Fenland preparing for winter. Whorled Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum) forming dense, dark-green turions which will keep the plant safe in the cold.

Pulled these out of one our sample sites today. Both plants are sold by local nurseries, so it was only a matter of time before they ended up out here😭 Pontederia crassipes #waterhyacinth and Pistia stratiotes #waterlettuce #invasiveplants #aquaticplants #aquaticinvasives

And macrophytes right?!! So happy to have you close by!♥️

Made two new ecojars for our intro bio lab coordinators. The jars have snails, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and aquatic plants. These are easy to make and maintain if you have access to a pond to replenish the jars with water. I have a jar still going strong from summer 2020. #aquaticplants

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” - quote seen at the dentist’s office today.

We moved my research lab, aquatics classroom, prep room, and field storage room. It was all just too much. Hope you enjoy your new space🙂

Sounds like we had similar experiences. I have looked back on this summer trying to figure out why my to-do list looks mostly the same as it did in May. It’s likely because I spent a very long time sorting, cleaning, packing, moving, unpacking and more sorting and cleaning 😭

Freshwater habitats are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities. This #Perspective article outlines physiological approaches for assessing and mitigating threats to freshwater fishes. 🐟

Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Hello August! Welcomed August with an aquatic plant survey and water sampling at Lake Springfield, MO #aquaticplants #reservoirs #lotus

Name that macrophyte! Was growing in a neighbor’s tiny pond a few weeks ago. #macrophytemonday #aquaticplants

These are beautiful!! I think this is the stylish professor phase!😉😎

Goodbye July! Coneflowers were thriving this month🌞 Don’t they remind you of ballerina tutus?🌻🩰 #nativeplants #echinacea #pollinators

Love the buzz buzz of the bumble bees!

Dragonflies having dinner on these warm Missouri summer evenings. So fun to watch!

Aquatic plant sighting in Providence RI while at aquatic conferences #2025APMS and #SWS2025 Anyone have recipes or ideas of how to prepare lotus root?

✅Azolla
✅Justicia americana
✅Lemna minor
✅Ludwigia
✅Spirodela polyrhiza

Let’s play the “I spy” game! How many aquatic plants do you see? Can you identify them? Conference prep time! #2025APMS #SWS2025 #aquaticplants