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Coco Brooks
@cocobrooks
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a dirty flower farmer's feminist field guide
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Reykjavik, Iceland
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http://www.fawnlilyfarm.com
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2017-07-22 03:00
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ecology
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The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in the Undamming of the Elwha River
Hey Steemit, I'm diving deeper in to the intricacies of dams and their subsequent removal. In this essay I assess the role that public participation plays in Environmental Decision Making. Let me know
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Damn Dams
Hey steemit, I've been thinking about damn dams a lot lately and their impact on the environment. This essay is prompted by the eternal questions: how green is clean energy? how sustainable are renewable?
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silly
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xiii day of poems // DAY 10 // becca's song
here's a poem for my playful genius / the wandering artist \ becca flourish in the flowers grace à toi, je m'épanouis
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poetry
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xiii days of poems // DAY 9 // ode to ponderosa
ode to ponderosa I see you standing tall I feel your bravery, your strength Rooted in grace-enlaced with magic that radiates Delicate murmurs reverberate beneath the soil Scintillating sensations swell
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ecology
9y
Community Ecology and Life History
Let's talk about what makes up the life history of a population. How and when do species reproduce? What factors influence their lifespans? How does this impact community succession? SO MANY QUESTIONS!
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xiii days of poems // DAY 8 // spiral staircase
xiii days of poems // DAY 8 // spiral staircase
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xiii days of poems // DAY 7 // g//litter
~a poem about letting go~ g//litter I am the ocean - not the waves waves come and go energy / emotion / in motion nostalgia [stop] I choke on a memory we're together [dreaming] I tear out the happiest
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xiii days of poems // DAY 6 // Portland
I've met so many wonderful people here in Reykjavik, and I am so grateful for this grand adventure. Last night I went to the fabulous Drag-Súgur show at my favorite bar in town, Gaukurinn. And today I
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poetry
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xiii days of poems // DAY 5 // riparian zone
here's a lil poem about the majestic beauty of the riparian zone <3 and a photo of me at one of my favorite rivers, the Sandy River in Oregon. riparian zone meandering waves of sky - birds - leaves
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xiii days of poems // DAY 4 // gorged
This poem, gorged, was written while I gazed out across the vast stretch of the Columbia River and contemplated it's origin. The river begins in Canada and flows out to the pacific ocean, rendering country
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xiii days of poems // DAY 3 // self love
It's so easy to give in to that critical inner voice telling you you're not good enough/not pretty enough/not smart enough ... not enough. BUT we are enough! Exactly as we are. I still feel inadequate
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ecology
9y
Community Ecology and Keystone Species
Hey Steemit! I wanted to share a bit about the fascinating complexity of food webs and how they weave our world together. Like I stated in my last Community Ecology post, we must first thank the autotrophs
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poetry
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xiii days of poems // DAY 2 // suburban b/rambles
here's a poem i wrote ( & a photo i took ) about being queer and confused + being human and making mistakes DELETED
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xiii days of poems // DAY 1 // my heart is a garden
hey steemit. Like most humans, I have a deep seeded fear of being vulnerable and sharing my art. It's frustrating to hide behind walls you watched yourself build. BUT I'm challenging myself to let my guard
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iceland
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Community Ecology and Climate Change
Hi Steemit! and Happy New Year :) After the holidays in sunny California, I am back in the winter wonderland that is ICELAND. Sending you all greetings from Diamond Beach. A beautiful black sands beach
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iceland
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Ice Life
Greetings from the liminal space that is Iceland. I arrived here on a very auspicious day. August 21st, the day of the solar eclipse. To be frank, I wasn't sure I would actually make it here, to this land
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introduction
9y
Hi Steemit! I'm Coco - a queer farmer // conservationist // amateur lepidopterist
Hey Yall I'm Coco, a whimsical womyn bent on community building, simple living, and healthy soil biology. I own and operate an organic flower farm in Portland, Oregon. My business partner, Lindsay, and