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thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
High Country News correspondent, SFGATE contributing national parks editor, freelance journalist appearing in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Outside, The Guardian and more. Wildfire, wildlife + wild places. Based in Montana. www.kyliemohr.com
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Big news on the wildfire front, right in the middle of *checks calendar* fire season apnews.com/article/wild...

Late night news: In all, the total amount of public lands for sale could be as high as 3.29 million acres. The bill text would allow sales in all western states, except Montana. www.hcn.org/articles/sen...

What about wildfire season?

The Aiuppa family was told their daughter had 2,000% more lead in her bones than an average child. She began breaking bones in 2022 & hasn’t stopped. She’s had a broken finger, forearm and a tibial spiral fracture in her leg — twice. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Ninety-two million tonnes of textile waste is produced around the world every year. This waste is overwhelmingly consumed and discarded in the Global North while the environmental and economic burden is forced onto the Global South. Read more insights from the Global Fashion Summit here:

Friendly reminder that if you visit a national park in the next few days and a see one of these new signs asking you to report 'negative' depictions of American history (aka the truth), I'd love to see it. Signal: kyliemohr.31 www.sfgate.com/california-p...

New emails show that the National Park Service didn’t want to punish an athlete for running off-trail — but the Justice Department ignored the last-minute change of heart and went to trial last month anyway. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Hey, that's me! 🤠 Proud to be meeting this complex moment in national parks history alongside @samahill.bsky.social and @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social

let's go! ✨

​Federal support for wildfire prevention​ wanes as risk in Colorado​ grows coloradonewsline.com/2025/06/09/f...

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Read this last night when my new issue of HCN arrived… really good!🧪

For the past 19 years the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project has integrated artists into our summer field science expedtion. This article by @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social explains well, why and how it has worked with @jillpelto.bsky.social leadership #glaciology www.hcn.org/issues/57-6/...

whew. powerful accountability reporting on this Yosemite legend by @juliebrowndavis.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california-p...

And don't forget — this is *if* Congress approves it.

Didn't have time to dig through a 1,000+ page White House proposed FY26 budget? Here are the takeaways for @forestservice.bsky.social: 🌲 Forest + grassland research: $0 🔥 Wildland fire management + wildfire suppression: $0 — pointing to the creation of a new agency to oversee this

A photo essay + perspective from my favorite national park, Grand Teton. "...We would be witnessing the dismantling of a century-old system that has protected majestic scenery and places of ecological or historical importance from development." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...

"But I’m tired of waking up at 3 in the morning and not being able to fall back asleep because I’m concerned about how I’m going to navigate the latest staffing communiqué.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/06/02/national-park-service-crater-lake/

It might be strange to say, but I'll say it anyways: I loved working on this story about glacier loss? Artists are capturing glaciers through thread, glass and even sugar. www.hcn.org/issues/57-6/...

By me: sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, as US disaster management plans fail to take gender into account, report finds Honored to be trusted with this essential research by Tagnawa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Massive blazes are burning across western and central Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate at the start of what's poised to be an active wildfire season. And the smoke is headed South, toward the Dakotas and Upper Midwest. www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/w...

Tuesday Data: Change in #wildfire weather days.

ICYMI: @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social looked into how trash ultimately killed a Yellowstone grizzly. The 11-year-old bear was euthanized after learning how to tear into 800-pound dumpsters. More on @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/national-par...

After getting a taste of human trash earlier this spring, one Yellowstone bear decided to use its brute strength for another purpose: digging up trash cans mounted in cement, then uprooting and turning them over for the food inside. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Today in Jackson, WY: A pro athlete goes to trial for cutting a switchback in Grand Teton National Park. Here, he reflects on if it was all worth it... www.sfgate.com/national-par...

After a nesting pair was discovered in 2023 in Wyoming, scientists hope to learn more about the eastern owls' behavior and their implications for native raptors. The team tagged a female last week and hopes to also tag her mate and any offspring.

Ah, Californians behaving badly 😜 www.sfgate.com/national-par...

NEW: No fuel for chainsaws. Expired medical supplies. The approaching wildfire season is going to be even riskier for firefighters this year - among the staff cuts from the Trump admin also lies cuts to supply funds firefighters need immediate access to. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

I am happy to be able to report that the NFR registration portal is now up and running again. If you are a current or former firefighter (structure, wildland etc) please join me and 1000s of others who have already enrolled. You owe it to yourself, we owe it to each other. NFR.cdc.gov

NPS employees, you know the deal. When/if the next round of layoffs occur (tomorrow?), please reach out: kyliemohr.31 on Signal

The canceled program, called the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative, was responsible for a plan to reduce illness and save lives in extreme heat in the wake of the 2021 heat dome, among other things. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...

@thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social is shining light on important #publiclands stories. This is another one. National Park Service quietly cancels summer internship program www.sfgate.com/national-par...

another friday, another news dump www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Meet Yellowstone's winter keeper ❄️ www.sfgate.com/national-par...

An uptick in fire season is fast approaching in the West. Based on current snowpack data by watershed, it looks like mountain/forest systems in: 1) the Southwest (early season), 2) C/S Sierra (mid-late season) & 3) N Cascades to N Rockies (late season) as being top contenders for very active years.

Eastern US let's fucking goooooo We've got hundreds of millions of precious migrants pouring overhead tonight and in the next few weeks. Get those overnight lights off, cats inside, and windows treated (to prevent collisions) to keep my bird friends alive. Get ready for spectacular birding!

My day on Lake Tahoe's floating laboratory to investigate the mysteries of the deep blue. For @sfgate.com. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

“The truth is that it’s toxic,” Pedro Ramos, who is from Guatemala, said in Spanish about his job clearing wildfire debris I followed workers who are cleaning up after the Los Angeles wildfires. 40 percent of this workforce are immigrants, many undocumented www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Are you a current National Park Service employee who's been asked to provide their resume? @sfgate.com is looking for documentation for a story. Send it to me on Signal: kyliemohr.31