Tod Robbins · @todrobbins
663 followers · 2180 posts · Server social.coop@alan @nathan gorgeous! I recently learned about the #GreatWesternTrail (https://www.blm.gov/visit/great-western-trail) which will hopefully materialize!
#greatwesterntrail #greatbasin #arizona #idaho #montana #utah #wyoming
Brad Mohr · @bmohr
199 followers · 450 posts · Server mas.to
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. September 2011. (Vertical photo - click to view in its entirety if your timeline shows cropped images)
Digital - Canon EOS 7D. #Utah #Bonneville #Desert #Salt #GreatBasin
#greatbasin #salt #desert #bonneville #utah
Drought Center · @droughtcenter
85 followers · 72 posts · Server mastodon.world
The latest from #NOAA #NWS #Climate Prediction Center shows a mixed outlook for the coming months.
Expect #drought relief in large parts of California, the #GreatBasin, and the Northern Plains. Conditions may also improve in Florida. But ongoing and expanding drought is possible across the Northwest, Puerto Rico, and parts of the Southern Plains west into New Mexico and Colorado.
#science #forecast #CAwx #UTwx #NVwx #COwx #pnw #NMwx #FLwx #outlook #DroughtMonitoring
#noaa #nws #climate #drought #greatbasin #science #forecast #cawx #utwx #nvwx #cowx #pnw #nmwx #FLwx #outlook #droughtmonitoring
Drought Center · @droughtcenter
76 followers · 62 posts · Server mastodon.world
Western #snowpack is still looking strong across most states, and #California and the #GreatBasin continue to see record-setting #snowfall. A lot can happen before the next dry season, but, statewide, California's snowpack is at 180% of the end-of-season (April 1) average.
Meanwhile, the #Willamette and coast watersheds in #Oregon have also seen big improvement this month. The Upper Arkansas in #Colorado and the Rio Grande-Mimbres watersheds in #NewMexico continue to struggle.
#snowpack #california #greatbasin #snowfall #willamette #oregon #colorado #newmexico #drought
danielrothberg · @danielrothberg
751 followers · 34 posts · Server journa.hostDuring a first-ever Environmental Justice Day at #nvleg, organizers urged lawmakers to back outdoor worker protections, an environmental justice study, and adding a guarantee to clean air and water in the Nevada Constitution. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/activists-push-for-environmental-justice-as-climate-issues-hit-communities-disproportionately #nevada #environmentaljustice #greatbasin #cleanwater #cleanair
#nvleg #nevada #environmentaljustice #greatbasin #cleanwater #cleanair
ted cutezynski · @shrugdealer
887 followers · 6555 posts · Server kolektiva.social#Arsenic contaminates private drinking water wells across the western #GreatBasin.
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-arsenic-contaminates-private-wells-western.html
Drought Center · @droughtcenter
39 followers · 40 posts · Server mastodon.world
Check out the current #snowpack (left) compared to this time last year (right) from #USDA #NRCS. Across most of the #West, conditions are looking much better, especially in #California and the #GreatBasin. Many watersheds are close to, or above, the long-term average.
#snowpack #usda #nrcs #West #california #greatbasin #drought #climate #weather #science
Drought Center · @droughtcenter
17 followers · 25 posts · Server mastodon.world
#Snowpack across the #West continues to look mostly strong, especially in #California and the #GreatBasin, according to the latest from #USDA #NRCS. The Upper Pecos and Upper Canadian in New Mexico are at only about three-quarters of their long-term average but the neighboring Upper Rio Grande is looking good. Meanwhile, the Northern Oregon Coast is still struggling.
#snowpack #West #california #greatbasin #usda #nrcs #drought #climate #weather #science
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
230 followers · 69 posts · Server archaeo.social
@jenfraser
Lehmann Caves Visitor Center in Nevada displays a tree cut down in 1964 by a graduate student and Forest Service for "research purposes" only to discover it WAS the world's oldest known organism.
#Prometheus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(tree)
#Photography #Nevada #GreatBasin
#prometheus #photography #Nevada #greatbasin
danielrothberg · @danielrothberg
716 followers · 23 posts · Server journa.hostThe Great Basin is characterized by its closed basins, where water is trapped in saline, terminal lakes that support fascinating ecosystems.
But when less water flows in -- from #climatechange or human diversions -- these lakes are often first to see impacts.
High Country News' Caroline Tracey takes a look at a new bipartisan bill funding research and monitoring of these lakes. https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-water-the-wests-salt-lakes-are-turning-to-dust-can-congress-help
#ClimateChange #westernwater #greatbasin #salinelakes
Lost Cabin Press · @LostCabinPress
657 followers · 106 posts · Server toot.community
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #mountains #greatbasin #snow #storms #monochrome
Brief window between storms
tired of breaking trail
Headwind all the way home
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #mountains #greatbasin #snow #storms #monochrome
Amber Manfree · @Amber
239 followers · 227 posts · Server mapstodon.space
This image! Wowwww!
The #MODIS #satellite peeks through the clouds at western North America during a break in the storm. New Year's day, 2023.
You can see sediment flowing from river mouths to the #PacificOcean and thick #snow on the #SierraNevada mountains and across the #GreatBasin. The #California landscape is starting to look green!
Explore MODIS and other #NASA data here: https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
#HappyNewYear #NewYear #2023
#modis #satellite #PacificOcean #snow #sierranevada #greatbasin #california #nasa #happynewyear #newyear
A.W.Ford, the Curious Curator · @awford
166 followers · 593 posts · Server universeodon.com
A Hopeful World
- #Offshore #tech could #harvest drinking #water from #ocean #air
- #Greening the #GreatBasin
- #USA #law targets #ForeverChemicals in #food containers
- #Local #ClimateActivism more powerful than we realize
- Mastering the difficult #art of #Climate messaging
- #Canada #indigenous protect millions of acres
- Move over #ugly #SolarPanels
- New technique could save #GreatBarrierReef #coral
- #EarthshotPrize winners #ClimateSolutions
#offshore #Tech #harvest #water #ocean #air #greening #greatbasin #usa #law #foreverchemicals #food #local #climateactivism #art #climate #Canada #Indigenous #ugly #solarpanels #greatbarrierreef #coral #earthshotprize #climatesolutions
A.W.Ford, the Curious Curator · @awford
166 followers · 593 posts · Server universeodon.com
A Hopeful World
- #Offshore #tech could #harvest drinking #water from #ocean #air
- #Greening the #GreatBasin
- #USA #law targets #ForeverChemicals in #food containers
- #Local #ClimateActivism more powerful than we realize
- Mastering the difficult #art of #Climate messaging
- #Canada #indigenous protect millions of acres
- Move over #ugly #SolarPanels
- New technique could save #GreatBarrierReef #coral
- #EarthshotPrize winners #ClimateSolutions
#offshore #Tech #harvest #water #ocean #air #greening #greatbasin #usa #law #foreverchemicals #food #local #climateactivism #art #climate #Canada #Indigenous #ugly #solarpanels #greatbarrierreef #coral #earthshotprize #climatesolutions
Lost Cabin Press · @LostCabinPress
364 followers · 77 posts · Server toot.community
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mountains #greatbasin #backcountryskiing
#photography
Maidens Traverse, Toquima Range, Nevada
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mountains #greatbasin #backcountryskiing #photography
Lost Cabin Press · @LostCabinPress
341 followers · 74 posts · Server toot.community
#blackandwhitephotography #greatbasin #winter #whitemountains #enviroment #trees #monochrome #photography
Remnants of the White Bark Clan
#blackandwhitephotography #greatbasin #winter #whitemountains #enviroment #trees #monochrome #photography
Lost Cabin Press · @LostCabinPress
295 followers · 70 posts · Server toot.community
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #stateparks #ghosttowns #greatbasin
Bodie State Historic Park, Bridgeport, California
A State of Arrested Decay
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #stateparks #ghosttowns #greatbasin
Lost Cabin Press · @LostCabinPress
282 followers · 67 posts · Server toot.community
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mountains #greatbasin #Nevada #indigenous #backcountryski #climbing #peakbagging
Doso Doyabi, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
(Once named Jeff Davis Peak which was replaced with the Shoshone name for White Mountain to honor their cultural heritage for places that had names before they were renamed)
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mountains #greatbasin #Nevada #indigenous #backcountryski #climbing #peakbagging
Nikki · @foggyskye
10 followers · 28 posts · Server sciencemastodon.com
Y'all, I have a confession: I have a big crush on Bristlecone Pines.
They are extraordinary trees.
This beaut is on the Interpretive part of the Bristlecone / Glacier Trail in Great Basin National Park.
#thicktrunktuesday #greatbasin #bristlecone
danielrothberg · @danielrothberg
647 followers · 8 posts · Server journa.hostLast night, Congress passed a bill requiring the U.S. Geological Survey to create the first regional assessment and monitoring program for Great Basin saline lakes. https://www.audubon.org/news/congress-passes-audubon-backed-bill-assess-and-monitor-saltwater-lake-ecosystems
Great Basin wetlands and lakes are critical habitat for migratory birds, but face threats, including from diversions and drought.
Earlier this year, I wrote about efforts to restore wetlands in Nevada's Lahontan Valley. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/wildlife-agencies-work-to-restore-wetlands-for-declining-great-basin-shorebird-populations
#water #wildlife #shorebirds #greatbasin #salinelakes #wetlands
#water #wildlife #shorebirds #greatbasin #salinelakes #wetlands