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The plant ecology of the Los Angeles River

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  1. [3]
    tea_and_cats_please
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    I love this guy, I think of him like the anti-nature show. Instead of beautiful wild landscapes, we get to learn about the plant life in dystopian urban hellscapes. Y'know, where we all live and...

    I love this guy, I think of him like the anti-nature show. Instead of beautiful wild landscapes, we get to learn about the plant life in dystopian urban hellscapes. Y'know, where we all live and the plants that we see all the time.

    And sometimes he travels somewhere actually nice. I really liked the cloud forests of Mexico videos he did. His tone of voice shifted into something like reverence, which you never hear from him when he's traipsing around the train tracks in LA or whatever. Understandably.

    And he's all self-taught, which I was impressed by.

    6 votes
    1. [2]
      krg
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      Woah. Never heard of this guy until this video, but he speaks with such authority that I figured he'd be some kind of burnt-out botanist with a degree and everything!

      And he's all self-taught, which I was impressed by.

      Woah. Never heard of this guy until this video, but he speaks with such authority that I figured he'd be some kind of burnt-out botanist with a degree and everything!

      3 votes
      1. tlalexander
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        He traveled the country illegally train hopping and soaked up science books (botany, geology, etc) from public libraries. Pretty remarkable person.

        He traveled the country illegally train hopping and soaked up science books (botany, geology, etc) from public libraries. Pretty remarkable person.

        3 votes
  2. MimicSquid
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    I really love CPBBD's stuff. I've never thought deeply about the origins of the plants around me, but seeing where all the plants come from help me understand how many of the plants that surround...

    I really love CPBBD's stuff. I've never thought deeply about the origins of the plants around me, but seeing where all the plants come from help me understand how many of the plants that surround us in the city are intentional or unintentional imports from other places.

    5 votes
  3. stephen
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    I friggin luv dis jag off. Folks like this a few and goddam far between. Onna one hand he expresses himself like a regular frickin human being and not like some sort of corporate montage or a...

    I friggin luv dis jag off. Folks like this a few and goddam far between. Onna one hand he expresses himself like a regular frickin human being and not like some sort of corporate montage or a damned illiterate. On the other, he commands a depth of understanding and intention like very cats can. Love this channel!

    4 votes