If you work on inland lakes in the Midwest, this tool is for you. One of my favorite new features - you can generate a detailed report with extensive ecological data and model results for any lake in the region in handy PDF format with just a click!

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 3w ago

Webinar today! Check out the totally revised inland lake planning tool for Midwestern states: Lake Conservation Planner 2.0 Join at 2 PM Eastern today: midwestglaciallakes.org/resources/we...

Join us for our upcoming webinar on Tuesday, September 15th as we hear from D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archive Curator, April Gregory! Register today--> www.xcdsystem.com/afs/attendee...

Is it just me, or has the grammar check feature in Microsoft applications turned into Reviewer 2? So many blue lines suggesting edits that change the meaning of sentences that already make sense!

It bothers the hell out of me, I totally agree

Is it just me, or has the grammar check feature in Microsoft applications turned into Reviewer 2? So many blue lines suggesting edits that change the meaning of sentences that already make sense!

Some familiar fishy faces at the Minnesota State Fair! Check out a standout Longnose Gar and Emerald Bowfin among many other Minnesota fishes at the @minnesotadnr.bsky.social fish pond! Their indoor exhibits also included Emerald Bowfin, Shovelnose Sturgeon, and Shortnose Gar!

So we want to livestream the rally tomorrow from the Save The Academy instagram account, but the accounts needs 1000 followers to allow livestreaming. Please please please can everyone go follow this instagram account? www.instagram.com/savetheacade...

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

🔥🔥🔥lineup for 9/3 at #AFS156

Join our #AFS156 innovative session taking place tomorrow, 9/3, at 10:15 in Delaware B. All are invited to attend! This session is a mix of presentations and interactive skill-building (and usually laugh-inducing) activities. @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social

The study found blueberry seeds digested by wolves and then deposited in their scat were between 5 and 27 percent more likely to successfully germinate and sprout into new blueberry plants. That's significant when put in the context of how many berries wolves eat.

From poop to plants, how wolves help blueberries grow and spread in northern Minnesota

A new study shows how wolf digestion in northern Minnesota helps accelerate the growth of blueberries, and may help spread their seeds across the landscape.

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Next stop - #AFS156 in Columbus! This year’s SciComm x Climate Adaptation Committee session focuses on using effective images in scicomm products, with a focus on impactful imagery related to changing habitats. Join us on Thursday, September 3 at 10:15 for a fun, interactive session.

I know I've shared this illustration for #SundayFishSketch a few times now, but I'm sharing it again because it was accepted into the Minnesota State Fair fine arts building and is currently on display. So, if you're headed to the fair check it and the other amazing art out!

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

Funny Fisherman Hit by Jumping Fish

Alt: Funny Fisherman Hit by Jumping Fish

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Titus Seilheimer@drfishsg.bsky.social · last mo.

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

We need YOU to spread the word about @skypeascientist.bsky.social - our *free* program that matches scientists w/classrooms & more! When educators sign up, they can tell us who told them about us. We'll hold a monthly drawing for $150 of science supplies* from the referrers! SkypeAScientist.com

MAISRC’s Quantitative Ecologist Alex Bajcz has created ggplotplus, an accessibility component for ggplot2, to produce graphs for posters, presentations, papers, and exploration. Especially helpful for ggplot2 users with limited time, energy, or experience. github.com/MAISRC/ggplo...

Attention Ecologists! We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If a fish was a schoolteacher would they wear a short sleeve button up shirt and a tie, or JUST a tie?

I need to print this and hang it in my office

Martin A. Nuñez@martin-nunez.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pro tip for writers: A very bad first draft is not a failure - it’s a great start, Congratulations! You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great

Job: Come work with me! Ready to turn your love for lakes into a career? Join the MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams as our new Inland Lakes Shoreline Educator! MS and experience with shoreline protection desired. Location: Upper Peninsula. careers.msu.edu. Search for posting # 1148258.

This story was CRAZY to listen to! Such a harrowing tale of dodging forest fires and other hazards, like fallen trees. Worth a read or a listen. share.mprnews.org/jDXF/kgva4bg6

‘We gotta go’: Brothers tell of harrowing wilderness escape as wildfires closed in

Tom and John Connelly put in on Saturday for what was supposed to be a 10-day fishing trip through Quetico Provincial Park, across the Canadian border from the Boundary Waters. Then came the fires and...

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The project continues a partnership with the Fond du Lac Tribe and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Aquarium rears sturgeon for St. Louis River release

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Go fishing. It's fun, you can come home with good food, and it helps fund the conservation of Michigan's rivers, inland lakes, and #GreatLakes. The gear is an investment, but a license to fish all year is ridiculously cheap. #PureMichigan #Fishing #conservation www.canr.msu.edu/news/recreat...

The Georgia DNR WRD Fisheries Management Section is seeking a Communications Specialist. (gadnr.org/careers) Georgia AFS has additional job postings on its website. gaafs.org

Americans will measure in literally anything but the metric system www.popsci.com/environment/...

June is here! Check out these AFS events. Want your event featured? Email aberniche@fisheries.org!

As the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA 2026 Joint Conference comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who joined us in Winnipeg. We hope to see you at the 70th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Duluth, Minnesota, May 24–28, 2027. #connectedwaters26 #iaglr26 #iaglr27

Webinar June 5th 2026 at 10am: "State of the science" surrounding proposed mining near the Boundary Waters. Free, registration required. 3 speakers plus Q&A.

May’s issue of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is out now! academic.oup.com/tafs/issue/1...

Help needed! Does anyone have experience extracting nuclei from flash frozen tissue? Especially helpful if it is fish skin or tail tissue! We are trying to get some precious melanoma samples processed for snRNAseq but are having issues with either nuclei number and/or quality

During this month's webinar, Anna L. Chien, MD, Professor of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will discuss the increased risk of skin cancer for outdoor professionals, and how early detection and sun protection could save your life. cf23.xcddev.com/afs/attendee...

Want to learn more about migratory suckers in the #GreatLakes. Sucker science! @karenjmurchie.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Ump1N...

Fish-watching season

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