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Andrew Rypel
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Director of the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences @ Auburn University https://agriculture.auburn.edu/research/faas/ • 🧪 for Ecosystems, Fish, People & Ag https://sites.google.com/view/rypel-lab/home • ✍️ at TangledNature.com .. more

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 7d
There was once a massive natural lake in Southern California.

We drained it. Built on it. Forgot it.

Except it didn’t really die.

I hope you can read my new Tangled Nature essay on Tulare Lake, "ghost ecosystems", and the stains landscapes remember.

👉 tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...
America's Ghost Lake
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.
tnature.substack.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 5d
"The challenge is not whether we manage landscapes but how? Can we learn to work w/ the dominant ecology rather than continually against it? Can we design systems that remain profitable, while leaving a softer footprint on the land? Can we preserve biodiversity?"
tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...
America's Ghost Lake
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.
open.substack.com

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Daniel Rothberg @danielrothberg.bsky.social · 6d
"...the ghost of Tulare Lake has much more to teach us than its existence alone. Tulare Lake wasn’t drained because it failed. It was drained because it worked, precisely as nature intended." @andrewrypel.bsky.social writes on America's Ghost Lake tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...
America's Ghost Lake
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.
tnature.substack.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 6d
"Across eras and cultures, we all choose the landscapes and species we are willing to lose. And when we do, we absolve ourselves of the act, usually in the name of progress. But the natural world does not vanish cleanly. It leaves a stain."

tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...
America's Ghost Lake
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.
tnature.substack.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 7d
Thank you so much! It is an incredibly interesting and unbelievable story. There is so much to learn from it!

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 7d
Historical PFAS trends in the Great Lakes using four decades of archived fish.

#GreatLakes 🧪

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Analysis of the fish archive revealed that total bioaccumulative PFASs in predator fish peaked around 2008 and have since been decreasing.

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 7d
I have to say. This one took time, but it is one that I've wanted to write on for some time.

Eventually, it felt less like writing, and more like listening to the story of this place. It is an interesting, sad, and (I think) hopeful story. I hope y'all enjoy reading it and learning about the lake.

Reposted by Andrew L. Rypel, Catherine J. Frieman, Larry W. Hunter

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 11d
One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.

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Author Alexa Shay @authoralexashay.bsky.social · 11d
Every villain is the hero in their own story and should be written accordingly.

#booksky #bookishquestions #authorsky

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 11d
Pancake ice!
drfishsg.bsky.social Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 12d
A chilly Lake Michigan morning.

#GreatLakes

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 12d
A chilly Lake Michigan morning.

#GreatLakes

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monika4.bsky.social @monika4.bsky.social · 12d
#ForestFriday 💚
Trees of calm ❄️🤍✨

Happy trails 💫🌲✌️
Snowy trees next to a lakeside and their reflection on the calm water. Single branches near in the forefront top left and bottom right.

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pinecliffwoman.bsky.social @pinecliffwoman.bsky.social · 12d
Four months of art in review from 2025
Just body art
Untamed Canvas Studio
Snowy Pines Le soleil Feathers Colorado aspen in the fall

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 15d
Current evidence shows:
More invaders in an ecosystem = greater likelihood that one will be disruptive. Invaders can interact synergistically with each other & with external stressors. Rather than generate resistance, higher invasion rates promote more disruption. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do globally increasing invasion rates threaten ecosystem sustainability? - Biological Invasions
Rates of biological invasion are rarely described as a sustainability issue, yet multiple lines of evidence suggest that burgeoning invasion rates cause ecosystems to be less sustainable over time. Fi...
link.springer.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 16d
I honestly thought for a second that this headline said "SAUGERS"

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 17d
Since you’re on Bluesky you probably didn’t need another reason to resent the gun lobby, but just in case you were on the fence… it’s killing the loons! (Though we anglers deserve most of the blame tbh.)

Great/frustrating @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social feature. 👇

www.biographic.com/why-are-loon...
Why Are Loons Still Dying from Lead Poisoning?
In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
www.biographic.com

Reposted by Andrew L. Rypel

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 19d
A travesty really
andrewrypel.bsky.social Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 19d
Is it me, or did the new LinkedIn thumbnail kind of rip off the Secchi Disc?!

Reposted by Silvia Secchi

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 19d
Is it me, or did the new LinkedIn thumbnail kind of rip off the Secchi Disc?!

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 19d
I realize RT'ing my own blog on x-mas day, which touches on issues around consumerism, is probably a faux pas, but...
andrewrypel.bsky.social Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d
What do long-held things teach us about depth?

A short Edge Effects meditation that grew out of having to let go of my old truck.

🛻 tnature.substack.com/p/edge-effec...
Edge Effects: After the Last Mile
A Meditation on Durability and Depth in a Disposable Age
tnature.substack.com

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 19d
That's a wrap on 2025's #25DaysofFishmas - the 10th year of #Fishmas silliness! Thanks to everyone who has followed along as we explored some of the amazing fish that call the US home.

From Atlantic to Pacific, there's a lot worth protecting - wishing everyone peace and renewal of hope for 2026.
All of the fish species featured during the 2025 #25DaysofFishmas

Reposted by Andrew L. Rypel, Graham D. Raby

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas.bsky.social · 22d
A home for contaminants research is here! Contaminants, Environment, and Society publishes insights that link science, community, and policy. Check out the scope and submit your research ▶️ https://ow.ly/czCj50Xuof8

#PollutionResearch #OpenForSubmissions #Microplastics
Cover of Contaminants, Environment, and Society journal showing a wetland with trees and a blue sky. Announcement of submissions opening.

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d
40 years ago, there would have likely been no birds here because there was no water flooded on these fields in the winter.

Farmers help conservation much more than people realize. AND...they often can and want to do more! #ThisIsTheWay 👏
ricenews.bsky.social California Rice Commission @ricenews.bsky.social · 22d
A sky full of snow geese over California rice.

Proof that working lands and wildlife can thrive together.

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d
That sucks! Literally...not figuratively :)

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California Rice Commission @ricenews.bsky.social · 22d
A sky full of snow geese over California rice.

Proof that working lands and wildlife can thrive together.

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d
What do long-held things teach us about depth?

A short Edge Effects meditation that grew out of having to let go of my old truck.

🛻 tnature.substack.com/p/edge-effec...
Edge Effects: After the Last Mile
A Meditation on Durability and Depth in a Disposable Age
tnature.substack.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 23d
Anytime! That sounds right up my alley!

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 23d
Thanks for the retweet (errr re-post) Ben! Fan of your books...

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 23d
“What were once bedrock aspects of daily life & spirituality increasingly appear as infrastructure, background scenery, or vague environmental concern. Our lived relationship w/ rivers has, in a quiet but profound way, been deleted.”

— @andrewrypel.bsky.social

tnature.substack.com/p/no-one-tal...
No One Talks About Rivers Anymore
How modernity blinded our aquatic ancestry
tnature.substack.com

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 24d
It looks like Carpenter is also rocking a sweet vest!

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 24d
Dang. That vest is BOSS, Jim!