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Laura Hollister

@xenolith.bsky.social

Mother, Wife, Geoscientist, Feminist, & Educator. NAGT-TED Past President, 2009 OEST Recipient. BS /MS Env. Geoscience

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a cartoon character with hearts in his eyes is laying on a table ALT: a cartoon character with hearts in his eyes is laying on a table
01.03.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday, Jen. That cake came out looking beautiful and I hope you enjoy it.

01.03.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is really just embarrassing and gross.

01.03.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a graph showing groundwater recharge costs are anywhere from $90-$1100 per acre foot. Reservoir expansion not even new reservoirs are anywhere from $2700-$1700 per acre foot. And saltwater desalinization is anywhere from $1900 to over $3000 per acre foot.

Screenshot of a graph showing groundwater recharge costs are anywhere from $90-$1100 per acre foot. Reservoir expansion not even new reservoirs are anywhere from $2700-$1700 per acre foot. And saltwater desalinization is anywhere from $1900 to over $3000 per acre foot.

This data is several years old, but here’s a cost comparison from Stanford.

waterinthewest.stanford.edu/groundwater/....

01.03.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Did you know that the bees that need saving are NOT honeybees?

Honeybees are the dairy cows of bees. People brought them over from Europe to make us honey.

The problem with honeybees, esp in resource-limited ecosystems (like hey! cities!) is that they compete with our native bees for food.

01.03.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1593    πŸ” 516    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 45
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is injustice and pronounced needooyoogawduhnah ahdahdooheestawdee

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is injustice and pronounced needooyoogawduhnah ahdahdooheestawdee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

01.03.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I can’t wait to hear all about this!!$

01.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is perverse/gross/corrupt/criminal  and pronounced ahskeenah

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is perverse/gross/corrupt/criminal and pronounced ahskeenah

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

01.03.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
Looney Tunes brown dog Marc Antony holding tiny black and white kitten, Pussyfoot. Protecting. Loving. SHE IS HIS.

Looney Tunes brown dog Marc Antony holding tiny black and white kitten, Pussyfoot. Protecting. Loving. SHE IS HIS.

me with my last remaining scrap of sanity

01.03.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1102    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 1

This is on brand for Brittany’s. 🀣

01.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I very much look forward to using this one in my classroom as a teaching tool!

01.03.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Emily! It must have been great to teach them all about beavers and how essential they are to healthy environments!
And the to have it made into a movie! Amazing!!!

01.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Look at her smile. ❀️

01.03.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like culture posts on this app simply don’t get the engagement and I think it’s because people feel it’s frivolous and actually it’s the thing we are fighting for, the freedom to make culture and cultural works

01.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1290    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 13
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is dictator and pronounced kahnayjheedawhee

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is dictator and pronounced kahnayjheedawhee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

01.03.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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After a historic 5-day stretch of storms, the Tahoe basin has lost 2-3 feet of snow in the past week. Warm weather, with rain at times, melted away much of the snow. Snow depth in Tahoe City was nearly 4 feet on Feb. 20, but is just 9 inches today, Feb. 28. #CAwx

28.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Good scissors are a thing of beauty and necessity.

01.03.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this every time I see photos of bombings.

28.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The idea of a legislative body representing the population having the ability to check the ultimate power of a country’s leader sounds really neat. Someone should write that down.

28.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3109    πŸ” 636    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 22

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

28.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15962    πŸ” 4934    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 100
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This month, I'll be doing my own art challenge, Mesozoic March, and I'd love if you followed along if you can!!

Rules in thread below :)

If you participate, please tag me, I'd love to see your work and share it on my story!! :D

#paleoart #dinosaurs #paleontology #mesozoic #ArtChallenge #nature

28.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hydrology Paper of the Day @mcmillanhydro.bsky.social on an overview of forested catchment-scale hydrology: the rarity and regularity of some processes; the importance of soils and antecedent soil moisture; preferential flow paths; and quantification of fluxes in the context of location.

28.02.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran Says 40 School Children Killed in Strikes Iran said that at least 40 elementary school children were killed as the result of an attack in Minab, in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, according to state broadcaster IRIB, which said 48 more...

Other figures say 40. Posting for clarity but whether it’s 85, 40, literally any number big or small, a dead child is a dead child. They didn’t do anything. We are not the good guys here.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

28.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1038    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6

85 girls who would’ve had their own lives and futures. 85 girls who had dreams of their own. 85 families who will never see their daughters alive again.

28.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1075    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

28.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16855    πŸ” 6518    πŸ’¬ 462    πŸ“Œ 550

free note to everyone: you can just say we shouldn’t be bombing Iran rather than pretending this would be fine if Trump explained himself better

28.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2747    πŸ” 636    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 19

I will never get used to the disdain our country holds for brown and Black children.

From Palestine to Iran to Sudan, we normalize the destruction of schools and hospitals and daycares. We reduce children to death tolls and their futures to rubble with no consequence or second thought.

28.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7303    πŸ” 1808    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 56

😊😊😊

28.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

28.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23261    πŸ” 7007    πŸ’¬ 700    πŸ“Œ 396

β€œThe President said let it ride, ride
You will be damned
Make your last stand
In Tehran
In Tehran
In Tehran”

28.02.2026 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1