Check out our new work in Journal of Biogeography | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10..... Warming is predicted to expand spruce beetle outbreak distribution across the spruce-dominated boreal forests of North America.

Warming Temperatures to Expand Spruce Beetle Outbreak Distribution in Northern but Not Southern Picea Forests of Western North America

Aim The biogeography and distribution of irruptive forest insect herbivores are driven by population level responses to host availability, temperature, and precipitation. Because the irruptive dynam...

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We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

Highlights from my final postdoc trip to Alaska.

Which of your favorite natural lands could be up for sale? A truly horrific proposal. www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package

The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

Sea surface temperatures in the northern Bering Sea showing changes as sea ice melts. Eastern Norton has been open for a while now and is starting to heat up. Beyond the ice, most of the rest of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska with near to above average SSTs for mid-May in NOAA data. #akwx #Arctic

Playing around with satellite imagery of #madison to make some office art. #Rstats

Interesting survey results (I was a respondent). I am firmly in the “we shouldn’t use AI to create research products camp”.

Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split

Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.

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Unsuccessful morel hunting was still lovely. #iceagetrail

🔴⚠️🔥🌡️The #Canada #wildfire season has officially started, with violent wildfires burning across multiple regions, boosted by hight temperatures even in April.⬇️ Landsat 9 view on May 10 of a large wildfire in Saskatchewan with visibile pyrocumulonimbus #ClimateEmergency @volcaholic1.bsky.social