Nora Bales

botanist | firefighter | biological soil crust enthusiast | Cal Poly MS | she/her

[Jim Tang @wxmann]

Snow coats the tops of peaks at Big Sur this morning. ❄️ #cawx @NWSBayArea @JimCantore

[Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley]

A new study led by @kenleecalhoun finds the majority of recent CA wildfires occurred outside of conifer forests & with a greater threat to biodiversity. The authors call for a more nuanced approach to #wildfire to #biodiversity and people. https://t.co/j49zPTEuQC @milliechapma

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

More !!!!!!!

[Maxim Greenberg @maxvcg]

Instead of using the word "interestingly" every five sentences, what if we start incorporating exclamation points in the scientific literature? Why is this taboo?

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

HAPPY PUMPKIN SEASON! Coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata) is a squash native to California & western North America. It grows in very arid environments, and blooms/fruits in the late summer and early fall. #CaliforniaFlora #PumpkinSpice

[Chaotically Science @drpepperis100]

I’m a grad student

My job is to have elaborate bullshit ideas that may or may not work

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

@calobot Nicely done! Yeah C. argillosus - definitely some argillic soils

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

I can't believe summer is over. A small highlight reel of some places I've been:
1. East Humboldt Range, NV
2. Southern Sierra Nevada, CA
3. Montaña de Oro, CA
4. South Hills (Calochortus superbloom!), CA

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

SAYING IT LOUDER

[Al Sullivan - Spencer @CarrotWarrior_]

As a person who loves prairies and grasslands and my ecology career has surrounded them, I can honestly say trees are not always the answer. Thanks for listening.

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

@KandisGilmore Thank you! The plants had cauline leaves so I defaulted to Wyethia over Balsamorhiza, but it was my first time botanizing that area of Nevada so I could definitely be wrong 🌻

[Lesley Goren @lmgoren1]

This especially true as things are bone dry out there and the Santa Ana Season begins

[Yosemite Steve @YosemiteSteve]

The Biggest Tree in the World, the General Sherman, raked and wrapped in preparation for the incoming #KNPComplex fire. Sequoia National Park

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

@mellamosummer thank you thank you thank you for sharing your experience and insight! so helpful!

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

Me: why does my back always hurt??
Also me:

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

Starting shortly - the CalBotSoc talk I'm the most excited for!! Crust punks unite 🖤🌱

[CalBotSoc @CalBotSoc]

Join us for our next CalBotSoc Speaker this Thursday, September 9th at 7pm PT: Brianne Palmer(@briecology) - "Why Should Botanists Care About Biological Soil Crusts?" https://t.co/S1LlkkXqrO. #biocrust #cryptobiotic #botany

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

Using a vintage milkshake machine on my soil samples ? I guess this is real ? #SoilScience

[Naomi Fraga @naomibot.bsky.social @naomibot]

A 📸 of a bunch of botanists on their knees admiring an obscure tiny rare plant made to the front page of the LA Times today! @CABotanicGarden We are in a race to save seeds in the face of extreme drought and a changing climate.

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

military trash capturing this monday's mood:

[Nora Bales @naturewithnora]

@ChelsFletcher Ok so we struck out on 3 counts oops