Tumgik
#enviorment
fer7adami · 6 months
Text
Tumblr media
"Nowhere to run"
2020 work but...Unfortunately, such a current topic for Brazilians reality.
102 notes · View notes
st-just · 2 years
Photo
Tumblr media
Abandoned Towers by Maximiliano Moretto
713 notes · View notes
britneythoreson · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Huevember days 17-20 
230 notes · View notes
beatrice-otter · 1 month
Text
The tribes, environmentalists and their allies celebrated the shrinking waters as an essential next step in what they say will be a decades-long process of restoring one of the West's largest salmon fisheries and a region the size of West Virginia back to health. Yurok tribal member and fisheries director Barry McCovey was amazed at how fast the river and the lands surrounding the Copco dam were revealed. "The river had already found its path and reclaimed its original riverbed, which is pretty amazing to see," he said. The 6,500-member tribe's lands span the Klamath's final 44 miles to the Pacific Ocean, and the Yurok and other tribes that depend on the Klamath for subsistence and cultural activities have long advocated for the dams' removal and for ecological restoration. Amid the largest-ever dam removal in the U.S., rumors and misunderstandings have spread through social media, in grange halls and in local establishments. In the meantime, public agencies and private firms race to correct misinformation by providing facts and real data on how the Klamath is recovering from what one official called "major heart surgery." But while dam removal continues, a coalition of tribes, upper Klamath Basin farmers, and the Biden administration have struck a new deal to restore the Klamath Basin and improve water supplies for birds, fish and farmers alike. ...
The Yurok Tribe also contracted with Resource Environmental Solutions to collect the billions of seeds from native plants needed to restore the denuded lands revealed when the waters subsided. The company, known to locals as RES, took a whole-ecological approach while planning the project. In addition to rehabbing about 2,200 acres of land exposed after the four shallow reservoirs finish draining, "we have obligations for a number of species, including eagles and Western pond turtles," said David Coffman, RES' Northern California and Southern Oregon director. ... The company also plans to support important pollinators like native bumblebees and monarch butterflies and protect species of special concern like the willow flycatcher. And, Coffman said, removal of invasive plant species like star thistle is also underway. In some cases, he said, workers will pull any invasives out by hand if they notice them encroaching on newly planted areas. ...
The Interior Department announced Wednesday that the agency had signed a deal with the Yurok, Karuk and Klamath Tribes and the Klamath Basin Water Users Association to collaborate on Klamath Basin restoration and improving water reliability for the Klamath Project, a federal irrigation and agricultural project. An Interior Department spokesperson said the agency had been meeting with river tribes and the farmers of the Upper Basin for the first time in a decade to develop a plan to restore basin health, support fish and wildlife in the region, and support agriculture in the Upper Basin. "We're trying to make it as healthy as possible and restore things like wetlands, natural stream channels and forested watershed," the spokesperson said. He likened it to keeping the "sponge" wetlands provide to store water wet. The effort is meant to be a cross-agency and cross-state process. The Biden administration also announced $72 million in funding for ecosystem restoration and agricultural infrastructure modernization throughout the Klamath Basin from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.  
10 notes · View notes
largeonions · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media
chinju forest
78 notes · View notes
99griffon · 1 year
Text
@todaysbird as promised, here's a statement about my Rio Grande trip! I can absolutely provide some details in specific areas if you'd like, and I'll likely be posting pics of the birds and other wildlife I spotted in some scheduled posts later on... but this is going over the sad reality of mankind's effect on bird populations.
Tumblr media
Over the past week I had the immense privilege to stay in a state park on the Rio Grande for a week and witness the biodiversity of the region, more specifically the birds. We spent the week birding and other related activities, I saw many things I'd never seen before. One thing that was abundantly clear was the effect mankind has had on the population and diversity of the birds in the region.
Speaking to an anonymous scientist, I learned that the wind turbines providing renewable energy to the region come at a great cost. The downdraft caused by the turbines catches birds and bats and throws them down to the earth at a speed that kills them on impact. The number of birds he sees has dropped dramatically due to this, and he had been working there for decades. Most renewable energy sources harm birds, as do fossil fuels... so I really hope nuclear energy can be researched more.
We spotted invasive species, not extremely frequently, thankfully. I don't count grackles as invasive, even if they are extremely prolific. However, the success of the grackle does play into the effects of man on nature. Visiting the gulf coast, I could see how trees were demolished in a park once thriving with birds, leaving the place nearly empty. All for some nice, expensive little homes. Where once night herons would rest their wings, only a solitary shore bird and handful of warblers remained. Grackles filled parking lots of parks, taking over the trees and feeders, since there was no competition there.
I witnessed first hand the destruction of the wall's construction. Right through a state park... it was crazy seeing the abrupt edge between the dirt and wall construction and the lush wildlife. There weren't any birds near that thing. I only saw a small portion, but it still made it abundantly clear how awful it was elsewhere along the border.
Tumblr media
I can say, however, some changes have been made for the better. The Brownsville Sanitary Landfill has made a LOT of progress regarding their disposal of trash and they still allow birders (that need to call ahead) to spot their rare crow, the Tamaulipas crow, which can only be found in the US in thst one location. I DID NOT see it though, it'd take a whole day to spot that damn thing in all those birds. They love the place
Tumblr media
Finally, I'd like to mention the whooping cranes, always the whooping cranes: a stark example of how hunting absolutely demolishes the bird population. I witnessed 9 individuals on the gulf coast, all breeding pairs and their offspring (most fully grown, some still with juvenile plumage). It was a beautiful sight, and very disheartening knowing that's probably a lifer for me unless I can manage to head out there on my own one day. Beautiful birds, I heard their call and watched them take flight. Magnificent beasts. I hope one day we can see their population rise again.
Tumblr media
This is just a rough crash-course of my overall takeaway from that trip. I had fun, saw magnificent animals, but there was such sorrow to be found there, regardless. I haven't had anyone beta read so this is a pure ramble haha. Hope it makes sense!
47 notes · View notes
beach-illustrations · 11 months
Photo
Tumblr media
cloud valley
23 notes · View notes
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media
- Salt and Storm - Storm belongs to Calico Pikachu from Thier comic series I hope so. Really wanted to draw them interacting and this is what came to mind.
26 notes · View notes
unuhadity · 1 year
Text
Okay America, look at the right wing opression all over the world. Look at Russia and Italy. There's still a chance to let DEMOCRACY win. Fight fascism! Go out and VOTE the Republicans out of congress today. Fight hate and opression, let love win! See ya 💋
Tumblr media
18 notes · View notes
pandorisnova · 8 months
Text
Tumblr media
A stop for a bite while journeying through the stars
4 notes · View notes
phopollo · 7 months
Text
Dang y'all, I gotta practice backgrounds and enviorments
If you feel so inclined to help me;
Drop a number 1-305 in my ask box, and tell me if I'm making an interior or exterior
(1-305, because
Thats how many color palettes I have saved from @color-palettes , and I would like to start using them)
4 notes · View notes
girlunknown-ingly · 1 year
Text
What do they do when their bike chain breaks from under the weight of the world?
Will they collide with it?
Will they be broken?
What do we do when the sweat on our brow
falls and blurs our vision?
Do we brush it away?
Do we go blind?
What do you do when the sidewalk protrudes from the ground? Its goal in mind, to make you fall.
Do you fix the uneven cracks?
Do you collapse?
The sun beats down on you and your vehicle. Cancerous and angry.
In the heat of midsummer, all life bows down in resignation.
Perhaps this is why Helios was worshipped for so long.
Perhaps this is why humans like to make it cooler.
And in doing so… provoke Gaia’s wrath.
I guess in the end… my bike and I asked for it.
Tumblr media
15 notes · View notes
st-just · 2 years
Photo
Tumblr media
Dreaming Shore by Sung Choi
704 notes · View notes
britneythoreson · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Huevember days 5-8
74 notes · View notes
lemonlimer7 · 2 years
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Just some Palm Tree Practice <3
24 notes · View notes
4strokeart · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
Castle and clouds
I draw this while teaching my junior classmates :D
3 notes · View notes