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rebeccathenaturalist · 10 months

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How to Identify Trailing Blackberry

Originally posted on my website at https://rebeccalexa.com/how-to-identify-trailing-blackberry/. Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series.

Name: Trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus), also known as California blackberry, Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, and a number of other common names.

Range and typical habitat(s): West coast of North America from southern British Columbia to northern Baja California, east to the Cascade mountains, and scattered through the Rocky Mountains in Idaho, Washington, and Montana.

Distinguishing physical characteristics (size, colors, overall shapes, detail shapes): Summer is here, and that means blackberries are ripening on the vine! Here in the Pacific Northwest where I live we have multiple species, all featuring delectable, juicy berries, but only one is native. The trailing blackberry distinguishes itself through a slender, biennial vine, pale green to bluish-purple in color, with tiny thorns all along its length. (Be careful when handling this vine, as the thorns easily detach and become embedded in your skin!) Some vines may exceed six feet in length, and each plant may produce several of these from a central perennial root system.

The leaves of trailing blackberry generally have three leaflets, though one or five may occasionally be seen, and they are dark green above with a pale green to white underside. Each leaflet is oval in shape with a pointed tip and a deeply serrated edge that has larger serrations interspersed with groups of smaller, finer serrations, and generally will not reach more than about four inches in length. This species is deciduous, and loses its leaves over winter before growing new foliage in the spring.

First-year vines are not fertile; they will not produce flowers until their second year, after which they die. Like many other Rubus species, it has a flower with five white petals that rarely exceeds an inch in diameter, and the petals are particularly slender compared to others in the genus. The center is pale green to yellow with several dozen anthers on the flowers of male plants. Female plants, of course, are the only ones to bear small berries about 3/4″ or so long at the largest, which start out green, darken to red, and finally ripen at a deep purple to black. While smaller than commercially available blackberries, they are quite sweet and flavorful when ripe. Technically they are not true berries, but are instead composites of several tiny round drupelets each with its own seed, which is typical of Rubus fruit.

Trailing blackberry can grow quite quickly, and although it may clamber over other plants it generally does not out-compete them to the point of becoming a monoculture. It is also a quite hardy plant and can colonize disturbed ground with ease as long as there is plenty of sunlight. The vines can become a bit of a tripping hazard in places with high foot traffic, but are easily trimmed back without killing the entire plant. In addition to seeds, trailing blackberry can also grow colonies of clones wherever its vine touches the ground.

Other organisms it could be confused with and how to tell the difference:

In its native range, trailing blackberry is a rather unique little plant. It may occasionally be confused with the invasive Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus). However, the latter grows on large, thick canes up to thirty feet long that can grow tall and arch over, and which create massive thickets that choke out any other plant life. The leaves of Himalayan blackberry are also larger and rounder–up to eight inches long–and more typically have five palmately compound leaflets instead of three, though three leaflets may sometimes be seen. The flowers have rounder petals, and the berries are much larger, sometimes exceeding an inch in length.

Cutleaf or evergreen blackberry (Rubus laciniatus) is another invasive species found within trailing blackberry’s range. Like Himalayan, the cutleaf species also grows thick, long canes. It is mainly distinguished by its leaves, which have three leaflets that are deeply serrated/toothed and have a jagged appearance–hence the name “cutleaf.”

Black or whitebark raspberry (Rubus leucodermis) has berries which superficially look like those of trailing blackberry. However, once again the canes of this species are thicker and woodier than the trailing vines, and they have a distinctive white to pale purple glaucous coloration. The leaflets are larger than those of trailing blackberry, with first-year leaves having five pinnate leaflets, and second-year having three. The berries are larger and rounder, generally not exceeding 1/2″ in diameter. The overall appearance of the plant is of a taller, more upright shrub than a series of vines trailing over ground and other surfaces.

Anything else worth mentioning? Like other Rubus species, the berries of trailing blackberry are edible, and the leaves may be made into tea. If cultivating this species in your native plant garden, be aware it grows quite quickly, though it can be trained up a trellis with some effort.

Further reading:

Rubus ursinus – Trailing Blackberry

Rubus ursinus – Trailing blackberry; Dewberry; Pacific blackberry

Trailing Blackberry – Rosales Rosaceae Rubus ursinus

Trailing Pacific Blackberry

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icestarphoenix · 2 years

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Hey, I know it was a while ago, but I saw your Ohio headcannons and really enjoyed them, and I was wondering if you had any for North Carolina? He’s a personal favorite of mine, I understand if not!

Oh yeah, of course! I'm basically running through the entire country at this point, so requests are welcome!

North Carolina Headcanons

North Carolina’s State Spirit is emerald green smoke that flows out of his nose and mouth and lingers around his body. Based on how the growth of tobacco was the only reliable crop the settlers could have grown and had led to more people settling down in the state. When he becomes more emotionally intense, plumes of smoke can escape his mouth like a smokestack. [#009B77] (credit to @statehousestan for the form idea)

If you can see Spirit and look down his throat, there’s a brighter green glow as if something’s burning down there.

His smoke is slightly glittery to reflect how the emerald is the state’s precious stone.

When he takes steps, regardless of what his Spirit’s current form is, he leaves behind green footprints that quickly fade. Based on the state’s nickname as the Tar Heel State.

My first idea for his Spirit’s form was black splotches of tar on his skin that reflected that emerald tint in the light. However, I didn’t really like that the second thing I thought of was that the idea reminded me of tarring and feathering, so I didn’t go through with it.

When Carolina split in two in 1712, such a large portion of his identity broke off that he had lost consciousness. Having been moved to a hospital and clothed while they were out, when both of the new colonies came to, neither North or South could agree on who had the original body and who split off into his own. North will claim that he still has the original body.

By the end of Carolina’s singular existence, he had developed into essentially two minds equally sharing a body.

When they first split, the two of them looked basically identical. Though with time, their appearances gradually changed to look more like brothers than twins.

The governor of Virginia had requested for North Carolina to be utilized in taking down Blackbeard, as the pirate’s fearsome reputation and a need to know the land made the extra strength seem necessary. His governor agreed, so North Carolina was lent out to Maynard’s crew and played a part in taking down Blackbeard.

North Carolina likes the pirate aesthetic a lot more now. Although, he still doesn’t regret helping take down Blackbeard as he couldn’t in good conscience just leave him be, seeing as pirates directly impacted his economy and people while they were around.

When Christmas comes around, North Carolina is responsible for providing the tree.

The state’s Fraser fir is consistently considered one of the best species for Christmas trees, and it’s so popular that it's been chosen as the White House’s tree 13 times.

New York always insists on coming with him as quality control, since he won’t accept any tree that isn’t perfect in his eyes. While it can be amusing to hear New York come up with creative insults for every tree that doesn’t satisfy him, it can be really annoying for North to stand out in tree farms for hours on end during the cold winter days, especially since North Carolina can’t stand the cold.

Utah really likes North Carolina’s Cheerwine (a cherry-flavored soda), and the name lets him feel like he fits in during parties with all the other states drinking alcohol.

He prefers sweet potatoes over normal potatoes, which broke Idaho’s poor heart. North Carolina still likes potatoes, but much prefers things like sweet potato fries or sweet potato wedges over their normal counterparts.

North Carolina is the nation’s leading producer of sweet potatoes.

In terms of East vs. West barbeque, North Carolina can make either of them really well and he likes them both too. His choice will lean heavily depending on which side of the state he’s in though. However, ask him to pick one over the other outside the state and his brain blue-screens if he thinks too hard on it.

Trying to process the people’s polarized opinions in one mind is a really difficult and perplexing thing, which is why he’ll throw out an automatic and neutral response instead.

This also applies to the UNC vs. Duke rivalry during March Madness. North Carolina can’t watch that matchup for too long or he gets a mental overload from the massive and conflicting support and hate from both sides.

As I said with my Ohio headcanons, the two of them often debate over who is the first in flight. However, with Connecticut joining the battle, Ohio and North Carolina formed an uneasy truce to gang up on the New England state whenever he inserted himself into their conversation. They’ll give each other a “Bless his heart” and a Midwest Nice look respectively as they silently agree to absolutely and verbally tear Connecticut apart.

#replies!#welcome to the table #welcome to the statehouse #ben brainard #wttt #wttsh #wttt north carolina #headcanons

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littlefeather-wolf · 2 years

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Sacagawea ... short Biography (c. 1788–c. 1812)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea and her husband lived among the Hidatsa and Mandan Indians in the upper Missouri River area (present-day North Dakota). In November 1804, an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark entered the area. Often called the Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark Expedition planned to explore newly acquired western lands and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. The group built Fort Mandan, and elected to stay there for the winter. Sacagawea was a Shoshone interpreter best known for being the only woman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the American West.

Who Was Sacagawea ?

Sacagawea, the daughter of a Shoshone chief, was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French Canadian trapper who made her his wife around age 12. In November 1804, she was invited to join the Lewis and Clark expedition as a Shoshone interpreter. After leaving the expedition, she died at Fort Manuel in what is now Kenel, South Dakota, circa 1812.

Early Life ... Born circa 1788 (some sources say 1786 and 1787) in Lemhi County, Idaho. The daughter of a Shoshone chief, Sacagawea's name means "boat puller" or "bird woman" (if spelled as Sakakawea). She was a Shoshone interpreter best known for serving as a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West — and for being the only woman on the famous excursion. Much of Sacagawea's life is a mystery. Around the age of 12, Sacagawea was captured by Hidatsa Indians, an enemy of the Shoshones. She was then sold to a French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau who made her one of his wives.

Coin :

Over the years, tributes to Sacagawea and her contribution to the Corps of Discovery have come in many forms, such as statues and place-names. She was even featured on a dollar coin issued in 2000 by the U.S. Mint, although it hasn't been widely available to the general public due to its low demand. Covered in brass, the Sacagawea coin (aka the "golden dollar") was made to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar. Sacagawea, her husband, and her son remained with the expedition on the return trip east until they reached the Mandan villages. During the journey, Clark had become fond of her son Jean Baptiste, nicknaming him "Pomp" or "Pompey." Clark even offered to help him get an education ... Sacagawea left the expedition, the details of her life become more elusive. In 1809, it is believed that she and her husband — or just her husband, according to some accounts — traveled with their son to St. Louis to see Clark. Pomp was left in Clark's care. Sacagawea gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Lisette, three years later ... Only a few months after her daughter's arrival, she reportedly died at Fort Manuel in what is now Kenel, South Dakota, around 1812. (There were stories that it was another wife of Charbonneau who died at Fort Manuel, but historians don't give much credence to this.) After Sacagawea's death, Clark looked after her two children, and ultimately took custody of them both., let’s get out those tools for scraping off those layers of cultural whitewash and mansplainery, and see a little bit more of what’s really going on in this story.Now, those aren’t bad reasons for telling stories… except that in the case of Sacagawea, they aren’t the whole truth. And the parts of the truth that they are hiding are really, really important parts of the story. And there is also a story underneath that is not being told.December 22, 1812

In August 1812, after giving birth to a daughter, Lisette (or Lizette), Sacagawea's health declined. By December, she was extremely ill with “putrid fever” (possibly typhoid fever). She died at 25, on December 22, 1812, in lonely, cold Fort Manuel on a bluff 70 miles south of present-day Bismarck ...

#native american #Sacagawea #littlefeather wolf

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ireadyabooks · 2 years

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theghostpinesmusic · 3 months

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After getting back from New Year's in Idaho, I've been stuck close to home by a bad back injury (first) and being sick with RSV (second). It's been a bit of a bummer, but something like this always seems to happen at some point each winter, so I've been trying to not let it bother me too much.

Fortunately, I was finally feeling well enough yesterday to get out of town and up to the McLoughlin/Lake Of The Woods area for a long (mostly) bushwhack through the forest.

There's a section of woods up there in-between two of the forest roads north of Highway 140 that has a ton of old (or old growth?!) trees and a great little ski shelter, and I like to go out there at least once each winter and try to orienteer to the shelter from my car.

This time around, I headed north from the parking lot and then cut east and uphill to reach the shelter. I was cold and wet enough by the time I found it that I started a fire and hung out inside for an hour or so before taking a new route south and then west across Dry Creek back to the car.

There were so many downed trees and branches from the recent storms that in many places it was actually easier to bushwhack off-trail than it would have been to travel along the trails proper. There were a lot of tree wells to avoid, but it was easy while off-trail to skirt around the downed trees rather than having to step over each one.

#writing #hiking #snow #snowshoeing #photos #forest #traveling

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nerfpuncher · 1 year

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Harlow Lee and Wilder Jean Beckett were born in South centeral Oaklahoma in the year 2098, 50 years after the end of World War 3. The war that cut the earth's population in half and triggered a mild nuclear winter.

War ragged and fractured, the North American continent reverted back in time to a world of outlaws, cattle rustlers, steam engines. The twin's father was a cattle rustler and survivalist that lost their mother in child birth. The man raised the twins alone on horse back across the wild western territories. Teaching them everything new about survival, cattle, horses, and the outlaw way of life. "Adapt, Overcome, survive" was what he taught them.

A few weeks after the twins had turned 18, their father gathered them close and told them of his plan. With rumors of another unrest in the south east, he wanted the two of them to set north to establish a homestead away from the conflict they could fall back to. Since the cooling of the climate, the northern rockies were more brutal than ever. However, it was their best shot. Kids could set up a homestead and he could gather friends and family in the mean time.

Harlow and Wilder set off with 4 saddle horses and a 22 mule pack string. Packing everything they needed for the near 1000 mile journey north.

They had nearly hit the Idaho border when a thunderstorm like no other over took them. It washed over them, pelting them and their stock till they found themselves lost in the mountain range. In the dead of night, a flash of lightning rang our different and the pair and their stock vanished into thin air.

They woke in a meadow of lush green grass with their stock scattered around them grazing. They had no clue were they were or what had happened, but it was very clear they were not in Kansas anymore. Unsure of what to do, they rounded up their stock, and began to roam their way across and through the gagged mountain peaks, lush meadows, and mighty forests.

They stumbled upon an abandoned starship, who's occupants had stumbled upon the planet in wildspace and attempted to start their own nerf ranch. They had passed, leaving 3 ships and 2 dozen transport carts.

But the big thing, was the 400 head of Nerf and 100 head of Taun-Taun that had been left to thrive on the mountain planet for 27 years.

With no other options, the twins decided to do what they had always been taught to do.

Adapt, Overcome, Survive.

Here they are 6 years later, having taught themselves how to survive in a galaxy they never could have imagined. With their ships and their livestock they ventured out from their new home world they named Cascadia. They have a few thousand head of Nerf spread across a few dozen planets on grazing contracts, deals made to supply slaughter plants, and more than enough buckaroo work for other ranchers than they could ever dream.

Charismatic, humorous, dauntless, and unique; the twins have done the best they can to carve themselves out a place in the galaxy, while desperately clinging to the way of life they were raised in.

Guess who finally wrote something about her fave two OCs that live rent free in her head?? This bitch!

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liesmyteachertoldme · 1 year

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Sabatoge?

March 13, 2022 — A Hot Pockets plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was shut down after a fire started inside a production line cooler.

March 16, 2022 — A massive fire at a Walmart fulfillment center in Plainfield, Indiana, caused the closure of the facility. In April, the company announced it would not be reopening the facility, affecting the jobs of 1,132 employees.

March 28, 2022 — A fire at Maricopa Food Pantry in Maricopa, Arizona, led to the destruction of more than 50,000 pounds of food.

March 31, 2022 — Rio Fresh, an onion warehouse facility in south Texas, was damaged by a structure fire.

April 11, 2022 — A fire broke out at East Conway Beef & Pork in Conway, New Hampshire, destroying the building and killing two cows.

April 13, 2022 — A plane crashed into the Gem State processing facility in Heyburn, Idaho.

April 13, 2022 — A four-alarm fire occurred at Taylor Farms in Salinas, California, drawing nearly 100 firefighters from 22 fire units. The facility was in the process of restarting operations after being closed for the winter.

April 18, 2022 — The headquarters of Azure Standard in Dufur, Oregon, was destroyed in a fire. Azure Standard the largest independent distributor of organic and health foods in the U.S.

February 4, 2023 — A fire at Hillandale Farms in Connecticut, which is owned by one of the largest egg producers in the U.S., killed an estimated 100,000 hens.

While some of the chickens died from the disease, most were culled to prevent further spread of the virus. That process does more harm then good. Maybe that's the point.

Rockefeller Foundation Predicted Food Crisis

If you gain control of the food supply, you gain control of the people. This is why any threat to food freedom and security should prompt immediate alarm and calls for the protection of localized, regenerative agriculture.

It's curious that a report from the Rockefeller Foundation, released in July 2020 and predicting a coming food crisis, hasn't received more attention, however — especially since its solution centered on the creation of a centralized "nutrition security system."

A centralized food system benefits no one but those who control it, and puts consumers at risk. Will Harris, a regenerative farming pioneer who runs White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia.

Their report, "Reset the Table," was published just one month after the World Economic Forum (WEF) officially announced its plans for a "Great Reset," and many of the contributors to the Foundation's paper are WEF members. They intend for the current food system to fall apart, so they can then "solve" the problem by introducing a new system based on patented lab-grown synthetic and genetically engineered foods, along with massive insect farms.

#food shortage #sabatoge

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razaldia · 1 year

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Week of 1/16/23 Stream Schedule

TUES @ 6pm ET - 🀄️ Mahjong Night - Riichi City THURS @ 6pm ET - 🤖 Doraemon Story of Seasons SAT @ 10am ET - 🤖 Doraemon Story of Seasons SUN @ 1pm ET - 🐂 The Oregon Trail

Streaming at twitch.tv/razaldia

More info about the games below!

We've got a Doraemon double feature this week! With us returning to Riichi City for some more mahjong, what could be better?

Mahjong Night will be on Riichi City this week. Anyone wanting to participate in friendlies can grab a free account by downloading the game through Steam.

Doraemon SoS saw snow blanketing East & West Natura! Winter has finally come to town~ Last time we learned more about Vera's past as a bio-tech researcher from the future. She explained the original point of the Big Tree and how she came to be isekai'd as well. We're now trying to unravel the mystery of why the device didn't self-destruct as it was supposed to after overloading. Perhaps a story passed down to one of our neighbors might shed some light?

Oregon Trail had us sending off our second wagon train! They're having a much better time than our first train and no one has died yet. Hopefully their luck holds out as we head to the more treacherous areas of Idaho!

Hope to see you all live, but if you can't make it, everything save for Mahjong Night will get moved to Youtube!

#stream schedule #vtuber uprising #indie vtuber #doraemon story of seasons #riichi city #oregon trail

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preppernewstoday · 1 year

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This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we examine electric vehicle charging. (See the Region-Wide section.) Region-Wide A hat tip to H.L. for sending this link: Interactive: EV Charging Stations Across the U.S. Mapped. JWR’s Comments: Note how few and far between these stations are in much of the American Redoubt. Someone simply wouldn’t make it, if they tried to drive an electric car across Montana’s “High Line” (U.S. Highway 2.) Ponder the absurdity of big city politicians dictating the end of internal combustion cars by some arbitrarily given date. This illustrates our lives in 21st Century America: We, the many, dragged along unwillingly into the consequences of policies dictated by the powerful, capricious, and unwitting few. o o o Northwestern U.S. – Multiple Rounds of Snow & Wind. Idaho An interesting article and a great reply: Cobalt Mine Opens in Idaho – Behind the scenes, the Biden administration is not friendly to mines or mining. o o o State of Idaho Receives $4 Million for EV Infrastructure. o o o From Idaho Public Television: A Constitutional Question… — Oct. 21st, 2022 o o o Bogus Basin attempts to outpace growth with dozens of improvement projects. Montana Interstates, then US-2 and US-93, prioritized for electric vehicle charging station funding. o o o Island in Montana With Wild Horses and Hiking Trails Sounds Like a Dream. o o o Hundreds of pheasants released near Hardin to attract more hunters. o o o Bear cub found in Deer Lodge chicken coop. o o o Chronic wasting disease test sites open in north-central Montana. o o o Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules. Central & Eastern Oregon Oregon’s Measure 114 would require fingerprinting, training, and background checks, to obtain a permit to possess a firearm. It would also completely ban magazines holding more than 10 rounds, with no grandfather clause! Please vote against it. If this referendum passes (currently polling with 51% support, primarily in populous western Oregon), it will effectively negate the 2nd Amendment in Oregon. I predict that if enacted, this law will be considered “the last straw” for many central and eastern Oregon residents, thus cementing support for the Greater Idaho movement. o o o Bend police shoot, kill cougar in NW Bend neighborhood after deer-kill site found in a backyard. Central & Eastern Washington In the left-wing Crosscut tabloid: Expansion of electric vehicle grid hits roadblocks in rural Washington. o o o Here are the Five Reasons Eastern Washington Hates Seattle. o o o Suspect arrested for shooting into crowd of people in downtown Spokane in August. o o o State Of Wyoming Has No Plans To Switch To Electric Vehicles. Wyoming F.J. spotted this news: Hunter Shoots Himself in the Leg While Fighting Off Grizzly Bear. o o o Yellowstone’s West, South, East Entrances to close Tuesday for winter season preparations. Send Your News Tips Please send your American Redoubt region news tips, event announcements, and American Redoubt-based companies worthy of a mention to JWR. You can do so either via e-mail or via our Contact form.

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malheurwoman · 1 year

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Hell-o, Halloween

Halloween display, Meridian, Idaho, 2019. Can’t find who to credit this with. Welp, had to drive to work yesterday in fog so dense I nearly drove off the road, twice. Fun. It finally rained here in Oregon East. An actual rain. We plunged into near winter temps! It might snow in the valleys! Nah, not yet but winter wants to pounce. I want to enjoy Halloween and all its orange, black and sparkly…

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#Ann Wuehler #Fog #Halloween #Idaho #Oregon #Politics #Rant #Writing

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sfnewsvine · 2 years

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Third La Niña Winter Expected NBC Bay Area

Drought and wildfire dangers will stay elevated within the western states whereas hotter than common temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter, federal climate officers stated Thursday. La Niña, a climate sample characterised by chilly ocean temperatures within the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is returning for a uncommon third winter, officers with the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated. Meaning December, January and February are more likely to carry drier than common circumstances throughout the southern states and wetter than common climate for areas together with the Nice Lakes and Pacific Northwest. The forecast means droughts which have punished the Nice Plains and western states are more likely to proceed, the company stated. Wildfires will stay a danger, and a few components of the nation will seemingly be in larger hazard than earlier than, stated Brad Pugh, the operational drought lead with NOAA’s Local weather Prediction Middle. “One of many areas, over the following couple months, that’s more likely to have enhanced wildfire hazard would be the south-central U.S. — Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas,” Pugh stated. “Very dry circumstances there. With that dryness, that shall be an space for prime wildfire hazard within the coming three months.” Drought circumstances are happening throughout about 59% of the nation, NOAA officers stated, and so they have continued within the western states since late 2020. The continued La Niña local weather sample means that’s more likely to increase to the Gulf Coast as nicely, NOAA stated. The Gulf Coast can also be one of many components of the nation more likely to expertise increased than common temperatures, NOAA stated. The upper temperatures are additionally more likely to climb up the East Coast all the way in which to the New England states, the company stated. Some components of the northern U.S., together with the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Nice Lakes states, may see colder temperatures than typical, NOAA stated. Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting for AER, a Massachusetts-based atmospheric analysis agency, stated NOAA’s predictions dovetail along with his expectations for the approaching winter. “I might undoubtedly lean on a milder winter, particularly east of the Rockies,” Cohen stated. “Wetter to the north, drier to the south.” The southern Rockies, southern plains and a lot of the southeastern states are additionally drier than common circumstances, NOAA officers stated. The winter climate can also be anticipated to carry drought to the center and decrease Mississippi Valley, they stated. Drought has had main penalties in states like California lately, together with hurting agriculture operations, spurring water use cutbacks and elevating the danger of wildfires. NOAA’s prediction does name for improved circumstances in some drought areas, together with components of Montana and Idaho, however predictions name for a deepening drought in lots of others. NOAA’s forecast is much like projections from computer-based fashions, stated Ryan Maue, a non-public meteorologist primarily based in Atlanta. Many components of the nation that would use a moist or snowy 12 months are unlikely to get one, he stated. “I feel the underside line is we’re on a continuation of what we have been seeing over the past 12 months, together with final winter, and there is not anticipated to be enchancment within the drought scenario throughout California and the middle of the USA,” Maue stated. Supply hyperlink Originally published at SF Newsvine

#SF Newsvine

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rpmtrish · 2 years

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An Icon in Drag Racing has Passed as we say Goodbye to Bill Bader Sr.

Rest In Peace Bill, it was a pleasure to have known you. Story by Mark Hazelwood And Joe Centers Tandem Media Network, Norwalk Reflector, Ohio, Photo Courtesy of NHRA Jun. 27—NORWALK — Bill Bader Sr., 79, the former longtime owner of Summit Motorsports Park dragstrip, died in an accident near his home on Sunday in northern Idaho. His son, current track owner Bill Bader Jr., made the announcement late Sunday night. "It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that this afternoon, my dad was involved in an accident on the mountain he so deeply loved and passed away. I will share more information as it becomes available. Know that my father loved you." The news came just hours after the finale of the 15th annual NHRA Summit Racing Nationals held at the famed Norwalk track that Bader Sr. built. Bader Sr. purchased an inoperable dragstrip named Norwalk Dragway in April of 1974 at the age of 27. He slowly transformed the track — later named Norwalk Raceway — into the gem it is today. He was the creator of the wildly popular "Night Under Fire" exhibition event, held yearly in August. The annual sold out event will see its 44th edition this season. A longtime International Hot Rod Association track, Bader Sr. stepped out of his role and handed the reigns off to Bill Jr. in January of 1998. Bill Sr. moved on to the ownership and management of the IHRA in 1999. He later retired to Idaho, but often came to visit the dragstrip for big-time events. That included the NHRA Summit Nationals, which began at the Norwalk track in 2007. The transformation of Summit Motorsports Park from its infancy to landing a marquee, national event was often cited as a seminal moment for Bader Sr. and his family. "We are deeply saddened over the tragic loss of Bill Bader Sr., who built an extraordinary legacy in the sport," said NHRA President Glen Cromwell. "With an incredible work ethic and a remarkable dedication to hospitality, Bill taught us all important lessons on how to make a race a memorable experience for drag racing fans. "He turned Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park into one of the premier facilities on the NHRA tour, and one that was loved by all racers and NHRA fans. On behalf of everyone at NHRA, we offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Bill Bader Sr." Jay Ewell has worked with Bill Sr. and and his son over the years. Ewell is involved with the alcohol sales at Summit Motorsports Park through the Norwalk Lions Club. "He was a Lions Club friend," Ewell said. "He gave us the beer booth back in the 1970 or 80s and Bill Jr. kept it going. They are really great friends of the Lions. "He is famous in the racing circle. He is a famous man and very well respected." Ewell saw Bill and his wife, Debbie, over the winter. Ewell and Debbie went to school together. "I was out there visiting him at Christmas and we sat down and talked for two hours," Ewell said. "I loved talking to him and listening to his stories. "He was such a perfectionist. One day I was following him down the track and he stopped, got out a can of spray paint, and painted a rusty weld. The steel gate had a couple of welds on them that were rusty. That's the kind of person he was." Longtime Norwalk Reflector sportswriter Don Hohler worked with Bader Sr. as a public relations man in the early days. Hohler actually first met Bader while doing a story for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I was covering racing at the time, including SIS (Sandusky International Speedway)," Hohler said. "Norwalk's George Friend and Morris Van Vlerah were very popular modified car drivers and Boyd Martin was among many other sportsmen division racers that drove at the track. Bader had just leased the track from Bert Decker and needed the publicity. "Fast track a number of years later when Bader heard that a drag strip east of Norwalk, one that was growing up in weeds, could be bought for a song and dance. Bill knew absolutely nothing about drag racing other than entries drove in a straight line." Hohler said Bader Sr. didn't hesitate to buy the 50-acre facility. He also needed someone to do public relations, but didn't have the funds yet to pay one. "I was at his side for 25 years, getting paid maybe three times a year," Hohler said. "Wow. Those were tough times. The drag strip was barely holding its own financially. At the end of maybe the second or possibly the third season, he needed money just to stay afloat. "He came up with the idea of a late season mega race for sportsman driver, door-slammer cars so-to-speak. He called it the Halloween Classic. It turned into the largest car-count event of its kind in the history of the sport and still is." Hohler said a number of years later, Bader Sr. moved to another year-saving venture when he started hosting Monster Truck meets across the midwest during the winter months. "One after another, Bill Bader and his wife, Debbie, hit home runs," Hohler said. "They were vested at one time in every drag racing body known to man, AHRA, IHRA and finally, NHRA. Bill owned the first two at one time and has the show-pony of NHRA out at the intersection of Routes 18 and 601. "And he has a son that is a chip off the old block in Bill Jr., calling the shots," he added. "And if one does not think the family has a dynasty, all they had to do was look at that 'city' that showed for the national event over the weekend." On Facebook, thousands of comments poured in on the Summit Motorsports Park page. Many expressed tributes and shared memories, such as Jeff Lee, who owns the HammerHead IRS automotive customization shop. "I thought Bill would live to 100 out of sheer will," Lee wrote. "Bill was the guy who took a chance on me in the racing industry. My first job away from home. He taught me so much about how to treat customers, how a show is run, to underpromise, overdeliver, never get taken advantage of, never settle for mediocrity and to never forget that we're in the business of fun." Lee recalled a story from the 2005 Night Under Fire event, when legendary driver John Force ran a customized car with Bader's face on the hood. "He asked me to drive him home after he made his rounds thanking all the drivers for being there," Lee said in his post. "Long story short, I ended up in John Force's motorhome till 4 a.m. listening to some of the greatest drag racing stories ever told by Bill and John and learning their thoughts and philosophies on the sport and its direction. It is a night I'll never forget and I cherish even more today as it was one of the last times I got to spend any real amount of time with Bill after he left IHRA. "He was loud and brash and demanding, but was smart and hilarious and cared about you like you were one of his own. He challenged me and really brought me out of my shell and his mentorship has helped me throughout my career. I am better for knowing Bill Bader and thankful for my time with him. I know he will be missed by so many." Read the full article

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oceansgratitude · 7 years

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ItS SNOWING

its snoWing it's sNowing

I don't think we're in Texas anymore

#byui #byuidaho #idaho #texas #snow #winter #I look out the window #and what do I see #snow time blusters #on 3rd East street #I could take an armful #and make a treat #a snowflake ball that would be so neat #it wasn't that much snow #but it seemed to me #snowflakes falling on 3rd East Street

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Pekan from the Cascades:

Pekan (the forest-dwelling mustelid commonly known as the “fisher”) were apparently extinct in Washington State until reintroduction programs in the past 15 years.

Headline from November 2020:

Excerpt:

Nine months after listing the interior fisher population as endangered, the B.C. government has approved winter trapping of the elusive forest animal even though a scientist warns it could wipe out fishers in some areas. “A red-listed population of this size, with a negative population growth rate … should not be trapped,” biologist Larry Davis, a member of the B.C. fisher working group, told The Narwhal. “These animals are a low-density species. So many areas have been impacted by [forest] harvesting and fires that removing even a few more animals from these areas will probably result in local extirpations.” [...] B.C. has no endangered species legislation, allowing species at risk of extinction to be killed outside of protected areas. Out of 1,336 species at risk currently recognized by the province, only four are legally protected under B.C.’s Wildlife Act — the burrowing owl, American white pelican, Vancouver Island marmot and sea otter. B.C.’s hunting and trapping regulations for 2020-2022, which came into effect on July 1 [2020], noted the interior fisher was red-listed earlier this year [...]. The regulations said fisher trapping seasons were under review and could be amended prior to the start of trapping season on Nov. 1, but no changes have been made. [...]

The interior fisher population has suffered steep declines, largely due to habitat destruction as a result of accelerated logging for the mountain pine beetle, which has eliminated fisher denning trees such as cottonwoods and balsam poplars.

Only 300 to 500 interior fishers remain, according to Davis. [...]

Headline, image, caption, and this text excerpt published by: Sarah Cox. “B.C. government gives okay to trap endangered fishers for fur as scientists warn of impending extinctions.” The Narwhal. 20 November 2020.

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The province of BC hosts two kinds of fisher. The “Pacific fisher”, from temperate rainforest landscapes along the coast, has long been considered a unique and endangered subspecies/population. And the “interior” population of fishers, which the province of BC recently acknowledged as endangered, lives within the distribution range of the subspecies/population known as Pekania pennanti columbiana. On this map, in purple:

Some (many?) contemporary biologists no longer recognize the 3 subspecies of fisher, preferring to see them all as part of one undifferentiated species. Regardless, even in these cases, the “Pacific fisher” is still considered a distinct/unique population segment. (The climatically mild and wet temperate rainforest of the Pacific coast provides a much different habitat compared to fishers living farther to the east in boreal forest and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence mixed forests.)

Another excerpt:

The fisher is a specialized forest carnivore related to weasels and otters that is associated with mature and old-growth forests. Historic trapping for the animal’s valuable pelt, timber harvest, loss of an important prey item (porcupine), urban development, and other factors have severely reduced the fisher’s range across the United States. In the eastern United States, the fisher recovered much of its range after [...] regrowth of forest from abandoned farmlands, and reintroductions. In the western United States, however, the [...] ‘distinct population segment’ (hereafter referred to as the “Pacific fisher”) has not re-inhabited the majority of its former range, despite the cessation of legal trapping in the 1930s and 1940s. [...] The Pacific fisher in the United States is reduced to one small reintroduced population in southern Oregon near Crater Lake, and two small, isolated native populations in California: one in northwestern California-southwestern Oregon (in the North Coast Range and Klamath region) numbering at most 750 animals, and another in the southern Sierra Nevada numbering at most 360 individuals. [...] Moreover, the two remnant populations are separated by approximately 430 kilometers, which greatly exceeds the maximum dispersal distance ever recorded for a fisher [...]. Finally, due to the extinction of the Pacific fisher from Washington and most of Oregon, the three small populations in California and southern Oregon are themselves completely isolated from populations in British Columbia.

Text from: Center for Biological Diversity. A Petition to list the Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti) as an Endangered or Threatened Species under the California Endangered Species Act. 2008.

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Since the filing of this petition (2008), fishers have been reintroduced in the Cascades of Washington State.

A Pacific fisher:

A fisher from the distinct “interior” population segment, in the Selkirk region (where political borders of BC, Idaho, and Washington meet):

#love these creatures #went to a lecture at North Cascades National Park about fisher reintroduction in the Cascades and saw a lot of video footage of them

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