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Land conservationist, restoration ecology, soil biota wanna be, fungi forager, neighborhood activist, student of bees, reformed Professional. All photos ©. In a time of DOGE budget cuts, fight for funding our public lands.

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Native Plants@nativeplants1· 1d

Greenland flag on order. It will also be right-side-up.

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Native Plants@nativeplants1· 11d

AI is being used to manage prescriptions. What could go wrong? I got a call from my doctor's office. They got an automated request from Safeway pharmacy to renew a common prescription drug, but in a strength that I had not used in 2-3 years. They asked if I had requested it. 1/2

A prescription bottle with a safety cap and the label obscured.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Jul 1

Happy Canada Day.

Two flags are displayed on a garage. A newly unfolded Canadian flag flies beautifully here, and the American flag is flown upside down for a country in distress. Happy Canada Day.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Apr 20

Lysichiton americanus, Western skunk cabbage. (OMG)

Lysichiton americanus, Western skunk cabbage. A large yellow bract surrounds the unopened flower, and is backlit by the sun.

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Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 31

A week ago in WA State suburbia. Now all grades over $6

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 21

In the shadow of White Mountain. Sunlight Basin, Wyoming. #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone

A tuft of tall grass throws shadows on light-colored stone in the late afternoon sun. At the base of White Mountain, Sunlight Basin, Wyoming.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 21

Flowing Stone at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park. #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone

Rain and wind have eroded the soft stone at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park. Warm tones of brown mix with soft lines to form dark shadows.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 21

Puerto Vallarta Airport March 2026. Medics providing free measles vaccines to anyone who wants the. They are trying hard to not have Mexican Citizens returning from the US with a case of the measles.

Two medics sit in the Pueroto Vallarta Airport behind a desk. They are providing measles vaccines to Mexican citizens traveling to the US.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 13

This is what great health care in a developed country looks like. Free measles vaccines at the Puerto Vallarta Airport for Mexican citizens headed to the USA. They offer them to anyone who needs ones, regardless of citizenship.

Two medical workers offer free measles vaccines at the Puerto Vallarta Airport. Mexico is trying to stop the spread of measles from the US to Mexico.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Feb 27

Finally. More people are speaking up. Cover of the Lancet. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Cover of the current issue of The Lancet. "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm"

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Native Plants@nativeplants1· Jan 16

One piece of chicken, 3 oz; one piece of broccoli 2 oz, one corn tortilla, one glass of water. Nutritional analysis:

Nutritional analysis of one piece of chicken, one piece of broccoli, one corn tortilla, and a glass of water, as proposed by Secretary of Agriculture as a $3 meal. I'd like to see Trump live on 403 calories for dinner.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Jan 8

Want to protest Trump policies, but looking for less volatile ways to protest? Volunteer in ways which protest Trump policies. Food banks are in need of both volunteers and donations. Plant trees in parks, coach kids sports, walk dogs at a shelter, help a veteran get to medical appointments.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Dec 28

That's alotta Lupine. Here's a few back.

Yellow Balsamroot flowers in the spring, with an Oak tree, along the Labyrinth trail above the Columbia River.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Dec 10

The Critical Thinking Cheatsheet shows questions to ask when considering new information. Who, what, where, when, why, and how?

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Oct 25

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill did slash funds for SNAP benefits, but did not eliminate them. There are still funds available for SNAP benefits right now, despite the government shutdown. Trump and Voight are refusing to spend the SNAP $. Trump learned from Netanyahu how to starve people.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Oct 25

Don't binge before, don't buy after. Stop spending. Stop using Amazon because it is easy. Buy local.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Oct 19

Beautiful canyon in any season. Lots of fun to float the 18-miles Ellensburg to Rosa Reservoir.

Yakima River Canyon in August 2025, taken from a kayak. The River is gentle, and makes for a great float trip. Steep, dry slopes, blue sky with puffy white clouds, and green trees next to the river.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Sep 18

Bear Gulch Fire near Lake Cushman, WA. Photo from 45 miles away in Steilacoom, WA. The fire is now at 16,000 acres, burning in the wet Olympic Mountains which don't normally burn in large, raging, extremely hot fires. US Forest Service no longer has enough resources to fight fires.

Huge plume of smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire turns pink at sunset. Puget Sound and McNeil Island are in the foreground. WA State Dept of Corrections Special Commitment Center for sexually violent prisoners is located on the island. Trump has a reservation there.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Jul 19

The Catherine Creek/Labyrinth/Coyote Wall area of National Forest, home to a stunning display of spring wildflowers, burned this morning. Most likely started by a Smooth smoker flicking a butt out the car window. Photo from April 15, 2025. #BlueSkyArtShow #Smooth #Wildflowers #WTA.org

All of The Labyrinth, Catherine Creek, and Coyote Cliff, an area of hiking trails and stunning wildflower displays burned this morning. Arrowroot flowers and Gary Oak trees frame a view of the Columbia River Gorge.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Jun 15

A person at an anti-Trump protest wearing a blue LET'S GO TACO shirt and a Taco hat.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Apr 6

Olympia, WA 50501 Protest @maddow.msnbc.com

50501 Protest in Olympia, WA April 5, 2025

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 22

Each journey. So much left unsaid. #TheJourney #BlueSkyArtShow

Names engraved on stone of those buried there.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 22

End of the road for The Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, 2019. #BlueSkyArtShow #TheJourney

Two cranes tear down The Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle, 2019.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 22

We journeyed east of the Cascades for the early wildflower show, before the hoards crowd the trails. Lithophragma parviflorum, Prairie star. 3/17/25 #BlueSkyArtShow #Journey

White and yellow wildflowers hug the ground in the windy conditions of Columbia Hills Historical State Park, Lyle, Washington.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Mar 5

March 4th Protest in Olympia, Washington 03/04/2025. Photo on the steps of the State Capitol. Count the UA flags. Most USA citizens support Ukraine. Donate.

Protest on the steps of the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, WA. Many Ukrainian flags were carried.

Native Plants@nativeplants1· Feb 24

Elmo's demand for accomplishments this week; you should never fill an inbox. Try Proton.me mail. HR@opm.gov