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Robin Jones

@robintjones.bsky.social

Executive Director, Conservation Biology Institute (consbio.org) Obsessive knitter. Unapologetic socialist. Opinions are my own, not of my organization.

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Our most popular webinar to date with registrants from 29 nations in attendance! Clearly there is strong interest in fire modeling! Video link below.

09.12.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]

28.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 11559    πŸ” 2879    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 79
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Your support matters now more than ever 🌍πŸ”₯ With government funding harder to obtain than ever, the Global Wildfire Collective relies on you to keep data open, host workshops, and drive impact in fire-affected communities. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO

28.11.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This #GivingTuesday, help the Global Wildfire Collective keep wildfire data free 🌍πŸ”₯ Your gift supports open data, workshops, and on-the-ground action to build resilient communities worldwide. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO

25.11.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway Demo
YouTube video by Conservation Biology Institute Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway Demo

New demo video alert!

Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data.

Watch the demo:
youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg

Explore the Gateway:
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org

#WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology

21.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

15.10.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 32207    πŸ” 9836    πŸ’¬ 889    πŸ“Œ 480
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Our Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway is here! Intended for sharing wildfire-related data, maps, models, tools, and publications.

Explore now!
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org

#GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch

15.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re proud to share that Dr. Alexandra Syphard spoke on NPR about the Roadless Rule and wildfire risk. She highlighted how roads can boost suppression access but also raise ignitions and fire risk. Listen here: n.pr/3Y6O1E7
#Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social

09.09.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Cundinamarca, Colombia, the first Indigenous Forest Brigade is safeguarding Cerro Majuy. They prevent biodiversity loss & promote sustainable practices, lead emergency wildfire response, and train continuously in fire management, first aid & conservation.

Read more:
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29.08.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our fourth speaker at tomorrow's webinar will be Dr. Jennifer Schmidt! Dr. Schmidt works at University of Alaska Anchorage and is interested in the research and management of socio-ecological systems that help balance conservation efforts with the needs of society.

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

08.07.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯Wildfires Sweep Coastal Syria / 06 JUL

Intense #wildfires near Latakia, Syria, fueled by soaring temps & strong winds, send plumes of smoke across Hama & Aleppo. Prolonged heatwaves & dry conditions tied to #ClimateChange are heightening fire risks across the eastern Mediterranean🌍 #ClimateCrisis

05.07.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Our first speaker at the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series is Dr. Mike Flannigan (BC Innovation Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta.

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

03.07.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The second speaker at our upcoming webinar will be Dr. Sarah Henderson! Sarah is the scientific director of Environmental Health Services at BCCDC and of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH).

Register now!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

07.07.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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REGISTER NOW for the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series! This time, the focus is on wildfires in boreal ecosystems. You won't want to miss it!

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

01.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our second day in #Colombia was a field visit to the astounding Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, on the outskirts of #BogotΓ‘. Check it out!

06.06.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Global Wildfire Collective convened its first expert group meeting last week in BogotΓ‘! The meeting focused on identifying resources and gaps for wildfire resilience & recovery across the Latin America and Caribbean region. CBI and the GWC are grateful to our many hosts, colleagues and friends.

03.06.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope every Pride parade in the country happens at the same time as Donold’s military one.

16.05.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15137    πŸ” 2270    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 166

A higher tech iron lung for when RFK Jr puts polio back in fashion?

16.05.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very much looking forward to this meeting. We have an extraordinary interdisciplinary group of practitioners and experts coming together and I am ready to soak up lots of new-to-me information!

14.05.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I just can’t get over how adorable this bombus’s little fuzzy jodhpurs are!

14.05.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You already have ripe blueberries where you live?!?! Jealous!

09.05.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Utah passed a law to ban Pride flags.

Salt Lake City created new official city flags that incorporated banned flag features, so they can be flown w/o breaking the law.

"So shines a good deed in a wearing world."

07.05.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1532    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 20
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The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation

This is what we need from the billionaire class. (Headline is misleading- Gates is accelerating the pace of grant making for 20 years to make up the gap in Fed research funding- which means the foundation will spend the endowment in 20 years) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...

08.05.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most of my garden is either natives or vegetables. But in the PNW I also need some bigger blooms to get me through the typically dreary spring. Lots of new irises this year and more still working their way toward blooms.

06.05.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Global Wildfire Collective is convening an expert group meeting (EGM), May 21-22 at Universidad del Rosario in BogotΓ‘, Colombia.

This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to request an invitation, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

30.04.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rescinding the Definition of β€œHarm” Under the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...

The Trump administration is proposing to redefine the term "harm" in the Endangered Species Act, which could significantly weaken the law's protections for imperiled plants and animals by excluding habitat destruction.

Submit a public comment, by May 19: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

18.04.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the threat is not just retaliation against their campaigns or potential legal battles. It seems MAGA extremists are making threats to their families and their own lives. Their home states can/should step up and provide better security detail to help alleviate that fear…

17.04.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My autistic kid just paid her taxes.

17.04.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How exactly does he think he will find out whether or what toxin is at fault this when the Federal government is making massive cuts to science funding?

17.04.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Notice of Changes Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.

www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...

16.04.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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