Britt Vickstrom

6th gen Iowan. vegetarian. science, tattoos, climate change, birding, krumkake, rugby, volunteering, puns, baking. @mtholyoke alum. DES granddaughter she/her

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Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist and creator of the 1000 postcards project; mini paintings of natural life inspired by her ‘re-wilding’ of a Welsh farm #WomensArt

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From Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms installation series, #WomensArt #RommArtWeek 🏠

[Quad-City Times @qctimes]

Nahant Marsh celebrated 10 years of tagging and releasing monarch butterflies for migration on Saturday, September 6, in Davenport. The community was invited to the event to learn more about https://t.co/ZL202s8jGK

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The decoy ploy to save Scotland's capercaillie
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This year, I'm a meadowhawk dragonfly. And, species specifically, I can be a white-faced meadowhawk (an actual species) because, welll, I'm pasty. Thanks to Whitney for her talent and creativity. Photo of the actual dragonfly

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Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental DataHaving more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

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@anniedelavoye But then you get to read them all over again. And/or listen to audiobook versions. Kevin R Free does a great job narrating

[Andy Howard @highland_andy]

It’s a privilege to have a clan of #badgers visit our garden on a nightly basis.
*Best viewed with the sound up*
#NationalBadgerDay

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@janetevanovich i just finished re-readinf the Wicked books. I'm very fond of Lizzy and Diesel. Will there be more books? Please!

[Scottish Rugby @Scotlandteam]

Our 2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣ @Womens6Nations schedule.

Information about tickets and packages for our three home games at Hive Stadium will be released later this week.

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Argentina condemn Australia to biggest Test defeat
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Meet the snot otter, the US's ancient and unique salamander
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@DerekLandy I'm 2/3 way through Skulduggery Pleasant. Thank you for writing it and Rupert Degas for narrating it. It's a very enjoyable, funny mystery

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@LauraJedeed thank you for your article about Colonial Williamsburg. It was wonderful. I went in 8th grade 35 years ago. I definitely want to go back and experience the nuances and challenges and the commitment of the people you describe

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Where MAGA Granddads and Resistance Moms Go to Learn America’s Most Painful History Lessons

Welcome to Colonial Williamsburg, the largest living museum that is taking a radical approach to our national divides.
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City of East Moline and Nahant Marsh to host ‘Food, Fun and Turtles’ event
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[Bleeding Heartland @LauraRBelin]

And now for something completely different:
Kara Grady makes the case for designating the regal fritillary, a butterfly native to the tallgrass prairie, as Iowa's state insect.
#Iowa #nature #wildflowers
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[Science Friday @scifri]

Neuroscientists from @CUBoulder found that love seems to leave a mark on the brain. The source of the data? Prairie voles.

@DrZoePhD joins us to discuss how prairie voles may help us understand how our brains respond to love and heartbreak.

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I am freely admitting this. But also, blerg...

My work phone seemed to have an issue, so I called my cell phone to test it. Yep, definitely work phone acting up. But then, as I was hanging up - having called myself, mind you - I said, "OK. Thanks. Bye."

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Finally! A zebra swallowtail butterfly! And it was at work Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House. I've been wanting to see one for years. I live on the NWern edge of their range. It's an obligate species (only feeds on one thing) of pawpaw trees