#milkweed — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #milkweed, aggregated by home.social.
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A Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. Found on some native plants!
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #insects #insect #insectphotography #photography #caterpillar #caterpillars #moth #moths #milkweed #hairy
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A Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. Found on some native plants!
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #insects #insect #insectphotography #photography #caterpillar #caterpillars #moth #moths #milkweed #hairy
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A Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. Found on some native plants!
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #insects #insect #insectphotography #photography #caterpillar #caterpillars #moth #moths #milkweed #hairy
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A Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. Found on some native plants!
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #insects #insect #insectphotography #photography #caterpillar #caterpillars #moth #moths #milkweed #hairy
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A Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. Found on some native plants!
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #insects #insect #insectphotography #photography #caterpillar #caterpillars #moth #moths #milkweed #hairy
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Our milkweed are literally popping up now. This is their third year #Milkweed #Yarden #NativePlants
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How Do You Design A #WildlifeCorridor For #Maine Garden Design?
Excerpt:
"Plant Palette: #NativeSpecies and Layering for Maine
Choose plants that are native to your Maine ecoregion and that provide multiple functions: forage, cover, nesting structure, and seasonal continuity.
- Canopy and large trees (plant for future shade and mast): white pine (Pinus strobus), red #maple (Acer rubrum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), paper birch (Betula papyrifera), red oak (Quercus rubra), balsam fir.
- Small trees and large shrubs (structure and fruit): serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), crabapple (Malus spp. native selections), chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana).
- Shrubs for berries and cover: highbush #blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), #winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata), highbush #cranberry (Viburnum trilobum), black #chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), #elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), #bayberry (Morella pensylvanica).
- Herbaceous layer and pollinator plants: common #milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), joe-pye weed (Eutrochium spp.), #asters (Symphyotrichum spp.), #goldenrod (Solidago spp.), mountain mint (Pycnanthemum spp.), columbine (Aquilegia canadensis).
- Groundcover and forest floor: bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), wild ginger (Asarum canadense), sedges (Carex spp.), native ferns where appropriate.
- Wetland edge species for riparian corridors: blueflag iris (Iris versicolor), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), #sedges, and #NativeRushes.Plant choice should reflect site moisture, sunlight, and soil pH. Avoid ornamental cultivars with little #wildlife value and never plant species known to be invasive in Maine such as Japanese #barberry or #bittersweet."
Learn more:
https://cultivatingflora.com/how-do-you-design-a-wildlife-corridor-for-maine-garden-design/#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridor #NativeSpecies #GardeningForPolinators #Rewilding
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Farmworkers Heal Climate-Scarred Land With #NativeSeeds
At #California’s #HedgerowFarms, specialists produce seeds to #revegetate burned areas, reestablish #wetlands, and transform drought-prone #farmland
By Caleb Hampton
July 7, 2025
"Quiroz and Gómez are seed-cleaning specialists and field workers at Hedgerow Farms, a native seed farm near the #CentralValley town of #WintersCA. Hedgerow’s collectors gather seeds from native plants in the wild, and field workers grow them out at the 300-acre farm to produce more seeds. This spring, neat rows of #mugwort, #PurpleNeedlegrass, and #CaliforniaPoppies sprouted in the midst of neighboring almond orchards, tomatoes, and alfalfa.
"Government agencies, tribes, and other land managers use the seeds to revegetate #FireRavagedAreas, transform #AbandonedFarmland, reestablish wetlands, and repair other damaged or altered lands, creating environments that support local #ecosystems and #biodiversity.
" 'We’re doing something for the planet,' Quiroz said in Spanish.
"Recreational areas have benefited too: Hedgerow Farms’ #SilverbushLupine grows in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and its #NativeGrasses can be found in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area outside Sacramento. The farm also supplies native seeds to seed packet retailers, helping sow #DroughtResistant plants and establish #pollinator habitat in #urban environments.
"Some projects, such as the ongoing restoration of the #KlamathRiverBasin in Oregon and California, involve billions of seeds — from various suppliers, including Hedgerow — spread across thousands of acres. 'Native vegetation is the foundation of a healthy #ecosystem,' the #YurokTribe said in a social media post showing #wildflowers blooming this spring in the scar of a former reservoir.
"After four dams were removed from the #KlamathRiver, the tribe began #revegetating the riverbanks last year, planting species such as #milkweed — a key food source for #MonarchButterflies — that once flourished in the watershed."
Read more:
https://civileats.com/2025/07/07/farmworkers-heal-climate-scarred-land-with-native-seeds/#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #RegenerativeAgriculture #Restoration #GardeningForPollinators #RestorativeAgriculture
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The thrill of the hunt. A predator stalks up on the herd, ready to pounce. #ladybug #ladybird #aphids #predators #hunting #PredatorAndPrey #milkweed #NaturePhotography
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It's heartbreaking if i think about all of it too much, but I'm attempting to utilize the Fediverse to organize and network in case the resistance becomes more literal than figurative.
I'm encouraging community Resilience efforts, which include #GuerrillaGardening, focusing on #pollinators, alt forms of communication such as
(#SelfHost #fediverse instances, awareness of mass campaigns such aswheat paste posters, #HAMRadio, #morsecode). #Sneakernet #Wifi #adhocI think that we should focus on a more local and distributed food supply & coop network. Even if the fascists don't take over completely, it will help to mitigate suffering from climate change. Focusing on seed bombing, especially #Milkweed to help the #endangered #MonarchButterflies, and other pollinators. This includes nectar producing wildflowers. This is all part of a move towards #sustainability & #permaculture
