Climate change & infrastructure alter the flow of sea water through freshwater-dependent coastal landscapes. New commentary in @agu.org Water Resources Research lays out challenges & next steps for research and water management.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #SWISLR 🌎 🧪 ⚒️

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Wow. Thank you for posting this paper!! 🙏🏼@kinarnicholas.bsky.social

Spring has officially sprung! But did you know warmer temperatures caused the first signs of spring to arrive earlier than usual in many parts of the U.S.? Find out where and when the first signs of the season made their debut!: www.climate.gov/news-feature...

Awesome!

“Ghost forests provide a stark reminder of the consequences of climate change. Yet, they also offer lessons in resilience and transformation.” www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Reposting article in #MDPIforrsts for those who missed it: Red Maple is a good candidate for indicating salt stress at larger spatial scales in coastal forested wetlands exposed to 0.5-6ppt seawater.

New article: “Leaf Physiological Responses & Early Senescence Are Linked to Reflectance Spectra in Salt-Sensitive Coastal Tree Species.” Red Maple is a good candidate for indicating salt stress in coastal wetlands exposed to 0.5-6ppt seawater. www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/15...

Are you in need of educational materials on #wetlands? Go to #NCwetlands webpage! You will find downloadable graphics, fact sheets, posters, activities, and more. 🤠 www.ncwetlands.org/learn/downlo...

Undergraduate students: We are hiring an 2025 summer intern to work with the NC Division of Water Resources wetland program.

The 10 week internship will focus on urban riverine #wetland #hydrology. Applications will be accepted through January 6, 2025.

Please reach out to me with any questions!

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Despite the outcry, Duke University still plans to close its huge herbarium, because it doesn't want to spend $25 million to repair the collection's building.

Duke's endowment was $11.6 billion as of 2022; it is also the primary beneficiary (32%) of the independent $3.69 billion Duke Endowment.

Not good news for #CoastalWetlands

Just when I was certain @waterpotential.bsky.social couldn’t be any more of an inspiring badass, On The Swamp is published.

I can’t wait to finish this book - loving it!

Cool!! Woodwardia and Osmunda are some of the last standing species in NC coastal wetland transitioning from forested freshwater wetlands to marsh or open water due to saltwater intrusion and sea level rise. #SWISLR

#UrbanWetlands are #BiodiversityHotspots that need to be protected & stewarded w/ thoughtful care. We must do better for the collective good. We need stricter protections for the voiceless who have little chance combating large land altering human machinery.

Friday of spring break surprise: my former student, Julian Sheppy's paper is published! It's available here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... or email me (it's behind a paywall). Julian measured DOC concentration and bioavailability below urban beaver and stormwater ponds in Atlanta

2023 was the hottest year on record. Around the world, it was marked by record wildfires, hot-tub temperature ocean waters, torrential downpours, and non-stop heatwaves. The US had one billion+ dollar weather extreme every 1.8 weeks.

More info: www.climate.gov/news-feature...

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