#rewilding Timeline

6d

Aralia spinosa, devil’s walking stick 🧵

Please don’t flame me for growing this plant. The #pollinators love it and the leaves taste nice (slightly minty asafoetida).

Bark, roots and unripe berries can cause contact dermatitis and/or allergies. Ripe berries are mildly toxic in large quantities besides not tasting very good.

#NativePlants #gardening #plants #nature #jardin #ClimateChangeGardening #cooking #rewilding #料理

A close-up of a budding plant featuring vibrant green and reddish-brown leaves, set against a blurred background of leaves and grass.

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A close-up view of a thorny tree trunk surrounded by sparse vegetation and twigs. The trunk has numerous sharp thorns protruding from its surface.

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A terracotta colored plant dish with some soil and two small green plants leaning on the side. The dish is placed on a concrete surface.

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Hier hat sich vor einiger Zeit ein #Biber aus einem kleinen Rinnsaal einen ordentlichen Teich geschaffen.

Und ich bin positiv überrascht, wie es hier aufgenommen wurde:

So viele Leute sind neugierig über den neuen Mitbewohner, dass über die Presse und Schilder vor Ort die Menschen gebeten werden mussten, Ruhe & Abstand zu wahren

Die Gemeinde #Kusterdingen hat dem Landwirt, dessen Fläche überflutet wurde, unkompliziert eine Ausgleichsfläche überlassen.

#Rewilding #Biotop #Naturschutz

Eine überflutete Wiesenfläche, in welcher zahlreiche Bäume unter Wasser stehen.
Einige haben Nagespuren eines Bibers.

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Bäume, welche auf einer überfluteten Fläche stehen. Einige haben sehr deutliche Nagespuren eines Bibers.
Am rechten Bildrand, etwas verdeckt durch weitere Vegetation befindet sich ein Biberdamm.

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1y

Long (re-)intro

(edit: #introduction doh.)

Hi I'm aaron, an elder cis male queer based in the UK and on Fedi (Masto mostly) since Nov 2022 so I guess in fedi years I'm somewhere between uwu smol bean and get off my lawn.

Politically I lean #left (#Corbyn left not Starmer left) and though I'd prefer to smash the state and start over I vote #green because just look at the state of this place. I love discourse and aim for an open mind but I'll block for bad manners/bad takes from strangers, gross assumptions that don't demonstrate critical thinking or obvious trollbaiting. If Myers Briggs is important to you I'm #INTJ and will sometimes come off as sarcastic where I'm actually being earnest so please keep a charitable outlook if you don't know me yet.

For work I'm a freelance finance consultant working with small businesses, usually in their first few years, helping them to grow sustainably. ethically and with demonstrable social purpose. I typically take over client hardware and software stacks too so have a tiny amount of exposure to #Linux though my clients are more likely to skew OSX or Windows so my "programming" goes to business apps development in MS Power suite and occasionally wanders into java, vba, sql and even c++ if I'm feeling especially saucy/masochistic. Every now and again I manage corporate #legal functions and have a strong interest in case law and #global politics as a result. Mostly I'm focused on problem solving.

Socially I try to stay locally involved (since the pandemic made me appreciate that) and help with #rewilding projects around species reintroduction and habitat maintenance. Local to me is wherever I am at the time so if I get to travel I try to relay the issues I'm seeing where I've travelled to and will boost posts in #español #français (du france et canadien) #português (do brasil ou portugal) #italiano #deutsche and #Ελληνικά provided I can read and understand at least 50% of what is written and the fedi translation feels sufficient to get the point over. I post travel photos now and again, I have a panny FZ1000-II which I'm new to and self-teaching photography "skills", my Pixelfed account is linked in my bio but not very active and I try to limit media posts on masto servers for the sake of the admin's burden.

I boost images with alt text with the rare exceptions of video content where the audio is sufficient to describe or where alt has been provided in the first reply or two. Accessibility is important to me, if you want to test the difficulty of hearing the web instead of seeing it just pop some headphones in and listen to your phone announcing Whatsapp group messages to you aloud; it's a very different world.

In my actual spare time I'm usually partaking in #exercise of some sort which helps to keep my mental health in check and I'm slowly working on improving my VO2 max and flexibility following close to a decade with a nasty back problem that impeded me and made me miserable. If I'm not doing that I used to enjoy #gaming (fuck you Stadia) and will often reminisce over platforms (Amstrad CPC 464 for life) and games of yore, I keep abreast of current releases but rarely game on the PC which I mostly use for work and longform shitposting. I'm more likely to be playing a text based choose your own adventure (usually one of the #VtM stories) than a shooter since I suffer with photosensitive epilepsy.

In my home life I practice #poly and am sex positive so AMA if you feel like it, I try to operate on the principle of groundlessness. The usual hashtags apply so TERFs and the like can just block me now before I get to you, police apologists can tell me their stories but I'm not going to be changing my mind on defunding positions, and anyone who wants to politely discuss their divergences will find a willing ear here so long as it's respectful and well meaning chatter.

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1y

With delight (and trepidation) I announce my very first podcast episode is now available!

“30% Wild: Scary Animals in the Backyard” on climate doom, rewilding & living in the new world it’s making: https://deftspacelab.com/climate-doom-rewilding-madlibstory/

Also: free mad lib of the original story about a backyard campfire gone very wrong.

Come for the freebie, stay for the rewilding 🌳🐻

#wildlife #rewilding #outdoors #climateaction #raven #nature #podcast #printable #creature #campfire #legend

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67d

In UK and need to cheer up? Just saw https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-wilding-2023-online
#biodiversity #rewilding #wildingmovie

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2y

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself.....Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us--if only we were worthy of it.” ~ Edward Abbey
#Rewilding #wild

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2y

OK, by way of #introduction, twelve hashtags about me, what I do, and what I like. If you share about six of them, I think that's a lot of common ground. If you fit in with all twelve of them, you're probably me!
#forestlife
#green
#growingfood
#homesteading
#inclusive
#lowtech
#Quaker
#rewilding
#rural
#simpleliving
#sustainability
#vegan

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98d

Revised #Permaculture / #Resiliency / #Hackerspace / #Makerspace / #RightToRepair / Solarpunk list. I've included descriptions along with the account names. Sorted by category. Suggestions welcome!

#Agroecology / #Permaculture / #Gardening / #Rewilding / #Forestry / #FoodSovereignty

@Bearhouse
Self-sufficient homesteading in #rural #Småland in #Sweden, but from the UK originally. Pusher of radical simple living. Rewilder.

@IndigenousFoodSov
Posts and reblogs mostly about:
#Indigenous #IndigenousMastodon #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousFoodSovereignty

@opensourcegardens
Welcome to #Open #Source #Gardens, where openness is sown and freedom is grown! We grow Open Source #Seeds and use Open Source garden #technologies at home or in #community gardens

@rewildingmag
Join the movement for a wilder world

#Makerspace / #Hackerspace / #RightToRepair / #OpenSource

@lhc
LHC is a Brazilian hackerspace located in Campinas, SP. We maintain an open and community physical space where anyone can develop their projects in the technology area (but not only).

@pws
Former #bicycle mechanic, retired tech worker, repairer of things. Tell me about your bike and I'll try to help you fix it.

@restartproject
Fixing our relationship with electronics. Pro #RightToRepair. Together, let's feel better and waste less - tag us for fixing help!

@RepairCafe_Barry
A #RepairCafe! Reducing Waste. Sharing Skills. Bringing People Together. Held 1st Saturday of the month, 10am til 1pm, in Barry Library - everyone welcome. (Barry #Wales)

@tinker
 #Tinkerer | Solarpunk | Hacker

#SolarPunk writers / activists / podcasts / prompts

@derek
Sustainability organizer seeking a #solarpunk world. Writing a book: "Where the Roots are Long" about modern environmentalist themes in The Lord of the Rings.

@rhyseverquill
Journalist, writer, and community organiser. Co-founder of @thegazettecoop. " #ADHD, #Bisexuality, #Polyamory, #CommunityOrganising, #Cooperatives, #Journalism, #Writing, #Witchcraft, #Druidry, #Gardening, #Cooking, #Cartography, #Art, #Thrifting, #Hiking, #Foxes, #NaturePhotography, #VideoGames, #OpenSource #Solarpunk, #anarchism

@solarpunkpresents
Solarpunk Presents is a podcast that explores the people and projects working on bringing us a better world today. Solarpunk is more than just an idea, more than just an aesthetic. Those inspire us, but where do we go from there? Hosts Ariel Kroon and Christina De La Rocha are producing podcast episodes featuring interviews with people working to make the world a better place right now. Join us to explore #solarpunk in the present.

@SolarpunkPrompts
What is Solarpunk? Why does it matter? In this series we discuss Solarpunk as a movement within art, literature, and activism. We explore its themes and talk about what separates it from its genre peers. Each episode explores a writing prompt set in a Solarpunk aesthetic with examples and inspirations from our world today.

#SolarPunkSunday

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109d

Due to the influx of new folks, here is another introductory thread of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology
#Dharma #Dhamma #Buddhism #Metta #Meditation #Contemplation #Hesychasm

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread. #introduction #introductions

Color photo of a Nam June Paik closed circuit Buddha. Looks like a golden Thai Buddha sitting on a white platform facing a television with a camera on top that is filming him as he sits in mediation.

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109d

Bumblebees recovering in Scotland https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebee-population-increases-116-times-over-in-remarkable-scotland-project-4882622 #goodnews #bumblebees #rewilding

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2y

Here goes my #introductionpost .
I'm a member of the #TwitterMigration ; retired and living in a midwestern college town. Go Flashes! My passions include:
#Reading history, science and horticulture
#gardening , I am currently #rewilding my yard with #nativeplants ,mostly grown from seed.
#hiking the local parks.
Black rescue #cats I am on my third.
#roadtrips #photography #horseracing #baseball
I love playing in the dirt.
Thanks for reading.

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180d

We’re up to £5,515 in 5 days! You lot are amazing.

Even better news, Aviva are now matching donations up to £250, so your donation can be doubled. With gift aid included, a donation of £100 becomes £225!

Please help us make this happen. I’ve never been more excited about a #reforestation / #rewilding project.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestation-warleigh-woods-bath

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181d

Dogs wearing backpacks, and dropping seeds through holes in the fabric as they walk through woodlands, help with rewilding! #dogs #rewilding #woodlands #nature #England https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dogs-in-backpacks-help-rewild-english-woodland/

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226d

Looking for some #positivity to end the week? I have recapped 46 notable #positive #environmental and #ClimateChange articles from past month including airborne #Hippos #Rewilding, baby #Otters and more.

https://primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-004/

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246d

Bid to save early rewilding site that hosts rare nightingales and turtle doves https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/strawberry-hill-wildlife-trust-bedford-west-sussex-bedfordshire-b2563664.html

#WildlifeTrust calls on public to help save accidental rewilding project https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-trust-calls-public-help-save-accidental-rewilding-project

"The owner stopped farming his land 37 years ago... now a #conservation charity is launching a £1.5 million appeal to secure the whole site, saving the habitat and its rich #wildlife and providing a unique opportunity to have a decades-long head start on #rewilding the land for nature."

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276d

"A corridor for pollinating #insects
can be successfully grown within urban constraints. We plant for native #bees and wasps, beetles, butterflies, moths, flies and more.

"Increasing insects is the start. Then come the birds. I want blue wrens, but we need insects first, then we can plant what small #birds need, we can look at people’s front yards, we can build on the foundation."

#australia #melbourne #rewilding #urbannature #pollinators

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-pollinator-corridor-thats-transforming-melbournes-streets/

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306d

Every single year I'm amazed at what happens in these backyard nature spaces. New species are visiting and my iNaturalist gets new listings.
Plant them and they will come.

#Gardening #invertebrates #rewilding #PlantNative #BloomScrolling #Nature #HomeGrownNationalPark

A fuzzy bumble bee visits a stalk of white Atlantic camas

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322d

„Gorilla Gardening“

This is one of the puns I made so often that I often don't even realise that that is not what it's actually called ^__^

#JfmlArt #art #illustration #creative #DigitalArt #FediArt #MastoArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon #GuerillaGardening #gardening #nature #rewilding #GreenSpaces #CarFree #FckCars #FckFDP #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #animals #birds #ReclaimTheStreets #LetNatureHeal #AutoKorrektur

Illustration of a giant gorilla with a straw hat and an apron watering a bunch of flowers growing in a car wreck. The licence plate says: FCK CRS.

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329d

#EarthDay #earthday2024 #NativePlants #rewilding progress 🧵

My tree seedlings for the rewilding project in graveyards and city parks aren’t large enough to plant in ground this year but they will be next year. The maypops are ready to plant though so will do that when I hear from the city arborist.

For that project, I am planting
Acer floridum
Asimina triloba
Diospyros virginiana
Passiflora incarnata
Prunus americana

Close-up of a lavender-colored passion flower with purple and white filaments and a green leafy background.

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1y

Planted 1,375 trees in two days with a brilliant bunch of volunteers despite having about 34 dropouts over the weekend. All you need is a dedicated core group and enough coffee and soup to keep them going! #ClimateAction #rewilding #reforestation #ClimateCrisis

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2y

#introduction Supermouse The Rodent or SMTRodent. British amateur writer. I first met my people playing ttrpg, then as a Terry Pratchett discworld fan. Fond of meme posts. Not at all fond of the alt-right.

I like to know where my food is coming from and love to read about farming, regeneration and rewilding.

Love reading about weather too, and most science.

#Brit #ttrpg #Pratchett #discworld #meme #farming #rewilding #agriculture #weather #science

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1y

Why conservation is always preferable to restoration. On the right is land that was disturbed 50 years ago. The understory is dominated by invasive plants. On the left is land with intact soil. Apparently the intact soil structure means that the invasives can’t jump the creek and get established on the left.

This is a slide from a presentation to the Virginia #NativePlants Society yesterday about #rewilding and #restoration.

Woods with a stream running through the center. Caption says this is Hidden Pond Nature Center in Springfield Va.

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2y

#Mastodon #introduction: We are 🇳🇿B & 🇩🇪S, the Curiosity Drive crew. We toot on CREW away missions as we explore the galaxy in our vanship, one planet at a time. Now in #NZ where we live full-time in a 🚐 van named “Curiosity”.

🤔 #Curiosity: A strong desire to know or learn something

🌲 #Rewilding: Restoring an area of land to its natural uncultivated state

🧭 #Exploring: Travel through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it

❤️ #Wellbeing: The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy

Our vanship/ home Curiosity (a Kea River Rest)

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2y

#introductions Hi, we're Rewilding Magazine, an independent publication dedicated to exploring the people, places, ideas and debates connected to the global #rewilding movement. Lovely to be here!

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2y

For the purposes of orientation, context and conversation, here are some of my friends, enemies, obsessions, experiences and distractions (i.e. an #introduction):
#climate #ClimateJustice #ClimateEthics #Auspol #DirtyEnergyDirtyPolitics #inequality #plutocracy #capitalism #solarpunk #journalism #analysis #geopolitics #ClimateScience #energy #coal #oil #gas #FossilFuels #DirtyEnergy #degrowth #rewilding #LeaveItInTheGround #biodiversity #ecology #EcologicalEthics #ecosystems #compost #EatTheRich #CompostTheRich #Gadigal #Indigenous #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #decolonise #landback #whistleblowing #transparency #privacy #ebike #cycling #pedestrian #PublicTransport #fuckcars #NSWpol #education #patriarchy #TransRightsAreHumanRights #antifa #christofascism #fascism #acab #feminism #patriarchy #ableism #adhd #neurodiversity #cancer #Scotland #UKpol #Sydney #NSWpol #edinburgh #dnd #PF2e #obsidian #mastodon #curiosity #kindness #courage

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