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Sophie Gilbert @sophielgilbert.bsky.social · 17d

Time for enviro NGOs to forge a new strategy that meets the real needs of people while also improving outcomes for nature and climate. "Policies of Plenty" for humans and nature are possible, especially when compared to the no-action scenario (business as usual is a longterm lose-lose) #greensky

Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 17d

Trump's election and rapid-fire dismantling of environmental rules stunned the climate movement into inaction.

Green groups are now re-emerging with contrasting visions for activism that will look different than the Resistance era.

My latest here:

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Shell-shocked green movement searches for how to counter Trump

Environmental groups that have watched President Donald Trump shred their climate victories are beset by internal divides, slumping fund-raising and a debate on how to fight back.

www.politico.com

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Sep 1

I recently carved this 57lb bow from a piece of Pacific yew from the North Cascades and it's a joy to shoot

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Aug 18

Salmon don't need any more problems, but African Clawed Frogs might be a new one. Our newly-published experiment shows that these frogs easily chow down on eggs, alevin, and fry from multiple salmon species

cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Aug 13

The loss of outdoor youth jobs in conservation is going to be a hit to Washington's and America's land, water, and wildlife for years to come

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Gen Z wants to work outside, but PNW conservation jobs are vanishing

Young people are eager to work in the outdoors. But federal cuts slashed 1,300 AmeriCorps positions in Washington, and the future of conservation looks bleak.

www.seattletimes.com

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Aug 8

HOW we study biodiversity shapes WHAT we understand about biodiversity

We show that trait variability (1) within individuals, (2) among individuals of the same species, and (3) between species changes what we understand about evolution to changing environments

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jul 23

Renewable Energy 🤝 Agriculture

💡"Agrivoltaics" 🐄 🫐 means building solar energy so crops and/or livestock can be grown under and between solar panels

We just wrapped up a big study to understand of agrivoltaics are feasible in Washington state

@science.nature.org

www.nature.org/en-us/about-...

Agrivoltaic Feasibility in Washington State

Through a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy and partners, we produced a report on the feasibility of agrivoltaics in Washington state.

www.nature.org

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thimble and black caps were nutters!

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jul 20

Trails in the Olympics are bursting with berries right now!

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jul 4

Emerging from four days pulling dozens of bird song recorders and wildlife cameras from our three coastal TNC forest preserves. I'm grateful to study biodiversity in one of the most beautiful landscapes on Earth. These data will help us understand how wildlife responds to forest restoration

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · Jun 23

Worth reading!

Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Jun 23

⚠️📢 New peer-reviewed research finds no evidence to support the myth that increasing density and rezoning systematically contributes to loss of tree canopy.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature

Housing is urgently needed for millions of people. How we add that housing will have substantial consequences for ecosystems and for nature's contributions to people. We assess win–wins for adding ho...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Conservation Science and Practice @conservationsp.bsky.social · Jun 26

Housing is urgently needed for millions of people. Lambert et Al share that how we add that housing will have substantial consequences for ecosystems and for nature's contributions to people. In this article, they assess win–wins for adding housing and maintaining nature.

doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature

Housing is urgently needed for millions of people. How we add that housing will have substantial consequences for ecosystems and for nature's contributions to people. We assess win–wins for adding ho....

doi.org

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Jun 23

⚠️📢 New peer-reviewed research finds no evidence to support the myth that increasing density and rezoning systematically contributes to loss of tree canopy.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature

Housing is urgently needed for millions of people. How we add that housing will have substantial consequences for ecosystems and for nature's contributions to people. We assess win–wins for adding ho...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jun 21

Housing or trees? Science says "why not both?"

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We need housing. We also needs trees. Our new study across western Washington finds gaining housing at the expense of trees is not inevitable.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#conservation #housing #biodiversity #winwin

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jun 21

Housing or trees? Science says "why not both?"

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We need housing. We also needs trees. Our new study across western Washington finds gaining housing at the expense of trees is not inevitable.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#conservation #housing #biodiversity #winwin

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · May 24

💚🐢My research now touches everything from solar panels to salmon recovery, but one of my first and forever science loves are turtles. And today is a very happy World Turtle Day

This beauty is one of the many stunning western pond turtles I've had the privilege of working with

#WorldTurtleDay

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · May 20

The only news worth telling

www.king5.com/video/news/l...

Bearded dragon alerts homeowner to house fire

A bearded dragon named Spike is being hailed as a hero for waking up his owner to alert him of a house fire in King County

www.king5.com

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · May 5

Climate change? Land use? Both? "Nature isn't really our friend, is it?"

Yesterday's Doonesbury captures a common sentiment and underscores how climate change is overemphasized when many natural challenges are due to land use decisions

#Beavers #Conservation #Biodiversity #ClimateChange

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Field Prep!

Deploying dozens of acoustic recorders for birds and cameras for mammals (and a dash of AI) to study what biodiversity looks like in Pacific Northwest forests that are in various stages of transition out of industrial timber harvest

#biodiversity #conservation

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Mar 13

The purest opinion content in the media these days. I might quibble gently over the choice of which salamander is the most adorable creature, but spotted salamanders are up there

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | This is the most adorable creature you might never see

The spotted salamander has been heralding the season’s arrival for millions of years.

www.washingtonpost.com

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Mar 6

Always learning - I'm a slow reader with books because I tend to bounce around multiple at a time. I enjoy letting the ideas from different books have a conversation in my noggin, even if wasn't the authors' intention

These are the books I've been working through recently

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Mar 4

It's World Wildlife Day and I remain ever grateful for the amazing species I get to coexist with and play a small part in protecting. And I'm so appreciative of the many friends and colleagues who dedicate their lives to making sure our existence is enriched by bountiful wildlife.

#WorldWildlifeDay

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Feb 9

I learned most of life's lesson there!

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Feb 9

I know less about football than I do about raptors, so this superbOwl I'm all about those eagles

I cut my teeth in conservation by working with raptors! Lots of lovely science on birds of prey at Peregrine Fund and Cornell

peregrinefund.org/explore-rapt...

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse...

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jan 10

@umairfan.bsky.social has a nice piece touching on this too

www.vox.com/climate/3940...

The unusually strong force behind the apocalyptic fires in Los Angeles

“This is not a typical Santa Ana.”

www.vox.com

Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Jan 10

Fires like those in Los Angeles are a result of our housing practices. They're absolutely caused by climate change, but also land use habits. Scientists for decades have been highlighting this growing problem

www.linkedin.com/posts/max-la...

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