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Dr. Laura J. Martin
@laurajmartin.bsky.social
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Author of WILD BY DESIGN: THE RISE OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (http://bit.ly/wildbydes) | Environmental Studies professor at Williams College | Working on global history of herbicides | https://www.ljanemartin.com/
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September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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wildonesnatives.bsky.social
We’ve pulled together a Rewilding Booklist for adults and kids:
🌿Adults can explore the history, science, and big ideas behind ecological restoration. Feral, Reclaiming Nature, Wild by Design are just three of the reads to help inspire action.

👉 Read the list here: wildones.org/rewilding-bo...
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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erleellis.bsky.social
More destruction of US Science:
USDA plan to shutter Beltsville Agricultural Research Center marylandmatters.org/2025/08/29/m...
Maryland Democrats buck USDA plan to shutter Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Maryland Matters
Maryland lawmakers are pushing back against a Trump administration decision to shutter a Prince George’s agricultural research facility, arguing that the closure would not only hurt American farmers a...
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August 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
laurajmartin.bsky.social
This headline needs correcting @nytimes.com: www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/n...
August 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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patrickmccray.bsky.social
If you think A.I. will solve your problems, you don't understand technology and you don't understand your problems.
August 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Emily Stevenson, lead author and PhD researcher with @exetermarine.bsky.social and PML, says: “Our reliance on fossil fuel-derived plastics may be inadvertently driving the evolution of AMR within environmental populations of bacteria.” www.packaginginsights.com/news/antimic...
Plastic packaging may drive antimicrobial resistance, study suggests
Plastic packaging — at every stage of its lifecycle — may contribute to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which poses “one of the greatest threats to mode...
www.packaginginsights.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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finnarne.me
One week left to apply for this tenured #envhist job!
finnarne.me Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · Jun 26
We are hiring! Fully tenured associate professorship in environmental history! We are looking for someone who can be a strong contributor to the history group, to a new #envhum related MA program (if all goes well), and to @greenhouseuis.net. #envhist
Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger
Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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erleellis.bsky.social
Onset of extensive human fire use 50k years ago
🧎🔥🌏🌐 @pnas.org
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#Anthropocene #Pyrocene
Onset of extensive human fire use 50,000 y ago | PNAS
Fire is a pivotal aspect of human involvement in the carbon cycle. However, the precise timing of the large-scale human fire use remains uncertain....
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July 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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slaydok.bsky.social
My conversation with @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social and Joyce Hwang about animal architecture is now out in @placesjournal.bsky.social! Always a pleasure to chat with these two 🤩
placesjournal.bsky.social Places Journal @placesjournal.bsky.social · Jul 15
In “Animal Architecture,” anthropologist @slaydok.bsky.social speaks with architecture writer @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social and practitioner/researcher Joyce Hwang about designing for, and with, nonhuman species.

What if the boundaries of architecture are actually much more porous than we think?
July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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publicseminar.bsky.social
"Martin examines how restoration efforts are often driven by human desires rather than ecological necessity."
—Mairéad O’Donnell reviews Laura J. Martin’s Wild by Design, recently reissued in paperback by @harvard.edu
@maireadod.bsky.social @nssrnews.bsky.social
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Reimagining Ecological Repair - Public Seminar
Wild by Design calls for restoration efforts prioritize ecological justice, community involvement, and nature as a dynamic system.
publicseminar.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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mariahblake.bsky.social
Big news: After nearly a decade, DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by the people of Hoosick Falls, NY, the community I spent years following for my book. All told, the village's roughly 3,000 residents will receive about $90 million in damages. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
DuPont agrees to settle lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water pollution
DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls.
timesunion.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
laurajmartin.bsky.social
Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/c...
Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.
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June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
PhD course/retreat "What does it mean to be educated in the Anthropocene - how to make sense of teaching, learning and the role of knowledge?" Sigtuna (near Stockholm), Sweden, 4-7 Nov 2025. Organized by EBAN network. I'll be one of the instructors. Room & board included.
Applications due 30 June.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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During my time with @uslnyc.bsky.social, I had the opportunity to review @laurajmartin.bsky.social’s remarkable book Wild by Design for @publicseminar.bsky.social You can read the full review below 👇

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May 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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“This splendid account offers a rich new perspective on the origins of climate science”—wow, and thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of my new book on the FRANKLIN STOVE
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Here's the letter Noem sent Harvard, as posted on X. Nothing alleges ANY specific violation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Nothing. She cites no law violated, no regulation broken, no policy ignored.

I don't care what you think of Harvard; this is clear weaponization of government.
Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus. It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments. Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law. Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country. Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program Decertification I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked. As I explained to you in my April letter, it is a privilege to enroll foreign students, and it is also a privilege to employ aliens on campus. All universities must comply with Department of Homeland Security requirements, including reporting requirements under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program regulations, to maintain this privilege. As a result of your refusal to comply with multiple requests to provide the Department of Homeland Security pertinent information while perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies, you have lost this privilege. The revocation of your Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification means that Harvard is prohibited from having any aliens on F- or J- nonimmigrant status for the 2025-2026 academic school year. This decertification also means that existing aliens on F- or J- nonimmigrant status must transfer to another university in order to maintain their nonimmigrant status. This action should not surprise you and is the unfortunate result of Harvard's failure to comply with simple reporting requirements. On April 16, 2025, I requested records pertaining to nonimmigrant students enrolled at Harvard University, including information regarding misconduct and other offenses that would render foreign students inadmissible or removable. On April 30, 2025, Harvard's counsel provided information that he represented as responsive to my request. It was not. As a courtesy that Harvard was not legally entitled to, the Acting DHS General Counsel responded on my behalf and afforded Harvard another opportunity to comply. Harvard again provided an insufficient response. Consequences must follow to send a clear signal to… If Harvard would like the opportunity of regaining Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification before the upcoming academic school year, you must provide all of the information requested below within 72 hours. Please be advised that providing materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent information may subject you to criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Other criminal and civil sanctions may also apply. I expect full and complete responses to the following requests: 1. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding illegal activity whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 2. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding dangerous or violent activity whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 3. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding threats to other students or university personnel whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 4. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding deprivation of rights of other classmates or university personnel whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 5. Any and all disciplinary records of all nonimmigrant students enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 6. Any and all audio or video footage, in the possession of Harvard University, of any protest activity involving a nonimmigrant student on a Harvard Univer…
May 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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fiberfestival.bsky.social
And there it is… Our third and final release of fresh festival names. With 19 new additions we are excited to share: the festival lineup is complete! Let the wildness begin. 🌀

Get lost in the programme and visit our website to learn about the new names.
2025.fiberfestival.nl
May 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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conservoptimism.bsky.social
From plant taxonomy to invasion ecology & finally, to bridging science and the humanities, her journey proves that conservation isn’t just about being in the field—it’s also about the power of storytelling

Dive into her inspiring journey & discover how conservation takes many forms

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Meet the Optimists - Laura J. Martin - Conservation Optimism
In the February 2025 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Laura J. Martin talks about her work as a conservationist, professor and writer!
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February 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts
Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.
www.wbur.org
May 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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slaydok.bsky.social
What an amazing event! Thank you, @laurajmartin.bsky.social, for organizing!
May 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
laurajmartin.bsky.social
An incredible two days convening Beyond Biophilia -- advancing the intersection of #architecture and #ecology to design buildings for conservation
May 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
laurajmartin.bsky.social
Hello, bluesky! I finally left the other place. Looking forward to connecting here on #biodiversity / #environmentaljustice / #nature / #history / #authors
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Hey, I got to choose a book for this and write about it, and listen, you should all read Laura J Martin’s truly awesome Wild by Design!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ten must-read science histories
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June 20, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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This list explores ideas from why we should rewild the internet to the many possibilities of lucid dreaming to why AI might help rebuild the middle class: www.noemamag.com/noemas-top-1...
Noema’s Top 10 Reads Of 2024 | NOEMA
Our best longform journalism and essays from 2024.
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December 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM