📜 EwA Week Highlights: Observing Dead Stems and Beautiful GIlls

[Mike McGlathery]

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	EwA Highlights January 7 Hello everyone! Thanks for reading our first EwA highlights of 2023. 📸 I love this picture from Deana of a fungus from the genus Resupinatus. The picture really shows off the beautifully branching patterns of the mushrooms’ gills, which almost reminds me of coral when it’s captured like this. EwA iNaturalist Record (© Deana Thomas · Foster, RI · Jan. 2, 2023) As I’ve said before, the dormancy of winter can provide good opportunities for observing and learning about what plants are still around, and that even applies to some herbaceous plants that completely die back each year. Many of them leave behind their stiffer stems until they’re crushed to the ground by falling snow and the like. EwA friend and collaborator Shilpa observed this tall ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) down in Washington, DC. EwA iNaturalist Record (© Shilpa Sen · Washington, DC · Dec. 31, 2022) 📊 Thanks to everyone for your great biodiversity records this past week, totaling 247 observations of 154 distinct species. If you’re curious about the records from this week that have been validated by the iNat community so far, you can find them » here. 🏆 Running tally: To date, we have recorded 133,599 observations of 9,024 distinct species! Check out our EwA umbrella project, see the details per site/observer, and more » here. 📅 EwA Upcoming Public Events Ewa Field Events » Check the EwA Winter [ Event details and registration » ] Don’t miss some great opportunities to follow the rhythm of the season in our local habitats and in the local wildlife! Space is limited for all our field events. Wildlife ethics is important to us and we seek to avoid putting the pressure on natural habitats which large gatherings unavoidably do. We are asking our audience to register-and-commit (or cancel when you know you can’t come) to avoid no-shows. EwA Fieldwork (and Resources) Peak schedule: Winter is still a great time to join our monitoring programs. Check EwA’s Volunteer Program Calendar 📅  to know when things happen. And if a session is of interest to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to get the rendezvous location. 📅 EwA Sites Map | 🌱 Site Protocols and Guides · Field Rosters · Field Notes » All here! | ℹ️ More about EwA’s Citizen Science Program » Here ❓ Do you have any questions? Don’t be shy. Just email me or reply to this thread.  That’s all for this week—hope you have a good one! -Mike
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