#pacific northwest
Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
“That suggests the forest gardens were not only deliberately cultivated by Indigenous gardeners, but also remained resilient in the face of dominant local flora long after people left the scene, the researchers report today in Ecology and Society. The mix of different species was probably key to their persistence, Miller says: “There’s less open niche space, so it’s harder for new species to come in.”
The forest gardens were filled with plants that benefited humans, but they also continue to provide food for birds, bears, and insect pollinators, even after 150 years of neglect. It’s evidence that human impact on the environment can have long-lasting positive effects. “A lot of functional diversity studies have a ‘humans are bad for the environment’ approach,” Armstrong says. “This shows humans have the ability to not just allow biodiversity to flourish, but to be a part of it.””
An ancestral Ts'msyen village site in northwestern British Columbia still harbors a distinct mix of species beneficial to humans at least 150 years after it was planted. Storm Carroll.
Camping Outfit!
I bought the flannel and high waisted shorts off of Vinted and the retro hiking boots were my mothers. Everything but the tank top is 90’s vintage.
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Hiking at the Heybrook Lookout trail was painfully rewarding. It’s deceptively a short hike like about 2.6 miles roundtrip. But because it’s steep, going up to your destination would seem like you’ve hiked for a million years. It could also be because I’m out of shape. Anyway, it was worth it because the view is gorgeous. I know it would’ve been more beautiful at the top of that 8 story lookout, but my fear of heights got me. I stopped halfway, shaking. I went down and just enjoyed the view from where I was at.
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The Stubby Squid (rossia pacifica), pictured here with a mustache, can be found in waters of the northern Pacific Ocean from Russia and Japan across to the West Coast of North America - photo taken during a night dive at Redondo Beach, WA
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