https://roaming-ecologist.com/2026/01/25/carhartt-in-the-movies-8-mile-2002/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/discontinuous-vs-continuous-pockets-carhartt-coats.pngdiscontinuous vs continuous pockets Carhartt coatshttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8-mile-crew.webp8 mile crewhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cb1802-cb1805-cb1806.pngCB1802 CB1805 CB1806https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c04.jpgC04https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/blanket-lined-coat-with-zipper.pngblanket lined coat with zipperhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8mile-poster.jpg8Mile poster2026-01-30T23:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/12/23/carhartt-in-the-movies-nobodys-fool-1994/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_3620.jpgimg_3620Jessica Tandy and Paul Newman. Photo of paused frame. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c01-vertical-tag-transition-codes-898.pngC01 vertical tag transition codes 898https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pnewmannobodysfoolchorelayers.pngPNewmanNobodysFoolChoreLayershttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_0788.jpgimg_0788https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/first-use-of-chore-coat-1996-catalog-entry.pngfirst use of chore coat 1996 catalog entryScreenshot from the 1996 catalog. 1996 was the first year the style name "chore coat" was used. Based on this information, Sully wore a "blanket-lined coat."https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6blc-1993-catalog-entry.png6BLC 1993 catalog entry6BLC from the 1993 Carhartt catalog.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_0230.jpgimg_0230Movie poster for "Nobody's Fool." Image from Wikipedia entry on the film. Image courtesy of the film distributor.2025-12-30T01:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/12/09/carhartt-in-the-movies-brokeback-mountain-2005/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_9706-e1765979219752.jpgimg_9706The C59 chore coat. Photo from author's personal collection.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_0652-e1765120652529.jpgimg_0652Ennis del Mar leaves the road after getting dropped off by a truck driver in Signal, WY. Photo of paused frame.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/signalgasstationdelmarkfrench.jpgSignalGasStationDelMarKFrenchHeath Ledger, in character as Ennis del Mar, wearing the Carhartt 6BLC.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6lc-ca.-1965.png6LC ca. 19656LC as it appeared around 1965. Note the colorful horizontal stripe pattern on the blanket lining.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/6lc-late-1950s.png6LC late 1950s6LC as it appeared in the late 1950s.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/angleebbmc59.pngAngLeeBBMC59Ang Lee, third from left, wearing the C59 chore coat. Image courtesy of Focus Features.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6blc-highlight-1968-catalog-entry.png6BLC highlight 1968 catalog entry1969 Carhartt catalog entry for 6BLC2025-12-20T14:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/07/27/save-the-date-wyoming-srm-summer-tour-gallops-to-the-basins/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wysrm-2025-summer-tour-agenda.pngWYSRM 2025 Summer Tour Agendahttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/powder-river-near-arvada-jan-2025-watermarked-2x.jpgPowder River near Arvada Jan 2025 - watermarked 2xThe Powder River and associated breaks. Photo taken on Upper Powder River Rd. south of Arvada. The town of Arvada is near the point where the Upper Powder River course transitions to the Lower Powder River course as it winds along its final leg to the Yellowstone River near Blatchford, Montana.2025-07-28T16:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/07/21/bird-conservancy-of-the-rockies-presents-the-2025-birds-brews/2025-07-19T15:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/07/09/save-the-date-new-mexico-srm-summer-tour/2025-07-09T12:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/04/10/ogallala-commons-playa-lakes-field-day-4-17/2025-04-10T14:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/03/28/webinar-grazing-management-in-a-changing-world/2025-03-28T11:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2025/01/30/cable-connection-supply-inc/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dateoflowestclimatenormaltemp1991-2020.jpgDateOfLowestClimateNormalTemp1991-2020https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/j02.jpgJ022025-01-31T13:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/contact-me/2025-01-30T22:04:30+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/09/27/save-the-date-americas-grasslands-conference-2025/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/agc-25-save-the-date-.jpegAGC '25 Save the Date2024-09-27T11:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/06/12/southern-plains-land-trusts-toast-to-the-prairie-2024/2024-06-12T14:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/06/09/save-the-date-nm-srm-summer-meeting-tour-july-18-19/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nm-srm-tour-july-2024.jpgNM SRM Tour July 20242024-06-10T10:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/04/17/montana-range-days-2024/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/montana-range-days-flyer-june-2024.jpgMontana Range Days Flyer June 20242024-06-10T10:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/03/30/americas-grasslands-conference-2025/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/agc-proposal-call.pngAGC proposal call2024-03-30T14:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/02/03/cold-war-in-the-southern-plains/2024-02-05T14:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2024/01/19/sandhills-task-force-2024-internships-deadline-extended/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_1969-1.pngimg_1969-12024-01-19T17:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/about-the-blog/2024-01-07T15:07:36+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/about-the-author/2024-01-06T16:30:22+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/2023/03/17/vns-seed-sources-a-poor-choice-2/2023-03-24T18:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/plant-labs/2023-03-05T22:41:06+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/2023/03/05/americas-grasslands-conference-2023/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/americas-grasslands-conference-23.jpgamericas grasslands conference 23https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wyoming-basin-shrub-steppe-ecosystem-naturalatlas.pngWyoming Basin Shrub Steppe Ecosystem NaturalAtlashttps://naturalatlas.com/ecoregions/wyoming-basin-shrub-steppe-27668922023-03-05T18:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2023/02/13/its-been-a-decade/2023-02-14T17:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2022/09/14/the-roaming-ecologist-update/2022-09-15T12:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2022/09/17/plant-of-the-month-allium-coryi/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/crumpler-jameson_allium-coryi-brewster-county-tx-2015.jpgcrumpler-jameson_allium-coryi-brewster-county-tx-20152022-09-15T12:07:30+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2020/04/24/new-for-texas-native-seed-selection-tool/2020-04-26T14:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2016/02/08/ok-select-little-bluestem/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/okselectreg1.jpgOKSelectregmap caption: A general outline of the area in which OK Select can be expected to perform well. Future plant releases will share overlap with the boundaries.2017-02-18T13:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2016/03/24/trans-pecos-pipeline-seeding/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tpproutemap.jpgtpproutemapTrans-Pecos Pipeline route map. Map from http://transpecospipelinefacts.com/assets/waha_transpecos_county_maps_overview--low-res-.pdf2019-01-03T17:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2014/12/31/the-old-stuff/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4793.jpg??????????2016-10-29T14:02:18+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2016/10/25/the-plains-of-san-agustin/2016-10-26T03:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2016/03/06/then-and-now-grassland-changes/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bestelmeyerlandeco.jpgbestelmeyerlandeco2016-03-06T17:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/09/11/why-seed-origin-matters-any-seed-will-do/2015-09-22T13:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/08/29/tourney-1894/2015-09-11T12:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2014/11/24/the-discovery-of-spotted-knapweed-in-texas-why-seed-origin-matters/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/certifiedseedlabel.jpgcertifiedseedlabelIf the seed you are looking at purchasing does not have this label on it, buyer beware and spend your money elsewherehttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo4.jpgphoto(4)From left to right, top to bottom: Plant view of Spotted Knapweed; flower; flower bud; midstem leaf; and basal leaves. Photos courtesy of USFWS Balcones Canyonlands.2015-09-04T13:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/08/23/landscape-dysfunction-in-drylands/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hot-desert-gemomorph-controlled-jpeg.jpghot desert gemomorph controlled jpegAreas controlled largely or wholly by abiotic factors (geomorphology), such as the site pictured here, typically are not candidates for grassland restoration, as the cost of such work is far too great for such minimal or no returns. The grasslands lost at such sites are likely lost forever. Additionally, a lack of ecotypically appropriate seed sources available on the commercial market, excepting 'Van Horn' Green Sprangletop, exist for this site (Chihuahuan Desert, Trans-Pecos, TX). The Texas Native Seeds Project is working to change that.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chiefindicatorslandscapedysfunctionsemidesertcrumpler21.jpgChiefIndicatorsLandscapeDysfunctionSemiDesertCrumpler22015-08-30T12:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/05/03/copyright-notice/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/c-notice.jpgc notice2015-08-30T12:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/02/20/the-vernal-desert/2015-03-22T15:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2015/03/16/reminder-for-spring-wildflower-season-in-tx-2/2015-03-22T15:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2014/11/08/2014-txsw-ser-conference-presentations-and-thoughts/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pipeline-row-demo-stn.jpgpipeline ROW demo STN2014-11-16T16:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2012/10/03/the-unbearable-ubiquitousness-of-mowing/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo-2.jpgphoto (2)This one acre vacant lot (not the one mentioned previously) was bare soil at the end of May. By the middle of July it had become an interesting little "pocket prairie" with over 30 species inside its boundary. Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides), Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Sideoats Grama (B. curtipendula), and Green Sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia), among others, happily populated this lot until it was mowed short like a boring lawn.2014-10-08T19:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/11/17/why-prairies-matter-and-lawns-dont/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/prairierootsystems.jpgprairierootsystems2018-04-21T12:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/02/18/annual-broomweed/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-24.jpgphoto (2)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6529.jpgIMG_6529https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6523.jpgIMG_6523Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) in the background amongst a Broomweed-choked pasture.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6492.jpgIMG_64922014-09-13T02:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2012/10/11/josiah-and-valer-austin-ecologically-restoring-the-desert-southwest/2013-12-16T16:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2012/10/28/otero-mesa-the-last-of-the-desert-grasslands/2013-12-16T16:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2012/11/01/john-ernest-weaver-american-botanist-and-prairie-ecologist/2013-12-16T16:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2012/12/02/juniper-the-plant-we-love-to-hate/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-4.jpgphoto 4Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana) invading the mile-high grasslands of the Davis Mountains. Jeff Davis Co., TX.2013-12-16T15:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/02/17/the-earth-needs-fire/2013-12-16T15:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/02/22/an-example-of-how-mowing-can-degrade-former-prairies/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-42.jpgphoto 4Constant mowing in the same direction and pattern will form ruts over time. Eventually, the perennial tallgrasses in these ruts give way to midgrasses and then to shortgrasses. Ultimately, bare soil will appear in the ruts and sheet, rill, and gully erosion will follow.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-32.jpgphoto 3An example of sheet erosion; the most common erosion problem in overgrazed rangelands. As sheet erosion increases, rill and gully erosion follows. Leaving the grass at taller heights (6" or more) can help trap sediments, water, and organic matter and eventually build up the soil as it slowly becomes stabilized.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-25.jpgphoto 2A closer look at how close mowing has decreased the vigor and coverage of perennial bunchgrasses. The increase in patchy bare soil is a sign of degradation and a negative trend away from the historical plant community.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-1.jpgphoto 1A dozen lonely Post Oaks are all that remains of this former savanna. Two Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees remind us that with their presence, there is absolutely a lack of fire.2013-12-16T15:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/03/17/quintessential-spring-wildflowers-of-texas/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/clm_img0008.jpgCLM_IMG0008Photo Credit: Connie Merrill, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Centerhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-2-21.jpgphoto 2 (2)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-1-21.jpgphoto 1 (2)Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) in flower. 2025-04-16T05:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/04/06/burn-season-part-1/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7385.jpgIMG_7385As fires are suppressed, woody plant density increases and herbaceous plant density decreases. Some indicator species of degraded or fire-starved eastern woodlands and forests are Elm (Ulmus spp.), Maple (Acer spp.), Hackberry (Celtis spp.), and Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) as well as the lack of an herbaceous understory.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7378.jpgIMG_7378https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7377.jpgIMG_7377https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7296.jpgIMG_7296The loess hills in their burning glory at Griffith.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7352.jpgIMG_7352Sarah Bailey finishing up the last of the interior of the fire at Indian Cave. This was a highly physical burn for all involved, as the topography was steep in almost all areas and heavy equipment access was limited to the perimeter of the burn unit.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7348.jpgIMG_7348Myself putting fire on the ground at Indian Cave State Park. 700 acres were burned here in about 9 hours.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7304.jpgIMG_7304Sarah Bailey of Prairie Plains Resource Institute mans the water for the backburn.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7301.jpgIMG_7301The final headfire for this year's burn at Griffith Prairie. A spectacular sight for a job well done.2013-12-16T15:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/05/08/burn-season-part-2-2/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sbandmeblacklinepokorny5713.jpgsbandmeblacklinePokorny5713Sarah Bailey (of Prairie Plains Resource Institute) and I wetlining and blacklining ahead of the flank and back fires. May 2013.2013-12-16T15:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/05/28/griffith-prairie-a-short-pictorial-of-post-prescribed-fire-re-growth/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0385.jpgIMG_03858 weeks post-burnhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/griff.jpggriff4 weeks post-burnhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7533.jpgIMG_7533https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7532.jpgIMG_7532https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7525.jpgIMG_7525Mike Bullerman, Restoration Ecologist and GIS Specialist for PPRI, maintains the wetline along the back end of the head fire.2013-12-16T15:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/06/11/black-hills-regional-pictorial/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0580-copy.jpgIMG_0580 - CopyAnd then there was a Chipmunk who helped itself to a Nacho Cheese Dorito at a campground near Keystone, SD.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0544-copy.jpgIMG_0544 - CopyPronghorn Antelope () grazing. This ungulate is the fastest land mammal in North America.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0538-copy.jpgIMG_0538 - CopyThe montane grasslands of the Black Hills are scattered, and, like almost any grassland in North America, is subject to invasion of woody plant species - Ponderosa in this case - in the absence of fire.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bisoncustersp.jpgbisoncusterspAmerican Bison ( ), along with its ecological counterpart, the Prairie Dog ( ), are considered keystone species in the North American prairie. Here, two bison graze in a prairie dog town in Wind Cave National Park.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0494-copy.jpgIMG_0494 - CopyRocky Mountain Iris (Iris missouriensis).https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0491-copy.jpgIMG_0491 - CopyThe Bur Oak is the lighter yellow colored leaves in the mid-story of this pine stand.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0485-copy.jpgIMG_0485 - CopyBur Oak is one of the major competitors of Ponderosa Pine for sunlight, water, and space.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0479-copy.jpgIMG_0479 - CopyThe dominant plant in the Black Hills is Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa). An easy (and fun) way to identify this tree is, on warm, sunny days, to sniff the crevices of the bark - it produces an aroma much like butterscotch.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0437-copy.jpgIMG_0437 - CopyThere were many colonies of Golden Pea (Thermopsis rhombifolia) throughout the Black Hills, both in the grasslands and scattered openings in pine forests.2024-02-27T18:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/08/20/a-season-in-the-nebraska-prairies-pt-1/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8023.jpgIMG_8023Then the ring is disheveled into a pile of heaping seeds and wafting seed dust.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8022.jpgIMG_8022Seeds were mixed. Gallons became barrels (30 gallons = 1 barrel). The seed ring is formed, upon which all the seed in the https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0366.jpgIMG_0366One last prairie was planted for the season at Griffith Prairie and Farm. This was the planting mentioned in the post " ". In the seed mix I included a sprinkling of my late dog Eddie's ashes - I'll definitely be coming back and visiting this prairie over the years.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8318.jpgIMG_8318And not too long after all that, seed collection season began - starting with Prairie Ragwort (Senecio plattensis).https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8575.jpgIMG_8575The Prairie Bucket Brigade enjoys a sprightly conversation on a great day of seed collecting at Pokorny Memorial Prairie.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8308.jpgIMG_8308https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8189.jpgIMG_8189But fence work called us back for one more tour of duty. Though on the day pictured, the landscape got more attention than the fence. And the winds of spring danced in the waves of the grasses across the prairie.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_8102.jpgIMG_8102Spring finally arrived!https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7359.jpgIMG_7359https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7355.jpgIMG_73552013-12-16T15:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/07/16/silphium/2013-12-16T15:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/08/29/what-the-prairie-teaches-us-by-paul-gruchow/2018-04-21T01:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/09/02/fire-wolves-mountains-and-a-guest-essay/2013-12-16T14:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/09/15/a-season-in-the-nebraska-prairies-part-2/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-2.jpgphoto (2)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sedgecut.jpgsedgecuthttps://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-5.jpgphoto 5As the temperatures began to cool, I took the opportunity to enjoy a nice quiet weekend morning at Griffith Prairie. I read some of Leopold's essays and thought about what all I've learned here in Nebraska about prairie restoration.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4 (2)A reliable indicator that fall is on the way is when Dotted Gayfeather (Liatris punctata) flowers. That Liatris is very common in the Cross Timbers ecoregion of North Texas where I am from, and it was the first prairie plant I learned during a botany lab.https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-3-2.jpgphoto 3 (2)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-2-4.jpgphoto 2 (4)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-1-4.jpgphoto 1 (4)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9256.jpgIMG_9256https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9880.jpgIMG_9880Also in these same Sandhills, retro soda pop cans were found. This one was a pull tab. I had to laugh at the fine print: "Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. This product contains Saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals."https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9879.jpgIMG_9879The Prairie Ragwort harvest continued in the Sandhills near St. Paul, NE.2013-12-16T14:56:25+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/09/22/a-time-for-goodbyes/https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo3.jpgphoto(3)"When the departing plovers set wing for the Argentine, all the bluestems waved farewell with tall new tassels." - Aldo Leopold, from the essay, "Odyssey"https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_9565.jpgIMG_9565https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo2.jpgphoto(2)https://roaming-ecologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo1.jpgphoto(1)Roy D. Sanders, 1970.2013-12-16T14:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/obsessive-american-waste/2013-12-14T01:55:24+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/recommended-books/2013-12-02T14:59:33+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/online-resources-and-reference-materials/2013-10-22T13:29:34+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/08/26/granite-mountain-19-and-the-human-factors-on-the-fireline/2013-09-15T03:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/08/13/brendan-mcdonough-granite-mountain-hotshots-lone-survivor/2013-08-26T21:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/07/24/prescott-division-chief-provides-more-information-about-fatalities-at-yarnell-hill-fire/2013-08-14T00:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/recommended-films/2013-05-30T14:02:11+00:00weekly0.6https://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/03/14/grazing-and-burning-essays-from-bill-whitney-2/2013-05-19T17:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/04/13/new-prescribed-fire-documentary/2013-05-19T17:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.com/2013/04/17/prescribed-burn-video-missouris-tucker-prairie/2013-05-19T17:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://roaming-ecologist.comdaily1.02026-01-30T23:48:48+00:00