Notices by Ma Quest :ablobjam: (maquest@mastodon.green)

Wind Harps: Musical Sculptures That Harness Wind Power for City Lighting
"Greece has pioneered an innovative approach to sustainable urban infrastructure by installing wind harps that create ethereal melodies while simultaneously generating renewable energy to power streetlights."
https://ohepic.com/greeces-musical-wind-harps-power-renewable-streetlights

#SolarPunkSunday #WindPower #WindHarps #WindEnergy #Electricity #Turbines #Lighting #StreetLights #Renewables #ChargingStations #Greece #RenewableEnergy

News From The Nest
7.53 Bartek returns to the nest with leaves. Greta doesn't want to get up yet.
8.09 Bartek flies away again.
8.20 He returns with twigs. More comings and goings until 9.12 when Greta finally stands up, Bartek turns the eggs and sits on them, and Greta flies away to find breakfast.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#NewsFromTheNest #SolarPunkSunday #WhiteStorkProject #Nature #Knepp #ReWilding #WildLife #BioDiversity #WhiteStorks #Storks #Stork #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon

News From The Nest
Greta laid her second egg of the season while your reporter was away.
Both eggs are buried deeply within the nest and are difficult to spot.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#NewsFromTheNest #WhiteStorkProject #SaturdayStorks #Nature #Knepp #ReWilding #WildLife #BioDiversity #WhiteStorks #Storks #Stork #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon

North Wales Wildlife Trust Events
https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/events

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #NorthWalesWildLifeTrust #WildLife #Nature #WildlifeConservation #BioDiversity #NatureBasedLearning

"A project to return beavers to Northamptonshire for the first time in more than 400 years has captured the public’s imagination and helped transform a habitat."
https://www.wildlifebcn.org/news/one-year-northants-beavers-are-managing-wetland-and-inspiring-public

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #WildLifeTrustForBedsCambsAndNorthants #BioDiversity #Beavers #Nature #WildLife #BeaversForBioDiversity #WetLands #Rivers #Habitat

"Wildlife Trusts hope to be able to release around 100 beavers into seven rivers this year.”
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/february/beavers-set-to-be-reintroduced-to-uk-more-to-come.html

#SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Wildlife #UK #WildlifeTrusts #BioDiversity #WetLands #Rivers

Wicklow County Council is inviting volunteers to take part in a major native hedgerow planting event at Bray Head on Sunday, February 8th, supporting local biodiversity restoration and climate resilience.
https://bray.ie/the-big-dig-help-plant-3000-native-trees-at-bray-head/

#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #Treescapes #TreePlanting #PlantingTrees #TreeCare #Woods #WoodLands #BioDiversity #Hedgerows #Wicklow #Ireland #Volunteers #ClimateResilience

Whole Earth Archive
"Here lies a nearly-complete archive of Whole Earth publications, a series of journals and magazines descended from the Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand and the POINT Foundation between 1968 and 2002. They are made available here for scholarship, education, and research purposes"
https://www.wholeearth.info/

#WholeEarthCatalog #Sustainability #SolarPunkSunday #WholeEarthArchive #FreeStuff #SelfSufficiency #Ecology #Education

DIY Gift Ideas:
Mason Jar Gifts, Food, Self Care & More
https://homesteadandchill.com/best-diy-gift-ideas/

#SolarPunkSunday #DIYGifts #Gifts #Food #SelfCare

Build a Bee Hotel 🐝
https://gardeningsoul.com/how-to-build-bee-hotels-to-help-save-native-bees/

#BioDiversity #WildLife #Pollinators #Bees #BeeHotels #SolarPunkSunday

@PhoenixSerenity These are lovely. Thanks for posting. I have some asters in my front garden and they are very popular with the pollinators. I cut some of them back in May or June to extend the flowering period. Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday

@PhoenixSerenity Thanks so much for the tip! #SolarPunkSunday

Container Herbs to Grow in November
https://gardeningsoul.com/10-best-herbs-to-grow-in-buckets-this-november/

#SolarPunkSunday #Herbs #Gardening #BucketHerbs #ContainerHerbs #ContainerGardening

Little Free Library World Map
https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/

#SolarPunkSunday #LittleFreeLibrary #LittleFreeLibraries #Maps

5.18 Sunbeams shining on an empty nest at Knepp.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#Stork #Storks #Knepp #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Störche #WhiteStork #Storche #WhiteStorks #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #Webcam #Webcams #SaturdayStorks

20.52-20.55 Storklets back on the nest, preening themselves and each other, as they settle down for the night and prepare for SolarPunk Sunday
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#SolarPunkSunday #Stork #Storks #Knepp #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Störche #WhiteStork #Storche #WhiteStorks #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #Webcam #Webcams

Age UK: "..it’s important to be prepared for hot weather as high temperatures can be dangerous to your health."
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/mind-body/staying-cool-in-a-heatwave/
#HeatWave #SolarPunkSunday #KeepingCool

Summer Solstice at House Stork.
4.59 The storks preen themselves and each other as the sun comes up over the horizon.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/
#StorkFamCam #Stork #Storks #Knepp #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Störche #Storche #WhiteStork #WhiteStorks #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #Webcams #Storkstodon #SaturdayStorks #Solstice #SummerSolstice

10.30 Yes! A storklet takes to the air! The other two watch the first flight.
10.35 The storklet returns to the nest. It's a good landing.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/
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#StorkFamCam #Stork #Storks #Knepp #ReWilding #BioDiversity #Störche #Storche #WhiteStork #WhiteStorks #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #Webcams #Storkstodon #SaturdayStorks

Kidical Mass: "So when Kidical Mass comes to town, it can be an eye opening event. Roads that rarely have children cycling down them become nose to tail with balance bikes, scooters, trikes and electric cargos."
https://www.bristol247.com/opinion/your-say/kidical-mass-joyous-celebration-reminder-what-possible/
#CriticalMass #KidicalMass #Bristol #UK #Bike #Cycling #Transport #MassTransport #SolarPunkSunday