People: aRe yoU goInG to mAsK fOreVeR

Me: well I still wear seatbelts & helmets, use sunscreen, get vaccinated, wash my hands, drink pasteurized milk, cook chicken before eating it, & don't drink water straight from the lake so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Hey USDA Forest Service and Senator Jeff Merkley, after tuning into the interior approps hearing today, maybe it's time to recognize the vital role dead/dying trees play in forest ecosystems. They deserve protection from overly aggressive 'forest health prescriptions'. #StopTheChop

Some prominent people are trying to protect themselves from the possible consequences of a right-wing dictatorship instead of doing everything they can to stop it. It’s shameful.

For those who missed the eclipse, you can get almost the same experience with this 'Tortilla/Avocado Eclipse Simulator.'

🐻 Bears are starting to become active. This bear was spotted getting into a commercial dumpster yesterday in Durango. Make sure those trash containers are secured, and it's time to take those birdfeeders down.

A Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office deputy has escorted The Colorado Sun journalist Sandra Fish (@fishnette) out of the Colorado GOP Assembly.

Fish received a press pass when she arrived. GOP event staff said she was told not to come since chair says her coverage has been “very unfair”

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🐄 With trespass cattle threatening Valles Caldera National Preserve National Preserve preserve, proposed wrangling services are an important step to help keep cattle out of the Preserve and keep the Preserve healthy for people, water, and wildlife. More from Daniel Chacon in Santa Fe New Mexican ➡️

Two tiger beetle species are endemic to the Willcox Playa--found nowhere else on Earth. Groundwater pumping for cows plus lithium and solar plans are drying and could industrialize their last habitat. The Center's SW team captured drone footage this week for a bird's eye view.

Meanwhile here in Red State Oklahoma, a small, determined group of people in Enid Oklahoma gathered enough signatures to recall an elected White Nationalist Republican from office tonight. Sometimes, the good guys can win in the most unlikely places.

Flickers want to be sure we all know they are back. Such a great video, Sue

As always, many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #retweet .
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!…