Aug 29, 2023
first collection of photos from working this summer!! it hasn't been the easiest but it was nice getting to work outdoors
most of these areas are 2-3 years post wildfire at various levels of severity and recovery harvest
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first collection of photos from working this summer!! it hasn't been the easiest but it was nice getting to work outdoors
most of these areas are 2-3 years post wildfire at various levels of severity and recovery harvest
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more photos from work! and more incoming!
these forests are primarily Douglas fir retention harvest areas on federal land, so unfortunately it was a lot of one kind of tree, it was still gorgeous though!
the lichen is some sort of Cladonia species, but I don't have a microscope to properly ID it at the moment
the flower is an Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
no idea what the caterpillar is though :/
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Last but not least! Some beautiful flowers and a gorgeous turkey feather to round out my adventures.
It's been a tough summer, but I've learned a lot and I can't wait to work outside more in the future
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The moth is a Pandora Pine moth (Coloradia pandora)! They are so cute. I'm pretty sure the one I saw was a male.
Below that is a photo of a damaged or mutated Braken fern?? (Pteridium aquilinum) Very odd, the photo doesn't do it justice but I've never seen anything else like it before.
The other plant below it is called Goat's Beard. (Aruncus dioicus). It has flowers that cluster exactly how the name describes! From what I understand they prefer higher elevations and the mountains, which is why I probably haven't seen them before.
Sadly I'm not well versed in butterflies, but I think it's a Gray Hairstreak butterfly? (Strymon melinus) They were very pretty and loved most of the wildflowers around
The last two photos are of Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) This one is definitely mutated! I also heard from other crew members that they occasionally saw specimens like this. They almost look like something from a Dr. Seuss book!
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I have been putting way too much effort into these so I think I'm just posting photos for the next two :)
I'll add scientific names in the tags later if I remember. Almost to the last of my work photos!
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