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Bob Shriver @bkshriver.bsky.social · 5h

Join the Laughlin lab and our new NSF funded project! Awesome opportunity to visit forests across the western US and examine the functional basis of demographic responses to drought and wildfire.

Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · 5h

Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor:

Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.

plant-traits.net/lab-openings/

Lab openings | Laughlin Research Lab

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Chhaya Werner, PhD @restoration.bsky.social · 9d

Really looking forward to meeting and learning from amazing scientists and restoration practitioners this week! Anyone else going to be at #SER2025 in Denver? 🌱 🦋

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Chhaya Werner, PhD @restoration.bsky.social · 19d

I know it can feel like shouting into the void, but judges consider these public comments when weighing decisions

Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 19d

Today is the last day to share your thoughts on the federal government's plan to revoke the roadless rule on Forest Service lands. When the clock strikes midnight (ET), the comment portal will close.

Looking for your Cinderella moment? Go comment now!!!

How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 19d

Today is the last day to share your thoughts on the federal government's plan to revoke the roadless rule on Forest Service lands. When the clock strikes midnight (ET), the comment portal will close.

Looking for your Cinderella moment? Go comment now!!!

How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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Zack Steel 🪶🦇🌲🔥 @zacksteel.bsky.social · 29d

We do science at places like Teakettle in the hopes of informing better decisions. But moments like these make it feel like our science is just informing future historians of our decline.

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Justin Luong, PhD 🏳️‍🌈🌾 @justinluong.com · Aug 27

We know diversity = more ideas, novelty, advancement and desirable outcomes but how do we recruit and retain diversity? In our paper, me and other LGBTQ+ restoration ecologists outline issues and solutions to retaining and supporting queer ecologists
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Inclusive restoration: ten recommendations to support LGBTQ+ researchers in restoration science

Scientists who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or members of other marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+) face serious disparities compared to their n...

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Steph likes the outdoors @dendromecon27.bsky.social · Aug 27

They fired probationary employees across the federal government on Feb 14 as a scare tactic to shrink the federal government. And it worked. The US Forest Service subsequently lost 25% of its staff due to voluntary early retirement and deferred resignation offers.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 27

"I will judge Bolton when I see what allegations emerge from this investigation, if any, and when I can evaluate the evidence in support of those allegations. But I don’t need to wait that long to judge the FBI’s conduct."

The Bolton Raid Was Designed to Scare Us

I know because I was the first one there.

www.thebulwark.com

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Chhaya Werner, PhD @restoration.bsky.social · Aug 26

I mean, if you need to make the clarification...

High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Aug 26

Biologists have been trying to rid Yosemite of bullfrogs since the '90s, a challenge for both the biologists and the bullfrogs. Native to Eastern North America, they — the bullfrogs, not the biologists — were brought West in the late 1800s and have been a problem ever since.

Booting out bullfrogs, bees make a break for it, and say goodbye to the billboard! - High Country News

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

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Dr. Melinda Adams @scholarmelinda.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨Published today🚨We highlight 3 areas to support Indigenous-led fire: sustained funding, regulatory flexibility, & community partnerships 🔥🌿 #goodfire #wildfire #Indigenous

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm bizarrely happy my IRACDA grant wasn't restored, so I don't have to grieve it all over again...

But also, this sucks for so many scientists & repercussions will be felt by all Americans & folks around the world, even if they don't know it.

#StandUpForScience
#ScienceIsForEveryone
#FundScience

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21

There is no solace for NIH funded researchers in this Supreme Court decision. Grants that were ripped away on dubious grounds, restored by a reasonable judge are now again terminated by an out-of-control Supreme Court. Labs will shutter, people will lose jobs. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Supreme Court lets Trump cut diversity-related NIH grants

The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday proceed with sweeping cuts to National Institutes of Health grants for research related to racial minorities or LGBT people, part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and transgender identity.

www.reuters.com

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Emily Josephs @emjo.bsky.social · Aug 21

MSU Plant Bio is hiring a new herbarium director! Our herbarium is a wonderful resource on campus and I'm excited to have the opportunity to make it even better by bringing in a new director. Details here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...

plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu

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Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium

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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · Aug 6

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge

facultypositions.stanford.edu

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Katie Stuble @holdenrestoration.bsky.social · Aug 6

Job alert! - #Postdoc

Join the forest health team at the Holden Arboretum! We're looking for a postdoc to explore patterns of mortality and disease resistance in hemlock. #Job #AltAc
Want to chat? - I'll be at #ESA2025

holdenfg.org/career-and-i...

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · Jul 30

I didn’t want to see helpless humans. I’d rather see smart ones rescuing each other.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’m just a girl screaming into the void that the destruction of our institutions WAS THE ENTIRE POINT.

This is why @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s *SECOND* (of 21!) lesson in his book On Tyranny is “Defend Institutions”

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · Jul 30

While DOGE crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money. 🙄

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Justin Luong, PhD 🏳️‍🌈🌾 @justinluong.com · Jul 28

Cal Poly Humboldt @calpolyhumboldt.bsky.social Is starting a new continuing rangeland education program (CRED), to help folks fill course gaps needed to be a certified range professional w Society for Range Mngmt! Check it out, you can take one or multiple classes!

www.humboldt.edu/extended-edu...

California Rangeland Education (CRED) Courses | Cal Poly Humboldt

.paragraph--type--display-cards h2 { font-size: 2.75rem;/*display cards headline is too large*/ }These courses can assist you in preparing for the California Certified Rangeland Manager (CRM) exam. Th...

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OPB @opb.org · Jul 1

The Republican-backed budget bill that passed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday authorizes dramatic increases to logging on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. But Oregon counties won’t see most of those revenues if the bill clears the U.S. House unchanged.

Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties

The proposed budget bill would increase logging on federal lands, but most of that money won't go to Oregon counties that typically receive a portion of timber sales.

www.opb.org

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Chhaya Werner, PhD @restoration.bsky.social · Jun 26

Skipper love 💚 One of our favorite backyard butterflies

John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here's one of my insect comics to celebrate #InsectWeek, featuring my favorite butterfly the skipper! 🍃

Four-panel comic depicting a small orange butterfly looking up at a monarch butterfly in the air. The small butterfly says, "Look, there goes a monarch butterfly! Everyone loves monarchs. So regal and elegant! Nobody notices a little skipper like me. Nobody." A nearby ant says, "Hey, did you see that monarch?"

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · Jun 25

Circe says we're all set for tonight! She won't be able to join me, but I hear some friends are bringing their dogs.

Join us at Sceptre tonight at 7. Come with all your questions about animal behavior & science!

#Atlanta #MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #Sci4GA #FundScience

Orange and white cat lies on a blanket, paws extended, next to a laptop. She's looking at the screen, which shows a PowerPoint with the title How Do Our Pets Think? And How Do We Find Out? Logos for Stand Up for Science and Science for Georgia.

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Kathleen Rhoades, PhD @kathleenrhoades.com · Jun 25

I'm not pointing fingers at anybody but I do see #USDA left out of a lot of the reporting on cuts to federal research funding, and USDA funds a LOT of research!!! Food safety! Ag sustainability! Making our food supply chains more resilient!!!

Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA.

The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.

We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Jun 25

The Siletz Tribe received a $1.56 million grant to reintroduce Xvlh-t’vsh.

Sea otters to get another chance in Oregon and Northern California - High Country News

The Siletz Tribe received a $1.56 million grant to reintroduce Xvlh-t'vsh.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Jun 19

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · Jun 10

👋 I'm doing this teach-in as part of the @standupforscience.bsky.social Summer Fight for Science!

Come w all your ⁉️ about your pets' behavior. I'll do my best to answer—or at least talk about how scientists like me are trying to answer them!

#Atlanta area folks, help us get the word out!

Quinn Eastman @qeastman.bsky.social · Jun 10

This will be our first @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience Teach-In, hosted by Sceptre Brewing in Oakhurst (Decatur). Humans interested in animals behavior are welcome! More to come!

Flyer for Teach In event on June 25 at Sceptre Brewing in Decatur, GA

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