Tyson Wepprich

@tysonwepprich.bsky.social

1K followers 830 following 140 posts

Biologist in Oregon, forest mgmt, fire ecology, insect population trends, butterflies, biocontrol, climate change, SEIU member, he/him

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Environmental science 50%

Agriculture 23%

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 6d

Check out presentations by me and my collaborators at Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland, OR (Nov 9-12)! Topics will cover weevils, biocontrol, modeling, and ecological genomics. @entsocamerica.bsky.social
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 8d

Check out our new insect decline paper. By analysing 36 yrs of German ground beetle distribution data, we show:
- ~80% of species have declined, with significant declines for >50%.
- The decline was similar across species traits and threatened status.
doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... @consbiog.bsky.social

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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 12d

Few people outside North Carolina have heard of Paul Newby, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court.

But Newby has had a huge impact on America and his state. He’s done this with the goal of delivering what he’s called “biblical justice, equal justice, for all.”

THREAD 👇

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 17d

Here's a convenient countdown clock for when UCLA has to give up the DoJ letter to the @uclafa.bsky.social. Follow along with me, why don't you!

countingdownto.com/countdown-pa...

UC/UCLA must give DoJ letter to UCLA FA Countdown Clock

countingdownto.com

Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 19d

Matt Levine's "Money Stuff" crossover with entomology: 2012 Texas property tax exemption for non-native honeybees caused bee farms (in residential yards) to quadruple. Sucks to be a native pollinator. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/a...

Texas a leader in beekeeping

Over the last decade, Texas has quietly become a leader in beekeeping, boasting more bee farms than any other state.

www.nbcdfw.com

Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 19d

TIL about the Cyclocrane invented in the 80s for aerial logging. Did not pan out. Great video showing its test flights in Tillamook, Oregon www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiU7...

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Street Roots @streetroots.bsky.social · 19d

In Corvallis, Rev. Jennifer Butler created a microshelter program at her church despite neighborhood complaints. Butler is one of a handful of Corvallis residents working toward service and shelter options in Oregon's most rent-burdened city.

Challenging the idyllic image of Corvallis are the more than 500 people experiencing homelessness in Benton County

The most rent-burdened city in the state struggles with limited shelter beds and neighborhood complaints, while some work toward homelessness solutions

www.streetroots.org

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 21d

If you missed our webinar, "Climate Resources Roundup: Taking Stock of Available Resources for Washington and the Northwest," a recording is now available.👇

We reviewed the evolving status of federal climate resources and the availability of regional resources for informing adaptation in the NW.

Climate Resources Roundup: Taking Stock of Available Resources for Washington and the Northwest

YouTube video by Climate Impacts Group

www.youtube.com

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Joan Meiners, PhD @joanmeiners.bsky.social · 22d

I'm riding my mountain bike on the 850-mile Arizona Trail this fall to see and write about #climate impacts along the way. We're publishing weekly dispatches from the trail in The Arizona Republic | @azcentral.com as I go.

The first one just dropped:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 24d

My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers

Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.

www.opb.org

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 25d

36 years ago today, the #LomaPrieta earthquake rocked Santa Cruz County and the SF Bay Area. There’s a twisted redwood grove near the epicenter at the Forest of Nisene Mark. #SanAndreasFault

EPICENTER
Loma Prieta Earthquake
MAGNITUDE: 6.9
DATE: 10/17/89
TIME: 5:04 PM
LONGITUDE: 121.88°W
LATITUDE: 37.03°N

Redwood trees reaching in different directions

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Chelton's Mushroom Photography @mush-photos.bsky.social · 26d

A cute springtail hangs with its white-footed slime mold friends

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 640
Stack of 9 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms

🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

A nearly microscopic bug that has a bulbous body, an ant-like head, and two long antennae crawls on a thin piece of wood which has a slime mold growing on it. The slime mold has a short white stalk and the top is a long cylindrical-shaped, reflective thing. It looks like a small bean but reflects a faint blue, green and purple in the light.

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Conservation Biology Institute @consbio.bsky.social · 27d

In this recently published article, we take a closer look at the making of Calscape’s new Pollinator Companion Tool - developed with leadership from CBI’s Dr. Chris Cosma

consbio.org/news/a-place...

#PollinatorConservation #Biodiversity #EcologicalRestoration #DataDrivenConservation #ConsBio #CBI

Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Oct 7

Oof, same battery issue as last year's recall for 2019-2020 cars which still has no fix. Lithium deposits can form in the battery (estimated to affect 1% of cars in recall) & cause a fire when fast-charging.

Electrek @electrek.co · Oct 3

Nissan LEAF hit with a big recall, more than 19,000 vehicles affected

It’s a good thing the new 2026 LEAF should be here any day. The recall affects over 19,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles, model years 2021-2022, because the battery may overheat during fast charging. Here’s the fix. more…

electrek.co

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Julia Shumway @jmshumway.bsky.social · Oct 6

Hearing scheduled for 7 on keeping CA National Guard out of Oregon has finally started. Judge says they had some technical difficulties.

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Zach Urness @oregonoutdoors.bsky.social · Oct 4

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.

What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6

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Electrek @electrek.co · Oct 3

Nissan LEAF hit with a big recall, more than 19,000 vehicles affected

electrek.co

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Ben R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · Oct 3

🚨 Please repost widely!🚨

I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions

An ad for a PhD position to start fall 2026 working with me at ETSU. For more info, please email at LeeBR1@etsu.edu.

A close-up picture of dimpled trout lilies active in early spring, still largely surrounded by the previous year's senesced tree leaves.

A beautiful vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains from on top of Carver's Gap on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · Oct 1

Sometime around the turn of the 20th century, the sea mink disappeared from Maine's coastal waters. Its loss came during a rush of North American extinctions, but many today have never even heard of it.

My latest for Smithsonian:
#wildlife #maine #extinction

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

The Life, Loss and Lore of the Sea Mink

It might be among the first mammals to go extinct in North America after colonization. But can scientists prove it was even a distinct species?

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Sep 26

I recently spoke at a neighborhood association meeting about native plants in the city.

Going to meetings like this can reach audiences that aren't following scientists on social or reading up on their own.

If you wanna take any bits/pieces of what I said to them, handouts & slides in the thread.

Sarah talks with her hands in front fo an audience of people in chairs

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Chris Catano @chriscatano.bsky.social · Sep 26

I'm developing a grad course on experimental design (study design generally) & data analysis in biology. What topics, papers, etc. do you think are most important? If you teach something similar, I would love to hear what/how you teach (if you are willing to share a syllabus that would amazing!).

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Arielle Koshkin @akoshkin.bsky.social · Sep 18

Our latest research on fire impacts on snow melt timing across the Western US was just published in @aaas.org Science Advances. Read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Impact of current and warmer climate conditions on snow cover loss in burned forests

Wildfires are causing earlier snowmelt across the western US, and this effect would be exacerbated with projected warmer winters.

www.science.org

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · Sep 18

If you want to learn about phenology and invasive species, check out my webinar to the Southeast RISCC group on YouTube. #climate #phenology #invasivespecies #ipm #pest @nwriscc.bsky.social
youtu.be/0lVDIiGgnJM?...

SERISCC Webinar: Dr. Brittany Barker, Oregon State University

YouTube video by Southeast RISCC Management Network

youtu.be

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Sep 17

The NW Climate Adaptation Science Center recently convened 100 scientists & managers to synthesize what's known and unknown about the ecological impacts of the 2021 PNW heat wave, and what can be done to manage risks from extreme heat events.

Products now available! 👇 nwcasc.uw.edu/programs/act...

Too Hot to Handle? Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the Northwest. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. 2025 Deep Dive. Planning Committee: NW Climate Adaptation Science Center, UW Climate Impacts Group, US Geological Survey, WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Squaxin Island Tribe, Portland State University.

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Street Roots @streetroots.bsky.social · Sep 16

Immigration advocates say if you see ICE targeting someone, knowing what to do in the moment is critical to protecting immigrants. It’s hard to know what to look for, but this guide can help you better understand how to be an effective bystander in Oregon, and your legal right to do so.

What to do if you spot ICE in your community

Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone.

www.streetroots.org

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Elizabeth Pansing, PhD @epansing.bsky.social · Sep 16

@americanforests.bsky.social is #hiring multiple positions to support post🔥 reforestation 🌲 on USFS lands. Come work with a really great team doing amazing work. Reach out if you have questions!

www.americanforests.org/job-opportun...

Job Opportunities - American Forests

The movement to create healthy forests is growing daily as more people recognize the role of trees in slowing climate change and advancing social equity. Be a part of it.

www.americanforests.org

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Bob Shriver @bkshriver.bsky.social · Sep 15

New paper led by PhD student Elise Pletcher! Forecasts from simple, density-dependent population models are highly transferable to new sites. Adding env. covariates does little to improve prediction in-sample and worsens forecasts out-of-sample. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Density‐dependent growth and dispersal can accurately forecast near‐term range shifts in a dominant dryland tree species

We found that the inclusion of external drivers such as climate conditions or topography generally did not improve forecast accuracy and that at multidecadal time scales, intrinsic population process....

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌳 New paper out from our lab 🌲

We looked at how different harvest intensities and types influence timber production, carbon storage, tree biodiversity, and species composition in northeastern Appalachia

🧪🌎🍁

Just-In at CJFR 👇

doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...

Impacts of management on ecosystem service capacity in northeastern U.S. Appalachian forest stands

Forests are critical resources that provide multiple ecosystem services. However, the capacity to produce these services depends on how forests are managed. The northeastern US is a highly forested an...

doi.org

Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 9

or steve zika of hampton lumber got to pick his replacement?

Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 8

great article! I hadn't heard about the evac

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