Federal workers serve the public. They’re responsible for getting Social Security checks out on time, keeping our food supply safe, monitoring weather and snow pack, keeping our national parks open and accessible, holding predatory companies accountable, and more.

I am heartbroken to share that last week (while on a work trip) I was one of the 4,200 probationary employees cut from the USDA. If you know of opportunities in hydrology, snow science, climate resilience/adaptation, science communication, etc., I would love to connect 🌈

Climate science: Defund it to make it less credible.

Racism: Eliminate DEI programs to conceal it.

Trans people: Scapegoat them so they don’t feel safe in public.

Sexual abusers: Elevate them to positions of authority to normalize their behavior.

This governed person does not consent.

hi! i’m phoebe!

BS Planetary Geology from @ Purdue, MESci/glaciology from @boisestate.bsky.social.

Juneau Icefield alum, WEMT, mediocre skier, much better climber.

currently: snow surveying in Oregon, knitting socks, and rewatching The West Wing❣️