At #SER2025 and interested in plant functional traits or urban forests? Come see my talk at 11 — 11:15 in: S.31 - Urban Ecosystem Restoration as Climate Action and Equity-Centered Community Development. I will discuss a study that quantifies differences in tree species impacts on air temperature!

The Garnet Fire has burned through a place I have worked since 2002. A place I hold dear. We knew this wasn't a matter of if, but when. Unfortunately the leadership on the Sierra National Forest didn't have the same urgency that we did. My eulogy for Teakettle.
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...

Shelter in place lifted per CU Alerts, but still heavy police presence. #cu #boulder #cuboulder

Outside the CU Ramaley Biology building 5 minutes ago. Something is going on, we got shelter in place notices. #boulder #cu #cuboulder #colorado

🌳🌲 PhD student Advyth Ramachandran (INSTAAR + EBIO) seeks to understand the cooling effects of various urban tree species in Boulder. Read our Q&A with him:
www.colorado.edu/instaar/2025...
@advyth.bsky.social

Already in Baltimore for #ESA2025! If you are interested in plant belowground organs come to our Symposium on Wednesday, August 13 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

Reminder that my poster is today evening! Looking forward to some interesting discussions!

SEEDS has 21 new students at #ESA2025 & most of them are presenting for the first time! There are also 21 volunteer mentors uniquely paired w/ them to guide them in their 1st ESA! A big THANKS to Fred Abbott, Teresa Mourad & ESA staff for supporting SEEDS program! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

Graduate Student Policy Award alumni will share their policy experiences with prospective GSPA students on 8/13. Any alum or student can attend this free event, but space is limited; email [email protected] to join events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #ESA2025

Check out our lab’s presentations @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social meeting in Baltimore if you are interested in vegetation change over space or time under changing climate or disturbance regime. Lumbsden-Pinto: Tue, COS 046 (10:15am); Dovciak: Wed, COS 118 (3:45pm); Kiel: Wed, PS-29-046 (5pm) 🌎🌐🧪

See Earth Lab & ESIIL team members at ESA25! Learn more about our team members sessions here: esiil.org/news-events/...
@cu-esiil.bsky.social

@lauradee.bsky.social #urbanforests #urbantrees #functionaltraits

At #ESA2025 and interested in the potential for urban forests to cool cities, and tree functional traits? Stop by my poster tomorrow (Tuesday) in PS 25-160, Urban Ecosystems. Excited to chat about our results so far, compare findings with others, and get feedback on further directions!

Are you attending ESA this year? Are you a biocrust lover?

Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project.
#esa2025
@womeninsoileco.bsky.social

ESA proudly presents the 2025 Regional Policy Award to Rep Sarah Elfreth (MD-3) @elfreth.house.gov‬ for her tireless advocacy for science-based environmental policy. Right now, science matters more than ever. Accepting on her behalf, Allie Cavanagh reminds us: “Don’t give up the ship”

#ESA2025

Hey #ESA2025 #Baltimore! I'm seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #ForestEcology to join my lab, fall 2026. More here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/join-us

DM me if you'd like to chat in person. Would love to connect and learn about your interests. Non-traditional backgrounds welcome! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🔥

Job alert! Please share.
We're looking for an urban ecologist (PhD) to join the research team at the Holden Arboretum.
Develop an active research program while supporting stakeholders. 🌳
I'll be at #ESA2025 and happy to chat.
#AltAc #HoldenScience #UrbanEcology

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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

As a scientific community, it is clear that we don't have the option *not* to communicate the importance of our work to the public. Our engagement needs to include but also go beyond press releases accompanying papers – we need to teach our students about how science is supported by the gov't.

Excited to share this piece written with my fellow ESA students @alisonrobey.bsky.social and Pa-Shun Hawkins on our experience advocating for ecological science on Capitol Hill. We provide guidance for ecologists hoping to engage in science-policy work.

esa.org/esablog/2025...

Are you ready for Trump's 'big beautiful' fire storm? It's coming. They will try to blame fires on lack of logging, arson, DEI, inept govt agencies -- anything but the primary factors, which are human-caused warming & the massive cuts made to fire suppression staff & budgets. Get your masks ready.

Another day testing the limits of resilience.

The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels.

Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels.

The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.

NONE in Life science?! NONE?!

It's like evil Gifford Pinchot drew a map. That's a lot of national forest land in the Lower 48 and a massive amount of BLM land in Alaska. Some of the best public lands we have will be available for purchase, but not by people like you or me.

Thanks to @wilderness.org for pulling this together.