Desirée L. Narango

Yes, this happened to us at Urban Sustainability. Completely ghosted. We sent an email pulling the paper and submitted elsewhere.

Tree composition mitigates the negative effects of urbanization on specialist and generalist forest moth communities Urbanization alters forest ecosystems, but host tree composition can mitigate its impacts on moth communities. Using light traps in urban forest fragments, we found that interaction-rich host trees e....

Here ya go!

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Tree composition mitigates the negative effects of urbanization on specialist and generalist forest moth communities Urbanization alters forest ecosystems, but host tree composition can mitigate its impacts on moth communities. Using light traps in urban forest fragments, we found that interaction-rich host trees e....

Whoops forgot the link! Distracted by moth pictures

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Now that you’re super stoked about #moths from #mothweek, check out a paper I published this year that I’m very proud of.

Spoiler alert: the tree composition in a forest fragment predicts the abundance of specialist and generalist moths. More #keystoneplants = more moth diversity

#plantanoak

Fascinating!

Grumbling that lots of concept & opinion papers on urban sustainability/biodiversity get published all the time without real data.

We submitted a data-driven paper on plants, inverts, birds, and soil and get rejected because none of the invited reviewers agreed to review it.

Frustrating.

Fall migration has started! Techs caught a bay-breasted warbler this morning. The start of the molt migrants that don’t breed on Mt. Mansfield, but spend 2-3 weeks molting fresh plumage for the rest of their journey.
#mansfieldsongbirds

Here’s 1 year of blue vervain (verbena hastata) growth from plugs planted in our experimental #nativeplant gardens last year. Lots of activity!

#vceecotypeproject
#pollinators
#buglove
#gardensforwildlife

If you’re having the kind of day I am, you might need this.

Forest Service research survives in House spending bill Republican appropriators also set aside a White House request for a new wildfire agency at Interior.

Some actual good news for once?
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Hey how exciting! I hope it’s going well!!

Tis the season for fun field work, awesome data collection, learning and mentorship, beautiful days on the mountain, and baaaaaabies
#vcemansfieldsongbirds
#ornithology
#pollinators
#vermont

Hi, I'm a climate journalist for the Boston Globe.

If you're a federal employee working in New England for EPA or the Forest Service (or you were, until last week..) I'd love to hear from you.

My colleagues and I at @bostonglobe.com are dedicated to protecting our sources.

Signal: erinmdouglas.23

Would like to sit in on all these talks please! 😎

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

No plant is completely useless. The question is does its benefits outweigh the harm? Or outweigh the natives that have been replaced? In the case of euonymus and multiflora rose, neither is true. But some shrub nesting birds do use it for nest cover.

@vtecostudies.bsky.social

Thanks for sharing Dan!

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive

You can’t understand bird declines without also understanding insect declines.

Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive.

www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

The pollinators we’re seeing in the garden plots are good and all, but dang was I excited to see this gorgeous creature 💚💚💚

Black swallowtail caterpillar on Zizia aurea

We get to cheat. Some of these ladies have nanotags 🤩

Still squirrelly!

Could be! They have site fidelity from year to year

And a bonus wood thrush nest, which was way easier to find!

Fun day of Saturday field work! Helped my mentee Kevin band and find gray catbird nests. Getting around the habitat is no joke, but the weather was gorgeous!

#femalebirds #ornithology #vceinthefield

Heck ya white river junction @dunkindonutscoffee.bsky.social . Love the native plant landscaping! Way to go supporting biodiversity! Take my money! 🌱🐛🐦

Sure! You can send me your specific questions via dm or email.

A right-winger -- a registered Republican, a Trump voter, an evangelical anti-abortion activist -- assassinates a Democratic official.

Republicans respond by blaming the left.

Democrats respond by blaming ... no one.

I’ve never had a photo selected for a journal cover before 💜

So glad my first was a caterpillar! 🐛

many thanks to @earlynerdgetbird.bsky.social for her beautiful photography!

Cover of the June 2025 issue of Ecosphere

The June issue cover of "Ecosphere" is here! With a shot from @dlnarango.bsky.social & Straley's study of the value of native vs near-native vs non-native plants for insect wildlife

Browse the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...

Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.