@prairieamorpha.bsky.social
MN Prairie Conservation. Plant first ecology and biodiversity. Prairie conservation includes protecting archeological sites!
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My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
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"What happened on the Flats is part of a pattern that played out across American cities in the mid-20th century: highways, urban renewal and industrial redevelopment converged to remove working-class and often non-white neighborhoods." streets.mn/2025/12/23/r...
Rerouted Lives: How Route 52 Transformed West St. Paul
In the 1960s, St. Paul’s West Side Flats were razed for highway and industrial development: displacing families, shuttering businesses, and leaving lasting social, economic and cultural scars.
streets.mn
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"What happened on the Flats is part of a pattern that played out across American cities in the mid-20th century: highways, urban renewal and industrial redevelopment converged to remove working-class and often non-white neighborhoods." streets.mn/2025/12/23/r...
Get out!
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Get out!
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
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A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
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Just west of Fort Qu’Appelle in Saskatchewan, the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is working across the US border to revive centuries-old trade routes as part of a new Indigenous-governed trade corridor.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous nations plan a tariff-free trade corridor across the US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
www.motherjones.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just west of Fort Qu’Appelle in Saskatchewan, the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is working across the US border to revive centuries-old trade routes as part of a new Indigenous-governed trade corridor.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
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“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Anyone have opinions on enrolling in graduate school in the near future? Thinking of either botany/plant ecology or archeology. Interests include native plant interactions with environment, glacial geomorphology, landowner attitudes towards conservation, insect interactions with plants, etc.
October 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Anyone have opinions on enrolling in graduate school in the near future? Thinking of either botany/plant ecology or archeology. Interests include native plant interactions with environment, glacial geomorphology, landowner attitudes towards conservation, insect interactions with plants, etc.
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Americans used to know birds by thousands of unique local folk names. Ruddy Ducks alone were called dummy duck, dinky, dipper, dopper, dumb-bird, and god-damn. My latest piece is on the joy of folk names and losing them to the bureaucratic formalization of knowledge about birds.
Chunk Ducks, Blatherskites, Butterballs, and Slug-toots
These used to be folk names for American birds. Where did they all go?
birdhistory.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Americans used to know birds by thousands of unique local folk names. Ruddy Ducks alone were called dummy duck, dinky, dipper, dopper, dumb-bird, and god-damn. My latest piece is on the joy of folk names and losing them to the bureaucratic formalization of knowledge about birds.
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Support nurseries selling native plants. “But commercial nurseries that sell hundreds of different invasives are actually the primary pathway of invasive plant introduction.” www.umass.edu/news/article...
Study Finds Plant Nurseries are Exacerbating the Climate-driven Spread of 80% of Invasive Species | UMass Amherst
New research from UMass Amherst is the first to precisely map role of horticulture in spreading invasives, projecting ranges under 2 degrees Celsius of warming.
www.umass.edu
August 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Support nurseries selling native plants. “But commercial nurseries that sell hundreds of different invasives are actually the primary pathway of invasive plant introduction.” www.umass.edu/news/article...
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“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”
Opinion | Concentration camps are not just part of our past, but our present and future
From David M. Perry: From Minnesota’s Fort Snelling to Japanese internment camps to Florida's Alligator Alcatraz, these camps have become an American tradition.
www.startribune.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”
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Meanwhile, here are the weather balloon launches from this morning. The red dots indicate locations that missed the launch today owing to short staffing. The blue dots indicate long-term outages.
July 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Meanwhile, here are the weather balloon launches from this morning. The red dots indicate locations that missed the launch today owing to short staffing. The blue dots indicate long-term outages.
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With all the news coming in, it's clear that it's a dire time for science. It's a very dire time for higher education. It's an especially dire time for archaeology
Archaeology has been facing funding cuts for years, and now it is being decimated
www.science.org/content/arti...
Archaeology has been facing funding cuts for years, and now it is being decimated
www.science.org/content/arti...
Funding cuts to U.S. archaeology could imperil field’s future
A Science analysis of canceled and curtailed federal grants reveals hits to research, collections, and training
www.science.org
July 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
With all the news coming in, it's clear that it's a dire time for science. It's a very dire time for higher education. It's an especially dire time for archaeology
Archaeology has been facing funding cuts for years, and now it is being decimated
www.science.org/content/arti...
Archaeology has been facing funding cuts for years, and now it is being decimated
www.science.org/content/arti...
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1.1 million pounds of nitrate-nitrogen will pass through the city of Cedar Rapids today in the Cedar River. That's equivalent to the contents of 322 of these. One day, one river, in Iowa.
waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_0...
waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_0...
June 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
1.1 million pounds of nitrate-nitrogen will pass through the city of Cedar Rapids today in the Cedar River. That's equivalent to the contents of 322 of these. One day, one river, in Iowa.
waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_0...
waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_0...
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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
June 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
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"If you live in DM, you could go years without drinking water below 3 milligrams per liter," Jones said. "So the fact that we're just meeting the standard at 10 and to do that we have to sacrifice lawn watering, well, that's just a small part of the story."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
Nitrates in Iowa's water near record levels. What are the dangers if they don't drop?
Nitrate levels in Iowa's Raccoon River are at their highest since 2013. Lawn watering ban is trying to prevent more restrictions and keep water safe.
www.desmoinesregister.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"If you live in DM, you could go years without drinking water below 3 milligrams per liter," Jones said. "So the fact that we're just meeting the standard at 10 and to do that we have to sacrifice lawn watering, well, that's just a small part of the story."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
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“This vulnerability is going to increase, there's no doubt about it," Jones said. "Until the state's leaders come to grips with that, we are going to continue to see these problems at a greater frequency." - @theswinerepublic.bsky.social
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
Nitrates in Iowa's water near record levels. What are the dangers if they don't drop?
Nitrate levels in Iowa's Raccoon River are at their highest since 2013. Lawn watering ban is trying to prevent more restrictions and keep water safe.
www.desmoinesregister.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“This vulnerability is going to increase, there's no doubt about it," Jones said. "Until the state's leaders come to grips with that, we are going to continue to see these problems at a greater frequency." - @theswinerepublic.bsky.social
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
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In crashes, high-fronted cars typically strike adult pedestrians above the centre of gravity, often first hitting vital organs.
The higher the vehicle front the more likely a person will be knocked under the car, rather than pushed to the side, at speeds of up to 50 km/h.
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The higher the vehicle front the more likely a person will be knocked under the car, rather than pushed to the side, at speeds of up to 50 km/h.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
In crashes, high-fronted cars typically strike adult pedestrians above the centre of gravity, often first hitting vital organs.
The higher the vehicle front the more likely a person will be knocked under the car, rather than pushed to the side, at speeds of up to 50 km/h.
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The higher the vehicle front the more likely a person will be knocked under the car, rather than pushed to the side, at speeds of up to 50 km/h.
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Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
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Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.
June 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.
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Conglomerate Mesa is one of the most incredible sky islands in the West—rising like a giant cupcake above the desert, frosted with rare plants like the Inyo rock daisy.
Now, Canadian mining company K2 is nearly approved to drill it for gold.
#ProtectConglomerateMesa #PublicLands #botany
Now, Canadian mining company K2 is nearly approved to drill it for gold.
#ProtectConglomerateMesa #PublicLands #botany
May 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Conglomerate Mesa is one of the most incredible sky islands in the West—rising like a giant cupcake above the desert, frosted with rare plants like the Inyo rock daisy.
Now, Canadian mining company K2 is nearly approved to drill it for gold.
#ProtectConglomerateMesa #PublicLands #botany
Now, Canadian mining company K2 is nearly approved to drill it for gold.
#ProtectConglomerateMesa #PublicLands #botany
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When I say you don’t have to worry about microplastics in your brain I mean that there is much stronger evidence that you should be worrying about other things that you don’t ever think about, like the draining of peatlands for agriculture, and things that you think about all the time, like fascism.
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When I say you don’t have to worry about microplastics in your brain I mean that there is much stronger evidence that you should be worrying about other things that you don’t ever think about, like the draining of peatlands for agriculture, and things that you think about all the time, like fascism.