Michelle Stuhlmacher, PhD

Screenshot of the call for proposals for "Contested Natures: The Politics of Green Space in a Polarized World"

It's that time of year again (i.e., when @geographers.bsky.social CFP start streaming in)!

For #AAG2026, @urbanparksgirl.bsky.social, @jkhawes.bsky.social, and I are organizing a session on the politics of green space in a polarized world.

To take part, send us your abstract by Oct 26th 📧

Protect the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program - Council for Opportunity in Education We’re stronger together. Call your Member of Congress, send an email, post on social media, host a phone party, invite your Member to campus, and report your actions. Every voice protects students and...

If you're serious about standing firm against attacks on academia, then now is the time to support one our most important allies: The TRIO McNair Program: helping underrepresented, first-gen, and low income enter research based gras programs. Call your reps #academicsky

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Obviously I’d love for lots of geographers to apply 😁 Happy to answer questions and please share widely!

📢 Tenure-track position! 📢 In Chicago! The department of Geography and GIS at DePaul has a joint hire with the departments of Political Science and Public Policy.

Review of applications begins on Sep 15th: apply.interfolio.com/170188

I’ve been on a BlueSky hiatus but better late than never to share our new-ish article on the green gentrification cycle!

Happy vernal equinox! Every year I am amazed again at nature's rebirth, the ability of plants to push through the depths of soil to grow again 🌱

In addition to someone who can teach in-person, we're looking for candidates with experience teaching in a diverse learning environment. The intro #GIS course is part of the core curriculum on math and computing:
catalog.depaul.edu/undergraduat...

Happy to answer questions as well!

Are you based in Chicago? (Or want to move here? 😎) We've had lots of demand for our intro GIS class & are hiring a part-time faculty so we can offer more in-person #GIS classes. Apply here: academics.depaul.edu/faculty-jobs...

Please share widely! #GISJobs #GeospatialJobs #GISChat

Changing Labels in Esri Vector Basemaps Esri Vector Basemaps provide the flexibility to make custom changes to map labels on the map by quickly editing the JSON through our VTSE.

ESRI is updating their basemaps automatically to incorporate The Gulf of America starting tomorrow 2/20.
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...

If you, like me, are looking for an edifying distraction from the news, I recommend taking a scroll through the Geo Women+ starter pack: go.bsky.app/Ay1iTTe

I just learned about it (thanks @morganahcrowley.bsky.social!) and had a lovely scroll this morning to add more women to my feed 💙

I would love to be added too! So many good people to follow on the list ☺️

Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity The wealthiest areas in the US are almost 7 times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960.

Wealth in the U.S. is increasing concentrated in the hands of the few. My work with @dyligent.bsky.social & @joelsuss.bsky.social shows *where* the wealth is, which cities are the most unequal and how trends have evolved. My new piece for @theconversation.com brings you up to speed. bit.ly/40gqvoZ

Chicago river looking east

Frosty commute appreciation post #Chicago #cta

(taken yesterday headed north on the brown line)

New to #BlueSky? Looking to catch up on all things AAG? 🦋 Be sure to check out our starter pack! go.bsky.app/NPYAmks

We will be sure to add more Specialty and Affinity Groups as they join the platform!

#GeoSky #GISChat #EduSky #AcaSky #Academia

In our recently published paper in Nature cities, we demonstrate enhancements in #urban #heatstress due to browning (i.e. #vegetation loss) in the recent past (2003-2020) for #cities in the #GlobalSouth based on data-driven estimates of heat stress indices for over 2300 urban areas. [1/n]

Looking to use commercial Earth observation data in your research, like methane emissions data from GHGSat? NASA has an open call for proposals, due Jan 31! If you're interested in proposing to use GHGSat data, ping me--we'd love to collaborate on your proposal!

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It's my #NewYearsResolution to delete my X account and fully switch to Bluesky. Yesterday I followed a bunch of people who I've been following on X, but let me know if there's anyone I missed (especially if I missed you!)...t-minus 7 days until deactivation 🚀

#EOChat #EarthEngine #GISChat

Very impressive finds! And nostalgic!

Will put a Belize GEO selfie on my next conference check list!

I want everyone’s hot takes. What’s your favorite? What do you hate the most?

Screenshot of Innovative Applications of Social Sciences to Advance Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Session from AGU website

If you’re interested in #EO & #SocialScience kick off your #AGU24 with us tomorrow! We’ll be doing a walk through of the “Innovative Applications of Social Sciences to Advance Earth Observations and Remote Sensing” poster session from 8:45 to 9:30am

@morganahcrowley.bsky.social #EOChat

Screenshot of the AGU session SY11D - Innovative Applications of Social Science to Advance Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Monday, Dec. 9th 8:30-12:20 EST. Session convened by @morganahcrowley.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)!

Check out the article to learn more (free access for 50 days) & if you're going to be at #AGU24, I'll be presenting this research on Monday!

Article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kCz05m5d8...
AGU: agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

🧵 8/8

Based on these findings we make a couple of policy recommendations: 1) work to close the gap between single-family and multi-family tree canopy cover, 2) factor connectivity into municipal tree policy, & 3) take a context-specific approach to increase tree cover in industrial areas. 🧵 7/8

While I'm on this topic, I'll also add that through NIMBY-ism, exclusionary zoning practices, etc. multi-family residential areas are also more likely to be located next to industrial land uses (and associated pollution). 🧵 6/8

Screenshot of Table 3 from the article. Table shows the area of tree canopy coverage by land use in the 10 cities.

Another notable finding: multi-family areas had an average of 8.5% pts less tree canopy than single-family with gaps as large as 18.6% (ahem Houston). I say "notable" because renter households with low income, who are disproportionately POC, are most likely to live in multi-family buildings. 🧵 5/8

Screenshot of Figure 2 from the article. Figure displays the distribution of small (>1ha) and large (>12ha) patches of connected tree canopy by land use.

We find that single-family residential areas typically supply more of the small patches (>1ha) of connected tree canopy that provide localized cooling, while parks are home to the large patches (>12ha) that provide habitat to support urban biodiversity. 🧵 4/8

But what types of tree canopy are parks & residential areas providing? Is it the large patches that contribute most to nature based solutions? We dig into this by looking at patch size across the land uses. 🧵 3/8

Screenshot of figure 1 of the article. The figure is 10 maps showing the distribution of tree canopy (by patch size) for Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Portland, Saint Louis, and Seattle.

We looked at tree canopy area and connectivity in 10 U.S. cities and found that—despite different climates, tree policies, and development patterns in these cities—the land uses with the greatest tree coverage were parks & single family residential areas (industrial land uses had the least). 🧵 2/8

Screenshot of the first page of the Urban Forestry & Urban Greening article "Bridging the land use gap: Examining tree canopy cover and connectivity by land use in 10 U.S. cities".

Lots of research shows that #trees aren't distributed equally across #urban landscapes, but what are the drivers of tree inequality? In our #newarticle, we look at how *land use* mediates the distribution of trees.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kCz05m5d8...

Read on for our findings: 🧵 1/8

Thank you, I'll be sure to stop by the booth!