the christopher gs
@christophergs.bsky.social
hail hermaeus mora and the service berry trees. my posts represent the views of all employers, everywhere.
Interests: GIS, OpenStreetMap, plants, urbanism, agriculture, Michigan.
Interests: GIS, OpenStreetMap, plants, urbanism, agriculture, Michigan.
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Lansing Area Free Stands: neighbors helping neighbors. There's a network of folks bringing food to their neighbors. Have extra? Consider donating. Need something? Stop by and grab something. #LoveLansing
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lansing Area Free Stands: neighbors helping neighbors. There's a network of folks bringing food to their neighbors. Have extra? Consider donating. Need something? Stop by and grab something. #LoveLansing
Hell yesss we love the pawpaw (Asimina triloba), growing them in my backyard. Three cheers for the pawpaw, Michigan's wierd little tropical fruit
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hell yesss we love the pawpaw (Asimina triloba), growing them in my backyard. Three cheers for the pawpaw, Michigan's wierd little tropical fruit
Africa considers Equal Earth projection instead of Mercator due to its Eurocentric distortions #gischat
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size
Member states back Correct the Map campaign that urges governments and organisations to use more accurate map
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Africa considers Equal Earth projection instead of Mercator due to its Eurocentric distortions #gischat
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A win for team potato
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/potato...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/potato...
Spuds May Be The Secret To A Healthy Gut, Especially If You Eat Them This Way
Good news for me, personally.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A win for team potato
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/potato...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/potato...
Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org | OpenStreetMap Blog
blog.openstreetmap.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Two million degrees in the Midwest but a bee's gotta eat (native bumblebee on crown vetch) #pollinators #bloomsky 🐝
June 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Two million degrees in the Midwest but a bee's gotta eat (native bumblebee on crown vetch) #pollinators #bloomsky 🐝
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“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
It's serviceberry season!!! This is not a drill #amelanchier so happy the city of Lansing has these planted in public parks
June 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's serviceberry season!!! This is not a drill #amelanchier so happy the city of Lansing has these planted in public parks
I recently discovered #bloomscrolling. Here's my contribution: beautiful sweet crabapple/apple blossoms on the multiuse path near my house ♥️🌸
April 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I recently discovered #bloomscrolling. Here's my contribution: beautiful sweet crabapple/apple blossoms on the multiuse path near my house ♥️🌸
mason bees waking up a bit later this year! #nativebees
April 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
mason bees waking up a bit later this year! #nativebees
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it's paczki season...where in Lansing can you find the tastiest polish pastry? well, here are some reccs at least. (remember: the word paczki is plural! don't add an s!) get you some paczki!
#lovelansing #paczki #maps
www.lansingography.com/2025/03/wher...
#lovelansing #paczki #maps
www.lansingography.com/2025/03/wher...
March 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
it's paczki season...where in Lansing can you find the tastiest polish pastry? well, here are some reccs at least. (remember: the word paczki is plural! don't add an s!) get you some paczki!
#lovelansing #paczki #maps
www.lansingography.com/2025/03/wher...
#lovelansing #paczki #maps
www.lansingography.com/2025/03/wher...
Pisanki is happening!
March 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Pisanki is happening!
Time to clean out the bird houses
March 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Time to clean out the bird houses
Life! Every year I mark the blooming of galanthus nivalis (snowdrop). Spring is coming! Phew
February 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Life! Every year I mark the blooming of galanthus nivalis (snowdrop). Spring is coming! Phew
looks normal to me
February 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
looks normal to me
great piece in the Freep. Accessible, reliable, and affordable public transit is key to making our cities walkable, safe, and healthy. Lansing, it's time!
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Michigan needs smoother roads, but what about fixing the damn transit system? | Opinion
Sadly, much of this public transportation infrastructure is in even worse shape than Michigan’s roads.
www.freep.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
great piece in the Freep. Accessible, reliable, and affordable public transit is key to making our cities walkable, safe, and healthy. Lansing, it's time!
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
The largest number of micro plastics in mountain glaciers appears to come from car tires. (Similar rates found in ocean microplastics). #CarDependency is destroying our health.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using a citizen science approach to assess nanoplastics pollution in remote high-altitude glaciers - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Using a citizen science approach to assess nanoplastics pollution in remote high-altitude glaciers
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The largest number of micro plastics in mountain glaciers appears to come from car tires. (Similar rates found in ocean microplastics). #CarDependency is destroying our health.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Just called my senators and representative to urge them to take action on Trump's illegal impoundment of our tax dollars. I encourage everyone in the US to do the same! In case it helps, here's the loose script I typed up for myself
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just called my senators and representative to urge them to take action on Trump's illegal impoundment of our tax dollars. I encourage everyone in the US to do the same! In case it helps, here's the loose script I typed up for myself
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While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
We do not consent to this lawless power grab.
Oooh books
Come celebrate our bookstore birthday with us! Surprise bundles are available for purchase TODAY, 1/11, plus get a free Wayfaring Booksellers stickers when you spend $30 or more. Fresh books are available on our 50% off shelves, too.
January 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oooh books