Daniel Gavin
@dangavin.bsky.social
Professor, Geography, University of Oregon
Historic great floods of the Green River: This figure shows the flood stage of the Green River in December 1867 (blue area) compared to today (orange lines). Transect shows levee locations. In the 1800s, this was the White River (which now connects to the Puyallup). From doi.org/10.1371/jour...
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Historic great floods of the Green River: This figure shows the flood stage of the Green River in December 1867 (blue area) compared to today (orange lines). Transect shows levee locations. In the 1800s, this was the White River (which now connects to the Puyallup). From doi.org/10.1371/jour...
A quick search on Google Maps shows Pituffik Space Base is at 76°32'N, 68°50'W. Not 76.32N, 68.50W. I hope the Space Force does better work on their antiballistic missile trajectory calculations. Photo from the NY Times.
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A quick search on Google Maps shows Pituffik Space Base is at 76°32'N, 68°50'W. Not 76.32N, 68.50W. I hope the Space Force does better work on their antiballistic missile trajectory calculations. Photo from the NY Times.
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"Without field experience, researchers risk misinterpreting data or missing subtle ecological interactions." - That's the problem! To understand an ecosystem, one must not only collect and analyse data, but also observe it. #ecology
The concept of the “extinction of experience” has been used to describe the dwindling human connection with nature, often applied to the general public.
But ecologists themselves are not immune. Across universities and research institutions, field-based studies are in retreat.
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But ecologists themselves are not immune. Across universities and research institutions, field-based studies are in retreat.
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Ecologists are spending less time in the field. That could be a problem.
Ecologists are spending less time in the field. That could be a problem. There was a time when an ecologist’s education was not complete without the mud of a marsh on their boots or the scent of damp ...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Without field experience, researchers risk misinterpreting data or missing subtle ecological interactions." - That's the problem! To understand an ecosystem, one must not only collect and analyse data, but also observe it. #ecology
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UPDATE: Student grant application deadline has been extended to February 14th! We are still accepting abstract submissions for our annual meeting in Eugene, and the deadline for submission is February 21st. Follow the link below for more info and submission details.
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Student travel grant applications are now open! Students who are presenting their research at the NWSA annual meeting in March can apply to have their travel costs covered.
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
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Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
UPDATE: Student grant application deadline has been extended to February 14th! We are still accepting abstract submissions for our annual meeting in Eugene, and the deadline for submission is February 21st. Follow the link below for more info and submission details.
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We have extended the application deadline for student travel awards to Feb 14th! It would be great to have you or a student you know present their work, so please help spread the word.
UPDATE: Student grant application deadline has been extended to February 14th! We are still accepting abstract submissions for our annual meeting in Eugene, and the deadline for submission is February 21st. Follow the link below for more info and submission details.
linktr.ee/nwscience
linktr.ee/nwscience
Student travel grant applications are now open! Students who are presenting their research at the NWSA annual meeting in March can apply to have their travel costs covered.
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
January 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We have extended the application deadline for student travel awards to Feb 14th! It would be great to have you or a student you know present their work, so please help spread the word.
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David G. Lewis will present his Plenary talk 'Reconstructing Kalapuyan Lifeways' on Tuesday, March 18th. Native students, scholars, and Tribal land managers interested in participating in the following session, 'Tribes' Lands and Waters', please submit an abstract under the special session title.
January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
David G. Lewis will present his Plenary talk 'Reconstructing Kalapuyan Lifeways' on Tuesday, March 18th. Native students, scholars, and Tribal land managers interested in participating in the following session, 'Tribes' Lands and Waters', please submit an abstract under the special session title.
Fire and El Niño floods in Los Angeles, in song, by Bob Franke. "Without pity...." www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
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January 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Fire and El Niño floods in Los Angeles, in song, by Bob Franke. "Without pity...." www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Reposted by Daniel Gavin
Wind-driven fires explained by Jon Keeley
theconversation.com/how-santa-an...
"California is seeing more destructive fires than we saw in the past. That’s driven not just by changes in the climate & the winds, but also by population growth."
And here: www.public.news/p/jon-keeley...
🌲🔥 wildfire
theconversation.com/how-santa-an...
"California is seeing more destructive fires than we saw in the past. That’s driven not just by changes in the climate & the winds, but also by population growth."
And here: www.public.news/p/jon-keeley...
🌲🔥 wildfire
What a smoke plume from L.A. fires!
#PalisadesFire #EatonFire, Los Angeles, California
NASA @zoom.earth 🌲🔥 wildfire
#PalisadesFire #EatonFire, Los Angeles, California
NASA @zoom.earth 🌲🔥 wildfire
January 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wind-driven fires explained by Jon Keeley
theconversation.com/how-santa-an...
"California is seeing more destructive fires than we saw in the past. That’s driven not just by changes in the climate & the winds, but also by population growth."
And here: www.public.news/p/jon-keeley...
🌲🔥 wildfire
theconversation.com/how-santa-an...
"California is seeing more destructive fires than we saw in the past. That’s driven not just by changes in the climate & the winds, but also by population growth."
And here: www.public.news/p/jon-keeley...
🌲🔥 wildfire
Reposted by Daniel Gavin
Student travel grant applications are now open! Students who are presenting their research at the NWSA annual meeting in March can apply to have their travel costs covered.
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
December 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Student travel grant applications are now open! Students who are presenting their research at the NWSA annual meeting in March can apply to have their travel costs covered.
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
Lab work underway on the paleolimnology of Coeur d’Alene Lake, with tribal and state partners. CT scan showing the laminated mining tailings.
December 15, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Lab work underway on the paleolimnology of Coeur d’Alene Lake, with tribal and state partners. CT scan showing the laminated mining tailings.
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Doing some interesting natural resource related research in the PNW? Come share a the @nwscience.bsky.social Annual Meeting in March! This years meeting is in Eugene, OR and we are offering travel grants to cover attendance and travel.
Student travel grant applications are now open! Students who are presenting their research at the NWSA annual meeting in March can apply to have their travel costs covered.
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
Applications are due by Jan. 20th. Visit the link below for full details and application requirements.
rb.gy/2d52d2
December 5, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Doing some interesting natural resource related research in the PNW? Come share a the @nwscience.bsky.social Annual Meeting in March! This years meeting is in Eugene, OR and we are offering travel grants to cover attendance and travel.
Floods and fluvial geomorphology, lake sediment and landslides, alluvial fans and age-depth models, varves and tree-rings, pollen and paleoseismology, and, of course, forest fire, and how they all fit together to tell a story of Holocene river dynamics in the Puget Lowlands. doi.org/10.1029/2024...
November 27, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Floods and fluvial geomorphology, lake sediment and landslides, alluvial fans and age-depth models, varves and tree-rings, pollen and paleoseismology, and, of course, forest fire, and how they all fit together to tell a story of Holocene river dynamics in the Puget Lowlands. doi.org/10.1029/2024...
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We are still open for suggestions on sessions for our meeting in March! Got some great speakers already lined up and abstract submissions open in January. 🌎
We are still accepting suggestions for sessions and field trips for our upcomming annual meeting in Eugene, OR. Info about selected sessions coming soon, with abstract submissions opening on Jan. 6th.
#NWScience #NWSA2025 🌎
#NWScience #NWSA2025 🌎
November 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
We are still open for suggestions on sessions for our meeting in March! Got some great speakers already lined up and abstract submissions open in January. 🌎
doi.org/10.1007/s100...
The history of the exceptionally deep peatlands of inland Indonesian Borneo examined by a transect of radiocarbon dated cores; Monika Ruwaimana, PhD 2023, now at Atma Jaya University.
The history of the exceptionally deep peatlands of inland Indonesian Borneo examined by a transect of radiocarbon dated cores; Monika Ruwaimana, PhD 2023, now at Atma Jaya University.
April 16, 2024 at 7:04 AM
doi.org/10.1007/s100...
The history of the exceptionally deep peatlands of inland Indonesian Borneo examined by a transect of radiocarbon dated cores; Monika Ruwaimana, PhD 2023, now at Atma Jaya University.
The history of the exceptionally deep peatlands of inland Indonesian Borneo examined by a transect of radiocarbon dated cores; Monika Ruwaimana, PhD 2023, now at Atma Jaya University.