#EAS #WEA for Barton, #MO; #Cedar, #MO; #Dade, #MO: #Tornado Warning issued April 2 at 8:47AM CDT until April 2 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO Source: NWS Springfield MO #Barton, #MO; #Cedar, #MO; #Dade, #MOwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Barton, #MO; #Cedar, #MO; #Dade, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 9:15 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO #Barton, #MO; #Cedar, #MO; #Dade, #MOwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL

#EAS #WEA for Barton, #MO; #Cedar, #MO; #Dade, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 9:15 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO; #Vernon, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 8:45 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO #Cedar, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO; #Vernon, #MOwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO; #Vernon, #MO: #Tornado Warning issued April 2 at 8:18AM CDT until April 2 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO Source: NWS Springfield MO #Cedar, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO; #Vernon, #MOwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#SilentSunday

3 kinds of Indigenous smudge medicines.
From top to bottom:
#BraidedSweetgrass
#WhiteSage
#Cedar

#ThickTrunkTuesday

This #ancient yellow #cedar #tree is older than the Great Wall of China & older than the Vatican.
All #ElderTrees - of this colossal & majestic scale, must be preserved & their ecosystems protected.

A beautiful moss covered Western red #cedar #tree - still unprotected.
Only a human, with a compromised & unwell soul, would be OK killing an elder tree this magnificent. Some things are just plain wrong.

These ancient old growth trees are essential to fighting accelerated #ClimateChange. #OldGrowth ecosystems in our coastal temperate rainforests supports much biodiverse lifeforms. The naturally moist environment helps to lower impacts of wildfires & other natural disasters that have increased as our governments continue to fund & enable more ecocidal projects.

#TexturesTuesday

I love interesting tree #bark. These are two very different old growth trees & their unique bark #textures
#Arbutus / #Madrona & Western Red #Cedar.

#MosstodonMonday

Young #cedar #tree is all dressed in magnificent #mosses & #lichen
One of the lovely sights you can see & admire, while exploring the coastal temperate rainforests in BC.

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #IA; #Henry, #IA; #Johnson, #IA; #Jones, #IA; #Linn, #IA; #Louisa, #IA; #Muscatine, #IA; #Washington, #IA: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 9:00 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Quad Cities IA IL #Cedar, #IA; #Henry, #IA; #Johnson, #IA; #Jones, #IA; #Linn, #IA; #Louisa, #IA; #Muscatine, #IA; #Wa

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #IA; #Henry, #IA; #Johnson, #IA; #Jones, #IA; #Linn, #IA; #Louisa, #IA; #Muscatine, #IA; #Washington, #IA: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 14 at 8:03PM CDT until March 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL Source: NWS Quad Cities IA IL #Cedar, #IA; #Henry, #IA; #Johnson, #IA; #Jones, #IA; #Linn, #IA; #Louisa, #IA; #Muscatine, #IA; #Washington, #IAwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#ThrowbackThursday
4 years ago, I first met this gentle giant.
It's one of the only older Western red #cedar #trees left at #W̱MÍYEŦEN #NatureSanctuary. Most of the land had been logged more than once before it was acquired for conservation & rewilding. This is a 2nd growth cedar & it is over 150 yrs old.

The W̱MÍYEŦEN #Nature Sanctuary is a 42 acre protected forest and riparian area ​that supports biodiversity while preserving ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The tranquil natural environment, inspires an awareness of nature as teacher and essential ally.

https://wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/

I'm a member of this local, biodiverse nature sanctuary. They mainly rely on memberships & public donations. They work with #Indigenous leaders/educators/naturalists from #Wsanec First Nations. The name was changed from the former Mary Lake Sanctuary to W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary to respect that the property is on native lands.

#Arbor #family of yellow #cedar #trees in the #forest. These are 3rd growth cedars, between 6-100 years old.
On territory.

#ThickTrunkTuesday

This beautiful, ancient yellow #cedar tree has a massive, moss covered trunk. It is estimated at over 500 years old. There are very few #ElderTrees of this scale found outside of protected parks on Southern Vancouver Island now. The few remaining unprotected old growth forest tracts should be conserved for stability & longevity of our wild, ancient ecosystems & for the future generations to enjoy/admire/study.

The need to protect old growth forests has been the case for decades but even more important in present times because of accelerated climate change & the increased greedy desperation of corporate ecociders & our governments who aid/abet the pillaging which destroys wild environments that are essential for humans to sustain our lives on Earth. Valuable medicines are found & several medicines have yet to be found in these old growth, coastal temperate, wild rainforests. We need to protect these ancient forests for the above listed & many more important reasons.

#SelfPortrait with ancient elder yellow #cedar #tree. I have a longtime deep connection with #OldGrowth #forests & have spent decades of activism work to try to save & protect them from ecocidal monsters.

How we think about nature, how we treat wild living ecosystems, speaks volumes on our personal character. If we become too disconnected from wild nature, we will turn into demons who destroy our natural life forces.

"Pioneers all we are bound/To root-hog or die on the Sound"

I build a tiny split shack for Old Settler elves.

http://rustyring.blogspot.com/2011/04/pioneers-all-we-are-boundto-root-hog-or.html

#beach, #cedar, #FirstNations, #OldSettler, #PugetSound, #woodworking, #zendo

A walk in the woods, with Beau's #cedar #woven #raven #hat.
Photos he sent me from his outing to Shawnigan Lake yesterday.

https://www.beauwagner.ca/

My friend Beau's latest creation.
A gorgeous #cedar #weaved #hat with a #raven head. Custom made for a #Kwakiutl educator, (from the Raven Clan) in Campbell River.
First photo is of the hat on a worktable.
Second photo is of the hat with a starry skies edit by me.

https://www.beauwagner.ca/

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I have a question. I often see mature cedar trees and Douglas fir growing very close to each other, touching, and I wonder why. Are they protecting each other from diseases, why do they grow so close to each other? If you have knowledge or a scientific explanation, I'd love to hear it.

I photographed these 4 trees last week on Vancouver Island, BC.