Paula Whyman / is on Nostr

Author, MAD LAND: Rediscovering the Wild, One Field at a Time, forthcoming from Timber Press/Hachette Book Group. YOU MAY SEE A STRANGER stories was published by Northwestern Univ Press. EIC at Scoundrel Time literary journal. Dog's best friend.

#writers #nature #naturalists #ecology #conservation #science #literary #nonfiction #memoir #fiction #readers #rewilding #nativeplants #grasslands #pollinators #insects #birds #BlueRidge #Virginia #invasivespecies #writinglife #writingcommunity #dogs

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2024-05-05 00:40:50

I think this is a species of miner bee. Anyone know for sure? It's around the size of a honeybee, non-aggressive. Definitely a native solitary bee. Found in the northern Blue Ridge, Virginia.
#bees #andrenid #Virginia #pollinators #nativebees
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2024-04-21 16:51:00

Can anyone tell me what kind of salamander this is? This pond is located in the northern Blue Ridge.
#salamander #herp #virginia #nature #SignsOfSpring
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2024-01-26 15:57:57

What are you reading now? I just finished August Blue by Deborah Levy and started the novella Lucy Gayheart by Willa Cather. They both, coincidentally, feature characters who are musicians.
#FridayReads #writers #WritingCommunity #books #bookstodon #readers #reading #fiction

2024-01-01 15:56:36

Scenes from tree planting on the mountain in 2023. A steep slope and a riparian area will now be full of native plants. These hillsides had been threatened by takeover from invasive weeds & invasive trees. Species planted include oak, hickory, willow, sycamore, dogwood, redbud, spicebush, hornbeam, buttonbush, black gum, paw paw, persimmon, river birch, ninebark, and serviceberry.
Happy New Year!
#conservation #restoration #TreePlanting #trees #NativeTrees #NativePlants #Virginia #BlueRidge
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2023-09-09 04:04:26

Not a great photo, but can anyone tell me what insect this is? A kind of fly? I thought it was a mosquito at first. @npub1lv4…ru5g?
#insect #identify #fly?
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2023-08-14 23:47:40

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@npub1lv4…ru5g Great idea! Not exactly school, but I'd appreciate an adult invitation to Narnia. I can't tell you how long I've been standing inside this wardrobe closet waiting for something like this to happen.

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2023-08-03 02:32:27

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@npub1gvl…8ag7 congratulations!

2023-08-03 02:32:27

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@npub1gvl…8ag7 congratulations!