Colors of summer fruit. Cornus racemosa, stems and fruit. Sassafras albidum, stems and fruit. #nativeplants #donoteat #ijustwanttheseeds
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Trash + Beauty= NYC. The dichotomy is just perfect sometimes…for in the end, she will always win. For all the Plant Nerds out there, Carex stricta with traffic cone, Maianthemum canadense with metal, Vaccinium corymbosum in car engine #nativeflora #reclamation #resilience #trashbeauty #shed #nycnature #wildnyc (at Staten Island, New York)
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Annual Amaranth Survey: one of the gems of NYC. Endangered species will become our new normal…unless we learn how to share and protect habitat. We all depend on it. #nativeflora #endangeredspecies #savehabitat (at Rockaway Peninsula, Rockaway Park)
The long island of #manhattan from a distance on the crest of Watchung’s First Mountain. #eaglerockreservation #officeview #fieldseason2018 #itscoldouthere
Getting ready for #earthday creating a mix for native #seedbombs using annual and biennial species. #wildcollected #diversity #localgenetics #nativeplants #nyc (at Greenbelt Native Plant Center)
This is the #newyorkcity I know. These are the spaces that sustain us, quiet us, purify us. For within the #concretejungle there must be green…we cease to exist without it. #ilovemyjob #savegreenspaces #conservation #seedsaving (at Mount Loretto)
Huddle close…the nights are getting colder. Last few Fall days…last seeds. 🐞🍁🌾🍂
Dear #northeast I will forever love your most brilliant season. I will forever #hike with awe and wonder as the impending dormancy creeps in. For we all need #change and it might as well be colorful, loud, and beautiful. #falldays (at Pyramid Mt)
Today was a good day to be a #seed collector. What a way to end the week. Carya glabra, Quercus rubra, Hamamelis virginiana. #mastyear #hickories #oaks #witchhazel #ilovemyjob (at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation)
Current scene. High #marsh collecting might be hard on your back, but the zen state is 👌🏼 #paddletowork #iamaseedcollector (at Sawmill Creek)
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