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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Jun 12

We decided an experimental approach to this question could be cool. So Andrew strapped a taxidermied badger on top of an RC cart and drove the cart toward incubating curlews both while playing prairie dog ground-based predator calls and not (control).

We lovingly call this the badgerinator.

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Badger mounted on an RC car approaching a curlew nest.

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Seth Munson @smmunson.bsky.social · 5d

I wasn’t a fan of this format at the last SER. Takes away from the fun engagement and freedom to walk the aisles and check results at any level after a long day of talks

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Reynaldo Linares-Palomino @rlinares.bsky.social · 4d

Agree 100%, a couple I wanted to check occurred unfortunately at the same time, and some of the posters were difficult to read on the screen

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Molly Reichenborn @m2reco.bsky.social · 4d

Agreed. I think the upside of posters is the opportunity to engage with folks 1:1 that was lost with this format.

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 5d

Fun talk by @andyjboyce.bsky.social on the importance of monitoring in restored sites, especially those that have huge spatial scales. The importance of, and difficulty of monitoring has been a common theme of many talks here.

🧪 #SER2025

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 5d

Such a cool talk by Lara Monteiro who after interviewing members of a community collecting seed to restore the Brazilian cerrado found that many aspects of their wellbeing were improved! 🧪 #SER2025

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 5d

🧪 #SER2025

@justinluong.com just gave a really cool and quick talk on the work he and many others are doing to build a network of support for grassland restoration practitioners in California. Check it out!

justinluong.com/menu/grassne...

California Grassland Restoration, Action, Science and Stewardship Network (GRASS-NET)

University of California, Berkeley - Environmental Science, Policy and Management

justinluong.com

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 5d

Tal Beery from the Wright-Ingram Institute just gave a nice lightning talk about their work including tasking about the 3-week field fellowship for graduate students and ECRs. Looks really cool! wright-ingraham.org/field-worksh...

#SER2025 🧪

Field Workshop 2026 - Wright-Ingraham Institute

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s that link! bsky.app/profile/wail...

🧪 #SER2025

Dr Christy N Wails @wailscn.bsky.social · 5d

islandconservation.shinyapps.io/island-veg-a...

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe I’m just an old curmudgeon but I don’t know about the “posters” at #ser2025. Essentially they were all just flash talks in different rooms so they lacked the informal conversation that is so amazing about posters. And prevented us from seeing multiple at once.

What did everyone else think?

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 Our new issue is out! 🌟

Cover: Drone image of a passing vessel near a group of Florida manatees, captured by a community member as part of citizen reporting on manatee-vessel interactions. Photo by Taylor Masnjak

See what we've added so far: buff.ly/q8ViFDN

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s a link to the terra view application: apps.terrapulse.com/terraView/na...

And maybe @wailscn.bsky.social can give us the shiny app link as I didn’t get it.

🧪 #ser2025

terraPulse

terraPulse, (https://www.terrapulse.com/) founded in 2014 develops and provides satellite-based geospatial solution for land-use planning. We create timely, accurate information about our changing wor...

apps.terrapulse.com

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 6d

Here is @wailscn.bsky.social giving a stellar talk on using LandSat data to track island plant and function responses to invasive mammal removal and other restoration like removing any invasive plants.

🧪 #SER2025

Dr. Christy Wails starting her talk on use of Landsat imagery to track recovery on islands.

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 6d

I looked on that other app and crickets there too so maybe everyone is just unplugged and soaking it in 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 13d

Did you know that our blog series with @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social, Field Diaries, is looking for new participants? 💭🧪

We've already shared a range of brilliant stories spanning waterfowl research to considering the sustainability of homestead farming! 🦆🌏

Find out more & get involved: bit.ly/4n8pyJ4

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 19d

What would it look like to combine scientific research, public education, and ecosystem restoration all in one place? 🌱

Check out are latest blog post to find out more! 👇
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@holdenrestoration.bsky.social
@itsdrfunk.bsky.social

Restoring Forests, Engaging Landowners, Advancing Science – All in One Place

What would it look like to combine scientific research, public education, and ecosystem restoration all in one place? By Anna Funk, Holden Forests & Gardens Forest management plots with (right)…

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 7d

Hmmm...seems like crickets on Bluesky regarding #SER2025. Is there a different hashtag @restorationecology.bsky.social @serestoration.bsky.social?

I'm excited to see some of you here in Denver this week!

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 23d

Hey @espn.com. Come on; you gotta get your audio straight. We can hear the Atlanta Dream crowd and announcer louder than Ryan Rucco and Rebecca Lobo. @wnba.com

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 28d

And because the link is now expired, here's a good link to the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interspecific eavesdropping by birds on a keystone mammal improves antipredator behaviour

In animal communication networks, keystone information producers generate large volumes of reliable information, which eavesdroppers can use to improv…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yeah I told them I didn't want stories that perpetuated fear of sharks (thanks, @whysharksmatter.bsky.social), so they clearly took that to heart. I mean, the one where a shark ends up being my girls' godmother is my favorite 🤣

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

I thought it really sort of evoked it for the reader, you know?! 🤣

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

1000%!!!

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sometimes, just being outside/working in the field can be a bit of a risk. /end
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a flying squirrel came and bit your arm while you were on a hike
You caught a fish with your arm on accident.
A really big frog took a chomp out of your arm. It was hungry.
unfortunate accident with a family of beavers when removing a dam
some flesh-eating beetles found you while you were in the field
Wild horse bite
Bison goring x 2

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

Bees and California sea lions may be evil, but snow leopards are decidedly not.

The story arcs on these ones, though 😂

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While living in California myself and my husband decided to visit California natural beaches. While enjoying the natural view and ocean suddenly my husband takes out the sandwiches and hands one to my daughter. While she was enjoying her sandwich a flock of seagulls saw my daughter sandwich as a easy meal. As the flock flapped towards her she began to run towards the ocean to hide from the gulls. While I sprinted towards my beach baby suddenly I noticed that a large object was coming towards her from the ocean, while my husband ate his sandwich all nonchalant. Out of the blue a California sea lion leaped out from beneath the waves, as it maliciously made its towards my beach baby and the gulls. I suddenly flew towards my beach baby picked her up on the last second while the sea lion took a powerful bite to take my beach baby. Luckily I was able to evade the kidnapping but tragically the bite grazed my arm.

You were hiking in the Himalayas when you stumbled upon a snow leopard. The leopard charged you out of surprise, but you were able to dodge quickly enough. The surprise made you lose your footing and you slipped a bit down the mountain, tearing your arm up. The snow leopard didn't pursue, but stared you down from above before retreating into the mountains.

You got a piece of honeycomb stuck on your arm while out in woodlands one day and a hundred bees came swarming at your arm and the honey seeped into your skin where the bees harvested a chunk of your arm. You're not allergic to bees though so you still eat honey.

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

A fair amount of amorous shark content...
These students were listening to my bio when I said I work with seabirds and at how islands recover after ridding them of invasive rats...

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While diving by a coral reef a barracuda charged you, and using your amazing reflexes you dodged but acciently slammed your arm into the coral creating the wound. A shark smelled the blood and rushed over with a first aid kit and that is why you survived. You and the shark are still penpals, she is godmother of your children actually.
You were scuba diving in Malaysia and befriended some tiger sharks, one shark got jealous and tried to kiss you but ended up biting you.
A shark bite from trying to give it a hug

An overzealous seagull attacked you because he wanted the orange slice from your Mai tai while you were at the beach.
During her time in her research in an albatross re-introduction field work, an albatross nipped her arm and caused a huge scar. Their beaks are quite powerful, and she was too close to a nest.

An invasive ROUS (rodent of unusual size) got upset that they were being kicked off their island and decided to retaliate against the research crew.
Bit by an iguana who was best friends with an invasive rat you were trying to eradicate
A big gigantic island rat was just really hungry that day

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