Is the bat my crushing self-doubt? (No offense to bats)

My city council just voted to give NVIDIA 5 million to develop an "AI Ecosystem," whatever that means.

So fashionable!

With the imminent downsizing of the USGS EMA, maybe I'm throwing my grief out there. That this could be the end for this leg of my journey. And what a loss for our up-and-coming scientists. Yet I still hope we survive the downsizing.

And now monitoring nests on Alcatraz, mentoring interns that are now where I once was.

Admired the unique biodiversity just a short drive away.

From habitat restoration to waterfowl trapping and banding. I've learned about so many of our ecosystems.

It didn't sound like "closing imminent" struggling, just that it's not a very profitable business. But they're more passionate about their mission than making profits and want to keep it afloat!

I got to meet the current owner last year. I told her that I love the pruning guide on their website. She said that was probably her dad and that he wrote a lot of the content on the pages! She also mentioned that the business has been struggling if anyone wants some plants or seeds~

Sorry, it belongs to the birds now.

More pigeons for the rest of us 😤