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Finally, an answer to a mystery surrounding these 1,000-year-old trees https://vist.ly/3aevm

Finally, an answer to a mystery surrounding these 1,000-year-old trees https://vist.ly/3adme

I was approached by the Natural History Museum last month to write a short piece about mushrooms. It was a very wide and vague brief. "Anything you want" they said. This is my first (paid also) attempt at sharing my thoughts, officially and simply, about the deep connection and calling I have for mushrooms and most importantly, hoping to invite more than just conversations about the future of people, planet and plants - thoughtful and creative actions too. Making room for mushrooms By Sal Chebbah Hidden beneath the leaf litter on the forest floor, underneath moss, lichen and logs, a vast network of mysterious and ingenious fungi stretches out. This life connects trees, soil and a whole orchestra of forest organisms in an elaborate dance of life and decay….. I’m often asked, “which mushroom is your favourite?” It’s not an easy question for me to answer because there are so many charming mushrooms. There’s the flowery and gorgeous chanterelle, which has both summer and winter varieties, they have a wonderful buttery quality on the palette. There’s the pied blue, or blue-foot mushroom, which comes in shades of blue so vibrant and striking they could come from an enchanted world. Click on the link below to read the full article. https://lnkd.in/eW_YQPG8 #nature #fungi #environment #ecology #planet #sustainability #london #urban #future #food #climate #farming #mushrooms #growurbanfestival

Magical Mushroom Landscape with Complex Details.https://https://lnkd.in/g4NPZed6

Embracing the Beauty of Alpine Asters: An Exploration into Their Botanical Significance and Cultural Symbolism Introduction Embracing the Beauty of Alpine Asters: An Exploration into Their B... Read More - https://lnkd.in/dhAyqmUE

🌿 In my latest article, I dive into the invisible threads connecting us to plants, trees, and each other—drawing on insights from Emanuele Coccia's La Vie Sensible and Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees. Let’s explore this shared web of life. 🌱✨ #MadamePlanta

🌿 #EcologicalBelongingFriday 🌿 Dive into your heart's sanctuary and unearth the sacred grounds that speak to your soul. Share with us the natural space that holds deep significance for you and the reasons it resonates so profoundly. 💚 #EcologicalBelonging #FridayEBTip Want more reflections like this? Subscribe to the Ecological Belonging newsletter and explore ecological-belonging.org

This is an absolutely fascinating read on the Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) at the Nara Park in Japan. Typically this behaviour on both a singular animal & at small herd level can be easily explained with intracies in local environment, geography, feed availability, shelter, alternating katabatic & adiabatic wind changes during the day etc. The reasons can be complex, many and varied. However, almost synchronized deer behaviour on mass like this & immaculately timed is indeed strange to us. If my interactions over the years is a guide to myself, I believe that the answer will indeed be found with more research & science & some open minded study But from my time studying deer, I am also aware that the answers to these types of ecolgical mysteries will likely put to the test some of humanities long held & often religiously based notions of agency in a "human only" context. I believe it will tinker with & influence greatly our understanding of conscious animacy, human only agency and our wider definitions of sentience all at a ecological level & beyond the modern human experience (where most modern living people struggle deeply to relate to the above 3 topics). Until then, it's a fine wonder of nature.

Finding Traces of Lost Habitats Around Us There is a hidden history that many people are not aware of or simply ignore: The traces that remain of precious natural habitats, some of which we have lost due to human activity. Finding remnants of our ancient ecosystems, and recognizing more clearly what our landscapes once looked like, can help us see where things have gone wrong and potentially be very important in helping us put things right in the future. The soil below our feet holds many clues about the habitat on a particular site over the years. The different layers of organic matter built up over time can tell us a lot about what once grew there. Scientists can discover many details not only about people and their activity but also about the vegetation on a site by digging deep and analyzing what they find below. Amazingly, ancient woodland sites, even when the trees are gone, can still produce plants of the understory that have built up in the seed bank of the area. Identifying areas that used to be woodland can help us find the best areas for rewilding. We will sometimes see natural regeneration by removing pressures such as overgrazing (by sheep and/or deer, for example) from an area. Or, where regeneration cannot naturally occur, we can determine excellent areas for tree planting.