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Ecologist in Sierra-Nevadas. Restoration ecology, forest health, assisted gene flow & conservation. EcoRestoreπŸͺ» feed for #GenerationRestoration & other restoration stories & skeets! Opinions are my own and not representative of my employer.
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Kansas City is proud to have thousands of outstanding federal workers here. We’d be honored if you considered staying in public service if you’ve experienced a recent, sudden separation. Check opportunities at CivicMatch.org. Thank you for your service to our country.

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

🌱Exciting Opportunity! AoB PLANTS is looking for a new Chief Editor as Professor Tom Buckley steps down this summer. This is your chance to lead a top-tier, open-access plant science journal. βœ… Download full job details πŸ‘‰ https://wp.me/pdRZhH-lJv Apply by 17 March!

Movies you've watched more than six times, gifs only

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And here it is, my Joker moment. I am insane now.

Terminated probationary federal employees who received a termination letter citing β€œlow performance”, I encourage you to FIGHT BACK. I’ve heard of at least one person who wrote back with a list proving their high performance & essentiality and it worked. #FederalWorkforce πŸ§ͺ🌎

I made this collage of federal environmental workers fired, just from photos on my feed this morning. It is a tiny fraction of the terminations. 1/3

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 🌎🌾πŸ§ͺ🌿🌱🌲🍁🌳 #GenerationRestoration Summer 2025 Field Technician Purdue Univ. is hiring to assist collection of field data at sites w/in the Hoosier NF as a collaborative study w/ the USFS. Early May to mid-August $15/ hr. Housing provided. Application instructions in 🧡:

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet (EEC) Division of Water, Water Quality Branch, Monitoring Section in Franklin County is hiring an Environmental Biologist. 🌎πŸ§ͺπŸŒΏπŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸπŸ’§πŸš°

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 Carbon Removal Scientist, Forestry London Β£85K – Β£115K New York City $132.6K – $179.4K 🌍🌎🌾πŸ§ͺπŸŒΏπŸŒ±πŸŒ²πŸŒ³πŸπŸ„πŸͺ»

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Great article on whats cuurent going on with our federal govt!

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Another sad account of the slash & burn tactics of a techbro with a grudge against federal employees, oversight, and taxation. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Firing the federal workforce like this is illegal and hurts our national security, our communities, and our economy. It costs you money.

🚨 LCV and partners are suing the Trump administration. Trump's unlawful order to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic puts our communities and planet at risk. We sued Trump in 2017 when he tried the same executive order β€” and we won. Now we're going back to court to beat him again.

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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 California Fish & Wildlife are hiring an Environmental Scientist to assist with ecosystem restoration of former Cannabis sites. 🌎🌾πŸ§ͺπŸŒΏπŸŒ±πŸπŸŒ²πŸŒ³πŸ”οΈπŸ„ #GenerationRestoration

Human beings, not just science, are under attack by this ludicrous regime. My sympathies to Brian and all the federal workers impacted by these senseless layoffs.

This is a good look into what it feels like to be a Federal employee right now. This is really how we treat our civil servants as a society? I guess it is. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Do I know anyone out there who does science/nature book reviews? Please re-skeet! πŸ§ͺπŸ¦ŠπŸ¦‰πŸ¦‘πŸ

Scientists: sign and share! πŸ§ͺ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

β€œWhat is going on is an attempt to make it so that our public land management can’t accomplish the goals we all want, in order to make it easier to divest these lands” www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

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Science/academia are under siege. Slashed funding from NIH, NSF, and NASA, etc.β€”plus loss of Pell Grantsβ€”will cripple universities. Next, massive endowment taxes aim to deliver the final blow. Research and education are on the line. Call your representatives. Spread the word. Take action. #scicomm πŸ§ͺ

Ok, I made a new starter pack: Science Job Accounts! I want to try & collect together account that are likely to post jobs/internships/employment opportunities in science. It is heavily US/Ecology based (and would probably be better as a feed). Please suggest other accounts!! go.bsky.app/QPGnfWu

A new study from Colorado State University reveals that tree ranges in the interior US West are contracting due to climate change, with limited expansion into cooler, wetter areas. The study highlights the potential need for human-assisted tree migration. phys.org/news/2025-02...

Don't know what to say that doesn't seem hollow, but my heart is breaking for the awful disruption to the lives and work of federal employees that's going on right now -- and the terrible consequences that's going to cause for everyone. These folks are the backbone of our health and safety.

Conservation groups are urging the D.C. Circuit to deny a string of industry challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to designate two "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the federal government's Superfund law. www.law360.com/artic...

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, β€œChalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

If one person were tasked with destroying our country from within, this is exactly what the fuck it would look like.

One of our supporters shared this with usβ€”people are getting creative tonight!

Resignation of Intermountain (R4) Regional Forester Mary Farnsworth in response to mass layoffs thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/high-level...

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

I’m gutted. OPM fired about 25% of my office today. I can’t even describe what I witnessed today. So much cruelty from above, but so much love and support inside the office. It makes no sense. We aren’t even paid out of appropriations funds. We work on β€œsoft money” reimbursable agreements.