Looking forward to moderating a @nationalacademies.org discussion with @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social and @pamknox.bsky.social focused on drought under a changing climate. Register here for the July 30 online conversation events.nationalacademies.org/47023

Please share! This fully-funded postdoc position at the UCLA La Kretz Center allows candidates to design their own projects in California conservation, and offers mentorship from both academics and conservation practitioners. drive.google.com/file/d/1K2Qi...

Interested in the expansion of data and deportation centers and how they are interrelated? There are two events in the Bay Area this Sunday. First, this activist forum in Mountain View on (+) surveillance with AI and planned construction in Gilroy, CA siliconvalleydsa.org/event/forum-...

Editor decision today *and* docent gave me this mug *which she made by hand* with Jasper Ridge clay as a slip. 🥹 Sally is an amazing artist and birder. It is impossible to pick a top bird, but California Quail is definitely a favorite!

Tale as old as time: Reviewer #1 - "the paper is too long" Reviewer #2 - "more discussion is warranted"

So glad I could attend this fire history field day while back in New England, and help plan a little. Really the credit goes to John, Chris, and colleagues with NAFSE, NH DNCR, Plymouth State Univ and TNC. They designed a fantastic day of learning. www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org/post/fire-hi...

Fire History Field Day

The overall objective for the Fire History Field Day was to showcase interdisciplinary research and cooperation, and how fire and human history can inform land management.

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First thing in my inbox this morning. The dystopia is here

Linking wildfire risk to social vulnerability is a great article to check out from the folks at Wildfire Today. buff.ly/FmuTuyC #Wildfire

So exciting to see this out! I often tell visitors that our camera trapping program is special for its longevity. Ave duration for camera trap monitoring in research is 18 mos; we've been doing it for 20 years. That led to detecting a trophic cascade in real time. news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

Mountain lions have major ecological impact in small preserve

A Stanford study found that mountain lion visits to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve triggered cascading effects on deer, smaller predators, and vegetation.

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Read "Size of modern megafire not unprecedented and a cumulative fire deficit persists" by Christopher H. Guiterman, Ellis Q. Margolis, David W. Huffman, Margaret K. Lonergan, Mark Kaib, and Christopher H. Baisan in #FireEcology #SNFECO https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00482-8

Preparations being made...

So awesome to see this! I've had the pleasure of meeting Annabelle Law this spring and witnessing her organizing and community-building in action.

Association for Fire Ecology@afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Youth-Engaged Fire Futures: Learning from Listening Circles with Young People to Inform Fire Workforce Development" presents key findings from listening circles with young people across western OR and northern CA.🔥https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/e99467b5-3578-4f8c-85e0-aaefbdcca053

Glad I am not the only one. Going thru the voter guide now, and holy cow there's around 60 candidates! And many of the platforms are *unhinged*

Next door in Silicon Valley@nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

You know what really needs a Prop 65 warning? The Candidate Statements for Governor packet. Here's a random sample:

Highly recommend this "meeting of the minds" of those at the forefront of California fire science communication, outreach, and building preparedness and response capacity.

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In case you missed it live, you can now view the full recording of this lively discussion on how/where to find timely, nuanced, and accurate wildfire-related information in the 2020s. Thanks to UC ANR Fire Network for hosting!

Join us on Thu, May 21 for a virtual event on how and where to find accurate & timely wildfire information amid an evolving information landscape. Featuring Kevin Fetterman (Watch Duty), Zeke Lunder (The Lookout), & Daniel Swain (@ucanr.edu). surveys.ucanr.edu/su...

Just a reminder registration is open for the Fire History Field Day on June 12, 2026 at White Lake State Park in Tamworth, NH. Overall goal of this field trip is to demonstrate ways to reconstruct fire history of a site through interdisciplinary research/cooperation. buff.ly/msay1jO #FireScience

When canopy photography for 40 monkey flower study plants is an unexpected (but delightful) place your career takes you

Be sure to check out Chris Guiterman's talk, Historically Frequent Fire in Red Pine Stands of the Northeastern US. The webinar will take place on May 6, 2026 as it part of the Fire History Mini-Series from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. buff.ly/GgeOj12 #FireHistory #FireScience

USDA's reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service will close research facilities critical to communities in New England—including New Hampshire’s own Bartlett Experimental Forest. I am doing all I can to fight back against this effort.

Shaheen, Hassan discuss future of experimental forest

CRAWFORD NOTCH — U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan (both D-N.H.) hosted a roundtable at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highland Center last Friday to hear from scientists, foresters and

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Trying to work outside at the field station today, and it is SO LOUD with birds. I don't think I cam do my video call out here. Spring is here for sure!

Every day is Earth Day! AFE is dedicated to improving the knowledge of fire ecology and uses of fire in resilient landscape management. Many global ecosystems have evolved with fire as an essential process; fire is a core component of healthy human and ecological systems 🔥

It was incredible to see this Jeremy Frey "Woven" exhibit at Stanford on Saturday. What a wonderful highlight of Passamoquody culture and portal back to beautiful Maine. I have heard from many JR docents they have seen and love this, too. Free and runs thru May museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions/...

Jeremy Frey: Woven

The Cantor is honored to be the final—and only west coast—venue for this acclaimed exhibition organized by the Portland Museum of Art in Maine. Seventh-generation basket weaver Jeremy Frey (b. 1978) o...

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Bright spot in life is that The Onion is still around with headlines that make you double-take 😂😂 theonion.com/man-who-thre...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

SAN FRANCISCO—Following reports that a 20-year-old man had been arrested for throwing a Moltov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home, the suspect stated Monday that he only initiated the attack because he was...

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Looking west towards the Santa Cruz Mountains yesterday evening after our field class - here comes the front.

A Leptosiphon journey at the preserve on Friday. I know these plants from Sequoia NP when they were known as Linanthus. Here is a lone one growing out of serpentine.

And now submission is on the horizon! So close I can almost taste it.

Dr. Katie Glover (she/her) #BLM@katieglover.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Reached manuscript writing flooowww state

Sooo satisfying. 🙂 And amazing people in this community.

Me hosting virtual office hours the Friday before cumulative assignments are due

kermit the frog is sitting on a wooden railing

ALT: kermit the frog is sitting on a wooden railing

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New program for a class visit today - botanic gallery crawl with herbaria books and our set of teaching vouchers, landscape history, plant pressing. Amazing to see our volunteers take such ownership of the program and turn our lab into a creative, collaborative learning space for students.