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Conservation Biology Institute @consbio.bsky.social · 16h

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

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 12d

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…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 10d

Ongoing thread on tonight's hearing on keeping California National Guard out of Portland. Oregon's attorneys now want to expand the order to encompass National Guards of all 50 states + D.C. given news from Texas. ⬇️

Julia Shumway @jmshumway.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 11d

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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Ben R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · 12d

🚨 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 · 14d

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 · 19d

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 · 20d

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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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 28d

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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Arielle Koshkin @akoshkin.bsky.social · 27d

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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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 28d

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 · 29d

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 · 29d

@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

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 8

great article! I hadn't heard about the evac

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Zach Urness @oregonoutdoors.bsky.social · Sep 8

This untold story about a woman who saved hundreds from the path of the Labor Day Fires five years ago got a big response over the weekend. So reposting one more time on this anniversary of one of the most terrifying days in Oregon history.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2...

How an Oregon ranger’s hunch saved hundreds from the path of the 2020 Labor Day Fires

The Sweet Home district ranger convinced officials to launch a mass evacuation of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness ahead of the 2020 Labor Day Fires.

www.statesmanjournal.com

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 5

the purpose of a system is what it does (crime)

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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · Sep 5

The venn diagram of two of my interests circling in on each other this improbably is going to make my head explode

Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · Sep 3

Big news in tree planting/carbon credit world. Apparently tree planting carbon credits are a great way to illegally circumvent sports league salary rules
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

Kawhi Leonard, Clippers used endorsement deal to ‘circumvent’ NBA salary cap: Report

The deal involved Leonard earning $28 million from a now-bankrupt environmental company partly funded by the Clippers and Steve Ballmer.

www.nytimes.com

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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have a new paper developing methods for looking at bird-fire macroecology. What’s most fascinating to me is that the magnitude *and* direction of fire effects can vary enormously across a species range. Stationarity is dead!! Long live non-stationarity!!

doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Evaluating macroecological fire impacts on bird populations

Fire regimes are context-dependent, as are the ways that animals respond. However, most information on animal responses to fire comes from short-term local field studies, which are hard to extrapolat....

doi.org

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · Sep 4

🌡️By the way, the excessive heat that is helping to create the high wildfire danger Tuesday -- climate change has made these unusual temperatures at least 2x to 5x more likely.

In Interior Washington, early September heat like this would be almost impossible without a fingerprint of climate change.

Map of Washington and Oregon showing the Climate Shift Index for September 4, 2025. Much of the region is shaded deep red, indicating heat that is 2 to 5 times more likely because of human-caused climate change.

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 3

Analysis was "able to identify two key trait mediations that are consistent across the studied taxonomic groups. First, habitat breadth strongly mediates the effect of landscape diversity, and second, voltinism mediates the effect of temperatures."

Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣 New research, including @savebutterflies.bsky.social #citizenscience data, shows winners & losers across >1200 insect species in Britain since 1990. Urbanisation identified as major driver of decline for moths, ladybirds & hoverflies www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍 🦋🐞🦗🪲🐝

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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣 New research, including @savebutterflies.bsky.social #citizenscience data, shows winners & losers across >1200 insect species in Britain since 1990. Urbanisation identified as major driver of decline for moths, ladybirds & hoverflies www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍 🦋🐞🦗🪲🐝

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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · Sep 3

Maybe it's the top of Zebra Canyon? One of the favorite places I've visited

narrow sandstone canyon with walls about 6 feet apart with parallel stripes horizontal to the floor

person facing away from camera walking in a narrow sandstone canyon with walls about 6 feet apart with parallel stripes horizontal to the floor

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