365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Unenviable First Record
Day 246: Here you see the first recorded instance of a species within the confines of Mount Rainier National Park, and I am NOT happy about finding it. This is common Teasel (Dipsacum fullonum), a nasty invasive. Immediately after I took the photo, I wrapped my hand around its scrawny neck and pulled it up by the root. It was one of two specimens of invasives I left on Arnie's desk Monday afternoon, although at the time I didn't know it would be a new record. Given its location, it will be easy for me to monitor the site during my lunch break. I'd have preferred finding Corallorhiza striata or a new lichen as my claim to fame in 2018, not something which inspired instantaneous vegicidal instincts. Still, the season is young. There's hope yet.
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