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Could we please add a new Forum for the The Natural World, for discussion of flora, fauna, geology?

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Apr 13, 2015 at 11:20 am #1327929

Ethan A.
BPL Member

@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

Just wanted to suggest adding a new Forum topic entitled The Natural World, for discussion and photos of flora, fauna and geology? Many times I'd like to ID a plant or animal or rock/geological formation/phenomenon – this would be a great place to do it. Case in point – a new bird species I'd like to ID from the photo.

Many members are highly interested in the animals, plants and geology encountered on trail.

Apr 13, 2015 at 11:33 am #2191573

David Thomas
BPL Member

@davidinkenai
Locale: North Woods. Far North.

+1

This is a much more pleasant concept than a medical discussion sub-forum on which members post pictures of a rash and ask strangers to identify it.

Apr 13, 2015 at 11:46 am #2191576

Katherine .
BPL Member

@katherine
Locale: pdx

+1

Apr 13, 2015 at 12:34 pm #2191595

Steve M
BPL Member

@steve-2
Locale: Eastern Washington + Arizona

+2

Apr 13, 2015 at 2:39 pm #2191629

Taiga
BPL Member

@taiga

Yes please do.

Apr 13, 2015 at 2:40 pm #2191630

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

File a support ticke and PM Roger to get this done. Posting here only will most likely yield no results. That is how I got the hammock forum going here.

Apr 13, 2015 at 2:52 pm #2191634

Ethan A.
BPL Member

@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

Done and done. Ticket + PM. Roger should just about be waking now in Australia. Think he'd approve.

David, I think a hypochondriac/rash sub-forum could be a lot of fun.

If anyone else wants to see this happen, please say so, and hopefully it will happen sooner rather than later.

Apr 13, 2015 at 3:13 pm #2191641

John Klinepeter
BPL Member

@johnzotk
Locale: Northern Rockies, USA

Another +1.

Apr 13, 2015 at 3:58 pm #2191645

Kattt
BPL Member

@kattt

I am all for it. There really isn't a good place for this now and for many of us the natural world is one of the biggest reason we hit the trail.

Apr 13, 2015 at 4:23 pm #2191649

Stephen Barber
BPL Member

@grampa
Locale: SoCal

Yes, please! That's an excellent idea!

Apr 14, 2015 at 4:46 pm #2191943

Dan Yeruski
BPL Member

@zelph
Locale: www.bplite.com

Yes, please and thank you!

Apr 14, 2015 at 9:45 pm #2192019

rmeurant
BPL Member

@rmeurant
Locale: Laniakea

Whatever happened to the natural hierarchy?

Apr 14, 2015 at 9:52 pm #2192021

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

BTW, I think this is great idea EJ.

Apr 15, 2015 at 4:42 am #2192052

Adam Kilpatrick
BPL Member

@oysters
Locale: South Australia

Another +1 from an Ecologist :-)

Apr 15, 2015 at 6:29 am #2192067

Joshua L
Spectator

@augeleven
Locale: North Jersey

another +1, 'twould be sweet!

Apr 15, 2015 at 8:18 am #2192101

Tim Drescher
BPL Member

@timdcy
Locale: Gore Range

All for it! Thanks OP.

Apr 15, 2015 at 8:25 am #2192102

Kattt
BPL Member

@kattt

A naturally occurring type of grafting, looks like.
When trees or branches rub together and expose the cambium they sometimes grow together like that.
I have never seen one that cool in person though.

Apr 15, 2015 at 3:08 pm #2192211

Dean L
Spectator

@aldoleopold
Locale: Great Lakes

+1000

'Learn of the green World'-Colin Fletcher

Apr 15, 2015 at 3:51 pm #2192231

Ethan A.
BPL Member

@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

I know you want this too

Roger I've got lots of cool Aussie flora and fauna to show, birds, animals and rock formations to ID

Grand opening this weekend?

Apr 15, 2015 at 4:26 pm #2192241

Roger Caffin
BPL Member

@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

i have no idea when, but I HAVE emailed Ryan asking him to consider it.
Is Ryan at home right now? I don't know.

Cheers

Apr 26, 2015 at 1:14 pm #2194799

Rick Reno
BPL Member

@scubahhh
Locale: White Mountains, mostly.

What. Great idea, and why not?!? It wouldn't cost any think yo add a heading, would it?

Apr 26, 2015 at 2:48 pm #2194822

Ethan A.
BPL Member

@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

Apr 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm #2194823

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

I just e mailed someone who might be able to help with this.

Apr 27, 2015 at 8:17 pm #2195187

Ethan A.
BPL Member

@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

Thanks Ken, hope it happens soon. It's a no brainer – so many folks here want to show what they found and get ID's, see what others are seeing, etc. and it's good for the site – would attract more members and a potentially wider demographic and keep people on the site longer. What's not to love? Perhaps just a matter of Ryan noticing the ticket, Roger's email or this thread.

Apr 27, 2015 at 8:54 pm #2195198

Taiga
BPL Member

@taiga

Is the administration normally this uncommunicative?
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