Uzbekistan plants a #forest where a sea once lay https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/uzbekistan-plants-a-forest-where-a-sea-once-lay/
"The #Aral Sea, once the lifeblood of peoples in #Uzbekistan and #Kazakhstan, is parched, shrouded in a layer of toxic salt and dust... both countries are working with locals to plant a new forest of drought-resistant #plants (#saxaul, #saltwort, #ephedra, #tamarisk) in the dried-out lakebed... a single saxaul shrub that’s 7 to 10 years old can stop 2-4 metric tons of moving sand"
Smallflower Tamarisk
Canon R50 Mirrorless - Tokina AT-X Pro 100mm Macro - ISO: 200 - Aperture: f/8 - Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec
#Photo #Photography #Closeup #Tamarisk #SmallFlowerTamarisk ##MILC #Mirrorless #FocusStack #Stacked #WeMacro #FocusRail #CanonR50 #TokinaMacro #GiMP
Pea fields of the Imperial Valley, California. Tamarisk trees are commonly planted along the irrigation ditches for shade so necessary in this desert valley. Note water barrels
Two variegated fritillary butterflies sitting in a Tamarisk tree along Cottonwood Canyon Road in southern Utah.