Hailey Lynch
@always-walking.bsky.social
Environmental educator and someone with a biology degree who lives in the woods instead of using it.
SUNY ESF alum, AT thru-hiker, enjoyer of public lands
SUNY ESF alum, AT thru-hiker, enjoyer of public lands
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New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Living in Baxter State Park has its perks. Mountain heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) on Katahdin.
July 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Living in Baxter State Park has its perks. Mountain heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) on Katahdin.
This past winter, my partner and I took a spontaneous trip to northern Minnesota for a chance to see a great grey owl during a mass irruption. We saw several, including this one through the scope.
June 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This past winter, my partner and I took a spontaneous trip to northern Minnesota for a chance to see a great grey owl during a mass irruption. We saw several, including this one through the scope.
I read that JD Vance had just joined bluesky and quickly became the most blocked account on the platform, so I very quickly blocked him as well.
#notmyvicepresident
#notmyvicepresident
June 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I read that JD Vance had just joined bluesky and quickly became the most blocked account on the platform, so I very quickly blocked him as well.
#notmyvicepresident
#notmyvicepresident
Kalmia polifolia, bog laurel, found on the alpine ridgeline of Mt. Mansfield in Vermont.
June 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Kalmia polifolia, bog laurel, found on the alpine ridgeline of Mt. Mansfield in Vermont.
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Trump administration has crossed a line, there is no law and order anymore. And when you cross that line, you enter what can only be called mob rule.
June 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trump administration has crossed a line, there is no law and order anymore. And when you cross that line, you enter what can only be called mob rule.
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Salix uva-ursi, commonly called bear-berry willow. This one is in the tablelands of Mount Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain. Close to it is a sign asking to keep their feet off alpine plants.
June 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Salix uva-ursi, commonly called bear-berry willow. This one is in the tablelands of Mount Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain. Close to it is a sign asking to keep their feet off alpine plants.
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This plan is utterly insane and would cause catastrophic environmental degradation and loss of outdoor opportunities throughout the west — it would accelerate the decline of forests and wildlife, and seriously restrict hiking, camping, fishing, birding, hunting, etc.
June 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This plan is utterly insane and would cause catastrophic environmental degradation and loss of outdoor opportunities throughout the west — it would accelerate the decline of forests and wildlife, and seriously restrict hiking, camping, fishing, birding, hunting, etc.
Pink Lady’s Slipper, Orchidaceae
Thornton, New Hampshire 6/5/25
Thornton, New Hampshire 6/5/25
June 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Pink Lady’s Slipper, Orchidaceae
Thornton, New Hampshire 6/5/25
Thornton, New Hampshire 6/5/25
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A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
Welp I just backed out of a dream National Park Service position because it was supposed to start a month ago and there is still no progress on my paperwork. I hope there are still national parks to apply to next year.
June 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Welp I just backed out of a dream National Park Service position because it was supposed to start a month ago and there is still no progress on my paperwork. I hope there are still national parks to apply to next year.
It would also gut environmental regulations and put our public lands at risk. Call your senators!
Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
May 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It would also gut environmental regulations and put our public lands at risk. Call your senators!
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Carrying a large sack of mushrooms in my baby bjorn and showing them off proudly to the curious mall walkers
May 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Carrying a large sack of mushrooms in my baby bjorn and showing them off proudly to the curious mall walkers
I haven’t backpacked for fun since finishing the Appalachian Trail in 2022. While I still don’t like sleeping in stinky clothes, there’s nothing more mind cleansing than being outside for a while.
Bolton VT, May 13th 2025
Bolton VT, May 13th 2025
May 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I haven’t backpacked for fun since finishing the Appalachian Trail in 2022. While I still don’t like sleeping in stinky clothes, there’s nothing more mind cleansing than being outside for a while.
Bolton VT, May 13th 2025
Bolton VT, May 13th 2025
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For #mothersday how about this sweet mama Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher keeping her eggs nice and toasty today at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge?
#CostaRica #birds #nature #mama
#CostaRica #birds #nature #mama
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
For #mothersday how about this sweet mama Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher keeping her eggs nice and toasty today at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge?
#CostaRica #birds #nature #mama
#CostaRica #birds #nature #mama
Trillium undulatum, Painted Trillium. Found growing in a stand of eastern hemlock. Bolton VT
May 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Trillium undulatum, Painted Trillium. Found growing in a stand of eastern hemlock. Bolton VT
Today was my most successful morel search by far. All of them are black morels (Morchella elata group). In the last photo, you can see some little ones poking up through a gravel road. Very tough!
May 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Today was my most successful morel search by far. All of them are black morels (Morchella elata group). In the last photo, you can see some little ones poking up through a gravel road. Very tough!
How does something so small make me so happy?
May 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How does something so small make me so happy?
The large wefts of Hylocomium splendens caught my eye from quite a ways away. It wasn’t until I took out my hand lens that I noticed the smaller Atrichum sp. taking shelter under the larger moss.
Belvidere Vermont, 5/4/2025
Belvidere Vermont, 5/4/2025
May 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The large wefts of Hylocomium splendens caught my eye from quite a ways away. It wasn’t until I took out my hand lens that I noticed the smaller Atrichum sp. taking shelter under the larger moss.
Belvidere Vermont, 5/4/2025
Belvidere Vermont, 5/4/2025
While on a run this afternoon, I had to stop to watch 3 beavers attempt to shoo away this black bear from their dam. One of the coolest wildlife moments I have ever experienced!
May 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
While on a run this afternoon, I had to stop to watch 3 beavers attempt to shoo away this black bear from their dam. One of the coolest wildlife moments I have ever experienced!
I’ve seen a few of these lately, one of the first mushrooms to pop up for the year in northern New England. Now called Maublancomyces korfii but familiarly Gyromitra korfii.
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I’ve seen a few of these lately, one of the first mushrooms to pop up for the year in northern New England. Now called Maublancomyces korfii but familiarly Gyromitra korfii.
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You and I are participants in genocide. The trump-musk-vance-kennedy cabal likes killing people. A weak congress and complicit media are co-conspirators. Public health is being crippled. USID is our greatest foreign policy program, and cuts to it will kill 25 million people. We have to stop killing.
May 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You and I are participants in genocide. The trump-musk-vance-kennedy cabal likes killing people. A weak congress and complicit media are co-conspirators. Public health is being crippled. USID is our greatest foreign policy program, and cuts to it will kill 25 million people. We have to stop killing.
Spring is just getting started here in northern VT.
April 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Spring is just getting started here in northern VT.