Vicki J. Brown (she/her)

Naturalist, marketer, embroiderer, conservation volunteer. #NHSteward. Former @JoslinDiabetes exec. Organizing Founder of #PollinatorPathwaysNH

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Excited for the next Eastern Old-Growth Forest Conference in a year. Save the date!

17-20 September 2025
Breadloaf Campus, Middlebury College
Ripton, VT

@OldGrowthFN
#UVMForestry
#oldgrowthforest2025
#oldgrowthconference

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@Aerial_stitches Def the topographical forest-river scene. Second is the Amazon view.

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Thanks to Hal Bodwell, Amy MacDonald & #SELT's Duane Hyde for participating on East Kingston Conservation Commission's #conservation #easements panel.

#EKCC #LandConservation @UNHCE_forestry

https://t.co/mSOx38Zi53

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Why even pesky insects (aka pests) are beneficial in your garden.

Great TedTalk by @McmackinRebecca, an ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer.

https://t.co/ULZ3UuKenj

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

On #biodiversity and saving the world, Doug Tallamy says:

"The world’s going to be fine. It’s humans and everything else in the world that’s in trouble because we are not sharing our spaces."

https://t.co/KHVCPwqWUf

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Pollinator tips from Barbara Moran, a correspondent on WBUR’s climate and environmental team.

https://t.co/aRpSdvm4Lm

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝

Grateful for insects pollinating our native plants and fav foods -- blueberries, chocolate, coffee, cranberries, pumpkin and squash.

You can help New England's ~400 species of wild bees to survive and thrive -- in your own yard.

https://t.co/4yuVJM0WgG

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@NHStewards @xercessociety Moths are unappreciated!

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

What we do matters.

Conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing #biodiversity loss.

A study published in the journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that nature #conservation is successful.

https://t.co/iMx10Mh3VV

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

In southern NH, "What isn't conserved today will be developed in 20 yrs."

Have you thought about conserving your land?

Conservation Easement Panel & Q&A
Wed., June 12 - 5pm
East Kingston (NH) Library

Hear from #conservation #easement owners, SELT and @Forest_Society.

#EKCC

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@NHStewards I also use them underneath trees, providing a "soft landing" for caterpillars and other insects to safely overwinter

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Favorite groundcovers in my yard are early (spring) bloomers and sport white or yellow flowers:

Clockwise from L:
Golden alexander (Zizea aurea)
Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis)
Barren strawberry (Geum fragarioides)
Wild strawberry

#nativeplants #plantnative #springflowers

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

We don't need to wait for March.

The True Harbingers of Spring: Chickadees — First Light Wildlife Habitats

#thepersonalecologist
#chickadees
#soundsofspring
https://t.co/htBEC2WCEX

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Terrific overview of the #oldgrowthforest2023 conference. Thanks Liz!

[NH Natural Resources Stewards @NHStewards]

Ecologist Liz Thompson of @wwfc_conserve and @4wildplaces shares why the Eastern #oldgrowthforest2023 Conference was a gathering, a celebration & a call to action.

#oldgrowth #oldgrowthforest

https://t.co/b2zt86LKy6

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

Like Bill McKibben, I am grateful for #oldgrowthforest and #BigTrees.

@UNHCE_forestry
@OldGrowthFN
#thanksgiving2023
#NHBigTrees

https://t.co/Ae8WbZ8dYg

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

This group hiked the Sunapee State Park #oldgrowthforest 2 yrs ago & then made Chris Kane's dream of another Eastern #oldgrowthforest2023 Conference a reality❤️

LtoR: Chris Kane, @OldGrowthFN's Sarah RobbGrieco, David Govatski, Christine Tappan, Leslie Randlett, @bostonflamingo

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@NHStewards @UNHExtension Looking forward to #oldgrowthforest2025!

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

I first met Chris 2 yrs ago on a Mt. Sunapee old-growth hike.

He was beamng after the successful #oldgrowthforest2023 conference.

Steering Committee, L to R: David Govatski, Janine Marr, Chris Tappan, Vicki Brown, Sarah RobbGrieco, Mary Tebo Davis, Chris Kane & Bob Leverett.

[NH Natural Resources Stewards @NHStewards]

A friend of old forests,
a rare plant whisperer, and
the heart and soul behind the #oldgrowthforest2023 conference.

Our deep condolences to Chris' family and large community of friends. 😥

https://t.co/O3mENiQNyH

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@ottawavalleywx @a_kosiba Regrettably, no. Hopefully we will do so at the next #oldgrowthforest conference in 2025.

[Vicki J. Brown (she/her) @bostonflamingo]

@a_kosiba Love this shot of you and the group on The Bowl Natural Area field trip! Sorry I missed it!