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Trump administration orders national parks to remain open despite cutting more than 1,500 jobs so far this year.

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WHO IS SHE

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Roses in Frogtown are always so epic

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As you hike in SoCal wildfire burn scars, beware the poodle-dog bush. It's like poison ivy, but potentially worse: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada measured 96% of average on April 1, reports @ianjames.bsky.social. Who knew "normal" could feel so good? www.latimes.com/environment/...

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I am BACK from my Euro trip! Please resume sending me pitches.

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Doing some international cat petting 🇷🇸

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I’ve been radio silent and byline-free because I’ve been in Sweden really trying to get my recharge on

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No one yet knows how sea life will respond to polluted runoff from the L.A. fires. Kelp may be one of the first species to tell us. When divers descended off Malibu, they found the first 3 feet of water choked with dirt and soot. @corinnepurtill.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor...

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Members of Congress from both parties, including Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles), calling on the Trump administration to exercise "fiscal responsibility" and jettison a plan to protect the northern spotted owl: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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Good day to slither and sunbathe 🐍 ☀️

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'Enough is enough": Scientists marched in Los Angeles and cities across the country to protest the Trump administration's funding cuts and other actions they say are undermining science, medicine and universities. @lilaseidman.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

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In case anyone had the crazy idea that reporters live glamorous lives: I ate all my meals today at different Starbucks.

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The Department of the Interior told me they're now reviewing reports on how to comply with a directive to review and possibly alter national monuments, among other things. Conservationists fear that monuments may be shrunk or eliminated in the name of harvesting oil, gas and more. bit.ly/3DoZSXx

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Which of California's national monuments face the greatest risk from the Trump administration's "energy dominance" agenda? @lilaseidman.bsky.social takes a look: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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U.S. Forest Service job cuts could interfere with surveys for California spotted owls and other at-risk species, which in turn could interfere with wildfire mitigation projects that need environmental analyses to move forward: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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Federal biologists carried out required efforts to see how vegetation clearance and logging could impact spotted owls. Mass layoffs have upended those analyses and called into question whether wildfire mitigation and timber sales can move forward. More in my latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Thousands who have been watching the eagles' nest on camera got to see a hatchling emerge, with glimpses of tiny feathers and a beak appearing Monday night.

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An Australian company is searching for rare earth minerals crucial to the energy transition in Mojave National Preserve, at the site of an old gold mine. The National Park Service says the mining operation is environmental destructive and unauthorized: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Pink path? Don’t mind if I do.

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The Santa Monica Mountains National Park and Channel Islands collectively lost 14 permanent staffers. Their jobs were in archaeology, preservation, research and emergency medical response.

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Rich people are more likely to dislike coyotes -- and based on where coyotes are hanging out in urban Los Angeles County, the animals seem to know it, new research finds: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.

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Hello, neighbor! My partner spied this gorgeous woodpecker from the kitchen window.

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“We have parts of the city of LA that have no reports, and it’s not because there are not coyotes there,” Niamh Quinn @ucanr.bsky.social told @lilaseidman.bsky.social. “In the less-resourced areas, people aren’t hiring trappers as much as in the wealthier areas,” said @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social

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This is fascinating animal behavior research. #UrbanEcology 🧪🐺

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Thanks so much to Lila for this LA Times article about our new publication about social-ecological influences on coyote movement in Los Angeles! 🧪🌎🏙️ Check out the publication here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Contrary to their hypothesis, researchers found that L.A. coyotes appear not to prefer wealthy areas. Why? A new study suggests residents in affluent areas may be more likely to pay to kill them. The authors wondered if they were aware of the threat. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Local lawmakers are worried the Trump administration's funding freeze could affect Los Angeles River restoration projects: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social

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Love this intro to bugs of L.A. Great video @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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Did you know LA is a hot spot for spider and insect diversity?? There are at least 3,000 to 4,000 species of crawling, buzzing and scuttling friends in the megapolis! Check out a new video I co-produced all about BUGS. I promise you'll learn something new. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Vz...

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California wildlife officials captured and collared another dozen gray wolves, bringing the total number being tracked by satellite to 16. An important step in guiding the endangered predator's continued recovery: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social

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Get to know the bugs of Los Angeles, with help from @lilaseidman.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/00000194-f63...

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A lot has happened at the L.A. Times, some of it taking the focus away from our excellent journalism. If you want to know what's really going on, I'd suggest you keep an eye on the Guild Eagle. First issue written by me: latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

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On the front page of today's LA Times: Alex Wigglesworth and I's deep dive into mysterious land sales within Joshua Tree National Park. Several buyers have ties to the hotel industry.

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🚨New investigation from me and Alex Wigglesworth about mysterious land sales within Joshua Tree National Park. The buyers have hotel ties but their plans remain unclear. Environmentalists and residents fear any kind of development could degrade the fragile desert ecosystem.

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I’m not really into astrology but I’m going to go ahead and assume mercury is in retrograde right now

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ICYMI: A recent fish rescue in the Palisades fire burn scar went swimmingly, with just over 270 endangered steelhead trout saved just before debris flows choked their stream. But the population remains fragile, with some scientists advocating for new tactics to preserve it. bit.ly/4hzdoqF

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Winter weather in SoCal. Only 45 minutes north of Azusa on Highway 39. #winterstorm #snow #hwy39

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Google said Monday it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after the government updates its “official government sources.” The company also said it will start using Mount McKinley, which is currently called Denali.

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