Mitch B.
forestermitch.bsky.social
Mitch B.
@forestermitch.bsky.social
Forester, hiker, plant nerd.
Working a small fire with a view somewhere in Eastern Montana.
July 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As much as I love our native Shortleaf Pine... it really gives me grief this time of year.

Hoping for rain to wash this stuff away!
April 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New life is emerging!
April 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
After the most recent round of rains...
Butterflies are emerging!
First Tiger Swallowtail of the season!

In a world full of chaos and pain, there are still moments of delight.
Just look at this beautiful butterfly.
April 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Springfield friends, it might be raining so bring those umbrellas and/or ponchos... BUT get yourself some beautiful natives to plant in your yard! The bugs will thank you! I'll be there spending some big bucks!
April 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Wild plum currently in bloom. A native that will blow your senses away with its heavenly sweet scent. You can often smell it before you see it, it's sweet scent is so distant. It's also a favorite for a wide range of pollinators.
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Story breaks that the Forest Service is going to fire 7,000 employees, about 20% of its workforce, while Trump promises to cut, baby, cut with new executive orders. What a time to be an employee.
Thankfully the robins are back out in numbers, singing, and bringing joy. Trump can't take that away.
March 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The very worst kind of job security...

*and my job may still not be safe.
March 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Snowy sunrise this morning as I opted to ditch my car and walk to work.
February 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Fill those feeders up! We got a big freeze/snow coming to the Ozarks!

*please ignore the loud washing machine in the background.
February 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It has begun.
Under the guise of "efficiency" the institutions that serve so many people and so many interests are being dismantled and destroyed. Not by eliminating bloat, but by targeting the working man and woman at the bottom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
First run in over a month and a half. It was a shock to the system.
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I've seen three of these strange puppies in the woods today.
January 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Turns out they're kinda cute.
January 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The weird stuff you see off forest service roads...
January 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As reported by ProPublica, groups that are involved in conservation and/or outdoor recreational are lining up behind Trump by supporting this awful nominee for DOI. Everyone's gone spineless.
January 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just look at this! Pushin' 20+ feet tall!
January 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Great One.
Slept in her shadow back in 2016.
It will always be #Denali.
January 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM