Climate resilient landscapes: habitat and species biodiversity, native plants, carbon, soil, urban heat, water, equity, community. CO Native Plant Master, Master Gardener, water harvesting design. Formal training in plant and soil microbiology ecology.https://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mviq5k5agz2tQuick share I'm in the middle of something big and exciting and so of course not publishing for the last couple of weeks... it's coming, I just haven't had time to edit. So wait for that--there will be a big announcement by the end of the month. I wanted to share this research because it… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/09/14/quick-share/14 Sep 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviq5k5agz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mueuxy3gln2b#nativeplants #habitatgardening #birds #ecologicalgardening #waterconservation http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/31/terra-foundation-grant-reflections/31 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueuxy3gln2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mttbbsnuxc2cTerra Foundation Grant: Species Observations Screenshot of the hermit thrush page at eBird. Full info here: This is part of a series of posts that I am writing about the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April 2024. The grant's purpose was to replace turf in a home landscape with native plants… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/24/terra-foundation-grant-species-observations/24 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttbbsnuxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mtlqa47woj2mPlanetary boundaries and habitat gardening: biosphere integrity. This is part of a series to tackle the links between gardening/landscaping practices and planetary boundaries, with recommendations on how to shift your practices. This is the second post in the series, with recommendations… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/21/planetary-boundaries-and-habitat-gardening-biosphere-integrity/21 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlqa47woj2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mtkdwmokjc2gI get pretty excited about habitat gardening with #nativeplants for #birds https://frontrange.wildones.org/habitat-gardening-is-for-the-birds/20 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkdwmokjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mtbnpcbivj2bTerra Foundation Grant: Maintaining a Record of Plants I received a Terra Foundation Grant in 2024, and this is part of a series of posts on the installation and impacts of the garden which has resulted from that. I've written one or more blog post on each of the requirements of the grant. You can… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/17/terra-foundation-grant-maintaining-a-record-of-plants/17 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbnpcbivj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mt253y3xxx2ePlanetary boundaries and habitat gardening: soil and carbon Table of planetary boundaries, whether or not we have passed their limits, and what the impacts are in the American West. I said in my last post that I would write a series to tackle the links between gardening/landscaping practices and… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/14/planetary-boundaries-and-habitat-gardening-soil-and-carbon/14 Aug 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt253y3xxx2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3msq2gqcer52uTerra Foundation Grant: Getting Plants from Local Growers Germinating Amsonia jonesii, a regionally native plant. Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of 2024. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/10/terra-foundation-grant-getting-plants-from-local-growers/10 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2gqcer52uhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3msq2gqcer52uTerra Foundation Grant: Getting Plants from Local Growers Germinating Amsonia jonesii, a regionally native plant. Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of 2024. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/10/terra-foundation-grant-getting-plants-from-local-growers/10 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2gqcer52uhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mso5nvi7ds2tThe topic of turf removal came up in a conversation today, and I shared these two resources. Part 1 is an explanation of why turf removal benefits #birds and other wildlife. 1 of 2 https://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2024/10/04/terra-foundation-grant-removing-existing-turf-part-1-why-and-how/09 Aug 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso5nvi7ds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3msijf5f52r2lPlanetary Boundaries, or… why do I garden the way I do? There are a lot of shall we say non-mainstream habits in my lifestyle, many of which I have been doing for years or decades. Most of these stem from a sincere desire to live in better accordance with the planet. Some also happen to be the way… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/07/planetary-boundaries-or-why-do-i-garden-the-way-i-do/07 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijf5f52r2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrupmesckc2lSharing an old blog post from a couple of years ago. I love sunflowers. #nativeplants https://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2024/09/20/sunflowers-and-the-uncanny-valley/30 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrupmesckc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3ms6h6qhzmt2iTerra Foundation Grant: Plants to Support Biodiversity, Part 2. The List. Screenshot of Jennifer Ackerfield's website. She is the author of Flora of Colorado. Reminder: This is part of a series of posts on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of 2024. “The Terra Foundation Residential… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/03/terra-foundation-grant-plants-to-support-biodiversity-part-2-the-list/03 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6h6qhzmt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3ms6h6qhzmt2iTerra Foundation Grant: Plants to Support Biodiversity, Part 2. The List. Screenshot of Jennifer Ackerfield's website. She is the author of Flora of Colorado. Reminder: This is part of a series of posts on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of 2024. “The Terra Foundation Residential… http://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/08/03/terra-foundation-grant-plants-to-support-biodiversity-part-2-the-list/03 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6h6qhzmt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrxn4t7cx22qThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology forecast map of the migrations of #birds opens for the fall tomorrow! It’s a reminder to me that the cycle of the year is constantly turning. The days are getting shorter in the North, and birds will migrate for food, mating, and more. https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/31 Jul 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxn4t7cx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrwvvnx35223New blog post. What inspores me? Results pile up over time, and you just have to keep doing, keep reflecting, keep adjusting, and keep doing in order to see those piled-up results; there’s a certain amount of fearlessness and faith that’s required. https://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/07/31/inspiration/31 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwvvnx35223https://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrupmesckc2lSharing an old blog post from a couple of years ago. I love sunflowers. #nativeplants https://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2024/09/20/sunflowers-and-the-uncanny-valley/30 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrupmesckc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrrxe5ixps2mGood interview with Eco-Cycle’s Rutger Myers about plastic in composting and what you can do. #compost #composting #Boulder It’s complicated—there’s no quick fix. Do everything you can to avoid plastic, especially single use. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-greener/id1484694580?i=100077887691929 Jul 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxe5ixps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrmsouhl6k2h“Multilevel models showed that individual actions were consistently associated with greater collective engagement and, to a lesser extent, stronger policy support.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-026-00405-y27 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmsouhl6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrfdt562jc2hNew blog post. https://climateresilientlandscapes.earth/2026/07/24/dipping-back-in/24 Jul 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfdt562jc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrcs25qdz22p“By the 2050s, their modeling shows, snowpack drought like the states west of the Continental Divide experienced this past winter will be happening more than three of every 10 years, and nearly nine of every 10 years by the 2090s.” #drought #cowx #climatechange https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/22/colorado-drought-increasingly-linked-to-long-term-climate-change/23 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcs25qdz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/climate-resilient.bsky.social/post/3mrbaw75s7k2uStarting this account to separate my professional and personal skeeting. #nativeplants22 Jul 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:iryw23ilbvtkh52poufoblk5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbaw75s7k2u