Casey
@millennialdust.bsky.social
Working toward a new degree in Wildlife Biology/Natural Resource Management
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Final eBird tally of the visit
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Final eBird tally of the visit
Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum)
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum)
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), NON-NATIVE INVASIVE, eat the invasives!
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), NON-NATIVE INVASIVE, eat the invasives!
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
Little Bluestem (Schyzachirium scoparium), probably
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Little Bluestem (Schyzachirium scoparium), probably
Hoary Alyssum (Berteroa incana), NON-NATIVE
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hoary Alyssum (Berteroa incana), NON-NATIVE
Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Hit Wittenbach-Wege Center yesterday. Cool spot in Lowell with neat history & great conservation efforts! Regular burns sites to promote native plant health, oak barren restoration, & community education. Plant pics/IDs posted below, used multiple books and iNat
#lowell #puremichigan #conservation
#lowell #puremichigan #conservation
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hit Wittenbach-Wege Center yesterday. Cool spot in Lowell with neat history & great conservation efforts! Regular burns sites to promote native plant health, oak barren restoration, & community education. Plant pics/IDs posted below, used multiple books and iNat
#lowell #puremichigan #conservation
#lowell #puremichigan #conservation
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Me hooking a Western Massasauga and an Eastern Diamondback at a venomous handling certification course I took this weekend
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #rattlesnake #venomous #massasauga #diamondback #snake #respect #safety #certification #weekend #herpetology
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #rattlesnake #venomous #massasauga #diamondback #snake #respect #safety #certification #weekend #herpetology
October 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Me hooking a Western Massasauga and an Eastern Diamondback at a venomous handling certification course I took this weekend
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #rattlesnake #venomous #massasauga #diamondback #snake #respect #safety #certification #weekend #herpetology
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #rattlesnake #venomous #massasauga #diamondback #snake #respect #safety #certification #weekend #herpetology
Taking a weekend long Venomous Handling Certification Course and will be playing with rattlesnakes
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #SaveTheBuzztails #PureMichigan #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #vemomous #reptile #rattlesnake #certification
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #SaveTheBuzztails #PureMichigan #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #vemomous #reptile #rattlesnake #certification
October 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Taking a weekend long Venomous Handling Certification Course and will be playing with rattlesnakes
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #SaveTheBuzztails #PureMichigan #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #vemomous #reptile #rattlesnake #certification
#TheRattlesnakeConservancy #SaveTheBuzztails #PureMichigan #PierceCedarCreekInstitute #vemomous #reptile #rattlesnake #certification
This morning I volunteered with Ottawa County Parks and Recreation at Rosy Mound. We were treating Hemlock trees (Tsuga canadensis) for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid infestations. 1/3
#OttawaCountyParks #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #HemlockTrees #Dunes #puremichigan
#OttawaCountyParks #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #HemlockTrees #Dunes #puremichigan
August 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This morning I volunteered with Ottawa County Parks and Recreation at Rosy Mound. We were treating Hemlock trees (Tsuga canadensis) for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid infestations. 1/3
#OttawaCountyParks #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #HemlockTrees #Dunes #puremichigan
#OttawaCountyParks #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #HemlockTrees #Dunes #puremichigan
Yesterday PM on a John Ball Zoo Turtle Road Crossing survey, IN BETWEEN assigned locations was able to help a Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) cross the road! Listed as Special Concern in MI.
#johnballzoo #puremichigan #rareturtles #citizenscience #environment #turtles #stopforwildlife
#johnballzoo #puremichigan #rareturtles #citizenscience #environment #turtles #stopforwildlife
July 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Yesterday PM on a John Ball Zoo Turtle Road Crossing survey, IN BETWEEN assigned locations was able to help a Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) cross the road! Listed as Special Concern in MI.
#johnballzoo #puremichigan #rareturtles #citizenscience #environment #turtles #stopforwildlife
#johnballzoo #puremichigan #rareturtles #citizenscience #environment #turtles #stopforwildlife
June 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Massasauga examples. They prefer sheltered, dense wetlands, while water snakes can be found around nearly any body of water and in human-disturbed areas, particularly boat docks.
June 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Massasauga examples. They prefer sheltered, dense wetlands, while water snakes can be found around nearly any body of water and in human-disturbed areas, particularly boat docks.
Northern water snake (Nerodia stipedon) found roadside today while doing a Turtle crossing survey. Often mistaken for Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake here in MI but key differences: head shape, coloration, no rattle, and behavior.
#watersnake #rattlesnake #puremichigan
#watersnake #rattlesnake #puremichigan
June 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Northern water snake (Nerodia stipedon) found roadside today while doing a Turtle crossing survey. Often mistaken for Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake here in MI but key differences: head shape, coloration, no rattle, and behavior.
#watersnake #rattlesnake #puremichigan
#watersnake #rattlesnake #puremichigan