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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Sep 3

Open PhD position in our group!

Jill T Sekely @jtsekely.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Open #PhD position at the Forest Genetics lab in Uni Freiburg! Join us to study adaptation to late spring frost in forest trees.

This is part of the #FORSCALE project, a Canada-Germany partnership, meaning you'll spend time in Canada too!

Info & application: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

Universität Freiburg

uni-freiburg.de

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks - there was a server issue. It should now be working again :)

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Job alert 📢

Doctoral position at the University of Freiburg in the DFG Research Training Group FORESCALE (Scale Effects in the Forest Adaptation to Climate Change) on the topic of water quantity and quality 🍁💧🍁

For details see: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jul 16

🙌 Looking forward to your updates!

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · May 26

Great news for our (future) forests!! 🎉🌳🌲💚

Florian Schnabel @mixedforests.bsky.social · May 23

Unbelievable 🎉 - We have a New Cluster of Excellence -
🌳 #FutureForests🌲

Looking forward to working with the amazing interdisciplinary team of #FutureForests on analysing and developing transformation pathways for forest-based social-ecological systems!!!

Great 7 years ahead @uni-freiburg.de!!!

Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · May 22

🎉Ab 1. Januar 2026 fördert die @dfg.de (#DFG) zwei #Exzellenzcluster der #UniFreiburg. Der bisherige #Exzellenzcluster @cibss.bsky.social wird weitere sieben Jahre fortgesetzt. Zudem startet der neue Exzellenzcluster #FutureForests. ufr.link/exzellenzclu...

Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · May 14

A strange feeling seeing me and @mixedforests.bsky.social on television🫣 but I'm glad we're reaching a broader public with our research on the impact of forest dieback on drinking water protection areas 🍂💧🍂

hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · May 14

@carowinter.bsky.social recently appeared on SWR to talk about her new paper on how forest dieback from drought is threatening groundwater quality in Germany. A must-watch segment on the hidden risks to our drinking water.

Catch her at 14:59 into the video → www.ardmediathek.de/video/swr-ak...

SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg: Sendung 19:30 Uhr vom 9.5.2025 - hier anschauen

Nachrichten aus Baden-Württemberg mit Florian Buchmaier.

www.ardmediathek.de

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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · Apr 25

#Waldsterben führt zu einer Verschlechterung der #Trinkwasserqualität, zeigt eine neue Studie der #UniFreiburg. Denn 43 Prozent der deutschen #Wasserschutzgebiete sind bewaldet – dort haben sich die #Nitratwerte im #Grundwasser verdoppelt, wenn viele Bäume abstarben.
ufr.link/waldsterben-trinkwasser

Ein Waldgebiet mit vielen abgestorbenen Bäumen.
Foto: Teja Kattenborn.

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24

Find us at EGU 🤓 I will talk about our paper published today on the hidden threat of forest dieback to drinking water quality
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited to share our research at this year’s #EGU25 next week— from forest water fluxes to flood mapping and groundwater stressors. Thanks to @carowinter.bsky.social for pulling together our schedule! Come find us if you’re curious, collaborative, or just passing by.

📌 Monday

Heinke Paulsen | Storage and redistribution of water in the forest floor... (Poster, X3, 10:45–12:30)

Jonas Pyschik | Insights into Preferential Flow from Sprinkling Experiments (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30)

Immanuel Frenzel | Diffuse sources of TFA at the catchment scale (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45)

Lea Dedden | Spatio-temporal throughfall patterns in forests (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45)

Carolin Winter | Forest Dieback & Drinking Water Quality (Oral Highlight, R 2.15, 17:50–18:00)

📌 Tuesday

Sebastian Gnann | Large sample hydrology and the value of data (Invited PICO, Spot A, 08:30–08:40)

Markus Weiler | The crux with variability (Oral, R -2.33, 17:40–17:50)

📌 Wednesday

Sebastian Gnann | Streamflow sensitivity in alpine catchments (Poster, Hall A, 08:30–10:15)

📌 Thursday

Markus Weiler | Flood source areas & peak contribution (Oral, Room B, 16:45–16:55)

📌 Friday

Heinke Paulsen (with Christoph Huebner) | Monitoring groundwater recharge & DOC (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30)

Kerstin Stahl (with Robin Schwemmle) | Groundwater stressors from agriculture & hydrology (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30)

Stefan Seeger | How many sensors do you need for sap flux? (Oral, R 2.44, 11:50–12:00)

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24

🙌 Great interdisciplinary collaboration, highlighting the important but threatened role of forests for drinking water protection, together with Sarina Müller, Teja Kattenborn, Kerstin Stahl, Kathrin Szillat, Markus Weiler & Florian Schnabel (@mixedforests.bsky.social)

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24

🗞️New paper in Earth's Future🗞️

🌳🌲🍂💧🍂🌲🌳

#Forest dieback in drinking #water protection areas - a hidden threat to water quality

🌳🌲🍂💧🍂🌲🌳

Paper👉 doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Press release👉 uni-freiburg.de/waldsterben-...

@uni-freiburg.de @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @mixedforests.bsky.social

Forest Dieback in Drinking Water Protection Areas—A Hidden Threat to Water Quality

Forests cover 43% of German drinking water protection areas, making their vitality state critical for safeguarding drinking water quality German drinking water protection areas experienced a 4.8%...

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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · Apr 22

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 14

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

The gates of Harvard University. The text reads: "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands." Photo by Sophie Park for The New York Times.

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 4

Looking at all parts of the water cycle? 👉Snow - Red hot chilli peppers, Down by the river - Milky Chance, Under the sea - Bukahara, Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel, Black Water - Timber Timbre, ...coudn't find any nice groundwater songs though and lakes are your expertise 😉

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Christiane Werner @chriswernerlab.bsky.social · Mar 31

Please RT: 2 PhD position @uni-freiburg.de investigating #reccurent #drought in #forest using in-situ #stableisotopes in #ecohydrology

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Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften (D-USYS), ETH Zürich @usyseth.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today’s International Day of Forests celebrates "Forests and Food", highlighting their role in nutrition, livelihoods, and biodiversity. Beyond providing food, fuel, and income, forests enrich soil, protect water, and offer habitats for biodiversity, including vital pollinators. 🌲💚

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Florian Schnabel @mixedforests.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚨Alert to #forest and #fire enthusiasts: W3 professorship for Fire Ecology at @uni-freiburg.de !

More information here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

Its a great place to work and live at!

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Feb 17

🌟Join us in Freiburg🌟

Passionate about hydrological research?

We offer a PhD position on the impacts of floods and droughts on water quality, using high-frequency data across Germany.

More details and how to apply👉 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

@hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de

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Daniel James @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · Jan 31

„Und überhaupt sei "das, was im Monat abgeschoben wird, in drei Tagen wieder da". "Das", was da abgeschoben wird, sagt Merz - und meint wohlgemerkt Menschen. Mit einer solchen kompromisslosen Sprache der Entmenschlichung hat auch die AfD angefangen.“

Thomas Stadler @rastadler.bsky.social · Jan 31

Einer der klarsten und analytischsten Kommentare, die ich dazu gelesen habe. www.tagesschau.de/kommentar/un...

Kommentar: Merz stellt Wahlkampf über demokratische Werte

Mit ihrem Verhalten im Bundestag hat die Union einen demokratischen Tabubruch begangen, meint Max Bauer. Falsch sind nicht nur die teils rechtswidrigen Forderungen, falsch ist auch Merz' entmenschlich...

www.tagesschau.de

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jan 31

Und wir werden es auch weiterhin massiv mit unserem Demostrationsrecht übertreiben

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jan 31

Freiburg, I 💚💛🧡❤️💜💙 U

#NieWiederIstJetzt

www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jan 30

Wie wär's: Heute nach Feierabend die Demokratie verteidigen?

💚💛🧡❤️💜💙

#WirSindDieBrandmauer

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jan 29

The Freiburg groups of Environmental Hydrological Systems and Hydrology have a Bluesky account now 🤓🎉

If you are interested in hydrological science and the latest updates from Freiburg, I recommend following it!

👉 @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social

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Jagoda Marinić @jagodamarinic.com · Jan 25

Danke, Berlin!

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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Jan 14

Last chance - submit today! We want to see you in Vienna 😊