Colorado’s Subalpine Wetlands May Be Producing A Toxic Form Of Mercury – That’s A Concern For Downstream Water Supplies
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https://theconversation.com/colorados-subalpine-wetlands-may-be-producing-a-toxic-form-of-mercury-thats-a-concern-for-downstream-water-supplies-259008 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add8a5 <-- shared paper / USGS publication
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #natural #contamination #mercury #Colorado #wetlands #RockyMountains ##subalpine #waterquality #water #hydrology #watersupply #potable #risk #hazard #soils #methylmercury #heavymetal #wildlife #thaw #climatechange #neurotoxin #publichealth #Minamata #Niigata #Japan #bioaccumulation #sulfate #organic #common
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#Aspen #AspenTrees #Frisco #SummitCounty #Hiking #Subalpine #Trees #Landscape

Mount Rainier National Park today (Sunrise Mountain and Sunrise from the Visitor Center). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/sunrise.htm and #mountrainier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #summer Image credit National Park Service #snow #wawx #trees #mountain #sunrise #subalpine #flag #meadow

Comparing the view: Mount Rainier National Park on June 10 and today (Paradise). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm and about “subalpine species adapted to withstand the burden of deep snow” at https://npshistory.com/nature_notes/mora/vol4/vol4-15c.htm and https://npshistory.com/publications/mora/forests-1922.pdf and https://www.usgs.gov/geology-and-ecology-of-national-parks/mount-rainier-ecology#:~:text=The%20Subalpine%20Zone,meadows%20and%20clumped%20tree%20communities. and #mountrainier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #spring Image credit National Park Service #snow #wawx #trees #mountain #snowload #history #subalpine #research

Shades of Gray Jay, the camp robber of the subalpine. We ran into a little beggar flock on our way down from the top of Crystal Mountain. #grayjay #gray #photography #nature #naturephotography #subalpine #birds #birding #jay #Corvidae #corvids #birdphotography #PNW #Cascades #mountains #Nikon #NikonZ5

The hike down from Crystal Mountain through the subalpine was a visual cavalcade of waning withering wildflowers, butterflies, and fuzzy bees, even a weird looking katydid.
1) Butterfly grouped into genus Plebejus, known as the Blues
2) Butterfly grouped into genus Argynnis, known as the Fritillaries
3) A shield-backed katydid in the genus Steiroxys
#nerdalert #butterflies #butterfly #insects #PNW #nature #naturephotography #subalpine #Cascades #photography #Nikon #NikonZ5 #katydid

#NZ Part 2 was more mellow #tramping in the caples and greenstone valleys, with a little jaunt up into the #subalpine to get between them. #Christmas dinner of nice cheese at McKellar hut was a great way to spend the holiday! U shaped valleys, lots of birds, and ending every day with a swim were all highlights. #Aotearoa #southIsland

One of my most favourite subalpine wildflowers: spreading phlox.
#nature #subalpine #wildflowers #NorthCascades #WildflowerHikes #DestinationHikes

I hike for the flowers.
#florespondence #wildflowers #hiking #subalpine