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Isaac Lichter Marck
@ca-naturalist.bsky.social
Daisy taxonomist studying plant evolutionary radiations in oceanic & sky islands + Deserts. Currently an NSF PRFP at Cal Academy of Sciences. UC Berkeley PhD. He/Him. rockdaisy.wordpress.com
We are in uncharted territory for resource extraction in the west. If K2's Mojave project is approved it opens the floodgates to countless other destructive projects.
May 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
3900!
March 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Correction: the venmo handle is "@shawnaB3-" with the dash on the end.
March 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Digital donations can be made through VenMo to Arnold student Shawna Begay (@ShawnaB3) - with the note "Carrizo Mountain Herbarium Support"

Checks to "Arnold Clifford" can be sent to:
Shawna Begay
1750 E Elm St. APT G203
Farmington, NM 87401

A Gofundme may be coming soon. Plz repost 🙏
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
CMH is a priceless and unique collection. It is an herbarium collection curated and maintained entirely by an indigenous botanist Arnold Clifford and his indigenous students.

Donations are needed for a storage shed to protect the collection from weather before it is lost, every dollar helps.
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The new species is very rare and we may have only recognized this species on its way out. We were lucky in this case, but there are countless other species of plants and animals on the brink of extinction - even in U.S. National Parks - that have not been studied yet or given a scientific name.
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Right away, an international, multi-generational team of botanists --Team Wooly-- assembled to solve the mystery....

Cal Academy has a nice write up on their site about how that mystery unraveled here:
www.calacademy.org/press/releas...
California Academy of Sciences and Partners Uncover New Sunflower Species in Big Bend National Park, Texas
The wooly devil is the first new plant genus and species discovered in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years.
www.calacademy.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This mysterious plant was first encountered last spring and posted to @inaturalist.bsky.social by NPS volunteer and desert botanist extraordinaire Deb Manley while trekking through the low Chihuahuan desert.

www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Subfamily Asteroideae
Asteroideae in March 2024 by debm. @nathantaylor
www.inaturalist.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A really nice effort led by Martí March-Salas (Rey Juan Carlos University-ESCET) with a great group of guest editors.

Here is the link to the editorial we put together to introduce the articles, define some terms, and point out some future directions.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cliff ecosystems: A critical yet uncharted frontier for research and conservation
Cliffs, all over the world, are often exceptionally rich in endemic, rare and endangered plant species. Historically, cliffs have been among the least…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM