Carin Wagner
@wfineart5.bsky.social
Trying my best to save the trees. Photographing and painting the endangered trees.
If you are in the area, stop in to see Vulnerable and Vanishing Trees at the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences. It will be up until April.
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you are in the area, stop in to see Vulnerable and Vanishing Trees at the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences. It will be up until April.
Reposted by Carin Wagner
Reposted by Carin Wagner
Humans are notoriously efficient at moving non-native pathogens around the world. Once a highly vagile pest becomes established, it's just a matter of time before we help to move it everywhere where it can survive -- and do massive damage to the native biota. Tree pathogens are a great example.
The top tip here — and this goes for a whole host of invasive pests — is: “do not move firewood.” 🪵
If you’re going camping, get firewood near the campground.
Don’t bring firewood back with you when you go home.
**Do Not Move Firewood**
🌎 🪳 🪲
edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...
If you’re going camping, get firewood near the campground.
Don’t bring firewood back with you when you go home.
**Do Not Move Firewood**
🌎 🪳 🪲
edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...
Edmonton confirms sixth case of Dutch elm disease
The City of Edmonton has confirmed a new case of Dutch elm disease in an elm tree near Alberta Avenue.
edmontonjournal.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Humans are notoriously efficient at moving non-native pathogens around the world. Once a highly vagile pest becomes established, it's just a matter of time before we help to move it everywhere where it can survive -- and do massive damage to the native biota. Tree pathogens are a great example.
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Of the more than 4,000 known tree species found only in Mesoamerica, nearly half are threatened with extinction, according a new assessment.
Agriculture emerges as the primary threat from both small- and large-scale farming, while logging represents the second major threat in 5 countries.
Agriculture emerges as the primary threat from both small- and large-scale farming, while logging represents the second major threat in 5 countries.
Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction
Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees, the massive woody beasts that hold down the land and root the web of life that teems around them. In…
news.mongabay.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Of the more than 4,000 known tree species found only in Mesoamerica, nearly half are threatened with extinction, according a new assessment.
Agriculture emerges as the primary threat from both small- and large-scale farming, while logging represents the second major threat in 5 countries.
Agriculture emerges as the primary threat from both small- and large-scale farming, while logging represents the second major threat in 5 countries.
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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We aren’t entirely powerless in the face of this destruction, but until we find the political will to fight for what we love, and to hold our elected officials to account, the very least we can do is to protect the nearby wildlife we have the power to protect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...
Opinion | How to Make Spring Safer for Wildlife (Gift Article)
I wish everyone would slow down. The least we can do is to give our wild neighbors time to cross the roads we have built through the middle of their homes.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We aren’t entirely powerless in the face of this destruction, but until we find the political will to fight for what we love, and to hold our elected officials to account, the very least we can do is to protect the nearby wildlife we have the power to protect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...
Who needs some tree time?
April 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Who needs some tree time?
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What we've all seen coming: America's national forests & old-growth trees have never been more at risk than they are today -- "'We Have the Trees' — Trump signs executive order to 'free up' millions of hectares of federal forests for increased timber production." 🌏 woodcentral.com.au/we-have-the-...
We Have the Trees—Trump 'Frees Up' Forests for Timber Production
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to "free up" millions of hectares of United States forests for lumber production - coming days after President Trump
woodcentral.com.au
February 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What we've all seen coming: America's national forests & old-growth trees have never been more at risk than they are today -- "'We Have the Trees' — Trump signs executive order to 'free up' millions of hectares of federal forests for increased timber production." 🌏 woodcentral.com.au/we-have-the-...
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Peer-reviewed studies have shown that producing energy by burning wood pellets emits more carbon dioxide emissions than coal
Yet countries are pouring billions into wood pellets and saying it is green
Enviva one of biggest destroyers of Trees in world
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Yet countries are pouring billions into wood pellets and saying it is green
Enviva one of biggest destroyers of Trees in world
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Peer-reviewed studies have shown that producing energy by burning wood pellets emits more carbon dioxide emissions than coal
Yet countries are pouring billions into wood pellets and saying it is green
Enviva one of biggest destroyers of Trees in world
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Yet countries are pouring billions into wood pellets and saying it is green
Enviva one of biggest destroyers of Trees in world
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
This tiny little bird is a climate resilience message. As a denizen of the trees that are endangered, it still goes about its daily search for nectar. We can do what needs to be done and yet care for ourselves.
January 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This tiny little bird is a climate resilience message. As a denizen of the trees that are endangered, it still goes about its daily search for nectar. We can do what needs to be done and yet care for ourselves.
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The real (usually unspoken) reason many 1000s of acres of pinyon/juniper woodlands are being wiped out every year by BLM -- "The growth of junipers threatens the cattle industry because the more trees that are present, the smaller the range they have to graze." www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/e...
Explainer: why Central Oregon juniper trees are being axed
Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting shapes immortalized in photos by Ansel Adams. East of Bend,
www.bendbulletin.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The real (usually unspoken) reason many 1000s of acres of pinyon/juniper woodlands are being wiped out every year by BLM -- "The growth of junipers threatens the cattle industry because the more trees that are present, the smaller the range they have to graze." www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/e...
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“Logging would be allowed on millions of acres in WA, OR & CA, incl older trees currently off-limits to cutting, under proposed amendments to the NW Forest Plan...'Fire is being used as a means to do more logging [under the guise of] restoration & resiliency.'" www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Logging would be allowed on millions of acres of NW national forest under proposal
The plan was enacted in 1994 and includes 24 million acres across federal land. It was intended to preserve mature and old-growth forests and protect species.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:34 AM
“Logging would be allowed on millions of acres in WA, OR & CA, incl older trees currently off-limits to cutting, under proposed amendments to the NW Forest Plan...'Fire is being used as a means to do more logging [under the guise of] restoration & resiliency.'" www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Important expose' on the devastating and long-lasting impacts of herbicide spraying as part of forestry operations in BC, also true for many lands in PNW -- "Decades of herbicide spraying has reduced biodiversity and the potential for wildfire mitigation..." thenarwhal.ca/bc-glyphosat...
Why has B.C. used glyphosate to kill aspen, a fire guard, for decades? | The Narwhal
The NDP promised to phase out glyphosate from forestry but decades of spraying has taken a toll
thenarwhal.ca
December 20, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Important expose' on the devastating and long-lasting impacts of herbicide spraying as part of forestry operations in BC, also true for many lands in PNW -- "Decades of herbicide spraying has reduced biodiversity and the potential for wildfire mitigation..." thenarwhal.ca/bc-glyphosat...
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"Logging mature & old-growth forests, as is currently ongoing in both the White and Green Mountain National Forests, is foolish & shortsighted...[and] fails 'the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run' mantra that the USFS is sworn to honor." www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
Jim Furnish: All forests are important to our climate, but old forests are uniquely priceless
FORESTS ARE complex ecosystems, beyond our full comprehension. But making the right call for the future of our national forests shouldn’t be nearly as complicated. In fact, some decisions are
www.unionleader.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:30 AM
"Logging mature & old-growth forests, as is currently ongoing in both the White and Green Mountain National Forests, is foolish & shortsighted...[and] fails 'the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run' mantra that the USFS is sworn to honor." www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
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"The Biden administration’s plan to conserve old-growth forests could be a quick target for elimination...Officials now face a question about whether to make the proposal final at all, knowing it’s likely to be abandoned by the incoming Trump administration." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump poses new threat for old-growth forest protections
The incoming administration isn’t likely to continue the Forest Service’s efforts to conserve old-growth forests.
www.eenews.net
December 17, 2024 at 5:50 AM
"The Biden administration’s plan to conserve old-growth forests could be a quick target for elimination...Officials now face a question about whether to make the proposal final at all, knowing it’s likely to be abandoned by the incoming Trump administration." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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"What started w/ an exec order explicitly directing USFS to conserve mature & old growth has ended with yet more logging. The FS holds to its old ways. How tragic, given the importance of MOG forests to a more robust and diverse future for our national forests..." www.sierraclub.org/sierra/can-o...
www.sierraclub.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:36 AM
"What started w/ an exec order explicitly directing USFS to conserve mature & old growth has ended with yet more logging. The FS holds to its old ways. How tragic, given the importance of MOG forests to a more robust and diverse future for our national forests..." www.sierraclub.org/sierra/can-o...
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*NEW REPORT* Federal land managers are increasingly using ecological objectives such as 'restoration' & 'enhancing resilience' to approve forest mgmt projects that focus on commercial logging. To what extent are these projects scientifically informed, & likely to achieve the outcomes they propose?🧵🌏
December 16, 2024 at 7:52 PM
*NEW REPORT* Federal land managers are increasingly using ecological objectives such as 'restoration' & 'enhancing resilience' to approve forest mgmt projects that focus on commercial logging. To what extent are these projects scientifically informed, & likely to achieve the outcomes they propose?🧵🌏
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We're fighting a massive proposed wood pellet project in CA that wants to create & export dirty energy:
"Industrial logging, industrial-scale wood pellet production, & wood pellet combustion will increase–not reduce–carbon emissions."
w/ @nrdc-org.bsky.social @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social
"Industrial logging, industrial-scale wood pellet production, & wood pellet combustion will increase–not reduce–carbon emissions."
w/ @nrdc-org.bsky.social @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social
Golden State Natural Resources’ draft environmental impact report spells danger for forests, climate, communities
Project’s emissions in Lassen County allegedly will exceed air pollution control district limits for scores of dangerous air pollutants and pose serious cancer risk — greenhouse gas impact called &…
www.lassennews.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:49 PM
We're fighting a massive proposed wood pellet project in CA that wants to create & export dirty energy:
"Industrial logging, industrial-scale wood pellet production, & wood pellet combustion will increase–not reduce–carbon emissions."
w/ @nrdc-org.bsky.social @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social
"Industrial logging, industrial-scale wood pellet production, & wood pellet combustion will increase–not reduce–carbon emissions."
w/ @nrdc-org.bsky.social @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social
Focusing on being thankful for friends.
Friends gave their wonderful photos for reference - Leslie Brice Bustamante , Melinda Moore and Real Gardens Grow Natives by Eileen Stark . Friends have kept me afloat.💖💖💖
"Building Her Nest in the Face of the Storm"
"Searching for the Nectar"
"Nurture"
Friends gave their wonderful photos for reference - Leslie Brice Bustamante , Melinda Moore and Real Gardens Grow Natives by Eileen Stark . Friends have kept me afloat.💖💖💖
"Building Her Nest in the Face of the Storm"
"Searching for the Nectar"
"Nurture"
November 24, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Focusing on being thankful for friends.
Friends gave their wonderful photos for reference - Leslie Brice Bustamante , Melinda Moore and Real Gardens Grow Natives by Eileen Stark . Friends have kept me afloat.💖💖💖
"Building Her Nest in the Face of the Storm"
"Searching for the Nectar"
"Nurture"
Friends gave their wonderful photos for reference - Leslie Brice Bustamante , Melinda Moore and Real Gardens Grow Natives by Eileen Stark . Friends have kept me afloat.💖💖💖
"Building Her Nest in the Face of the Storm"
"Searching for the Nectar"
"Nurture"
Hi, I am hoping to find all of my tree people that I lost when I stopped using Twitter. I miss my tree community. My Vulnerable and Vanishing project documents the endangered trees. The IUCN has said that 1 in 3 tree species are in danger. Maybe we can try to save them together!
November 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Hi, I am hoping to find all of my tree people that I lost when I stopped using Twitter. I miss my tree community. My Vulnerable and Vanishing project documents the endangered trees. The IUCN has said that 1 in 3 tree species are in danger. Maybe we can try to save them together!