Duck Chugger
Waterfowl · Gardening · Data & Artificial Intelligence
A landing page for a broad variety of interests spanning from ducks to gardening to data & artificial intelligence. Expect contents to heavily involve all of the above.
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The Roadless Atlas: 44.7 Million Acres of Backcountry, On the Block →
The Forest Service just filed to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. Every one of the
11,370 roadless areas on a zoomable map — plus the elk security science, the salmon numbers,
and the 33-day comment clock. Built the day it was announced.
Hunting
3 piecesThe Duck Day Model →
A Bayesian model of refuge hunting success, proven by blindly predicting 34 straight seasons — with a live explorer.
Oaks, For People Who Love Them (Especially Colin) →
The engine of the woods, for people who work in trees — the family tree of 435 species, red vs white, the mast-year machine that feeds the deer, and an acorn-to-oak decision key.
Thirty-Nine Seasons of Duck Days →
A guided tour of California’s raw refuge record — 49,005 logged hunt-days since 1987, joined to the daily weather.
Garden
2 piecesThe Tomato Family Tree, For People Who Grow Them →
The definitive monograph of wild tomatoes, distilled for growers — family tree, origins map, crossing guide, all 17 species.
The Pepper Family Tree, For People Who Grow Them →
The first complete monograph of Capsicum — 43 species, five domestications — as an interactive tree, maps, and ID key.