Originally posted by Kerrowdown Thanks, we’re very lucky here to have good air quality and climate that suits lichens.
Yes! I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to live anywhere that lichens couldn't thrive. I don't travel much, but when I think of places I'd like to visit, they always have lichens in common. That means better air, little or no manufacturing, and fewer people. (I guess that leaves out most metropolitan areas, doesn't it?) ;-)
I remember seeing an exhibit of Eliot Porter's prints from Iceland, and just standing there, transfixed. I'm remembering more than a few prints of lichens in that show. For me, that was some of Porter's best work.
Anyway, places with lichens rank high on my list, always.