Thomas Tallpines
@landscapeco.bsky.social
At home on the coast and in the forest.
Study area of the job opportunity. Closes Sunday!
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Study area of the job opportunity. Closes Sunday!
Awesome opportunity working with Redwoods National Park and Cal Poly Humboldt using eDNA, LiDAR, and field methods to assess restoration effectiveness. Closes Sunday! www.humboldt.edu/hr/research-associate
Research Associate | Cal Poly Humboldt
www.humboldt.edu
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Awesome opportunity working with Redwoods National Park and Cal Poly Humboldt using eDNA, LiDAR, and field methods to assess restoration effectiveness. Closes Sunday! www.humboldt.edu/hr/research-associate
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Let's dive into this a bit. A short and very incomplete thread on US Forest Service research. 1/
It’s finally in writing. The detailed President’s budget clearly wants to completely eliminate USFS Research
May 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Let's dive into this a bit. A short and very incomplete thread on US Forest Service research. 1/
The economic impact of ecosystem restoration is rarely studied. Here’s an example of the impressive economic benefits that are possible even when not including the value of improvements to ecosystem services. www.savetheredwoods.org/press-releas...
Assessing the Restoration Economy within Redwood National and State Parks | Save the Redwoods League
A new report on the restoration economy of redwood parks explores how restoration programs in Humboldt and Del Norte counties are creating jobs, boosting revenue, and revitalizing Northern California’...
www.savetheredwoods.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The economic impact of ecosystem restoration is rarely studied. Here’s an example of the impressive economic benefits that are possible even when not including the value of improvements to ecosystem services. www.savetheredwoods.org/press-releas...
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds
knpr.org/2025-03-06/v...
knpr.org/2025-03-06/v...
Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds
New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s recent firi...
knpr.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds
knpr.org/2025-03-06/v...
knpr.org/2025-03-06/v...
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Refreshing this opportunity for those who missed it. Reviewing applicants now
We are recruiting a postdoctoral ORISE fellow to join an interdisciplinary team focused on issues of ecosystem type conversion, directional biodiversity change, and what to do about it. Please spread the word! 🌎🌐🧪
Details here:
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Details here:
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Refreshing this opportunity for those who missed it. Reviewing applicants now
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Wrapping up my 14th trip to Yellowstone National Park, one of my favorite places.
The story of the National Park Service here is one of conservation successes & significant errors & learning from both.
I never fail to be inspired by the wildlife, the geology & the conservation history.
The story of the National Park Service here is one of conservation successes & significant errors & learning from both.
I never fail to be inspired by the wildlife, the geology & the conservation history.
February 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wrapping up my 14th trip to Yellowstone National Park, one of my favorite places.
The story of the National Park Service here is one of conservation successes & significant errors & learning from both.
I never fail to be inspired by the wildlife, the geology & the conservation history.
The story of the National Park Service here is one of conservation successes & significant errors & learning from both.
I never fail to be inspired by the wildlife, the geology & the conservation history.
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When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
Not only serving visitors but managing wildlife populations and habitat, doing cutting edge research and monitoring, providing LE and fire protection to neighboring communities and so much more.
Thank you, DOGE, for clearly visualizing what incredible value the American people get from their national parks. 17,700 permanent employees making an average of $81,000 a year serving 325 million visitors annually.
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Not only serving visitors but managing wildlife populations and habitat, doing cutting edge research and monitoring, providing LE and fire protection to neighboring communities and so much more.
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Thank you, DOGE, for clearly visualizing what incredible value the American people get from their national parks. 17,700 permanent employees making an average of $81,000 a year serving 325 million visitors annually.
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
February 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Thank you, DOGE, for clearly visualizing what incredible value the American people get from their national parks. 17,700 permanent employees making an average of $81,000 a year serving 325 million visitors annually.
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
Is there a better value in the entire federal government?
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Small wildfires reduce the risk of large ones
Moreover "a given total area that is burned in a few large fires will result in larger high-severity patches ... as compared with the same total area being burned in more numerous but smaller fires" 🧪🌏🔥
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Moreover "a given total area that is burned in a few large fires will result in larger high-severity patches ... as compared with the same total area being burned in more numerous but smaller fires" 🧪🌏🔥
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Few large or many small fires: Using spatial scaling of severe fire to quantify effects of fire‐size distribution shifts
<em>Ecosphere</em> is an open access journal publishing research in all areas of ecology, spanning multidisciplinary fields, from computer science to social sciences and eco-education.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 9, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Small wildfires reduce the risk of large ones
Moreover "a given total area that is burned in a few large fires will result in larger high-severity patches ... as compared with the same total area being burned in more numerous but smaller fires" 🧪🌏🔥
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Moreover "a given total area that is burned in a few large fires will result in larger high-severity patches ... as compared with the same total area being burned in more numerous but smaller fires" 🧪🌏🔥
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Job opportunity: Cold Springs Rancheria is hiring a coordinator for its Sustainable Agricultural Landscape Conservation Program
May 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Job opportunity: Cold Springs Rancheria is hiring a coordinator for its Sustainable Agricultural Landscape Conservation Program
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Want to be a research fire ecologist with the USGS? 🔥🌏
The USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is hiring a permanent Research Ecologist (Fire) at the GS-13 or 14 level, located in Fort Collins, CO. Application window closes May 17.
The USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is hiring a permanent Research Ecologist (Fire) at the GS-13 or 14 level, located in Fort Collins, CO. Application window closes May 17.
Research Ecologist (Fire)
<strong>Salary: </strong>GS-13 $114,970 (Step 01) - $149,465 (Step 10)<br>
GS-14: $135,860 (Step 01) - $176,620 (Step 10)<br>
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This vacancy is advertised concurrently with:<br>
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www.usajobs.gov
May 3, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Want to be a research fire ecologist with the USGS? 🔥🌏
The USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is hiring a permanent Research Ecologist (Fire) at the GS-13 or 14 level, located in Fort Collins, CO. Application window closes May 17.
The USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is hiring a permanent Research Ecologist (Fire) at the GS-13 or 14 level, located in Fort Collins, CO. Application window closes May 17.
Even prettier at night.
March 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Even prettier at night.
Creating defensible space and protecting giant manzanita and canyon live oak, Sierra foothills.
March 16, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Creating defensible space and protecting giant manzanita and canyon live oak, Sierra foothills.
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Post-doc opportunity in wildfire geospatial science in my lab at Colorado State! Work on developing geospatial data products to support fuel treatment planning/monitoring in southwestern US forests. w/ @mhurteau.bsky.social, me & others. Details and apply by 03/25: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/140...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Forest and Wildfire Geospatial Science - Fort Collins, CO
The Postdoctoral Researcher will work on a Joint Fire Science Program-funded project to develop geospatial products to quantify forest structure and fuel conditions in the upper Rio Grande watershed i...
jobs.colostate.edu
March 11, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Post-doc opportunity in wildfire geospatial science in my lab at Colorado State! Work on developing geospatial data products to support fuel treatment planning/monitoring in southwestern US forests. w/ @mhurteau.bsky.social, me & others. Details and apply by 03/25: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/140...
🚨Supervisory Physical Scientist/Landscape Ecologist, Yosemite NP, open now! Awesome workgroup in an awe inspiring place—great op for those interested in fire, climate, hydrology, macro ecology, remote sensing and park management.
www.usajobs.gov/job/760337200
www.usajobs.gov/job/760337200
November 22, 2023 at 4:47 PM
🚨Supervisory Physical Scientist/Landscape Ecologist, Yosemite NP, open now! Awesome workgroup in an awe inspiring place—great op for those interested in fire, climate, hydrology, macro ecology, remote sensing and park management.
www.usajobs.gov/job/760337200
www.usajobs.gov/job/760337200
Fall sunlight, with smoke from a nearby prescribed burn , shines through an ancient black oak forest. El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley
October 28, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Fall sunlight, with smoke from a nearby prescribed burn , shines through an ancient black oak forest. El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley
New prepub up! Impacts of Mega-drought on Fire Prone Montane Forests papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 24, 2023 at 2:49 PM
New prepub up! Impacts of Mega-drought on Fire Prone Montane Forests papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Some of my favorite photos of recent prescribed burns
October 24, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Some of my favorite photos of recent prescribed burns