My spark bird was the very common American Robin! By observing it, I counted 5 colors!!
🌎🔥🌐🧪 From record heat to fires to floods, Californians feel the effects of #ClimateChange daily. The good news? Nature offers some of the best solutions. Cristina Garcia & Point Blue’s Sam Veloz call for sustained funding for #NatureBasedSolutions via #AB1757. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/QUZzp
Grateful for the chance to share my postdoc work on ‘The Bee’s Knees’ podcast, where we talked about birds, bees, and big data, and how they can guide wild bee conservation 🐝
thebeesknees.website/birds-bees/
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Researchers at Point Blue & @unevadareno.bsky.social are studying how #peat forms in rare Sierra Nevada fens (peat forming wetlands cover < 0.5% of Sierra Nevada land area). Peat holds water, stores carbon, & keeps records of ancient climates & ecosystems. But how deep does peat go? 🌎🧪🌐
It’s not just talk … this group is getting things done! Grateful to be part of it. It really feels like being part of the solution! 🌎🧪
Why are upland meadows important: www.sierrameadows.org/meadows-matter
@carolyncoyle.bsky.social, this might interest you!
🚨 The #EndangeredSpeciesAct is under threat. A proposed rule would strip habitat protections by redefining harm and weakening one of the most effective #conservation laws in U.S. history. Read the op-ed by Point Blue’s Rose Snyder & Liz Chamberlin @thehill.com 🔗 shorturl.at/2JffK 🌎🧪🦑🌐🦉 #savetheESA
It’s wild to think that these peatlands store more carbon than the Amazon rainforest!!
Visited a privately-owned and protected fen last week …
Absolutely mind-blown by the biodiversity! 🌿🐸🦋🐝 🌸🌼
🌎 What’s a fen? It’s a type of wetland that rely on groundwater and takes hundreds of years to develop: www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/...
Big news for our partner in conservation: After 20+ years, the Sierra Fund has rebranded as @indig-futures.bsky.social—an Indigenous-led nonprofit dedicated to igniting Indigenous guardianship in the #SierraNevada region. Check out their new website at indigenousfuturessociety.org #nativenonprofit
I'm attending “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - and you should too!
Conservation isn’t just about protecting wildlife and ecosystems - it’s about protecting our health and future.
www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
#ConservationScience #ProtectResearch 🌎🧪🦉
Funding is essential:
“Investing in science and engineering is an investment in America. Diminishing NSF and the science it supports will hurt the American economy and the lives of all Americans.”
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
Want to make a difference for bees?
We have 4 easy tips for what you can do in your own back garden.
Even small actions can have a big impact.
Number 1: Avoid pesticides and herbicides!
#BeeTheChange #BeeFriendlyGardening #WorldBeeDay
How are the bees doing where you live? 🐝
Should we conserve or restore?
Check out this tool: www.atkinson.cornell.edu/wildbees/wil...
#insect #bee 🌎🧪
Proud to be part of this effort!
🌎🧪Point Blue seeks its next CEO. We are seeking a dynamic leader to provide strategic and operational leadership that furthers our 60-year legacy of impact on behalf of vital ecosystems, wildlife, and communities. Visit potrerogroup.com/pointblue for more information. #CEOsearch
Really excited to share this new article from the lab.
We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.
Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why do birds help predict bee richness beyond land covers? Birds complement satellites by indicating small habitat features like flowering shrubs and land management practices. Together with land covers, they add insight to wild bee conservation science. 🐤+🛰️=🐝
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 🦉🧪🌎🌐
📸 Calling all Photographers! Show off your best shots of California rangelands in the CRCC Summit Photo Contest! Submissions must be submitted by 2/21 and winners will be announced 3/4 at the CRCC Annual Summit. Submit up to 3 photos for a chance to win! 🌾
Enter here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WSspLN
We need more of this. Excellent interview BTW.
This free ‘Communication with Congress’ webinar from ESA looks like a good opportunity to learn how to get our voice heard 🧪🌎 esa.org/career-devel...
Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
Also very relevant: in which I argue it's time for science and scientists, particularly if our science has moral implications, to ditch the myth of neutrality. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Job opportunity for field techs in the Forest Landscape Lab (flel.forestry.oregonstate.edu) at OSU. These positions focus on long-term songbird responses to intensive forest management and involve bioacoustics. If you have skills in PNW bird ID, please apply: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163...
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