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Matthew L. Miller

@matthewlmiller.bsky.social

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Author, Fishing Through the Apocalypse. Editor, TNC’s Cool Green Science. I love fishing of all kinds, natural history, outdoor pursuits, public lands and good books.

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · Nov 14

Just starting here. I’m a long-time writer for The Nature Conservancy. I have a passion for fishing of all kinds, wildlife, outdoor pursuits, good books and conservation communications.

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 1h

It’s getting a bit cold for Great Basin gopher snakes, but found this little one sunning itself on a path yesterday.

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 3h

When bat is on the menu...for wildlife.

Crocodiles that swim through bat guano, gars eating the bat hatch in Houston, raccoons feasting on diseased bats & more.

Bat: It's What's for Dinner

From crocodiles swimming through bat guano sludge to raccoons feasting in caves, here are weird stories of the predators that target bats.

blog.nature.org

Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 3h

Good to see Gray’s Sporting Journal covering “roughfish” & native fish conservation, including the work of @solomonrdavid.bsky.social.

Article in Gray’s Sporting Journsl titled “Trash Fish” about native fish conservation, written by long-time environmental journalist Ted Williams.

Cover of Gray’s Sporting Journal, an outdoor magazine.

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 2d

Liking lichens.

Bright yellow lichen covering rock in the Owyhees of Idaho.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 7d

MeatEater convo reGARding native fish conservation and management went great!

Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social

An alligator gar (fish) skull sits on a table in a podcast recording studio, appears to be participating in the production.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 8d

I’m in Bozeman, Montana, to talk native fish conservation with the MeatEater folks!
Looking forward to sharing and learning about diverse perspectives regarding stewardship of our natural resources!

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 7d

My search for the Cassia crossbill, Idaho's endemic bird.

It's a bird shaped by an absence of squirrels.

A Search for the Cassia Crossbill, Idaho’s Endemic Bird

Endemic birds in Idaho? Meet the cassia crossbill, a bird shaped by lodgepole pine “islands” and an absence of squirrels.

blog.nature.org

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 9d

I was in my car but was quite close. It seemed unconcerned. We have had them in our yard here in the east end of Boise.

Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 9d

Neighborhood bobcat.

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 10d

Heydon Bay, British Columbia. A huge thank you to the Guardians of the Wei Wai Kum Nation for hosting me and for your stewardship of this special place.