Hollis
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In the Company of Plants and Rocks
http://plantsandrocks.blogspot.com/
Natural history blog focusing on botany, ecology and geology ... from the field as much as possible!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 441 )
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Big Hollow—an Exceptional Hole in the Ground
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Posted on 01 April 2019 OUTDOORS -
Tree-Following—the Chosen One
Actually two.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2019 OUTDOORS -
Where Does the Dust Come From?
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Posted on 02 March 2019 OUTDOORS -
Still Searching for a Tree
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Posted on 14 February 2019 OUTDOORS -
Botanist Ellen Powell Thompson—yes, That Powell!
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Posted on 23 January 2019 OUTDOORS -
In Search of a Tree, 2019
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} January 2019... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2019 OUTDOORS -
Holiday Greetings in Wyoming Red & Green
Ever wonder why red and green are the colors of Christmas?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000;... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2018 OUTDOORS -
“Trees Know When History Begins”
Late afternoon. These days no direct light reaches the boxelder in the nook; the sun sets too far south.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12. Read more
Posted on 09 December 2018 OUTDOORS -
Kansas Chalk: Odds, Ends & Final Thoughts
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} I too wended m... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2018 OUTDOORS -
Charismatic Kansan Megafauna
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Posted on 19 November 2018 OUTDOORS -
My Boxelder Finally Accepts the Inevitable …
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Posted on 11 November 2018 OUTDOORS -
A Ghost Rock Speaks
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Posted on 31 October 2018 OUTDOORS -
To Kansas to See the Chalk
Where's Toto?!p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span. Read more
Posted on 16 October 2018 OUTDOORS -
Boxelder News & Other Exciting Changes
It’s time for the monthly report about my boxelder by the warehouse, so let’s take an early morning walk to see what’s up. Heading west on the dirt road to the... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2018 OUTDOORS -
Botanical Adventures in Yellowstone, 1899
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Posted on 21 September 2018 OUTDOORS -
Black Rock Desert Finale
This post is a “finale” in two ways: it’s the final post in a series about the Black Rock Desert volcanic field (1), and it features the final act of a... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2018 OUTDOORS -
My Tree Hedges Its Bets
Though our weather continues to be abnormally mild, most deciduous trees show signs of the approaching autumn, with various degrees of color change in their... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2018 OUTDOORS -
White Mountain in the Black Rock Desert
Gypsum as sand.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2018 OUTDOORS -
A Caldera Lake?
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Posted on 20 August 2018 OUTDOORS -
Boxelder—the Odd Maple
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} The boxelder... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2018 OUTDOORS