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I had to grab a few pedals and make a syrup before they all fell off the tree. Kids get to have the syrup on pancakes tomorrow, parents get to enjoy it in a cocktail with it this evening. 🌱🍽️🍜

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Hundreds of people are now underwater across the Tri-State. If you can, please give to help raise funds for their recovery.

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BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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What a time to upend public access to weather data, considering all of the tornado and flooding activity in the Midwest this week

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“Cincinnati-based efforts to grow U.S. populations of large cats, polar bears, rhinoceroses and even oak trees will take a hit if the Trump administration follows through on cost-cutting plans to eliminate a government institute that funds museums and libraries.” 🌎🧪 cl.exct.net?qs=5b4b18db2...

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Leaders from rural communities in eight states traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that's threatened by the Trump administration.

submitted 6 days ago • 34 comments

Cutting funding for agricultural R&D stunts yields, reduces farmers resilience, and contributes to higher food prices. Surely some money can be better allocated, but net reductions in funding are a net negative. apnews.com/article/farm...

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"Plunging solar panel prices, more business-friendly regulation by African governments and international funding are now spurring a rapid rollout [of mini-grids] from Nigeria to Madagascar." www.bloomberg.com/features/202... by @antonysguazzin.bsky.social and Taonga Mitimingi 🔌💡

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3 of 4 cave tours at Carlsbad caverns canceled due to cuts. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/03/upda...

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Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature! Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Monarch butterflies are doing better in Mexico, but… “you can't let down your guard” And we need to improve conservation in the United States as well. 🌎 🧪 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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Here's a green sturgeon for 🍀St. Patrick's Day🍀. Green sturgeon were never in Irish waters (just North America), but European sturgeon were. Unfortunately, they have been extirpated. But there is discussion about reintroduction. 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/3DLaD6N

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I'll be on @pbs.org #NewsHour tonight to talk about where we stand in the battle to avert catastrophic climate change: www.pbs.org/newshour/

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Another prescribed burn with a firenado at the end. Prescribed fires are great tools in fire adapted communities to invigorate growth, suppress invasive species and mitigate wild fires. 🌎 🔥

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www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 🌎🧪

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“Department of Interior told the USGS and cooperative units to present plans to slice their budgets by 10%, 25% and even 40%” >Scary stuff for lands and lives (human and wildlife alike).. www.hcn.org/articles/cut... #🦊#🌎

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Deforestation Free Leather Fund to back supply chain traceability efforts, including tagging 1 million head of cattle, and foster regenerative practices and recovery of degraded land, starting in Brazil. 🌎 trellis.net/article/wwf-...

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"Median in the desert is still median in the desert." The snowpack around Salt Lake City remains on pace for a normal year, but don't expect any changes in water conservation efforts with some troubling trends before and potentially after the collection season #utwx www.ksl.com/article/5126...

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The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025 “We recognize the key role of local communities, as well as the support of the government of Mexico in conserving the forest and providing this iconic species with the opportunity to thrive” 🌎 www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

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Cover crop benefits are tied to cover crop biomass, but how much biomass do you need? Generally, more biomass is better, but thresholds differ for erosion control, soil benefits, and weed suppression. My latest... csanr.wsu.edu/cover-crop-b...

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments

A new U-M study suggests cover crop mixtures improve farmland soil health while reducing carbon emissions better than traditional single-species cover crops. U-M School for Environment and Sustainability associated professor Jennifer Blesh discusses findings: myumi.ch/kPwNm

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🍻 Calling all DC #conservationtech enthusiasts: Join WILDLABS for a meetup on March 20! Stop by to meet other conservation tech folks in the DMV, share what you’re working on, and enjoy a relaxing evening together in Navy Yard. RSVP by March 19 and learn more: wildlabs.net/event/wildla...

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🗞️ Happy news for today: Beavers have returned to England’s rivers for the first time in centuries! Two pairs of Eurasian beavers have been released to roam freely in Little Sea, an 82 acre lake in Dorset. This is the first licensed wild release of the once-extinct rodent since the 16th century.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Marine heatwaves, which cause ecosystem disruption and weather impacts, are increasing. 🌎

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

EPA grant cuts hitting Kentucky

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I briefly interrupt your feed of constant US-based doom and/or gloom to remind you that in other countries, there's some pretty cool stuff happening on the food / agriculture / nature / climate policy front at the national level, and that Denmark recently took a step that could inspire others.

submitted 35 days ago • 14 comments

🚨 I HAVE NEWS 🚨 In January I told you @sfgate.com was doing a major national parks coverage expansion, hiring journalists to cover the American West's most loved outdoors spaces. Well, we hired a DREAM TEAM 🧵👇 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

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"One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimated. The programs were cut anyway." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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“Efforts to conserve ferrets and their prey sustain this important American landscape, a home for insects that pollinate our crops, plants that store carbon in their long roots, and streams that provide us with fresh water.” 🌎 www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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"We had funding that was appropriated by Congress to do prescribed burning to reduce fuels ahead of the fire season, and those monies were seized and we were given directives not to do any prescribed burning” 🌎 www.kgun9.com/news/communi...

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The NIH is being gutted. 🧵 www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 39 days ago • 29 comments

Mass layoffs at NOAA jeopardize American lives, lawmakers and experts warn

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EXCLUSIVE One report warns aid cuts threaten the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Another finds security dangers, disease risks and tens of millions in new costs. Amid fears of White House retaliation, USAID’s watchdog is sitting on both Lisa Rein and @johnphudson.bsky.social report wapo.st/4ieQ69h

submitted 39 days ago • 15 comments

A source just told me over the phone that layoffs are happening right now at NOAA. Axios is also reporting this. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

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www.wired.com/story/doge-a...

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CBS News profiles WWF-Romania's efforts to reintroduce bison after a 200-year absence and new research showing bison's positive impact on mitigating climate change. 🌎 worldwildlife.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?...

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This is cool: scientists have developed a new high-yielding, low-methane variety of rice. 🧪

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As the price of eggs reaches record highs, the U.S. is looking into importing eggs from other countries, the agriculture secretary said on Wednesday. In addition to importing eggs, the department will invest up to $1 billion in its five-pronged approach to combating bird flu.

submitted 41 days ago • 79 comments

I guess The Nature Conservancy doesn’t follow AP style

submitted 42 days ago • 18 comments

The pull quote in the hed is a little misleading, as that's only a small part of the article. But this is a great look at community-based and community-led conservation, which is so crucial to the success of conservation programs. Conservation starts with people. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.

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“Where security rangers were being paid, are they going to be laid off? And what happens to the vacuum that’s there? Is there going to be insecurity for wildlife, and is human-wildlife conflict going to increase?” news.mongabay.com/2025/02/acro...

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“…every major technological transformation in the US, from electric cars to Google to the iPhone, can trace its roots back to basic science research once funded by the federal government.” 🌍🧪

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

If cuts to federal agencies impact you in any way, including dealing with dirty parks, call your congressional representative and senator.

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Over 99% of the over 113 million tons of textiles the world produces today ends up burned or landfilled. 🌎 www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/larg...

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That famously green company Shell has put out its new energy scenarios and, boy, they are worth your time. Here's a thread 🧵 By 2100, in the worst-case scenario, the oil company sees global warming peaking at 2.2C. In the most ambitious, it comes back down to 1.3C. www.shell.com/news-and-ins...

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‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream flip.it/2o.Gzn

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Vegetation changes over 19 years in Mediterranean landscapes: agricultural abandonment & tree colonization, with consequences on the fire regime. jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2025/02/15/v... Vall d’Albaida, Valencia, Spain 🧪🌍🌿🔥🌲🍁💚

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