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James Lamping

@jameslamping.bsky.social

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Scientist in the Parks Postdoctoral Fellow PNW National Parks University of Oregon ————————————————————— Forest ecology | remote sensing | landscape modeling | Sometimes skiing

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our new paper is out in Forest Ecology and Management!

Utilizing data from multiple forest inventory programs, we created 35 spatially complete estimates of forest structure and composition across the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia. 🌍🌐

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kgiv1L%7E...

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 8d

Thinking of all my federal colleagues today, holding our government together by a thread while preparing for a potential shutdown from which they may or may not return. You all deserve so much better, and so do we.

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · 9d

Dang… looks like I’m not going to be buying #FC26 or any future EA games.

Jared Kushner, Saudi Arabia, more backers to buy EA in $55B deal. What this means for gamers.

President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, are backing the $55 billion deal.

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone hear any updates for the MCC Switch 2 port? I’m dying over here. #halo #MCC #Switch2

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 16d

Our paper takes a close look at managing designated wilderness in an era of unprecedented change. Please check it out.

A great achievement by lead author @clareboe.bsky.social!
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Clare Boerigter @clareboe.bsky.social · 16d

My research team recently published “Guardians and gardeners: Managing wilderness for the twenty-first century.” If you’re interested in wilderness philosophies, Indigenous stewardship, and the questions raised by climate change and fire - this one’s for you!

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Guardians and gardeners: Managing wilderness for the twenty-first century

PDF | The 1964 Wilderness Act is a landmark piece of legislation, providing robust protections from development, mechanization, and resource extraction... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 19d

Today is the last day to comment on proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule!

The 58 million acres of forest protected by the Roadless Rule store vast amounts of carbon, provide vital habitat for fish and wildlife species, and are more resilient to wildfire (despite false claims).

Comment here 👇🏼

Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...

www.federalregister.gov

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Sep 9

An emotional and very true telling of what was lost with the Garnet Fire.

Matthew Hurteau @mhurteau.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Garnet Fire has burned through a place I have worked since 2002. A place I hold dear. We knew this wasn't a matter of if, but when. Unfortunately the leadership on the Sierra National Forest didn't have the same urgency that we did. My eulogy for Teakettle.
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...

A Eulogy for Teakettle

Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sierra Club v. Morton, said “Contemporary public concern for protecting nature’s ecological equilibrium...

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 31

It be pretty great if the upper treatment plots didn’t end up burning.

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 31

Love to live near the last of the legends

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 29

As the Flat Fire finally dies down and my family is getting back into their house, I find myself continuously visiting Watch Duty to monitor the Garnet Fire. I’ve been lucky to spend a few summers collecting data in the old growth mixed conifer forests of the Teakettle Experimental Area.

Jared Dahl Aldern @jdaldern.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sierra NF post tonight: “Crews on the #garnetfire had a productive day on the fire line today. While some activity was observed on the northern edge, the fire did not grow as much as expected and is still in the lower part of the Teakettle Experimental area.” @mhurteau.bsky.social

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Jared Dahl Aldern @jdaldern.bsky.social · Aug 27

Glad to see the efforts to keep the #GarnetFire out of the Teakettle Forest, one of the last old-growth forest areas in the southern Sierra and the site of a planned, collaborative 3800-acre prescribed burn that will include objectives to steward the area’s black oak orchards. @mhurteau.bsky.social

Screenshot of a map of the Garnet Fire perimeter in Fresno County, California

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 26

Best @melissalucash.bsky.social lab meetings are ones where we scheme how we are going to tackle #LANDIS-II related tasks as a team. In this case we are calibrating tree growth for a few different projects and landscapes.

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 21

Agreed.

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congrats on the new job! They are lucky to have you over there in reinsurance

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 19

With all the news of Pebble making a comeback with open software and a new watch, I dug this fun relic out for its first firmware update in 7 years.

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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · Aug 17

Whitebark pine trees grow in some of the harshest and most spectacular mountain ecosystems of North America. Remarkably, the existence of these impressive trees depends on an ancient relationship with the bird that plants their seeds: Clark's Nutcracker. This video from @cornellbirds.bsky.social...

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 14

Fun to see that my ship is still out there making trouble :)

www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...

US Navy denies Chinese military report that it ‘drove away’ destroyer

China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according to several reports.

www.navytimes.com

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Aug 12

I can confirm that my use of one over the other has had zero influence from where it’s placed in the App Store.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Aug 5

Increasingly understanding "energy dominance" to mean energy authoritarianism. Rooftop and community solar helps democratize energy production, putting money in consumer pockets instead of centralized utilities. Illegally cutting these grants disempowers lower-income communities, in every sense.

Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · Aug 5

Scoop: EPA is preparing to cancel $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...

E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

www.nytimes.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Matthew Hurteau @mhurteau.bsky.social · Jul 30

We have a new paper that is the result of a working group on nature-based climate solutions using forests. We identify challenges in quantifying net cooling, durability, additionality, and leakage and provide solutions and research needs for each of the challenges.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Towards more effective nature-based climate solutions in global forests - Nature

A strategy to improve the implementation of nature-based climate solutions in global forests for climate mitigation is described, comprising four key components to highlight notable science and policy...

www.nature.com

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James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Jul 30

Oh good, I was looking for some new fiction! Adding this report to tonight’s light reading list.

Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Right then...

A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Jul 29

I can't imagine there will be any problems with this summary of climate science

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Jul 28

Great recent episode from Ezra Klein about this:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Is Decarbonization Dead?

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 07/25/2025 · 1h 17m

podcasts.apple.com

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Jul 26

Lol

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Jul 24

New Gallup poll shows Trump approval rating has fallen to 37%. But there are some bright spots. For example, Trump's support among Democrats has DOUBLED from June to July.

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Jul 19

It’s a small thing, but it’s a great example of what responsive, community-centered service looks like.

James Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · Jul 19

I seriously love my public library! They didn’t have a book I wanted to read, so I filled out a suggestion form on their phone app. Two weeks later I got a notice that the book was purchased and ready for pick up at my local branch.

A person holds a copy of the book After Arrival by Massimo Paradiso, checked out from Deschutes Public Library. The book is in focus with a library barcode on top. In the background, a happy, scruffy tan dog with perked-up ears looks at the camera, standing on a sun-dappled brick path with green grass beyond.

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