political issues of his time. I modified his original design to inspire all of us to VOTE!
When I was a child, I liked Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The artist addressed important social and political issues of his time. I modified his original design to inspire all of us to VOTE!
November 18, 2024 at 5:21 AM
[Originally posted on X Nov 2, 2020]
When I was a child, I liked Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The artist addressed important social and political issues of his time. I modified his original design to inspire all of us to VOTE!
When I was a child, I liked Robert Indiana's "LOVE" sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The artist addressed important social and political issues of his time. I modified his original design to inspire all of us to VOTE!
[Originally posted on X Oct 3, 2020]
Inside the #FieldMuseum for the first time since March 13! I’m reintroducing myself to @suethetrex.bsky.social. I feel like there are only a few people inside the Museum.
Inside the #FieldMuseum for the first time since March 13! I’m reintroducing myself to @suethetrex.bsky.social. I feel like there are only a few people inside the Museum.
November 18, 2024 at 5:08 AM
[Originally posted on X Oct 3, 2020]
Inside the #FieldMuseum for the first time since March 13! I’m reintroducing myself to @suethetrex.bsky.social. I feel like there are only a few people inside the Museum.
Inside the #FieldMuseum for the first time since March 13! I’m reintroducing myself to @suethetrex.bsky.social. I feel like there are only a few people inside the Museum.
[Originally posted on X Sep 15, 2020]
Drifting smoke from fires in the Western states has reached the Midwest. Normally, this would be a beautiful blue sky and an awesome view of Lake Michigan. Not anymore. #ClimateChangeIsReal
Drifting smoke from fires in the Western states has reached the Midwest. Normally, this would be a beautiful blue sky and an awesome view of Lake Michigan. Not anymore. #ClimateChangeIsReal
November 18, 2024 at 4:54 AM
[Originally posted on X Sep 15, 2020]
Drifting smoke from fires in the Western states has reached the Midwest. Normally, this would be a beautiful blue sky and an awesome view of Lake Michigan. Not anymore. #ClimateChangeIsReal
Drifting smoke from fires in the Western states has reached the Midwest. Normally, this would be a beautiful blue sky and an awesome view of Lake Michigan. Not anymore. #ClimateChangeIsReal
[Originally posted on X Sep 4, 2020]
When we learn to love our quarantine-length hairstyle because we can't visit the salon.
When we learn to love our quarantine-length hairstyle because we can't visit the salon.
November 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM
[Originally posted on X Sep 4, 2020]
When we learn to love our quarantine-length hairstyle because we can't visit the salon.
When we learn to love our quarantine-length hairstyle because we can't visit the salon.
[Originally posted on X Aug 2, 2020]
During the four-month stay-at-home order, I made a deal with myself that when museums started reopening, I would never again take them for granted. Friday, I visited the #msichicago during their reopening days for members. I had a blast!
During the four-month stay-at-home order, I made a deal with myself that when museums started reopening, I would never again take them for granted. Friday, I visited the #msichicago during their reopening days for members. I had a blast!
November 18, 2024 at 4:51 AM
[Originally posted on X Aug 2, 2020]
During the four-month stay-at-home order, I made a deal with myself that when museums started reopening, I would never again take them for granted. Friday, I visited the #msichicago during their reopening days for members. I had a blast!
During the four-month stay-at-home order, I made a deal with myself that when museums started reopening, I would never again take them for granted. Friday, I visited the #msichicago during their reopening days for members. I had a blast!