Krissy Hopkins
@khopkins.bsky.social
Hydro scientist studying how water moves through urban landscapes 💧🏙️ | Creek detective 🔍 | Green thumb 🍅 | Posts my own
In awe over the sea life here. I saw my first octopus 🐙 and sea cucumber today. Blood and leather sea stars too. Amazing.
April 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In awe over the sea life here. I saw my first octopus 🐙 and sea cucumber today. Blood and leather sea stars too. Amazing.
A couple urban creeks in Tacoma drain into the Sound through pipes that you can only see at low tide. Here are two of the larger pipes during low tide this fall.
April 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A couple urban creeks in Tacoma drain into the Sound through pipes that you can only see at low tide. Here are two of the larger pipes during low tide this fall.
My new garden here in the PNW is growing! Lots of lettuce and arugula right now. Beets, carrots, cauliflower, and snow peas are also starting to take off. Enjoying the ☀️.
April 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My new garden here in the PNW is growing! Lots of lettuce and arugula right now. Beets, carrots, cauliflower, and snow peas are also starting to take off. Enjoying the ☀️.
🚨 New publication 🚨 We present a method to remotely map headwater stream channel incision using repeat lidar. Provides detailed spatial info about channel stability across all streams in the watershed. Focuses on the Maryland Piedmont. Check it out, doi.org/10.1016/j.ge....
April 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM
🚨 New publication 🚨 We present a method to remotely map headwater stream channel incision using repeat lidar. Provides detailed spatial info about channel stability across all streams in the watershed. Focuses on the Maryland Piedmont. Check it out, doi.org/10.1016/j.ge....
Little Rock’s turbid water mixing with Walnut Creek upstream of State Street in Raleigh. The Little Rock watershed includes part of downtown Raleigh and has much of its headwaters buried underneath the city streets.
March 9, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Little Rock’s turbid water mixing with Walnut Creek upstream of State Street in Raleigh. The Little Rock watershed includes part of downtown Raleigh and has much of its headwaters buried underneath the city streets.
Reposted by Krissy Hopkins
One more week to apply for this post-doc!
Geomorphologist job alert @USGS! Mendenhall postdoc at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center focused on linking fluvial processes to ecosystem health and restoration across upper #MississippiRiver system. Applications close March 13. Please RP! usgs.gov/centers/mend...
March 7, 2024 at 2:08 PM
One more week to apply for this post-doc!
Can you find the snapping turtle and if so, do you think it is alive? I thought they bury themselves in the mud to hibernate.
February 17, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Can you find the snapping turtle and if so, do you think it is alive? I thought they bury themselves in the mud to hibernate.
The channel continues to erode into the former lakebed. Can you spot the old tree stump in the second photo? A good reference for the former forest floor, it’s cut down another 3 feet or so.
February 17, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The channel continues to erode into the former lakebed. Can you spot the old tree stump in the second photo? A good reference for the former forest floor, it’s cut down another 3 feet or so.
Will pinwheels protect the peas this year?
February 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Will pinwheels protect the peas this year?
The only way to harvest Brussel sprouts!!
February 17, 2024 at 3:31 PM
The only way to harvest Brussel sprouts!!
Spring is just around the corner!
February 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Spring is just around the corner!
Trappin trash on Little Rock Creek at the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. Check out the new trail that is on the other side of Walnut Creek, just walk down State Street to get to the trailhead.
December 16, 2023 at 6:12 PM
Trappin trash on Little Rock Creek at the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. Check out the new trail that is on the other side of Walnut Creek, just walk down State Street to get to the trailhead.
Thinking about restarting #StreamStories. Are there any creeks around Raleigh/Cary/Durham that folks are interested in knowing more about? And what do you want to know more about?
I’ve always wondered about the origins of some of the names for creeks around here.
I’ve always wondered about the origins of some of the names for creeks around here.
December 10, 2023 at 6:37 PM
Thinking about restarting #StreamStories. Are there any creeks around Raleigh/Cary/Durham that folks are interested in knowing more about? And what do you want to know more about?
I’ve always wondered about the origins of some of the names for creeks around here.
I’ve always wondered about the origins of some of the names for creeks around here.
Got an inch of rain and the stream is up, up, up. The channel is over 5 feet deep but you couldn’t tell from the looks of it today. Totally full. The box culverts at the road crossing are totally underwater on the downstream side.
December 10, 2023 at 6:25 PM
Got an inch of rain and the stream is up, up, up. The channel is over 5 feet deep but you couldn’t tell from the looks of it today. Totally full. The box culverts at the road crossing are totally underwater on the downstream side.
It just looks nicer, am I right? Lots of ways to integrate green spaces into all that pavement and filter stormwater too.
November 21, 2023 at 5:08 PM
It just looks nicer, am I right? Lots of ways to integrate green spaces into all that pavement and filter stormwater too.
Enjoyed a much needed weekend in the NC mountains. And the leaves were still putting on a show. 🍂 🍂 Beautiful weather for hiking and camping.
November 6, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Enjoyed a much needed weekend in the NC mountains. And the leaves were still putting on a show. 🍂 🍂 Beautiful weather for hiking and camping.
Reposted by Krissy Hopkins
@bkshriver.bsky.social and I are looking for a postdoc to work with us on developing models to predict benthic cyanoHABs in rivers. Come work with us and others on developing cool models with diverse datasets! Details here: blaszczaklab.weebly.com/current-open...
Please share! Deadline Nov. 15th
Please share! Deadline Nov. 15th
November 3, 2023 at 3:50 AM
@bkshriver.bsky.social and I are looking for a postdoc to work with us on developing models to predict benthic cyanoHABs in rivers. Come work with us and others on developing cool models with diverse datasets! Details here: blaszczaklab.weebly.com/current-open...
Please share! Deadline Nov. 15th
Please share! Deadline Nov. 15th
Checking out the litter trap at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center. Catching some falling leaves right now 🍁 🍂. The trees are starting to show off here.
October 27, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Checking out the litter trap at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center. Catching some falling leaves right now 🍁 🍂. The trees are starting to show off here.
Getting a bit festive. 👻 👻 just some tomato cages, trash bags, frisbees, and lights.
October 22, 2023 at 11:08 PM
Getting a bit festive. 👻 👻 just some tomato cages, trash bags, frisbees, and lights.
Had a great visit at Temple University. Gave a seminar and had a great day checking out field sites with Dr. Toran. Thanks for the warm welcome!
October 20, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Had a great visit at Temple University. Gave a seminar and had a great day checking out field sites with Dr. Toran. Thanks for the warm welcome!
Beavers making their home among the people. 🦫 Noticed a lodge in Lake Johnson today.
October 15, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Beavers making their home among the people. 🦫 Noticed a lodge in Lake Johnson today.
There is something magical about being next to the oldest known long leaf pine, dates back to 1548. Enjoyed exploring around Weymouth woods this morning.
October 7, 2023 at 6:32 PM
There is something magical about being next to the oldest known long leaf pine, dates back to 1548. Enjoyed exploring around Weymouth woods this morning.
What a soggy soggy day ☔️ today. Got about 3 inches of rain here from Ophelia according to the garden toad.
September 24, 2023 at 12:37 AM
What a soggy soggy day ☔️ today. Got about 3 inches of rain here from Ophelia according to the garden toad.
🚨Job Alert: Permanent USGS Hydrologist Position (GS9-GS11) based out of Raleigh, NC. Apply between Sept 21-27, 2023. Looking for someone with strong coding skills to apply statistical techniques to analyze hydrologic data (low/high flows) 💧 📉 usajobs.gov/job/749773700
September 20, 2023 at 2:13 PM
🚨Job Alert: Permanent USGS Hydrologist Position (GS9-GS11) based out of Raleigh, NC. Apply between Sept 21-27, 2023. Looking for someone with strong coding skills to apply statistical techniques to analyze hydrologic data (low/high flows) 💧 📉 usajobs.gov/job/749773700
What a beauty. What do you think was the goal for this channel design? The stream runs parallel to an elementary school. 💧 🧪 #StreamStories
September 16, 2023 at 7:19 PM
What a beauty. What do you think was the goal for this channel design? The stream runs parallel to an elementary school. 💧 🧪 #StreamStories