To those in Salt Lake City for #ESA2026: I’m happy to chat about research or policy developments that you think Science’s news team might want to cover. I can also talk with anyone who might want to write a personal essay for Science’s Working Life section. Feel free to DM me.

Are you going to be at #ESA2026 in #SaltLakeCity this week? Are you interested in grassland fire? Come join a Special Session on Grassland Wildfire at the WUI (and beyond!), co-organized by @hennhouse.bsky.social and I! Session is Thursday, July 30 at 11:45 AM (events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...).

Ecologists! Check out this AWESOME paper using the newer (to us, anyway) Synthetic Control technique in combo w/ @inaturalist.bsky.social to show hurricane impacts on bees. From Asia Kaiser, @julianresasco.bsky.social, and @lauradee.bsky.social 🌍🧪 #causalinference www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Synthetic control methods enable stronger causal inference using participatory science data in cities - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Synthetic-control analysis applied to iNaturalist records identifies a decline in bee observations in the 2 years following Hurricane Ida in Philadelphia, while three conventional analyses of the same...

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I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

It’s official: I’m joining the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of Iowa as an assistant prof starting Fall 2026! I’ll be recruiting multiple grad students and postdocs to join my lab, so if you’re into disturbance ecology and conservation science… watch this space!

Colorado stands up for science. NCAR isn't just your weather app. It's keeping us prepared up to the MINUTE when extreme weather hits. In an emergency, preparation and information keep us safe. Without NCAR, we are flying blind, just as extreme weather becomes more frequent. #SaveNCAR

A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration. NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday. We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.

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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Just decline the peer review invitation. What are you people even doing?

More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance

A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.

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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 8mo ago

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

One of the scientific puzzles I've struggled with through my career is the contrast between biophysical models of ecosystem services/nature's contributions to people and what you hear from farmers and other rural land users about how the interact with nature. - This is a thread about a new paper.

Attending AFE #FireCon2025, and interested in grassland fire and flammability traits? Come check out my poster on using flammability traits to select species in grassland restoration! Really excited to share this ongoing collaborative work with @hennhouse.bsky.social, labmates, and local agencies.

A classic winter-like "tule fog" pattern will persist for at least a few more days in CA's Central Valley (w/spillover into SF Bay), but warm, dry, and mostly sunny conditions persist above and south of the fog layer! But how about some deeper tule fog context? [Thread] #CAwx

At #SER2025 and interested in plant functional traits or urban forests? Come see my talk at 11 — 11:15 in: S.31 - Urban Ecosystem Restoration as Climate Action and Equity-Centered Community Development. I will discuss a study that quantifies differences in tree species impacts on air temperature!

The Garnet Fire has burned through a place I have worked since 2002. A place I hold dear. We knew this wasn't a matter of if, but when. Unfortunately the leadership on the Sierra National Forest didn't have the same urgency that we did. My eulogy for Teakettle. www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...

A Eulogy for Teakettle

Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sierra Club v. Morton, said “Contemporary public concern for protecting nature’s ecological equilibrium...

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Shelter in place lifted per CU Alerts, but still heavy police presence. #cu #boulder #cuboulder

Outside the CU Ramaley Biology building 5 minutes ago. Something is going on, we got shelter in place notices. #boulder #cu #cuboulder #colorado

🌳🌲 PhD student Advyth Ramachandran (INSTAAR + EBIO) seeks to understand the cooling effects of various urban tree species in Boulder. Read our Q&A with him: www.colorado.edu/instaar/2025... @advyth.bsky.social

Which tree species are best at cooling down the city?

This week, INSTAAR PhD student Advyth Ramachandran is presenting preliminary findings at a conference in Baltimore. His work seeks to understand the cooling

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Already in Baltimore for #ESA2025! If you are interested in plant belowground organs come to our Symposium on Wednesday, August 13 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

Reminder that my poster is today evening! Looking forward to some interesting discussions!

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At #ESA2025 and interested in the potential for urban forests to cool cities, and tree functional traits? Stop by my poster tomorrow (Tuesday) in PS 25-160, Urban Ecosystems. Excited to chat about our results so far, compare findings with others, and get feedback on further directions!

SEEDS has 21 new students at #ESA2025 & most of them are presenting for the first time! There are also 21 volunteer mentors uniquely paired w/ them to guide them in their 1st ESA! A big THANKS to Fred Abbott, Teresa Mourad & ESA staff for supporting SEEDS program! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

Graduate Student Policy Award alumni will share their policy experiences with prospective GSPA students on 8/13. Any alum or student can attend this free event, but space is limited; email alison@esa.org to join events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #ESA2025

Check out our lab’s presentations @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social meeting in Baltimore if you are interested in vegetation change over space or time under changing climate or disturbance regime. Lumbsden-Pinto: Tue, COS 046 (10:15am); Dovciak: Wed, COS 118 (3:45pm); Kiel: Wed, PS-29-046 (5pm) 🌎🌐🧪

See Earth Lab & ESIIL team members at ESA25! Learn more about our team members sessions here: esiil.org/news-events/... @cu-esiil.bsky.social

At #ESA2025 and interested in the potential for urban forests to cool cities, and tree functional traits? Stop by my poster tomorrow (Tuesday) in PS 25-160, Urban Ecosystems. Excited to chat about our results so far, compare findings with others, and get feedback on further directions!

Are you attending ESA this year? Are you a biocrust lover? Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project. #esa2025 @womeninsoileco.bsky.social

ESA proudly presents the 2025 Regional Policy Award to Rep Sarah Elfreth (MD-3) @elfreth.house.gov‬ for her tireless advocacy for science-based environmental policy. Right now, science matters more than ever. Accepting on her behalf, Allie Cavanagh reminds us: “Don’t give up the ship” #ESA2025

Hey #ESA2025 #Baltimore! I'm seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #ForestEcology to join my lab, fall 2026. More here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/join-us DM me if you'd like to chat in person. Would love to connect and learn about your interests. Non-traditional backgrounds welcome! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🔥

Job alert! Please share. We're looking for an urban ecologist (PhD) to join the research team at the Holden Arboretum. Develop an active research program while supporting stakeholders. 🌳 I'll be at #ESA2025 and happy to chat. #AltAc #HoldenScience #UrbanEcology holdenfg.org/career-and-i...

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