

Report: State of the Butterflies in the United States
🦋 More than one-fifth of our butterflies disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
🦋 Over 40% of assessed species fell in numbers by 50% or more—and two dozen species suffered more than 90% losses.
🦋 "Butterfly habitat should be woven into all parts of our landscapes—farmland, utility corridors, solar arrays, bike paths, roadsides, natural areas, and backyard and community gardens—to provide homes for common and wide-ranging butterflies as well as rare and at-risk species."
🦋 "To recover butterflies, we must combine efforts across towns and cities, working lands, and natural areas as well as in the linkages and stepping stones which provide connecting pathways."
👉 All is not lost! Have a garden, pots or access to a natural area or park? Join me in building back habitat for butterflies. I will post useful resources and share my experiences and tips. Share yours as well.
🌷 I'll also post butterfly gardens from my travels. Many have a head start in this.
https://xerces.org/publications/scientific-reports/state-of-butterflies-in-united-states
#ButterflyConservation 🧵
#Butterflies#Nature#Conservation#Gardening#HabitatGardening#BiodiversityGardening
Spotted Boxfish at an #Oahu#Hawaii #reef . Your #sealife#PhotooftheDay
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Spotted Boxfish at an #Oahu#Hawaii #reef . Your #sealife#PhotooftheDay
Find me @hawaiianeye797.bsky.social
Prints available DM me. #box #fish#Thursday #creature #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #photo #photography #discover #underwater #scuba #followme
Report: State of the Butterflies in the United States
🦋 More than one-fifth of our butterflies disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
🦋 Over 40% of assessed species fell in numbers by 50% or more—and two dozen species suffered more than 90% losses.
🦋 "Butterfly habitat should be woven into all parts of our landscapes—farmland, utility corridors, solar arrays, bike paths, roadsides, natural areas, and backyard and community gardens—to provide homes for common and wide-ranging butterflies as well as rare and at-risk species."
🦋 "To recover butterflies, we must combine efforts across towns and cities, working lands, and natural areas as well as in the linkages and stepping stones which provide connecting pathways."
👉 All is not lost! Have a garden, pots or access to a natural area or park? Join me in building back habitat for butterflies. I will post useful resources and share my experiences and tips. Share yours as well.
🌷 I'll also post butterfly gardens from my travels. Many have a head start in this.
https://xerces.org/publications/scientific-reports/state-of-butterflies-in-united-states
#ButterflyConservation 🧵
#Butterflies#Nature#Conservation#Gardening#HabitatGardening#BiodiversityGardening
Bonkin' Butterflies!
Er, should I have said, Common Blue mating on a Plantain seed head?
On my pristine "lawn".
I never thought a needlework could be so relatable...
#art #funnymemes #climatechange #handmade #nature #outside
My number one 🥰
Amazing Grape #Agate from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo Copyright ©️ @naturalstone951
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage#Nature#Minerals#Crystals#Gems#Nature#NatureLovers#NaturePhotography#Photographer#RockPorn
My number one 🥰
Amazing Grape #Agate from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo Copyright ©️ @naturalstone951
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage#Nature#Minerals#Crystals#Gems#Nature#NatureLovers#NaturePhotography#Photographer#RockPorn
New studies of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show that it's a lot smaller than indicated by early estimates, which were really upper limits. Our interstellar visitor is no more than 5.6 km (3.5 miles) wide, probably less.
Which makes sense--small objects are a lot more common than big ones.
New studies of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show that it's a lot smaller than indicated by early estimates, which were really upper limits. Our interstellar visitor is no more than 5.6 km (3.5 miles) wide, probably less.
Which makes sense--small objects are a lot more common than big ones.
A wider view of the Milky Way with an iridium flare stretching over the snow-capped Tahoma.
https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/the-milky-way-stretching-over-mount-rainier-wa-ez-lorenz.html
#Washington#PNW#MilkyWay#Stars#NightSky#Astro#Mountains#Nature#Photography#Photo#Prints#ArtPrints#ArtForSale#WallArt#HomeDecor#GreetingCards#Puzzle#Gifts#Giftideas#FediGiftShop#PhotoOfTheDay
My number one 🥰
Amazing Grape #Agate from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo Copyright ©️ @naturalstone951
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage#Nature#Minerals#Crystals#Gems#Nature#NatureLovers#NaturePhotography#Photographer#RockPorn
Bonkin' Butterflies!
Er, should I have said, Common Blue mating on a Plantain seed head?
On my pristine "lawn".
A wider view of the Milky Way with an iridium flare stretching over the snow-capped Tahoma.
https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/the-milky-way-stretching-over-mount-rainier-wa-ez-lorenz.html
#Washington#PNW#MilkyWay#Stars#NightSky#Astro#Mountains#Nature#Photography#Photo#Prints#ArtPrints#ArtForSale#WallArt#HomeDecor#GreetingCards#Puzzle#Gifts#Giftideas#FediGiftShop#PhotoOfTheDay
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