A new animated map from Domain of #Science explores the #fungi kingdom, showing how #mushrooms are just the visible "fruiting bodies" while most of the organism lives underground as #mycelium networks. Scientists estimate 150,000 fungi species have been discovered with millions more waiting to be found, many performing crucial roles like supplying nutrients to #plants and creating useful #chemicals.

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/explore-the-fascinating-map-of-fungi-an-introduction-to-the-vast-mushroom-kingdom.html

Learn more on #TKSST: Growing six different mushrooms from kits, a time-lapse compilation
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/six-mushroom-kits-time-lapse-boxlapse-video

The Great Insect Crisis https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/09/the-great-insect-crisis/

The #GalápagosIslands, off the coast of #Ecuador, are home to sea lions that sleep at bus stops & birds so tame you can touch them. It’s easy to see why Charles Darwin found the archipelago so special when he visited in 1835.

Since the pandemic, the islands have become more accessible to visitors because of rentals on Airbnb. Critics say that’s altering the #ecosystem.

#wildlife #MarineLife #conservation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/business/galapagos-airbnb.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Late Sunday night poll: Can we ban Caturday!?

(For the sake of the millions of lizards and birds they kill and also to save water by reducing the number of cat pictures held in data centres? And finally, to free our minds of cat propaganda?)

A Natural Childhood: How Architecture Connects Landscape, Culture, and Play https://www.allforgardening.com/1449939/a-natural-childhood-how-architecture-connects-landscape-culture-and-play/ #ArchDailyTopic2025ShapingSpacesForChildren #architecture #CitiesAndNature #culture #DesignWithNature #ecosystem #education #EspaciosDeJuegoInfantil #garden #gardening #GardeningAustralia #Kids #landscape #LandscapeDesign #LocalDesign #nature #NiñosYNiñas #PedagogicalArchitecture #play) #Survey

Will #Android #developer #verification break offline #sideloading ? -Android Authority

Android’s approach to software openness is changing in some fundamental ways right now, & the shift has not been happening without a fair amount of controversy. While #Google has always let you install Android apps from outside its managed app #ecosystem , the company will now start mandating that developers register their ID, & block the installation of apps from unverified sources

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-sideload-offline-3598988/

Using Beaver Capacity Models - The Importance Of Local Knowledge [habitat restoration, mitigation, etc]
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https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70135 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #anthropogenic #beaver #habitat #restoration #multiuse #resilence #ecosystem #mitigation #extremeweather #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecoregions #suitability #surfacewater #dams #landscape #geomorphology #grazing #forest #tree #vegetation #sediment #runoff #energy

A Multi-Level, Multi-Scale Comparison Of Lidar- And LANDSAT-Based Habitat Selection Models Of Mexican Spotted Owls In A Post-Fire Landscape
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103168 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Habitat #suitability #Megafire #Scaling #Habitatsuitability #selection #model #modeling #framework #Strixoccidentalis #Wildfire #bushfire #remotesening #LIDAR #elevation #ecosystem #LANDSAT #comparasion #mexican #spottedowl #avian #postfire #landscape #vegetation #ecosystem #damage #risk #hazard #earthobservation #scaling #scale #multifactor #homerange #microhabitat #ecology #recovery #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #modelperformance #reliability #accuracy #precision #forest #integration #conservation #landscape #fireaffected #spatialdisagreement

It's happening.

So, background:
Ravens are native to our area, but are considered an "invasive native". In other words, as humans have destroyed and overtaken other wildlife habitat, ravens, intelligent and opportunistic and adaptable as they are, have thrived while species with more specific dietary needs, different defenses, or more specific hunting/foraging tactics have suffered.
This means ravens have become kind of out of control. Their teamwork approach against other, mostly solitary-unless-breeding raptors means they've displaced most of the hawks and falcons in our area. While this is "good" for those of us with chickens, both us and our neighbors have completely enclosed spaces for our chickens to hang out outside (ours free range, but have lots of trees and things to duck under to hide), and so my primary concern is ecological balance *not*, in this instance, livestock safety. I've been waiting and hoping a hawk or other large bird moves in and displaces our ravens - and it's finally happening.

Unexpectedly, a falcon (unsure exactly which type) has moved in and started to harass the ravens. It hasn't entirely usurped them, and maybe alone it won't, but I hope that it leaves space for some of the other raptors to come in and reclaim some hunting territory.

We have no idea if the return of falcons has anything to do with our project, or if it's a single falcon or multiple, but I see it/them constantly now in a 5 or so mile radius near the Ranch.

So cool.

Rewilding to heal the Earth

"(Re-)wilding is not necessarily bringing back what was there before, but 'making wild again', so new, thriving, and regenerative ecosystems can arise and flourish. It is a looser, systems-based approach aiming to give nature the space and freedom to recover and adapt on its own terms, expecting only that natural processes will drive change, leading to better-functioning ecosystems and increased resilience."

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-09-12/allowing-space-for-nature-rewilding-to-heal-the-earth/

Happy #Swamptember! Day 13

Unique birds that require swamps to live

1. Green Heron
2. Great Egret
3. Roseate Spoonbill
4. American Bittern

Learn more and see 19 more here:
https://theworldsrarestbirds.com/birds/birds-in-swamps/

#InsectSaturday

Results just reported by a researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show "insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ecosystems that depend on them."

Recent studies with similar results focused on disturbed landscapes.

#Nature #Science #Environment #Insects #Ecosystem #EcosystemDamage
@NCConnect

https://college.unc.edu/2025/09/untouched-ecosystems-insects/

Discover the wonders of Lake Baikal the deepest lake on Earth holding one fifth of the world’s unfrozen freshwater Located in Siberia this 25 million year old marvel is a living ecosystem a geological time capsule and a strategic asset With unique biodiversity including the Baikal seal and golomyanka fish Baikal is a true wonder of nature

#lakebaikal #siberia #nature #freshwater #ecosystem #biodiversity #climate #environment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhqeI8Sv8bU