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Jeff MunroeAttending <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EGU25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EGU25</a>? Working on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CriticalZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriticalZone</a> science, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydrology</a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soils</a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geoecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geoecology</a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Environmentalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmentalscience</a> or related topics? Please considering participating in this splinter meeting to discuss ways to better integrate Critical Zone science at the international level!

mikebrunt Foodscaping COIn these times of processed <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> proliferation we might forget that all land derived <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> depends on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seeds</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/spores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spores</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soils</a>. Farming (both urban and rural) will remain key to our ongoing survival.<a href="https://theconversation.com/when-farmers-and-scientists-collaborate-biodiversity-and-agriculture-can-thrive-heres-how-250333" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/when-farmers-and-scientists-collaborate-biodiversity-and-agriculture-can-thrive-heres-how-250333</a>

mikebrunt Foodscaping COThose of us who live with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soils</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> know this. "We’ve largely ignored soil biology, except when it comes to pathogens. The reality is that 98% of fungi are beneficial or neutral, but we spend all our effort non-selectively killing them. That’s a huge problem.” <a href="https://www.seedworld.com/canada/2025/03/18/have-we-been-looking-at-soil-health-through-the-wrong-microscope/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.seedworld.com/canada/2025/03/18/have-we-been-looking-at-soil-health-through-the-wrong-microscope/</a>

Umweltbundesamt<a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> have been used for decades and are still being emitted into the environment. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ are found ubiquitously– with <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soils</a> being a major sink and source. Register for “PFAS in soil – forever pollution, forever concern?” on 25-26 March 2025 in Berlin or online. <a href="https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/conference-pfas-in-soil-forever-pollution-forever-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/conference-pfas-in-soil-forever-pollution-forever-0</a>

Keith D Johnson"A paper from Cornell by <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> scientists that showed that in 2023 the ability of plants and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soils</a> to absorb <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#carbon</a> basically dropped to almost nothing. The Tropics were so hot & so dry that they are net emitters & the northern latitudes capacity dropped by *50%*. The implications are three fold. 1. IPCC models did not predict this until much, much later which means they are assuming that the soil and trees will be absorbing carbon that won't be absorbed. Yet again, the IPCC models are wildly understating the impacts of climate change. [Also, high temps cause a sharp reduction in photosynthesis, and can kill pollen.] 2. In 2022, the oceans absorbed MORE carbon than usual, which may (this is speculative) explain why they are warming so fast - & it is possibly because they also are hitting absorption limits. 3. Unless something changes there is no reason to believe we are not going to experience runaway global warming, & probably are already experiencing it." <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12447" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12447</a>?

Keith D Johnson<a href="https://toot.community/@BardfromtheBookshop" class="u-url mention">@BardfromtheBookshop</a> I've been planting <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TreeGuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TreeGuilds</a> for about 30 years and can recommend many possible options. The 'rule of thumb' is to include <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pollinator</a> attractants, pest repellants, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nitrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nitrogen</a> fixers and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fertilizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fertilizers</a>, mulch producers, grass suppressants, and so on. Daffodils should almost always be included as they are toxic to burrowing <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rodents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rodents</a> like voles which can kill a tree. Sharp gravel all around the roots, when planting, will also protect them from root munchers. Your particular <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soils</a> will determine your best choices. Good suggestion, <a href="https://sunny.garden/@heathen" class="u-url mention">@heathen</a> about spreading the roots to avoid self-strangulation. Also be certain to NOT bury the graft, not even in mulch. I have lots of specific plant suggestions but will await your reply. Here's an overview of the guild-planting process: <a href="https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/how-to-build-a-fruit-tree-guild/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/how-to-build-a-fruit-tree-guild/</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#permaculture</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gardening</a>

Gladwyn d’Souza<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ecological</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#restoration</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#projects</a>, attempt to undo the damage of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climatedisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climatedisasters</a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pollution</a>, and unchecked <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/humandevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#humandevelopment</a>. But securing <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#seeds</a> for the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#plants</a> that are <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/native" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#native</a> to particular regions — that have <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/adapted" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#adapted</a> to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#local</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soils</a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> conditions over many years — has become a surprisingly challenging hurdle to overcome.<a href="https://ambrook.com/research/supply-chain/native-seed-shortage-ecological-restoration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://ambrook.com/research/supply-chain/native-seed-shortage-ecological-restoration</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rewilding</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BenignNeglegt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenignNeglegt</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climatemigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climatemigration</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/monocrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#monocrop</a>

Gladwyn d’Souza<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/white-house-releases-report-on-solar-geoengineering.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/white-house-releases-report-on-solar-geoengineering.html</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/maladaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#maladaptation</a>: continuing buildup by deteriorating <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/carbonsinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#carbonsinks</a> in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fossilfuels</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#forests</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soils</a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#oceans</a> with prays to technology instead of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/keepitintheground" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#keepitintheground</a> policy.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/walkablecities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#walkablecities</a>

Keith D Johnson“The ultimate end to a growth economy is the same as an analagous growth: cancer. But for national economies, the victims are nature, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#soils</a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#forests</a>, people, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#water</a>, & quality of life. There is 1, & only 1, solution, & we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world, & train our young people to help. They want to.” – Bill Mollison

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