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Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

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Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology w/ focus in conservation biology & entomology at Florida Museum of Natural History 🦋 📚⛺️🍄

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Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Excited to wrap up a successful conservation policy symposium at #EntSoc25!

Takeaways:
✍️ Make public comments
📍 Get involved at state & local levels
🗣️ Practice sharing science with family & friends
🦋 Highlight wonder inspired by charismatic species
🤝 Focus on our common humanity

Keep persisting!

November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Make sure to check out our science & conservation policy symposium at the upcoming ESA meeting! We've got a great lineup of speakers focusing on new methods for insect biodiversity monitoring & how entomologists can engage w/ policymaking. Join us! @entsocamerica.bsky.social bit.ly/SysEBPolicyS...

Advocating for Insect Conservation within a Changing Political Landscape;
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting;
Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251, OCC;
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 2:00pm-5:15pm PST;
SysEB Section Symposium;

Introductory Remarks (15 min);
2:00-2:15pm;
Vaughn Shirey, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;
Dave Wagner, University of Connecticut;

From Droppings to Data: eDNA Metabarcoding for Use in Insect Monitoring (30 min);
2:15pm-2:45pm;
Lillian Hendrick, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;

Mothbox: Open Source, Low Cost, Insect Monitoring at Scale (30 min);
2:45pm-3:15pm;
Andy Quitmeyer, Digital Naturalism Laboratories;

The Xerces Society's Evidence-Based Approach to Advancing Protection and Conservation of Endangered Invertebrates (30 min);
3:15pm-3:45pm;
Rich Hatfield, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;

Break: 3:45-3:55pm (10 min);

Panel: How Entomologists Can Engage with Science Policy Today;
3:55pm-5:10pm (5 min intro per panelist, 55 min discussion);
Dominique Carter (moderator), Lewis-Burke Associates LLC;
Kevin Burls, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;
Sarina Jepson, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;
Jess Tyler, Center for Biological Diversity;

Closing Remarks (5 min);
5:10pm-5:15pm;
Vaughn Shirey, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;
Dave Wagner, University of Connecticut

November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Thank you @oacevedocharry.bsky.social! Also great talk on using state-space models to estimate extinction risk from community science data, with promising results from a case study on the endangered Everglade snail kite.

I recommend checking out their paper! doi-org.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/10.1111/1365...

Orlando Acevedo-Charry @oacevedocharry.bsky.social · Oct 14

@swamplily.bsky.social terrific talk! Many butterflies at risk but not enlisted in the Endangered Species Act need more research!

To help them:
1) maintain a pollinator friendly backyard
2) leave the leafs (they hibernate)
3) engage with conservation initiatives like @xercessociety.bsky.social

October 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Excited to be presenting my work on ESA listing and research effort for U.S butterflies tomorrow at the UF SNRE Symposium, along with several other talented graduate students & faculty! snre.ifas.ufl.edu/news-and-eve...

October 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM

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Entomological Society of America

@entsocamerica.bsky.social

Tune in TOMORROW for the "Insect Rally" to support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, w/ National Wildlife Federation Action Fund (@wildlifeaction.bsky.social), Xerces Society, and Entomological Society of America. ⬇️

Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 4

Calling all entomology and biodiversity enthusiasts: Take action on behalf of declining insect and arthropod populations by supporting the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act! www.mobilize.us/nationalwild...

Buzzing for the Recovering America's Wildlife Act: Insect Enthusiasts Virtual Rally · National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

Are you an insect lover? From bees to butterflies, fireflies to ladybugs, insects of all kinds need your help to thrive in the face of climate change, pesticides, and habitat loss. Join the National ...

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November 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Check out this blog post by @floridamuseum.bsky.social about my summer fieldwork studying the Loammi skipper. Thanks to the FLMNH outreach team, everyone who helped me in the field and lab & to my funders! #FloridaMuseum #DisneyConserves #UFSNRE 🦋🌾