Hello! I'm a Civil Engineer in New Mexico and proud iNaturalist addict. If you want help with an observation or an explanation of an ID, please tag me and ask. When you notice a mistake, please tag me and I will fix it.

Volunteer 'neighborhood ambassador' with Friends of Valle de Oro NWR to promote gardening for wildlife in central New Mexico. I use iNaturalist to track garden visitors and inhabitants (over 900 species and counting).

• Main website: https://friendsofvalledeoro.org/abq-backyard-refuge/
• Local article: www.dailylobo.com/article/2022/03/abq-backyard-refuge-program-sows-homes-for-wildlife

Contributor at https://pollinatorweb.com, a resource for gardeners in Arizona and New Mexico. Sunflowers are one of our favorites. Articles featuring my garden:

• https://pollinatorweb.com/one-year-in-my-pollinator-garden/
• https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/life/2021/12/05/microclimates-can-affect-plants-different-parts-same-yard/8846295002/
• https://www.505outside.com/2022/07/01/be-inspired-by-this-years-desert-friendly-landscape-winners/

Tribe Cheloneae has become my unofficial specialty on iNat. For Penstemon, please check out my journal posts. I also help with Heliodinidae and moths of Southwestern USA, native bees, gall flies/midges/wasps, and native plants of the four corners region, such as:

• Chamaesaracha
• Mirabilis
• Phacelia
• Rosaceae: Amelanchier, Cercocarpus, and Fallugia
• Sphaeralcea

Profile picture: Xanthisma spinulosum seedling
Instagram: @elliottgordon2
Reddit: u/Pollinator-Web

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