Harvest is almost done and seed cleaning is well underway. Here are some photos from the farm in the heat of the summer:
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| A black tail deer in one of the cut fields |
The waterways around the farm are filled right now. We are irrigating a few of the fields that are harvested in the winter including
Muhlenbergia rigens, deergrass, and
Artemisia douglasiana, mugwort.
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| Winter's Canal full of water |
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| A tailwater pond filled with water |
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| Elymus triticoides (creeping wildrye) straw being baled |
There are a lot of pollinators around the farm right now including dragonflies and lots of monarchs.
If
you are interested in learning more about dragonflies, specifically
about their migration check out the Migratory Dragonfly Partnership
website:
http://www.migratorydragonflypartnership.org/index/welcome
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| A saddlebags dragonfly on Agrostis ssp. (bentgrass) |
If you are interested in learning more about Monarch butterflies check out the Xerces Society's website page dedicated to them:
http://www.xerces.org/monarchs/
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| A monarch on Asclepias fascicularis (narrow leaf milkweed) with Elymus trachycaulus (slenderwheatgrass) in the background |
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| A very hungry monarch caterpillar feeding on Asclepias eriocarpa (Indian milkweed) |
