Carlos Carroll
@carloscarroll.bsky.social
Conservation biologist, Klamath Center for Conservation Research. Climate adaptation/conservation planning, @adaptwest.bsky.social, http://adaptwest.databasin.org
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Carlos Carroll
@carloscarroll.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.
theconversation.com
In a new column in @us.theconversation.com , we discuss the urgency and complexity of crafting conservation strategies for the diversity of old-growth forest ecosystems, which are under attack by the Trump administration:
theconversation.com/wide-variety...
theconversation.com/wide-variety...
Great new #openaccess paper from Chris Wilmers and colleagues: Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
What happens to ecosystems when you restore iconic top predators? It’s more complicated than you might think.
A new study analyzes findings from more than 170 papers to clarify what we know so far about the ecological impacts of large carnivore recovery in North America and what mysteries still remain.
www.eurekalert.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Great new #openaccess paper from Chris Wilmers and colleagues: Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Amazing this did not work
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Amazing this did not work
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Good job everybody.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Good job everybody.
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Hashmi said she first became motivated to run for office “by Trump’s travel ban on seven majority-Muslim nations. She said she wanted to prove that she and other members of her faith belong in the United States, despite the message sent by the administration’s policy.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
Virginia makes history with first Muslim woman elected to statewide office
Trump’s travel ban inspired state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to first run for office. Years later, she said fighting bigotry and the “chaos” of Trump’s second term is top of mind.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hashmi said she first became motivated to run for office “by Trump’s travel ban on seven majority-Muslim nations. She said she wanted to prove that she and other members of her faith belong in the United States, despite the message sent by the administration’s policy.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
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We made history together! Because of supporters from across the state, my campaign secured enough nomination signatures to qualify in less than 24 hours. (1/3🧵)
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We made history together! Because of supporters from across the state, my campaign secured enough nomination signatures to qualify in less than 24 hours. (1/3🧵)
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Despite broad political support, one third of the nation's Climate Adaptation Science Centers will wind down in coming days due to lack of funds.
The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.
The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.
Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers
A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Despite broad political support, one third of the nation's Climate Adaptation Science Centers will wind down in coming days due to lack of funds.
The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.
The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.
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'Wildfires are just the beginning,' Canada's climate goals are in jeopardy - NOW Toronto
->Now Toronto | #Wildfire #ClimateGoal #Forest | More from BigEarthData.ai
->Now Toronto | #Wildfire #ClimateGoal #Forest | More from BigEarthData.ai
'Wildfires are just the beginning,' Canada's climate goals are in jeopardy - NOW Toronto
Canadian researchers are sounding the alarm about the country’s worsening climate crisis after a new report found that Canada has barely reduced its carbon emissions in 2024 and is predicting that the country won’t reach its 2030 emission targets. On...
nowtoronto.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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How hoverflies connect distant plant populations across Europe
->Earth.com | More info from BigEarthData.ai
->Earth.com | More info from BigEarthData.ai
How hoverflies connect distant plant populations across Europe
On a remote oil rig in the North Sea, an unexpected discovery has shed light on the surprising reach of one of nature’s smallest pollinators. Migratory hoverflies, often overlooked compared to bees and butterflies, are proving themselves capable of extraordinary...
www.earth.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The fact that delicate basin negotiations for the future of the river are happening at such a time makes me break out in a cold sweat.
Ted Cooke, whose nomination was rescinded by the Trump administration: "I’ve been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency because of party politics and maybe Colorado River basin intrigues." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/bure...
White House scraps water expert's nomination as states hash out Colorado River plan
A veteran water expert from Arizona says his nomination has been pulled to lead the federal agency overseeing water management in the western U.S.
apnews.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The fact that delicate basin negotiations for the future of the river are happening at such a time makes me break out in a cold sweat.
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🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
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For folks in the NW concerned about continued availability of federal climate tools and resources, check out my webinar next week w/ @guillaume-mauger.bsky.social:
Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest.
Register here 👇
Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest.
Register here 👇
Our Climate Future Webinars | Climate Impacts Group
A CIG Webinar SeriesWe’re building a just and resilient world where people and nature thrive in a changing climate. This new webinar series will expand access to 30 years of research, data, and tools,...
cig.uw.edu
September 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For folks in the NW concerned about continued availability of federal climate tools and resources, check out my webinar next week w/ @guillaume-mauger.bsky.social:
Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest.
Register here 👇
Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest.
Register here 👇
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It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents.
But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.
But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents.
But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.
But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.
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It's neat how an environment of total moral hazard results in less and less effort being wasted on trying to cover anything up
Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It's neat how an environment of total moral hazard results in less and less effort being wasted on trying to cover anything up
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✅ We have a new study out this week, which projects changes in cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning days across the Western United States, along with the associated risk of lightning-ignited wildfires (LIW).
+ #OpenAccess Paper (@agu.org): doi.org/10.1029/2025...
+ Summary: news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
+ #OpenAccess Paper (@agu.org): doi.org/10.1029/2025...
+ Summary: news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
August 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
✅ We have a new study out this week, which projects changes in cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning days across the Western United States, along with the associated risk of lightning-ignited wildfires (LIW).
+ #OpenAccess Paper (@agu.org): doi.org/10.1029/2025...
+ Summary: news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
+ #OpenAccess Paper (@agu.org): doi.org/10.1029/2025...
+ Summary: news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
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The American Meteorological Society's formal response to "foundationally flawed" DOE mis/disinformation report on #ClimateChange is excellent & timely. Frankly, I have been more impressed w/@ametsoc.org's ability to effectively meet the moment this year than other scientific professional societies.
New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025
bit.ly
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The American Meteorological Society's formal response to "foundationally flawed" DOE mis/disinformation report on #ClimateChange is excellent & timely. Frankly, I have been more impressed w/@ametsoc.org's ability to effectively meet the moment this year than other scientific professional societies.
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Three of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) across the country will shut down by October if OMB continues to withhold funds to renew their 5-year cooperative agreements - which includes funds already appropriated to the CASCs by Congress for Fiscal Year 2025.
“This is just another way to stop science,” said Bethany Bradley, the center’s co-director. The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center is 1 of 9 regional hubs across the country that helps state and local partners develop plans to adapt wildlife, water and land to the effects of climate change.
Amherst climate science center could close as feds freeze funding
“This is just another way to stop science,” said Bethany Bradley, the center’s co-director. The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional hubs across the country that helps s...
www.wbur.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Three of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) across the country will shut down by October if OMB continues to withhold funds to renew their 5-year cooperative agreements - which includes funds already appropriated to the CASCs by Congress for Fiscal Year 2025.
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New nonprofit climate group forms, aims to resurrect climate.gov, National Climate Assessment and other lost data www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas | CNN
A small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website.
www.cnn.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New nonprofit climate group forms, aims to resurrect climate.gov, National Climate Assessment and other lost data www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
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Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a 'farce' full of misinformation
->The Guardian | #TrumpFascism #Science #Misinformation #Climate #NoDecency | More info from EcoSearch
->The Guardian | #TrumpFascism #Science #Misinformation #Climate #NoDecency | More info from EcoSearch
Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a 'farce' full of misinformation
A new Trump administration report which attempts to justify a mass rollback of environmental regulations is chock-full of climate misinformation, experts say. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to undo the 2009 “endangerment finding”, which allows...
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Today we were denied entry to an ICE facility in Baltimore where were exercising our oversight role as Members of Congress. The law is clear: ICE is REQUIRED to let us into these facilities.
They just don't want the American people to see what's happening behind closed doors.
They just don't want the American people to see what's happening behind closed doors.
We were denied entry into an ICE facility in Baltimore
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Today we were denied entry to an ICE facility in Baltimore where were exercising our oversight role as Members of Congress. The law is clear: ICE is REQUIRED to let us into these facilities.
They just don't want the American people to see what's happening behind closed doors.
They just don't want the American people to see what's happening behind closed doors.
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USFS is converting timber sales to 'digital tree marking', which means loggers, not trained federal foresters, get to choose which trees to take. All in the name of increasing timber outputs, w/no understanding or regard for ecological concerns. What could go wrong? 🌍 www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
Going digital | US Forest Service
www.fs.usda.gov
July 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
USFS is converting timber sales to 'digital tree marking', which means loggers, not trained federal foresters, get to choose which trees to take. All in the name of increasing timber outputs, w/no understanding or regard for ecological concerns. What could go wrong? 🌍 www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
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The Trump administration claims roads in forests prevent wildfires. Researchers disagree.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
grist.org/wildfires/wi...
#Trees #Loggers #Climate #USDA #Forest #Wildfires #Wildfire #Policy
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
grist.org/wildfires/wi...
#Trees #Loggers #Climate #USDA #Forest #Wildfires #Wildfire #Policy
The Trump administration claims roads in forests prevent wildfires. Researchers disagree.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
grist.org
June 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Trump administration claims roads in forests prevent wildfires. Researchers disagree.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
grist.org/wildfires/wi...
#Trees #Loggers #Climate #USDA #Forest #Wildfires #Wildfire #Policy
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
grist.org/wildfires/wi...
#Trees #Loggers #Climate #USDA #Forest #Wildfires #Wildfire #Policy
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.