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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 6d

In recent years, policymakers have made pledges for huge tree-planting projects a cornerstone for meeting national carbon reduction goals, but failed to cut fossil fuel emissions.

But a new study shows the carbon sequestration estimates made for those forestation projects may be wildly optimistic.

There’s far less land available for reforestation than we think, study finds

Josep “Pep” Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, says he believes countries large and small need to think twice before pledging to collectively plant billions of trees as a…

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 14d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · 17d

A $100K H-1B fee will gut academia. Fewer international professors/scholars = weaker research & classrooms apnews.com/article/h1b-...

What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with $100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear

The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and workers from the United States to India and beyond.

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International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 18d

⚡️Doctoral Researchers, be quick!

📢10 doctoral researcher positions are open at the University Freiburg for research on FORSCALE "Scaling Effects in the Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change"

🚨Closing: 29 Sept 2025🚨

🔗 www.iufro.org/position-ann...

#ForestScience #ForestResearch #ClimateChange

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Prof. Bob Howarth @profbobhowarth.bsky.social · Sep 5

New peer-reviewed paper documents massive lobbying by big oil & gas over 20 yrs to promote carbon, capture & storage, spending almost $1 Billion. CCS is a scam.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tracing sources of funds used to lobby the US government about carbon capture, use, and storage

Analysis of U.S. federal lobbying disclosures from 2005 through 2024 identifies the fossil fuel sector as the primary force behind a multipronged $954…

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Steve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · Aug 28

New Tenure Track Position in Data Science or Biostatistics with us here at MTU is live.

We have great people here in a fantastic location that is probably a lot cooler (temperature-wise) than wherever you live during summer!

www.employment.mtu.edu/en-us/job/49...

Assistant Professor, Environmental Data Science & Biostatistics | Michigan Technological University

Explore career opportunities at Michigan Technological University located in Houghton, MI. Browse and filter job listings to find the perfect fit and learn more about each position.

www.employment.mtu.edu

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you, Emily!

Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 8

Been screaming in my head for months. Finally let one slip out and scared my dog. Standing beside you (silently screaming)!

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks, Ioana! Hope we can cross paths again in Panama soon!

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks, Ryan! Looking forward to exploring some new areas!

Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you! Looking forward to exploring the forests!

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

7/7 Science faces challenges, but I’m hopeful universities can continue to support evidence-based research and the people who dedicate their careers to it. And if you’re interested in collaboration, let’s connect 🤝.

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

6/7 Leaving the Forest Service is bittersweet—I’ve never met a group more mission-driven and genuinely dedicated. But I’m excited to carry what I learned there into this next chapter, working with students, communities, and collaborators.

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

5/7 That brings me to now: I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be starting this fall as an Assistant Professor at James Madison University 📚!

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

4/7 A judge ruled to reinstate us, and while I was grateful to return, the experience made me reflect on stability and where I could put down roots to keep building momentum as an early-career scientist. So…

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

3/7 Earlier this year, that dream was suddenly interrupted when I was let go during a wave of administrative terminations—an abrupt reminder that science jobs in public service can sometimes rest on politics, not performance. Luckily…

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

2/7 Last year, I landed a dream job with the U.S. Forest Service 🌱, moving from Panama to Colorado. It gave me the freedom to explore big questions at the intersection of ecology + economics, work with communities, and collaborate with incredible researchers. But…

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · Aug 4

1/7 ‼️ Big work update! 🌿

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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · Jun 17

I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Steph likes the outdoors @dendromecon27.bsky.social · Jun 9

University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa faculty extension position on fire management and ecology - this would be a great job with awesome collaborators around!

www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...

Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildfire Management (0083067)

Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildlife ManagementPosition Number: 0083067, pending position clearanceHiring Unit: College of Trop...

www.schooljobs.com

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Steph likes the outdoors @dendromecon27.bsky.social · Jun 2

Reminder that Federal scientists for the most part have no ability to go to conferences right now so if you want to add in how collaborations with these folks have been affected, that would be awesome, thanks.

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Jun 1

Every scientist should discuss the consequences of the NIH and NSF grant terminations and delays and failure to fund at their home institution at the end of a talk or seminar. Even if a scientist’s own funding is not threatened, I GUARANTEE there is someone at their institution affected.

Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · Jun 1

It's breaking my brain to hear amazing talks that show treatments that help patients developed out of fundamental research, while temporarily ignoring the backdrop of the American science funding disaster

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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · May 31

BRB, going to binge four hours of Bugs that Rule the World, featuring bug enthusiast, researcher, and science communicator @the-bug-hut.bsky.social.
www.pbs.org/show/bugs-th... @pbs.org