James Lamping

Thinking of all my federal colleagues today, holding our government together by a thread while preparing for a potential shutdown from which they may or may not return. You all deserve so much better, and so do we.

Dang… looks like I’m not going to be buying #FC26 or any future EA games.

Anyone hear any updates for the MCC Switch 2 port? I’m dying over here. #halo #MCC #Switch2

Our paper takes a close look at managing designated wilderness in an era of unprecedented change. Please check it out.

A great achievement by lead author @clareboe.bsky.social!
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Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...

Today is the last day to comment on proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule!

The 58 million acres of forest protected by the Roadless Rule store vast amounts of carbon, provide vital habitat for fish and wildlife species, and are more resilient to wildfire (despite false claims).

Comment here 👇🏼

An emotional and very true telling of what was lost with the Garnet Fire.

It be pretty great if the upper treatment plots didn’t end up burning.

Love to live near the last of the legends

As the Flat Fire finally dies down and my family is getting back into their house, I find myself continuously visiting Watch Duty to monitor the Garnet Fire. I’ve been lucky to spend a few summers collecting data in the old growth mixed conifer forests of the Teakettle Experimental Area.

Screenshot of a map of the Garnet Fire perimeter in Fresno County, California

Glad to see the efforts to keep the #GarnetFire out of the Teakettle Forest, one of the last old-growth forest areas in the southern Sierra and the site of a planned, collaborative 3800-acre prescribed burn that will include objectives to steward the area’s black oak orchards. @mhurteau.bsky.social

Best @melissalucash.bsky.social lab meetings are ones where we scheme how we are going to tackle #LANDIS-II related tasks as a team. In this case we are calibrating tree growth for a few different projects and landscapes.

Agreed.

Congrats on the new job! They are lucky to have you over there in reinsurance

With all the news of Pebble making a comeback with open software and a new watch, I dug this fun relic out for its first firmware update in 7 years.

Whitebark pine trees grow in some of the harshest and most spectacular mountain ecosystems of North America. Remarkably, the existence of these impressive trees depends on an ancient relationship with the bird that plants their seeds: Clark's Nutcracker. This video from @cornellbirds.bsky.social...

US Navy denies Chinese military report that it ‘drove away’ destroyer China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according to several reports.

Fun to see that my ship is still out there making trouble :)

www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...

I can confirm that my use of one over the other has had zero influence from where it’s placed in the App Store.

Increasingly understanding "energy dominance" to mean energy authoritarianism. Rooftop and community solar helps democratize energy production, putting money in consumer pockets instead of centralized utilities. Illegally cutting these grants disempowers lower-income communities, in every sense.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Towards more effective nature-based climate solutions in global forests - Nature A strategy to improve the implementation of nature-based climate solutions in global forests for climate mitigation is described, comprising four key components to highlight notable science and policy...

We have a new paper that is the result of a working group on nature-based climate solutions using forests. We identify challenges in quantifying net cooling, durability, additionality, and leakage and provide solutions and research needs for each of the challenges.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oh good, I was looking for some new fiction! Adding this report to tonight’s light reading list.

Is Decarbonization Dead? Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 07/25/2025 · 1h 17m

Great recent episode from Ezra Klein about this:

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Lol

It’s a small thing, but it’s a great example of what responsive, community-centered service looks like.

A person holds a copy of the book After Arrival by Massimo Paradiso, checked out from Deschutes Public Library. The book is in focus with a library barcode on top. In the background, a happy, scruffy tan dog with perked-up ears looks at the camera, standing on a sun-dappled brick path with green grass beyond.

I seriously love my public library! They didn’t have a book I wanted to read, so I filled out a suggestion form on their phone app. Two weeks later I got a notice that the book was purchased and ready for pick up at my local branch.

Statement from Katherine Maher, President & CEO of NPR This vote is an unwarranted dismantling of beloved local civic institutions, and an act of Congress that disregards the public will. Two-thirds of Americans support federal funding for public media, and believe that it is a good value for taxpayer dollars. Americans listen to their local NPR stations daily, watch their favorite PBS shows loyally, raise their children on educational television, and listen to music stations that showcase the best of our home-grown music traditions. Public funding has enabled the flourishing of a uniquely American system of unparalleled cultural, informational, and educational programming, and ensured access to vital emergency alerting and reporting in times of crisis — all for about $1.60 per American, every year. Parents and children, senior citizens and students, tribal and rural communities — all will bear the harm of this vote. Locally owned and independent, public radio stations reach 99.7% of the American public, and employ thousands of people, including nearly 3,000 local journalists. They have deep roots in their communities, an unflagging dedication to public service, and a commitment to all listeners, regardless of background or belief. Supporters of defunding are fixated on NPR and PBS, but in reality the cuts will be felt where these services are needed most. Stations in places like West Virginia, and those serving tribal nations, receive more than 50% of their budget from federal funding. Public radio provides local programming that would otherwise be unavailable — coverage of town councils, statehouse affairs, local elections, and local music. Public radio is also a lifeline, connecting rural communities to the rest of the nation, and providing life-saving emergency broadcasting and weather alerts. Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say they rely on their public radio stations for alerts and news for their public safety.

NPR CEO statement on congress' decision to claw back $1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc

Text from the 1990 global change research act (see link above).

The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.

The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.

Public access being stripped from tax payer funded research.

This data belongs to the American public.

I was gonna ask what SSP but the first comment answered it. Thanks!