Martin County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and Wahpeton nations / Explore more at https://bit.ly/timberlane_2023-04-24
Martin County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and Wahpeton nations / Explore more at https://bit.ly/timberlane_2023-04-24
Martin County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and Wahpeton nations / Explore more at https://bit.ly/timberlane_2023-04-24
The compost pile is not photogenic. The temperature is about 15 Celsius which is about 60 Fahrenheit. This compost is alive in April in southern Minnesota. There is never enough compost, even if your neighbors contribute. Compost is a band aid for the planet. #minnesota, #compost, #compostodon.
April 3, 2024. The native Prairie Smoke plants are waking up. This small clump is heavy with nodding and closed blooms. The evening sun is from the left giving the scene more color. #nativeplants, #minnesota, #Bloomscrolling.
A young #BaldEagle tries to break through a clear patch of ice (probably to get at a dead fish). A #crow looks on, hoping to snag a meal if the eagle is successful (it was not).
"'We noticed some algae build-up, which generally is due to the stream water warming up,' said Hona Edwards, a member of a local guardian group that monitors the stream.
"'Then the biggest percentage of the stream was observed to range from very limited to no water flow. When there’s no flow, the dissolved oxygen reduces, and the toxins build up in the waterway,' he said.
"Such algal blooms occur when conditions such as warm water temperatures and low water volumes are coupled with nutrient flows from agricultural use and toxic #pollutants from human activities.
"While mass deaths of freshwater fish are known to occasionally take place across the world, a study of lakes in #Minnesota and #Wisconsin in the United States found that such incidents have increased globally in the past decade."
Bird flu detected in person who had contact with infected dairy cattle in Texas
A person in Texas is being treated for #bird#flu,
the second human case of an illness caused by
a highly virulent virus
that has rampaged through 🔸sickened dairy cows in five states🔸 in recent weeks.
The patient, who experienced eye inflammation as their only symptom, was tested for flu late last week with confirmatory testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend.
The patient is being treated with the antiviral drug oseltamivir.
The case does not change the #risk for the general public,
👉which remains low.
The person had direct exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with #avian#influenza, Texas officials said Monday.
The case has alarmed disease trackers monitoring for the worst-case scenario:
♦️human-to-human transmission of the pathogen, which has happened infrequently worldwide and typically among family members engaged in work with animals. ♦️
And it raises questions about whether this pathogen is now more easily transmitted among mammals.
Epidemiologists have been worried about the🔹 growing number of mammals 🔹infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as #HPAI — around the world.
The avian influenza has been spreading around the world since 2020, and has been documented to infect dozens of other mammalian species, but rarely spreads between them.
Last month, HPAI was found in a baby goat in #Minnesota, the first case in U.S. livestock.
About a year ago, I shared a photo of a playground with an old tank in it. Some folks commented on this. It's fairly common in this part of the country, in rural areas.
So, came out to the lake after being away for a week and found this squatter sleeping in my living room.
Not sure how to deal with a bat. I'd hate to toss him out in the cold... its only about 2 C.
After weeks of record high temps and no snow on the ground for a month, winter returned to #Minnesnowta. May as well bring back some other #Minnesota memories with #HuskerDu#MaryTylerMoore.
Reports that the city of #Minneapolis has posted an #eviction notice of an encampment of #unhoused people at 5th Ave & 24th St S for Wednesday, tomorrow, during a continued #blizzard and sub-freezing temperatures, forecast high of 27°F and low of 14°F, down to 8°F within 24 hours of planned encampment #destruction.
Enough promised documentation and defense may help deter or slow down #Minneapolis' rate of destruction of the only homes #houseless people here have. No #evictions would ever happen if #housing were always provided, but even a week's reprieve makes a big difference in this weather. Please spread the word in #Minnesota#MNastodon and stop Frey's murderous #police led approach to #homelessness
I realized today that there's been a dark and moody theme running through my photography since the start of the pandemic. It isn't all my work, but it has been a constant addition and is different than what I did before.
Some lovely snow cover on March 24th and 25th. The ground was bare and dry most of the winter season. Southern Minnesota had the hottest winter on record. So many locations experienced the same problem. Climate change is busy. #minnesota, #ClimateDiary, #nodig, #garlic.
Gardeners: do you have recommendations for reputable resources/experts on planting seeds directly in the soil? I’m in USDA zone 7B with a last frost of April 15 (probably a little earlier this year) and I don’t have energy to start seeds inside and transplant them. They will go into raised metal beds prepared with quality soil and an in-bed vermicompost system. Thank you. Also open to suggestions for hashtags and groups. #Gardening#GardeningMastodon #VegetableGardening#Permaculture@gardening
@ImmedicableME@gardening. We are in #Zone4b in southern #Minnesota. We usually have frosts in mid May. Your last frost date is a good time to try direct sow seeds. Beans and peas are direct sow seedlings. Swiss chard is another one. These are ok if you have some cool temperatures in April. #growyourown, #gardening. When you follow gardening people on Mastodon you see gardening all over the world. Have fun gardening.