#saddle mountain

[rebeccathenaturalist]

So this is a piece of good news that I have a small stake in. The Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speryeria zerene hippolyta) once flew along the coast from San Mateo County in California to my stomping grounds up here on the Long Beach Peninsula in extreme southwest Washington. As with many herbivorous insects, the caterpillar of this species has a very limited diet--in fact, the only thing it can eat is the leaves of the early blue violet (Viola adunca). The violets grow in coastal meadows where they get plenty of sun; unfortunately, due to fire suppression and development, most of these meadows are either heavily damaged or no longer exist. And no violets means no butterflies.

Today, the last wild populations include four sites in Oregon and one in Northern California. Over the past few decades conservationists have been working to protect and restore coastal meadows, and both the Oregon Zoo in Portland and the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle have active breeding programs for Oregon silverspots. The caterpillars are raised in captivity, and then when they pupate they are placed in suitable release sites. Some of these are in established populations, but they have also more recently been reintroduced to parts of their historic range where they had been extirpated, such as Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Saddle Mountain in Oregon.

This latest release is the largest at Saddle Mountain, with over 2000 silverspot pupae being released there. It's also the site closest to where I am--maybe fifty miles away as the butterfly soars--and people here have been preparing for years for either a planned release or the natural dispersal of butterflies. Willapa National Wildlife Refuge has been engaged in multiple habitat restoration projects over the years, and this includes a restored meadow with a large patch of early blue violets. The farm owned by my friends that I live on also has extensive early blue violet plantings, and there's also a commercial native plant nursery on site that includes the violets as part of their seasonal offerings.

It is my hope that within my lifetime I will get to see the Oregon silverspot flying here on the peninsula. The latest Saddle Mountain release makes it that much more likely that my hope will become reality.

#Oregon silverspot butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Saddle Mountain #Oregon #Pacific Northwest #Washington #PNW #endangered species #extinction #violets #habitat restoration #wildflowers #scicomm #science communication #animals #wildlife #invertebrates #nature #ecology

[faradaysketches]

Saddle Mountain from Kendrick Park, Arizona. November 2022

#saddle mountain #landscape #arizona #steve faraday #ink drawing #illustration #on location #fineliner #ink sketch #kendrick park

[thorsenmark]

Flags in the Canadian Rockies (Banff National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: The Canadian flag and flag of Alberta. What I loved about this image was that, with the flags so high above, the mountains gave for an amazing backdrop. Just a mountainside of greens to contrasts with the colors on the flags.

#Alberta Flag #Banff National Park #Canadian Flag #Canadian Rockies #Capture NX2 Edited #Color Efex Pro #Day 3 #Flagpole #Looking SE #Mountains #Mountains in Distance #Mountains off in Distance #Mountainside #Nature #Nikon D800E #Overcast #Project365 #Saddle Mountain #Trees #Alberta #Canada #flickr

[redstonebug]

Hear me out: centaur!Sheriff

#mcyt #empires smp #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #theorionsound #oli theorionsound #fwhip #joel smallishbeans #smallishbeans #cochineal #bug report #also yes he's specifically the kind of horse Spirit is #because. why not. #i have a sketch of him to line/color later that'll show his coat pattern better #but its literally just Spirit lmao #if youre wondering ''why is he wearing a saddle if he's a centaur'' #well a.) it looks better trust me #b.) i like the hc that Norman is a mountain lion but also that Flick is also there but is just a normal cat #and also Flick getting to ride around on the saddle is very cute #also i am extremely excited about empires oli if you couldnt tell

[jackxo]

𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔩𝔶 ℑ 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢 𝔞 𝔠𝔬𝔴𝔟𝔬𝔶

#academia #chaotic academia #dark academia #classic academia #literature #uni #aesthetic #college #english literature #lit #cowboy #cowgirl #cowboy aesthetic #western #west #wild west #frontier #horse #horse and rider #Mongolia #saddle #wilderness #nature #rider #deer #mountains #natural #earth #green aesthetic #vintage aesthetic

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

mare and foal by Jennifer MacNeill Via Flickr: Kentucky Mountain Saddle mare and her foal.

#Kentucky Mountain Saddle #horse #horses #foal #baby #mare #mother #stable #stall #light #animals #equine #flickr

[kurtoutdoorman]

Grandpa’s saddle

After 60 years, 3 generations, countless miles, innumerable stories and adventures, every season and season change. Long dry days, miserable cold, rain and snow storms, that had to be lived to believe. Chasing cows, sheep, horses, elk and deer. Giving rides to hardened old men and babies a like. This old saddle has been on countless horses everything from the ones that had never been ridden to the once in a lifetime best ride of your life. This saddle has come to just carry memories! I’m glad to be the one who gets to keep it.

#grandpa #third generation in that saddle! #saddle #colorado #outdoors #forest #mountains #family

[guqin-and-flute]

What if the Nie Clan rode big ol mountain goats. Cause mountains.

#My art #My stuff #Nie #nmj #nhs #I looked at Mongolian saddles for inspiration and played with the strappy bits #cause it has to be solid if they’re climbing around the mountains with people on their backs #they could be yao goats cause I don’t think they’re native or that strong/big #I think huaisang would give his goat the prettiest horn decorations #sketchy stuff #Nie clan #goat au

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Shapes Of Nature”

Julian Alps, Slovenia.

A double arc of light adorned the Mangart Saddle in the Julian Alps.

Photographer: Uroš Fink

Milky Way Photographer of the Year

#uros fink #photographer #milky way photographer of the year #milky way #night sky #julian alps #alps #slovenia #mountains #mangart saddle #nature #landscape

[soloragoldsun]

People talk about how Brokeback Mountain is the Gay Cowboy Movie, when the enlightened ones know it’s Blazing Saddles.

#brokeback mountain #blazing saddles #ya'll know i'm right #bart and jim were hella gay

[juquidessine]

Inktober, day 18 : saddle

#inktober #inktober 2023 #saddle #brokeback mountain #heath ledger #black and white #drawing #ink #noir et blanc #dessin #portrait

[imitationcrabs]

Maryland flag crab by Saddle Mountain souvenir

#saddle mountain souvenir #Maryland flag crab #crab plush #crustaceans #toycore #kidcore #not totally sure on that branding #that’s where I live

[nopeferatu]

i need to stop watching ranch life tiktoks made by ppl in wyoming, bc soon my entire fyp is gonna be nothing but horse girl content and i cant live like that 😭

#i blame ennis #if jack and ennis lived in the modern day and they got their cow n calf ranch jack would absolutely make aesthetic tiktoks about #ranch life w his hashtag hubby #and itd be lots of slow mo videos of their horses against the lush wyoming landscapes #'gettin the girls ready for orphan calf feeding w ennis <3' and its a video of him making ennis saddle both their horses cause jack was #bitching about it too much #brokeback mountain #still brokeback posting

[hike2moons]

#hike with me #the saddle #trail to smith mountain #trail #rainy morning #cloudy morning

[anzheshyphae]

me when i come home from work and park my bike and my asshole neighbor has taken my slot in the bike shelter

#it's always the assholes with the massive mountain bikes that have a ton of stupid shit attached like saddle bags and shit #like what the fuck even. you really need all that crap?? u planning to go on a long ass trip or something?? good. fuck off and stay away

[wastrelwoods]

happy as many candles as possible friday (woke up at sunrise with as many candles as possible blaring on repeat in my head)

#the mountain goats #once you saddle up your pony burn down the paddock etc