On Wednesday, McSpadden said he saw a western yellow-billed cuckoo, a threatened species, in the cottonwood they are trying to save.
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Professional mammal. Working in conservation policy, focused on birds. Based in Washington state on the South Sound prairie and the lands of the Nisqually. erikschneiderphoto.com
Since returning to power, the Trump administration has stripped away land conservation rules, rolled back environmental protections, and reduced the size of monuments. Now, the administration is trying to leverage public lands to buildout AI infrastructure and massive data centers.
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait and switch,” it’s set to power AI
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Urgent: A botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is already killing hundreds of birds, and without immediate action, tens of thousands more could die. TAKE ACTION: birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...
Urgent: Water Needed at Klamath to Avoid Deaths of Thousands of Birds
Urgent: A botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is already killing hundreds of birds, and without immediate action, tens of thousands more could die. Please urge the Bureau of Reclam...
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I'd like to know what Congressional Candidates #ScottWeiner and #ConnieChan think of this. Weiner is pro-developer and anti "red tape," which is code for enviro protections . Solano Co.: Homebuilders Petition State To Drop Endangered Species Protection For Hawk share.google/bD5MqEvf0EYp...
Solano Co.: Homebuilders Petition State To Drop Endangered Species Protection For Hawk
A homebuilders association is seeking to roll back protections for a hawk under California's Endangered Species Act -- the first delisting in 17 years, according to the state's Fish and Game...
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It’s pretty jarring we’ve just come to expect that the feds will lie to us and publicize false information and that there is virtually no consequence for it.
CNN@cnn.com · 5d agoThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
Buttigieg's consistently soft handling of Tesla and SpaceX -- and thus, of Elon Musk -- is a big old flashing vulnerability if any one of his political rivals want to land an nasty and entirely justified hit on him going forward
Rude Law Dog@esghound.com · last wk.I cannot emphasize enough how fucked up SpaceX's Texas site is and the Biden administration (specifically the FAA under Pete Buttigieg) gaslit everyone who pointed out this was de facto eminent domain (w no compensation) of protected wildlife habitat
I cannot emphasize enough how fucked up SpaceX's Texas site is and the Biden administration (specifically the FAA under Pete Buttigieg) gaslit everyone who pointed out this was de facto eminent domain (w no compensation) of protected wildlife habitat
There's one more day to preorder the newly updated version of my first comics collection, Birding Is My Favorite Video Game, and get a PDF download of one of my most popular comics that you can't buy as a print. site.andrewsmcmeel.com/birding-is-m...
Some excellent news about the America Oystercatcher! Conservation efforts can make a big difference in saving the birds #birds 🌿 🥕
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w agoA shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort.
A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort.
Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation
A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration just announced an issuance of two rules that substantially weaken protections for imperiled species. It shouldn't be up to corporations to decide where imperiled species safely live.
Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!
BREAKING: The Trump administration is illegally changing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by reversing a 50-year understanding that the law protects wildlife from habitat destruction.
President Trump signed orders to shrink two national monuments in Utah by more than a million acres each, potentially opening up vast wilderness and sacred tribal lands to exploration for minerals, oil and gas.
Trump again shrinks two national monuments in Utah
The president’s orders trim Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments to a small fraction of their current size.
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turns out the cure for male loneliness might be invasive species control
MPR News@mprnews.org · 3w agoThe Buckthorn Removal Singles Club meets every Sunday at a Minneapolis park to remove invasive plant species and create connections.
That means TODAY! Do it! It's not that hard and science will love you for it (and the love of science is a glorious thing).
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4w agoComments due by Monday on the attempt to politicize science/aka kill American research as we know it. Do it at the link (counter the ton of Heritage-foudnatoin-prompted comments): www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.
We gotta get some bird pins for spotting banded birds
mattie lubchansky@mattielubchansky.com · 4w agoDID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
Apply now! Midway 6-month positions announced. www.fws.gov/media/6-mont...
6-month Biological Field Crew Positions at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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The Trump admin just changed the definition of "harm" to animals under the Endangered Species Act, in what environmentalists called the biggest erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. @nytimes.com gift link to the story w/ @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species (Gift Article)
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining and other development. Environmentalists characterized it as the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in half a century. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
Hard to describe how absurd and dangerous this new ESA rule is by the Trump Administration. The idea that destroying the habitat of endangered species doesn't "harm" them is insane, and it's directly defying a Supreme Court ruling.
Earthjustice@earthjustice.org · 4w agoHabitat loss is the #1 reason species go extinct. But the Trump admin has finalized a rule under the Endangered Species Act that would allow the widespread destruction of endangered species' habitats. Earthjustice has protected endangered species for decades. We’ll see the Trump admin in court.
Habitat loss is the #1 reason species go extinct. But the Trump admin has finalized a rule under the Endangered Species Act that would allow the widespread destruction of endangered species' habitats. Earthjustice has protected endangered species for decades. We’ll see the Trump admin in court.
For decades, economic policymaking has revolved around cutting regulations, shrinking government, and hoping “free” markets will provide for the social welfare. The #GoodLife Agenda argues we can use an expanded governing toolbox. Public options are one of those crucial tools.
the eagle's feet coming straight out of the head and with an extra talon of course
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 4w agoIt has been drenched in a cursed, toxic solution which is becomes a gas when activated by the heat of the human head
i feel like if birds had a written language it would have a lot of triangles in it