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If trees could tell stories, this one would have a saga. #trees #westcoast #temperaterainforest

#FensterFreitag through the fire appliance window last night. Extreme wild fire risk so of course the farmers are #burning and #overgrazing rare #TemperateRainforest / #AtlanticOakwood (not to mention allowing Rhododendron ponticum to run wild) #SFRS #muirburn

Firefighters return along a farm track to their appliance. The orb of the setting sun through heavy smoke haze behind them, long shadows cast towards the viewer. Trees to either side frame the scene. The bonnet of another appliance enters the image to the right of frame.

#TIL there are rainforests in Scotland???

https://www.nature.scot/landscapes-and-habitats/habitat-types/woodland-habitats/scotlands-rainforest

#scotland #temperaterainforest #rainforest #nature #learning

#oregonhiking #temperaterainforest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdry68rk613o

#Totnes #Devon #TheWildlifeTrusts #DevonWildlifeTrust #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Nature #Environment #Trees #Forest #NativeSpecies #TemperateRainforest

More than 2,500 native trees have been planted in Devon this winter - the first steps towards restoring a temperate rainforest that once covered large swathes of the west coast of Britain.

I'm currently reading Guy Shrubsole's wonderful book, 'The Lost Rainforests of Britain', so I'm thrilled to learn that progress is being made restoring this ancient and very special habitat.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/29/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-devon-to-start-creation-of-celtic-rainforest #Rewilding #HabitatRestoration #TemperateRainforest

there have been a lot of #storms this #autumn & #winter, there were some trees down in Lustleigh cleve and Bovey woods, but not so many, considering.

there were loads of twigs & branches down, with oodles of colonies to #lichenSubscribe , although i doubt the many fallen will survive as well as the ones that survived and have stayed aloft in the #temperateRainforest that we're so blessed with around #Dartmoor

a photo of a large fallen tree across the river bovey, with roots ripped up from the ex-path

a photo of a fallen lichen colony on a tree branch, with a stone arch bridge over the river Bovey in the background

A mighty fir tree of the #TemperateRainforest of the Cascade Mountains, Silver Falls State Park.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#Mosstodon

Looking up at the moss covered, heavily ridged bark of a large old fir tree against a blue sky.

I am so pleased by this.

there are wild pine martens in the temperate woodlands of Dartmoor (southern Britain).

it has been ~150 years since this has been the case

amazing work Devon Wildlife Trust!

15 scottish immigrants are settling into their new devonian home 🥰

https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/bringing-back-pine-martens

#rewild #rewilding #devon #dartmoor #temperateRainforest #rainforest

a pine marten, balanced on a small tree branch, making eye contact with the photographer and leaning on a large tree trunk

@Rachelburch I love it so much around there #temperaterainforest

From the great temperate rain forest of the Cascades, a massive fir tree with mossy bark.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TemperateRainforest
#PNW

Looking up toward the lowest branches of a large fir tree at Silver Falls State Park on a sunny afternoon

#ThickTrunkTuesday
2023.

#Canada's gnarliest tree in #AvatarGrove #OldGrowth #forest.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/avatar-grove

#VancouverIsland #AncientTrees #nature #OldGrowthTree #PortRenfrew #Pacheedaht #Trees #AncientForest #ProtectedTree #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #VictoriaBC #YYJ #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #TreeLovers #TemperateRainforest #TreeHugger #SaveOldGrowth

Old growth, giant red cedar tree with huge knots on it. Fenced off with ropes. In a protected tract of old growth forest.

#MosstodonMonday

Mossy #trees & mossy fallen logs, across #GoldstreamRiver.
March 2024.

#VancouverIsland #forest #nature #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #VictoriaBC #CoastalRainforest #TemperateRainforest #YYJ #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #Mosstodon #hiking #river #ecosystem #ecological

Moss covered logs, laying across river rapids. Mossy covered trees & plants in the forest that the river runs through.

#ForestFriday
Taken last Fall, when the creek was very full of water.

#VancouverIsland #nature #hiking #Forest #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #NatureLovers #trees #PNW #VanIsle #woodlands #GetOutside #Trees #NaturePhotos #TakeAHike #GreatOutdoors #ProtectOurForests #LeaveOnlyFootprints #Mosstodon #Wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #IntoTheWoods #WorldInMyEyes #TodCreek #Mossy #TreeLovers #TemperateRainforest #creek #ecosystem #ecology

A full creek, running through coastal temperate rainforest. The trees are covered in mosses & lichens. Lots of ferns are growing on ground, rocks & on trees.

#MonochromeMonday

They keep killing the ancients.
Men who kill elder trees, are men who kill their children's futures.
Souls must be disconnected from nature & their spirits desperate for money, for them to be OK destroying #OldGrowth forests, for a temporary paycheque.
There are more ethical ways to earn a living.
Stop believing industrial & government #greenwashing lies.
#ClearcutLogging kills #ecosystems & throws #ecological balance out of whack.

Government tells us to not fret, that they're managing #forestry better - they're #greedy, #sellout #LIARS. You can go see for yourself, how many clearcuts are still happening on big scales, at several places across Vancouver Island & some parts of BC interior where greedy corporations are decimating the last inland #TemperateRainforest in the world. Our #neoliberal BC NDP government is OK with ongoing mass ecocide - they get money from industry lobbyists 🤑🤮😡

Don't stop, fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests 🌲❤️🌲 #AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments ✊️

#BCNewDeathParty #BCpoli #SaveOldGrowth #DefendNature #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #Nature #ProtectNature #WildFirst #BCForestryReform #deforestation #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #photography #BanCorporateLobbyists #DavidEby #BCNDP #EbyTheEnabler #ProtectForests #BCTourism #VancouverIsland #Cowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BCgovernment #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #StopDeforestation #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #Canada #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #DisabledPhotographers #Activism #ActivistPhotography #Environmentalist #EcoJustice #FightForNature #NatureGuardians #StopTheSaws #CrimesAgainstHumanity #morose #SuperUnnaturalBC #TourismBC #TourismVanvouverIsland #EcoCrimes #monochrome #BWphotography #BWphoto

Old growth tree stumps in foreground. 2 logging clearcuts in front of the stumps with a strip of young trees in the middle. The upper clearcut runs up the mountain to another section of young trees. Foggy mist covers tree tops & obscures the mountain.

This past weekend we took our first trip to the Olympic Peninsula in almost 8 years of living in Seattle. Over a year ago my sister spotted an opening for the 10-person suite at the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, and she and her family, my parents, and we all joined in the reservation (even though it seemed far in the future).

The official sign

We took the northern route, taking the Edmonds-Kingston ferry, crossing the Hood Canal (over the third longest floating bridge in the world, after two on Lake Washington), and stopping for groceries in Port Angeles for the meals we’d be cooking together.

We wound along US 101, one of the few odd numbered routes that in this section is signed E-W. We stopped for quick views of Lake Crescent.

Contemplating Lake Crescent

As we turned into the park proper, and used our kid’s 4th grade entrance pass, we lost cell signal.

After getting settled, we enjoyed the hot spring pools at the resort. Definitely sulfurous!

Sol Duc Falls

The next day our first hike took us to Sol Duc Falls. Everything was so amazingly green! I took some Spatial Video for fun but of course I have no device to view it on!

It was about a mile out and back to the falls, and more up and down than described. A bit muddy but really beautiful temperate rainforest!

Much of the rest of the day and the next was occupied with reading, games, cooking, and family conversation.

Ancient Groves

On our third day we drove back up the entrance road a bit to see the Ancient Groves, a short loop trail through old growth forest that was so good we did it twice!

Salmon Cascades

Finally a bit further down the road we did another waterfall overlook along the Sol Duc River, the Salmon Cascades. It was not salmon season but still a pretty spot.

Close up of the cascades

Homebound

After four days away we were ready to get home to our much more comfortable beds, our little dog who had been staying at Oma’s… and internet.

The hikes were amazingly beautiful and fairly low key. The weather was occasionally damp but mostly quite pleasant. The resort itself was a little disappointing, especially in terms of cleanliness. We didn’t expect fancy or anything but we did expect them to vacuum and clean kitchen surfaces between guests!

Overall a trip outside our usual comfort zone to a beautiful place. I’d definitely recommend Olympic National Park but we probably won’t go to that exact location again. Maybe next time we’ll try Hoh Rainforest on the western side?

https://blog.ultranurd.net/2024/07/04/sol-duc-hot-springs/

#cascadia #ferry #hiking #nationalPark #olympicPeninsula #temperateRainforest

A white man wearing sunglasses sits in The Thinker pose on a stump, looking out over a blue forest mountain lake with a cloudy grey sky above.

@NewNordicNormal looks like 100w camping stuff is the way to go for now. Thanks again! Looks like it will be $800 Canadian or so ($CDN400 for the 100W solar panel, another $400 for the battery that the solar panel will charge which is not a MUST but is better given Vancouver's lack of sun :-) #TemperateRainForest). I figure the price will go down and the wattage will go up over time!

an especially beardy hawthorn tree, covered in lichen colonies

in the valley of the river Dart, near Dartmeet

#silentSunday #lichenSubscribe #tree #lichen #dartmoor #temperateRainforest