Jason E. Andersen

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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

  • Baby botulinum

    Bonus Fun Fact: Babies under 1 year old shouldn’t eat honey, because it can kill them. Technically, not the honey itself, but the potential bacteria carried within it. The honey is a vector, as they say.  Honey often contains Clostridium bacteria, a genus of bacteria found in soil and dust. It’s literally everywhere. For babies, the worry is Clostridium botulinum. This species of…

  • Flight Feather

    I have an accomplishment that I want to share with you:  I am the legitimate owner of a new consulting business, Flight Feather Natural Systems Planning. That’s right, I am a consultant. Over the last few months, I have been working to create a business aimed at advising companies and governments to manage natural areas for…

  • Fur bomb

    Bonus Fun Fact: Dogs shed more when they’re stressed. If you have ever met a dog, you probably know that they can often get stressed or anxious very easily. I have often wondered why the back seat of my car fills up with dog fluff on any doggie road trip. Surely they don’t shed that much by default,…

  • Worm whats

    Bonus Fun Fact: Minnesota and Iowa, as well as much of the United States and Canada do not have native earthworms. The ones that we do have are introduced/naturalized or invasive.  As part of my new job, I am doing new employee conservation training. These are the basic classes to learn about soil, water, and other conservation topics. During…

  • Blueberry burns

    Bonus Fun Fact: Blueberries, like the ones you are familiar with from the store, were traditionally pruned with fire, which stimulates berry production. I typically watch YouTube over lunch and caught a short by @NativeHabitatProject on prescribed fire. He talked about blueberries being rejuvenated after a burn and having increased berry production. I like things like that where you…

  • Rumbly tumbly

    Bonus Fun Fact: You know how your stomach grumbles when you’re hungry? It does that all the time, you just don’t hear it. Your digestive system is basically a hollow tube of varying diameter that runs from your mouth to your butt. Most of that hollow tubing is composed of smooth muscles that contract and relax, pushing the…

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