Chhaya Werner, PhD
@restoration.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof at Southern Oregon University. Studying plant ecology, restoration, and fire ecology. she/her
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Thinking about restoration and landscape diversity? @holdenrestoration.bsky.social and my paper explores year effects as a driver of beta-diversity and heterogeneity
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Grassland experiment with square plots marked by blue flags, with different abundances of grass and forb species
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ggnanadesikan.bsky.social
The Women of Color in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology community (WOCinEEB; non-binary inclusive) is doing another round of matching for one-on-one mentorship!

You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...

I'm also happy to answer any questions!

#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology
WOC in EEB mentorship sign up form 2025
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restoration.bsky.social
If you're interested in what two years of revegetation look like in the Klamath reservoirs, I'm presenting this Thursday at the Native Plant Society of Oregon, Siskiyou chapter meeting!
Drained reservoir with bright orange flowers in the foreground and a patchwork of brown soil and bright green vegetation in the background. The Klamath river runs through the middle
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albertruhi.bsky.social
Last two days to apply! #postdocjobs #remotesensing #ecology
albertruhi.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc, and interested in river-coastal linkages, #remote sensing, and time series analysis? Come work with us @natureatcal.bsky.social on an exciting project led by @rachelspatial.bsky.social! CC @sfs-src.bsky.social @aslo.org @cerfscience.bsky.social ‪‪@caseagrant.bsky.social‬
rachelspatial.bsky.social
We're hiring! My lab is seeking a 2-yr Postdoc in 🌊 marine ecology + 🛰️ remote sensing. You'll work with a big team (including @albertruhi.bsky.social @cgerleinsafdi.bsky.social) to study the impacts of changing rainfall on marine freshwater plumes + coastal organisms. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05114
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rosemarymosco.com
Spooky season approaches, so I'm going to repost some of my Halloween comics from years past.
A four panel comic called Happy Halloween From The Birds. In panel 1, a pileated woodpecker has pecked its huge gaping rectangular holes in a pumpkin. In panel 2, a yellow-bellied sapsucker has pecked a face using its standard rows of small holes. In panel 3, a satin bowerbird has carved a pumpkin into a bower and placed its favorite blue candies all around it. In panel 4, a loggerhead shrike has impaled mini pumpkins on a fence's metal spikes and is saying "fight me."
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bkshriver.bsky.social
Join the Laughlin lab and our new NSF funded project! Awesome opportunity to visit forests across the western US and examine the functional basis of demographic responses to drought and wildfire.
timcurran.bsky.social
Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor:

Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.

plant-traits.net/lab-openings/
Lab openings | Laughlin Research Lab
plant-traits.net
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merriam-webster.com
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
restoration.bsky.social
Really looking forward to meeting and learning from amazing scientists and restoration practitioners this week! Anyone else going to be at #SER2025 in Denver? 🌱 🦋
restoration.bsky.social
I know it can feel like shouting into the void, but judges consider these public comments when weighing decisions
goesbykim.bsky.social
Today is the last day to share your thoughts on the federal government's plan to revoke the roadless rule on Forest Service lands. When the clock strikes midnight (ET), the comment portal will close.

Looking for your Cinderella moment? Go comment now!!!
How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News
The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.
www.hcn.org
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goesbykim.bsky.social
Today is the last day to share your thoughts on the federal government's plan to revoke the roadless rule on Forest Service lands. When the clock strikes midnight (ET), the comment portal will close.

Looking for your Cinderella moment? Go comment now!!!
How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News
The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.
www.hcn.org
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zacksteel.bsky.social
We do science at places like Teakettle in the hopes of informing better decisions. But moments like these make it feel like our science is just informing future historians of our decline.
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Reposted by Chhaya Werner, PhD
dendromecon27.bsky.social
They fired probationary employees across the federal government on Feb 14 as a scare tactic to shrink the federal government. And it worked. The US Forest Service subsequently lost 25% of its staff due to voluntary early retirement and deferred resignation offers.
thebulwark.com
"I will judge Bolton when I see what allegations emerge from this investigation, if any, and when I can evaluate the evidence in support of those allegations. But I don’t need to wait that long to judge the FBI’s conduct."
The Bolton Raid Was Designed to Scare Us
I know because I was the first one there.
www.thebulwark.com
restoration.bsky.social
I mean, if you need to make the clarification...
highcountrynews.org
Biologists have been trying to rid Yosemite of bullfrogs since the '90s, a challenge for both the biologists and the bullfrogs. Native to Eastern North America, they — the bullfrogs, not the biologists — were brought West in the late 1800s and have been a problem ever since.
Booting out bullfrogs, bees make a break for it, and say goodbye to the billboard! - High Country News
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
buff.ly
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scholarmelinda.bsky.social
🚨Published today🚨We highlight 3 areas to support Indigenous-led fire: sustained funding, regulatory flexibility, & community partnerships 🔥🌿 #goodfire #wildfire #Indigenous
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ggnanadesikan.bsky.social
I'm bizarrely happy my IRACDA grant wasn't restored, so I don't have to grieve it all over again...

But also, this sucks for so many scientists & repercussions will be felt by all Americans & folks around the world, even if they don't know it.

#StandUpForScience
#ScienceIsForEveryone
#FundScience
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emjo.bsky.social
MSU Plant Bio is hiring a new herbarium director! Our herbarium is a wonderful resource on campus and I'm excited to have the opportunity to make it even better by bringing in a new director. Details here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu
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osubpp.bsky.social
The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium
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Reposted by Chhaya Werner, PhD
holdenrestoration.bsky.social
Job alert! - #Postdoc

Join the forest health team at the Holden Arboretum! We're looking for a postdoc to explore patterns of mortality and disease resistance in hemlock. #Job #AltAc
Want to chat? - I'll be at #ESA2025

holdenfg.org/career-and-i...
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murderbotbot.bsky.social
I didn’t want to see helpless humans. I’d rather see smart ones rescuing each other.
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cdelawalla.bsky.social
I’m just a girl screaming into the void that the destruction of our institutions WAS THE ENTIRE POINT.

This is why @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s *SECOND* (of 21!) lesson in his book On Tyranny is “Defend Institutions”
whodat35.bsky.social
While DOGE crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money. 🙄
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Reposted by Chhaya Werner, PhD
opb.org
OPB @opb.org · Jul 1
The Republican-backed budget bill that passed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday authorizes dramatic increases to logging on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. But Oregon counties won’t see most of those revenues if the bill clears the U.S. House unchanged.
Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties
The proposed budget bill would increase logging on federal lands, but most of that money won't go to Oregon counties that typically receive a portion of timber sales.
www.opb.org
restoration.bsky.social
Skipper love 💚 One of our favorite backyard butterflies
johnlechner.bsky.social
Here's one of my insect comics to celebrate #InsectWeek, featuring my favorite butterfly the skipper! 🍃
Four-panel comic depicting a small orange butterfly looking up at a monarch butterfly in the air. The small butterfly says, "Look, there goes a monarch butterfly! Everyone loves monarchs. So regal and elegant! Nobody notices a little skipper like me. Nobody." A nearby ant says, "Hey, did you see that monarch?"
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ggnanadesikan.bsky.social
Circe says we're all set for tonight! She won't be able to join me, but I hear some friends are bringing their dogs.

Join us at Sceptre tonight at 7. Come with all your questions about animal behavior & science!

#Atlanta #MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #Sci4GA #FundScience
Orange and white cat lies on a blanket, paws extended, next to a laptop. She's looking at the screen, which shows a PowerPoint with the title How Do Our Pets Think? And How Do We Find Out? Logos for Stand Up for Science and Science for Georgia.