brcarlson
@fuhjenture
Nature and conservation enthusiast with a myriad of biodiversity-related projects such as an app to raise awareness about the diversity of ecosystems around us. 📍 Eastern Washington, USA
The backyard patio is done. It was a huge learning experience but so far it hasn't collapsed 😄 Now I can focus on what I'm much better at -- planting #NativePlants in all the new beds #NoLawn #DIYLandscaping #KillYourLawn
These descriptions make me miss something I never experienced every time: "Before the area was developed, the landscape looked like a vast, natural parkland, characterized by "oak savannas"—grassy areas with scattered oak trees—interspersed with dense groves of hardwoods."
We had a sad, muddy patch of yard left over from putting in the greenhouse. In a low-effort attempt at damage control, I tossed some extra clover and western yarrow seeds at it and hoped for the best. It's now one of my favorite corners of the yard. #NoLawn #Gardening #GardenSky
Cover crop terminated. A tough moment in #RegenerativeAgriculture: tradeoffs between displacing beneficial insects (and even a deer!) against the long-term work of building this soil. Weed pressure forced my hand, but the guilt is real. How do you all manage these kinds of tradeoffs?
*sniff* It's beautiful; I finally got Ecoseek on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/ecose... Start your ecosystem life list, find public lands, log your visits, and see how far you've explored. #indiedev #NatureTech #buildinpublic #newapp #dotnetmaui #NatureApp
Update on our Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills #NativePlants plots: SE plot is total failure, SW plot (2nd picture) has bunchgrass established, NW plot failure, NE plot (1st picture) has a good establishment of yarrow and a blanket flower! #Conservation #Plants #Restoration #Botany
My dad found a patch of showy milkweed in the horse pasture. His weed book recommended that he eradicate it because it's invasive (even though it's native). He saved it because he knew my wife and I would be upset. Thanks dad!
What do you all think of the new #Ecoseek logo? The leaf venation represent #ecoregion boundaries and the right, lime green, segments create a subtle "E".
What a wonderful person, I didn't know it was his birthday! We framed a lot of his art and hung them up around our house.
In hopes to somehow recover the $99 App Store fee, I implemented a support feature. I don't feel good charging for the app -- I want it to do good for this world. But, hey, if people want to support, who am I to deny them?? #AppDev #Android #Nature #MobileDev
Got the cover crop into the ground right before a good rain. This field has been abandoned since homesteaders left in the early 1900s and had been a weed bed since. #farming #covercrop #rurallife
I don't like tillage, but it's a necessary evil to control weeds and plant without a drill. How evil? I'm trying to find out! I sampled soil in tilled soil, non-tilled soil left degraded from original homesteaders, and native forests. I'll have a lab analyze for PLFA and basic nutrients. #farming
The dream of converting the machine shed into the ultimate gym took a huge step today -- top rope climbing wall nearly complete!
It can take the arrowleaf balsamroot 3 years to produce its first flower under the best conditions. Given the challenging shallow soil here, it’s likely these took much longer. Knowing this puts their resilience in perspective and makes their bloom all the more beautiful. #nature #photography
I told myself I’d skip the iPhone version (and the $99 fee) for #Ecoseek until hitting 100 Android downloads. I’m still convinced it’s a niche app, but enough iPhone-using friends have shown interest that I’ve finally caved. Let the cross-platform headaches begin. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #Ecology
A new #Ecoseek version! This is a big one! I revamped the Discover page to get your motivated to explore through dynamic content (thanks #iNaturalist!); added support for multiple photos, added achievements, improved the map, and more. #appdev #buildinpublic #ecology #nature #conservation
It's partially eaten and was buried in weeds, but I think I found our Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)!!
One thing I'm trying to do with #Ecoseek is to encourage exploration of new ecosystems. I'm experimenting with nudges if users are close to completing an area; featured ecoregions; and highlight regions that have relatively higher #iNaturalist activity -- assuming phenological changes.
New weird personal goal reached: standing on top of columnar basalt in the scablands of Eastern Washington. #photography #geology #nature #pnw
It’s alive! The aboveground vegetation of Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum) completely dies back after flowering, so I was worried this little fella hadn't survived some recent disturbances in our #NativePlants bed. Apparently, it comes back with a vengeance!
Ah, I love seeing the restored #PalousePrairie on the WSU campus come to life in early spring. #NativePlants
One of the many benefits of leaving your native garden messy in the fall is that you can find little treasures if you look closely. I'm excited that our yard is starting to support predator species! #NativePlants #Gardening
The Gypsiferous Dunes ecoregion is one of the largest dune fields in the United States and the biggest collection of gypsum sand dunes in the world.
I'm playing around with how the ecoregions that you've visited are displayed in the checklist. By making the featured images more prominent, I'm hoping to give a sense of the rich natural diversity as you scroll through. What do you think? #Ecoseek #Appdev #Nature #Biodiversity