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The Florida reef gecko is disappearing—can we save it before it’s too late? The overlooked reptile is earning state-level protections, but it may not be enough to save the species.

The Florida Reef Gecko has gained threatened spp status. Thanks #AaronBauer for helping to protect our small friends who can't get far fast from ramifications of human activity. #nationalgeographic www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Love your art. :-)

Gorgeous shot, Susan!! 🙌

Hey hey hey - Thanks @cznews.bsky.social for the reminder- All of our Biogeochem friends, Hark! Get those abstracts in!

Volunteers wanted to to live on Skomer Island and count puffins Successful applicants will spend several months helping conservation efforts on Skomer Island.

OH BOY, AM I EVER www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Three tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students Do you struggle with the blank page? These strategies could help.

Writing is a big part of being a researcher, but grad students are rarely trained to do it well. Three researchers who double as writing instructors share their strategies for making the process more productive than painful: spklr.io/633238aIlD

#AcademicSky #SciWri #AcademicWriting

Due to a threat, Villanova will be closed today; all activities are canceled.

Residential students are advised to stay in their residence hall. Non-residential students should not come to campus. All faculty and staff should not report.

Stay safe out there, people.

A valentine that says You Make My Jaw Drop, then the inside that says "With their mouths closed, pelical eels are long and skinny. When they open their mouths to grab food, they can balloon out to engulf animals much larger than they are" then the back has a little snailfish that says "Take action to help animals in the deep sea by slowing down climate change ang vocally opposing deep sea mining

Hey cuties. You need a valentine set right now, I can tell. It's only $20. You get 20 of them, 4 designs, & each one has a little fact inside.

I need a little more cashflow into Skype a Scientist to do the amount of shit I want to do this year. These valentines are a good start!

SquidFacts.net

Aerial imagery of an tundra snow fence experiment at Toolik Field Station. Graphic has Toolik logo and text that reads "We're hiring! GIS & Remote Sensing Manager" and "The University of Alaska (http://www.alaska.edu/alaska) is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination (http://www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status."

Toolik Field Station is seeking a GIS & Remote Sensing Manager! Join us on Alaska's North Slope to support Arctic science. Candidates need experience w/ GIS systems, surveying & analysis, team & project management. Work is split between Toolik & Fairbanks

Apply at careers.alaska.edu/jobs/gis-rem...

2026 Native Plant Project Launch Party · Luma We're gearing up for the 2026 iteration of the Philly Native Plant Project, and we need YOUR HELP! Last year we distributed 10,000 packets of native plant…

Philly!

Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!

Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations

RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246

🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org
Please share!

Channel Meerkat

Looks like a nice walk in a bog :-)

We are "Golden" baby!

This. BIOGEOMON has a long history and members of CBEST have been proud to host it in the past; both at Villanova and at Santa Cruz. Quality science. Quality people. Quality conference. Plus, who doesn't want to be in Sweden in the summer? 💚#BIOGEOMON2026

Hey, it's Jen Santoro! Doing her #GIS save our forests thing. Proud Center.
#biodiversity #forestconservation @villanovagev.bsky.social

Post hoc additions allowed.

Meteorologist debunks misleading claims about major trend: 'They're still talking about it' A veteran meteorologist just stunned TikTok with insights into a famous climate change hockey stick's graph.

"Meteorologist debunks misleading claims about major trend" by Ren Venkatesh for #TheCoolDown (featuring Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz): www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...

Boreal forest stream running through the forest. Temperature logger, leaf litter collection basket, and pitfall trap in the foreground.

I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th!

Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Fallen leaves nestled in moss capitula.

Winter vibes. Thomas Darling Preserve in the PA Pocono Mountains. @nature.org Little #moss beauties right in your backyard. #mossymonday a day late. #sphagnum

A skeleton with a butterfly on its head cradles a pile of dirt in its hands with a little sprout coming out. The city of philadelphia is sketched in the background. The words read Native Plant Prep party! Help pack native seed packets for free distribution Hosted by skype a Scientist

Wanna help Philly biodiversity? Do you enjoy socializing with people? Do you enjoy soft pretzels???

I have the event for you.

I need help packing native plant seeds into wax paper bags for free distribution next Wednesday! Come lend a hand. I need all the hands I can get!

luma.com/o3sladpu

a skeleton lovingly holds a pile of dirt with a sprout coming out of it with a butterfly on their skull. The city of Philadelphia is in the background. The words say "Native Plant Prep Party! Help pack native seed packets for free distribution" hosted by Skype a Scientist

Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution?

Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party!

The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets.
We're currently at 2000 already packed.

RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu

I didn't read the paper yet, but the illustration ROCKS, Katharina!

yellow black-eyed susans aka Rudbeckia hirta in forground with purple aromatic aster aka Symphyotrichum oblongifolium still blooming in the background at Villanova University.

Attn pollinators. The bar is still open, but time is running out. Rudbeckia hirta and Symphyotrichum oblongifolium still blooming at Villanova University. #biodiversity #nativepapollinatorplants

an event poster for an event called Native Plant Prep Party "Help pack native seed packets for free distribution!" hosted by [skype a scientist logo]. The graphic has a skeleton with a butterfly perched on their noggin standing in front of the philadelphia skyline, holding a handful of dirt, with a little sprout growing out of the top

For once my event this week is so packed with RSVPs I don't even need to remind you about it, but I love the poster that @theavocadojam.com made so much that I'm posting about it anyway!

IF you wanna come, you should! We're gonna be packing up seed packets

RSVP here luma.com/hvqyrx9v

moss with sporophytes on a downed bit of paper birch bark nestled along a forest walkway at Forked Lake campground area, Adirondacks, NY. 2025

Ahhh... thanks for the summer memories @dec.ny.gov #mossymonday #timelinecleanse

In the last 11 days another 102 donors have given >than $40,000, with some other donations in stock waiting to become available for use.

PRI can make it with your help!

Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!

This evening is the perfect time to get your submission for BIOGEOMON off your desk and into the submission stack: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info 🌐🧪

flier with Monday November 3rd, 5:30 pm in Villanova Room, Connelly Center highlighted. Also head shots of folks sharing. Much mingling will happen post panel.

Today is Local Roots: Partnerships for Success panel day here at Villanova! @villanovapr.bsky.social Still time to hear about local groups' efforts to work together to promote sustainable choices for our now and our future. Also, Snacks! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/sad49...

I'm with Pup.