Clayton Hale (he/him)
@chale9.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at The University of Georgia- Plant Community and Population Ecology- Global Change-Phenology-Biodiversity Conservation-Whitewater Enthusiast
Just got back from an incredible experience contributing to a 30-year plant demographic study in the Alaskan Arctic. What an amazing, beautiful, and wild place. Can’t wait to go back!
@chandler2228.bsky.social
@chandler2228.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Just got back from an incredible experience contributing to a 30-year plant demographic study in the Alaskan Arctic. What an amazing, beautiful, and wild place. Can’t wait to go back!
@chandler2228.bsky.social
@chandler2228.bsky.social
What a wonderful day driving the Dalton Highway to arctic Alaska!
Now it’s time to measure some plants!
@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social
Now it’s time to measure some plants!
@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
What a wonderful day driving the Dalton Highway to arctic Alaska!
Now it’s time to measure some plants!
@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social
Now it’s time to measure some plants!
@toolikfieldstation.bsky.social
I am in my hometown visiting family for a few days and got the opportunity to see one of my favorites, the Tennessee coneflower! It was one of the first plants listed under the Endangered Species Act and was delisted in 2011. A rare conservation success story!
June 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I am in my hometown visiting family for a few days and got the opportunity to see one of my favorites, the Tennessee coneflower! It was one of the first plants listed under the Endangered Species Act and was delisted in 2011. A rare conservation success story!
Had an amazing time at #Evolution2025 — Grateful for the chance to share my work on how phenological shifts are impacting plant fitness. Until next time!
#Evol2025
#Evol2025
June 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Had an amazing time at #Evolution2025 — Grateful for the chance to share my work on how phenological shifts are impacting plant fitness. Until next time!
#Evol2025
#Evol2025
Huge S/o to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for having a beautiful and informative herbarium exhibit! At a time when herbaria are being defunded and erased, exhibits like this are crucial for the public to understand their value! 🌍🌻🌱
@thebotanics.bsky.social
@thebotanics.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Huge S/o to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for having a beautiful and informative herbarium exhibit! At a time when herbaria are being defunded and erased, exhibits like this are crucial for the public to understand their value! 🌍🌻🌱
@thebotanics.bsky.social
@thebotanics.bsky.social
While doom scrolling on the AP’s front page I came across this awesome nugget squeezed in between a story about illegal detentions and the economy crashing. It’s the little things!
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
While doom scrolling on the AP’s front page I came across this awesome nugget squeezed in between a story about illegal detentions and the economy crashing. It’s the little things!
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
Also, if you want to add a classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
February 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Also, if you want to add a classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
Just spotted the first cotyledon in my Claytonia virginica germination trial! I was honestly pretty pessimistic it would work, but here we are! Can’t wait to see how these plants perform under different climate conditions. 🌎🌱🌸
February 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just spotted the first cotyledon in my Claytonia virginica germination trial! I was honestly pretty pessimistic it would work, but here we are! Can’t wait to see how these plants perform under different climate conditions. 🌎🌱🌸
I ❤️ paddling into my field sites in north Georgia
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I ❤️ paddling into my field sites in north Georgia
A foggy morning hike on Beech Mountain, NC. The mist definitely added to the winter vibes. 🌲🌱🍂🍁🌎
December 28, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A foggy morning hike on Beech Mountain, NC. The mist definitely added to the winter vibes. 🌲🌱🍂🍁🌎
A few more photos for good measure.
December 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM
A few more photos for good measure.
Wrapped up my trip to the UK after the British Ecological Society meeting with a visit to the Manchester Museum. Their “Wild” exhibit on rewilding is fantastic—plants really take center stage in the story. A perfect end to an ecology conference! 🌎🌱🌸
December 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Wrapped up my trip to the UK after the British Ecological Society meeting with a visit to the Manchester Museum. Their “Wild” exhibit on rewilding is fantastic—plants really take center stage in the story. A perfect end to an ecology conference! 🌎🌱🌸
What a wonderful experience presenting my spring wildflower phenology research at the British Ecological Society Meeting! So many great connections and future collaborations #BES2024 🌱🌸🌎
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
What a wonderful experience presenting my spring wildflower phenology research at the British Ecological Society Meeting! So many great connections and future collaborations #BES2024 🌱🌸🌎
Thrilled to attend my first international conference at #BES2024 in Liverpool next week! 🌍 I'll be presenting "Can spring wildflowers keep pace with shifting overstory phenology?" at 4:30 pm in Room 3B. If you'll be there, let’s connect! 🌿🌼
December 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Thrilled to attend my first international conference at #BES2024 in Liverpool next week! 🌍 I'll be presenting "Can spring wildflowers keep pace with shifting overstory phenology?" at 4:30 pm in Room 3B. If you'll be there, let’s connect! 🌿🌼
Look at these cuties! Claytonia virginica is already starting to emerge in our spring ephemeral soil warming experiment. Curious to see how this early emergence will affect vital rates! #Ecology #SpringEphemerals #SoilWarming 🌎🌱
November 23, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Look at these cuties! Claytonia virginica is already starting to emerge in our spring ephemeral soil warming experiment. Curious to see how this early emergence will affect vital rates! #Ecology #SpringEphemerals #SoilWarming 🌎🌱
I ❤️SePPCon! Honored to give a talk on my work understanding Fothergilla milleri population dynamics to a room full of plant conservation practitioners. Incredibly inspiring week! 🌎🌱
October 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
I ❤️SePPCon! Honored to give a talk on my work understanding Fothergilla milleri population dynamics to a room full of plant conservation practitioners. Incredibly inspiring week! 🌎🌱
Just wrapped up a fantastic weekend at the Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Meeting! Great talks, conversations, and amazing people. Honored to be recognized as the runner-up in the student lightning talk competition!
October 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Just wrapped up a fantastic weekend at the Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Meeting! Great talks, conversations, and amazing people. Honored to be recognized as the runner-up in the student lightning talk competition!
Humbled to receive The University of Georgia's Center for Teaching and Learning Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! Excited to return to the classroom this Fall! 🌱🌲🍃
March 27, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Humbled to receive The University of Georgia's Center for Teaching and Learning Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! Excited to return to the classroom this Fall! 🌱🌲🍃
Officially a PhD Candidate!🎉🎉
March 13, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Officially a PhD Candidate!🎉🎉
Big Creek on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountain National Park 😍😍😍😍
No flowers out yet, still early for spring up here. The waterfalls were in full glory though!
No flowers out yet, still early for spring up here. The waterfalls were in full glory though!
March 3, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Big Creek on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountain National Park 😍😍😍😍
No flowers out yet, still early for spring up here. The waterfalls were in full glory though!
No flowers out yet, still early for spring up here. The waterfalls were in full glory though!
It’s flower time in Georgia!!🌸🌸
These cuties will help us understand how warming climates are changing the demography and phenology of spring ephemerals!
These cuties will help us understand how warming climates are changing the demography and phenology of spring ephemerals!
February 28, 2024 at 9:42 PM
It’s flower time in Georgia!!🌸🌸
These cuties will help us understand how warming climates are changing the demography and phenology of spring ephemerals!
These cuties will help us understand how warming climates are changing the demography and phenology of spring ephemerals!