Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧
@aridideas.bsky.social
Watershed ecologist, 🔥 lighter, 💦 protector.
Smoke microbiome postdoc 🧬 🖥️
Enchanted by/in NM 🇺🇸. She/her
Smoke microbiome postdoc 🧬 🖥️
Enchanted by/in NM 🇺🇸. She/her
I’ve been dreaming of getting a row in the Rio Grande Community Farm garden. I wasn’t the only visitor this morning.
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’ve been dreaming of getting a row in the Rio Grande Community Farm garden. I wasn’t the only visitor this morning.
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
Isn’t it divine?
Someone loved them enough to plant 17 bushes at our current house. I will miss them when we move.
Someone loved them enough to plant 17 bushes at our current house. I will miss them when we move.
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Isn’t it divine?
Someone loved them enough to plant 17 bushes at our current house. I will miss them when we move.
Someone loved them enough to plant 17 bushes at our current house. I will miss them when we move.
Yesterday, @arielgreenwood.bsky.social shared grazing management strategies for improving grassland & riparian condition in Northern New Mexico.
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#RegenerativeAgriculture
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yesterday, @arielgreenwood.bsky.social shared grazing management strategies for improving grassland & riparian condition in Northern New Mexico.
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#RegenerativeAgriculture
Today is the last day of the Regenerate Conference in Santa Fe, NM. I think this is my 18th Quivira Coalition (quiviracolaition.org) conference.
REGENERATE 2025: Cultivating Adaptability centers stories about transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in partnership with nature.
REGENERATE 2025: Cultivating Adaptability centers stories about transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in partnership with nature.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today is the last day of the Regenerate Conference in Santa Fe, NM. I think this is my 18th Quivira Coalition (quiviracolaition.org) conference.
REGENERATE 2025: Cultivating Adaptability centers stories about transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in partnership with nature.
REGENERATE 2025: Cultivating Adaptability centers stories about transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in partnership with nature.
This week it’s all about balloons but there is a lot to 💙 about #Albuquerque #NewMexico.
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This week it’s all about balloons but there is a lot to 💙 about #Albuquerque #NewMexico.
Battle of the Salsas at the New Mexico State Fair was no joke. 😋
September 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Battle of the Salsas at the New Mexico State Fair was no joke. 😋
The pins were very popular. @vivarioarriba.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The pins were very popular. @vivarioarriba.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I learned that it’s #InternationalHummusDay while munching Mother’s Day leftovers.
Beets make everything better.
Beets make everything better.
May 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I learned that it’s #InternationalHummusDay while munching Mother’s Day leftovers.
Beets make everything better.
Beets make everything better.
I’ve been concerned about the carpet of #kochia coming up (shown here with actual carpet for scale).
Can anyone confirm that it’s edible & can be dredged & steamed?
I’m averse but curious.
#foraging #wildfoods #annual #weeds
Can anyone confirm that it’s edible & can be dredged & steamed?
I’m averse but curious.
#foraging #wildfoods #annual #weeds
April 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I’ve been concerned about the carpet of #kochia coming up (shown here with actual carpet for scale).
Can anyone confirm that it’s edible & can be dredged & steamed?
I’m averse but curious.
#foraging #wildfoods #annual #weeds
Can anyone confirm that it’s edible & can be dredged & steamed?
I’m averse but curious.
#foraging #wildfoods #annual #weeds
Happy #EarthDay!
These cages, constructed from metal fencing, are perfect size for wall o’water or adjustable coffee sack (shade/frost). They will be tomato cages in summer.
Genius design by previous 🏠 owners.
Broccoli 🥦 was safely tucked away during recent snow.
#gardening #spring #NewMexico
These cages, constructed from metal fencing, are perfect size for wall o’water or adjustable coffee sack (shade/frost). They will be tomato cages in summer.
Genius design by previous 🏠 owners.
Broccoli 🥦 was safely tucked away during recent snow.
#gardening #spring #NewMexico
April 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Happy #EarthDay!
These cages, constructed from metal fencing, are perfect size for wall o’water or adjustable coffee sack (shade/frost). They will be tomato cages in summer.
Genius design by previous 🏠 owners.
Broccoli 🥦 was safely tucked away during recent snow.
#gardening #spring #NewMexico
These cages, constructed from metal fencing, are perfect size for wall o’water or adjustable coffee sack (shade/frost). They will be tomato cages in summer.
Genius design by previous 🏠 owners.
Broccoli 🥦 was safely tucked away during recent snow.
#gardening #spring #NewMexico
I pulled up an Energy Release Component (ERC) chart for North Central NM (SW07) for a 🔥 workshop.
ERC = measure of the available energy per unit area within the flaming front at the head of a fire = how hot a fire could burn.
Setting new max ERC records in Jan & Feb does not bode well...
ERC = measure of the available energy per unit area within the flaming front at the head of a fire = how hot a fire could burn.
Setting new max ERC records in Jan & Feb does not bode well...
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I pulled up an Energy Release Component (ERC) chart for North Central NM (SW07) for a 🔥 workshop.
ERC = measure of the available energy per unit area within the flaming front at the head of a fire = how hot a fire could burn.
Setting new max ERC records in Jan & Feb does not bode well...
ERC = measure of the available energy per unit area within the flaming front at the head of a fire = how hot a fire could burn.
Setting new max ERC records in Jan & Feb does not bode well...
Geelong Foreshore
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Geelong Foreshore
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
#MogoteHillFire swiftly moving to SE. Map from @watchduty.org shows the crazy wind vectors and spread.
#NMfire
#NMfire
March 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#MogoteHillFire swiftly moving to SE. Map from @watchduty.org shows the crazy wind vectors and spread.
#NMfire
#NMfire
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery. 🌸
Summer in the Sandias
Summer in the Sandias
January 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery. 🌸
Summer in the Sandias
Summer in the Sandias
Dear #beaver 🦫 believers, does anyone have a favorite activity for high school #students?
Perhaps a game?? TIA!
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Perhaps a game?? TIA!
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Dear #beaver 🦫 believers, does anyone have a favorite activity for high school #students?
Perhaps a game?? TIA!
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Perhaps a game?? TIA!
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Our recent paper traces the bacteria 🦠 in wildland fire 🔥 smoke back to ground sources for the 1st time.
We found that 70% of smoke-borne bacteria originated from the aspen (33%) & soil (37%) communities at the burn location.
🌎🔥🧪💻🧬
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#FireEcology #smoke #microbiology #NSF
We found that 70% of smoke-borne bacteria originated from the aspen (33%) & soil (37%) communities at the burn location.
🌎🔥🧪💻🧬
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#FireEcology #smoke #microbiology #NSF
December 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Our recent paper traces the bacteria 🦠 in wildland fire 🔥 smoke back to ground sources for the 1st time.
We found that 70% of smoke-borne bacteria originated from the aspen (33%) & soil (37%) communities at the burn location.
🌎🔥🧪💻🧬
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#FireEcology #smoke #microbiology #NSF
We found that 70% of smoke-borne bacteria originated from the aspen (33%) & soil (37%) communities at the burn location.
🌎🔥🧪💻🧬
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#FireEcology #smoke #microbiology #NSF
In case you could use a color today, the Albuquerque bosque has just the thing.
November 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM
In case you could use a color today, the Albuquerque bosque has just the thing.
I did not understand yesterday’s assignment so here’s a redo. 😁
Jemez Mountains, NM
Looking south towards Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
8/24, 13 years post-burn
Las Conchas Fire, 2011
Jemez Mountains, NM
Looking south towards Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
8/24, 13 years post-burn
Las Conchas Fire, 2011
October 31, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I did not understand yesterday’s assignment so here’s a redo. 😁
Jemez Mountains, NM
Looking south towards Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
8/24, 13 years post-burn
Las Conchas Fire, 2011
Jemez Mountains, NM
Looking south towards Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
8/24, 13 years post-burn
Las Conchas Fire, 2011
Fall in New Mexico,
Sandia Mountains
Sandia Mountains
October 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Fall in New Mexico,
Sandia Mountains
Sandia Mountains
Hellish fall color.
October 26, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Hellish fall color.
When I planted cold season seeds about a month ago at >7000’ in NM, I thought it was too late but worth a try.
Now we have thriving kale, spinach, & parsnips with no freeze in the forecast.
Wacky weather sure requires creativity & flexibility.
Now we have thriving kale, spinach, & parsnips with no freeze in the forecast.
Wacky weather sure requires creativity & flexibility.
October 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
When I planted cold season seeds about a month ago at >7000’ in NM, I thought it was too late but worth a try.
Now we have thriving kale, spinach, & parsnips with no freeze in the forecast.
Wacky weather sure requires creativity & flexibility.
Now we have thriving kale, spinach, & parsnips with no freeze in the forecast.
Wacky weather sure requires creativity & flexibility.
The fall show is just beginning along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
September 25, 2024 at 9:03 PM
The fall show is just beginning along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
I 💚 aspens.
That’s all I have to say.
That’s all I have to say.
July 20, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I 💚 aspens.
That’s all I have to say.
That’s all I have to say.
Some feral fruit tree fall color in the Sandia ⛰️.
October 17, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Some feral fruit tree fall color in the Sandia ⛰️.