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wpmueller.bsky.social
Ornithologist/environmentalist focused on biodiversity conservation and ethical behavior toward all of life; Emeritus Director of Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, in Wisconsin, USA.
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Our hearts are with the federal employees from the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior who were laid off last week.

Good News! The Ashland, Oregon, City Council has passed – unanimously – the policy to incentivize building with efficient electric appliances! www.opb.org/article/2025...

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Janet Trafton Mills, the 75th Governor of Maine, is NOT playing! WE need more people to stand up, regarding how small or big the issue at stake, and disrupt the Trump/Musk new World order! WE NEED MORE JANET MILLS!

Our nation may be divided on a lot of issues, but one thing we can all agree on is that clean water is a human right and a basic need. And most of our water comes from rivers. 📖 Read more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/poll...

American Rivers staff and partners showed up and showed out for our public lands! 💪🌲 With over 2,000 voices strong at the Montana Capitol, we made this the biggest Public Lands Rally ever. The fight isn’t over — our rivers, clean water, and future depend on it.

"Everything flows downstream," said Adam Schellhammer, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director, American Rivers. "What’s released upstream in the Delaware River — sewage, runoff, pollution — ultimately impacts South Jersey’s farmers, fishermen, and residents." ⬇️ www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/02/high...

Our partner and funder, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, wrote a fantastic piece about our prescribed fire and fuel reduction work in the South Yuba watershed in northern CA. We need to protect our precious headwaters from catastrophic wildfire! sierranevada.ca.gov/prescribed-f...

Conservation groups are suing to challenge the Stibnite Gold Project, an open-pit cyanide leach mine in Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains, citing risks to public health, clean water, wildlife, and thousands of acres of public land: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/l...

The Upper Pecos Watershed public comment period is happening NOW. Join us on Feb 26th in Pecos, NM to #ProtectThePecos to ensure our communities prosper for generations to come. #NMPol #PublicLands #CleanWater stoptererromine.org/events/

This article about scientists switching from Twitter to Bluesky quotes me (and @trevorabranch.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com ) 🧪 #SciComm www.dailyuw.com/science/scie...

A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

If you're considering grad school (:cough: outside 🇺🇸), @brunelcce.bsky.social has a Psychology, Culture, & Evolution MSc with absolutely top-notch staff. Plenty of expats to help plug you into UK life & academia, MSc -> PhD & beyond. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements & feel free to email w/ Qs!

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

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Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

From someone on FB: Recent federal firings happening at agencies with regulatory oversight over Musk companies.

Today, we share our love for federal #fisheries professionals who work tirelessly to address the myriad problems facing our nation’s fisheries. We urge the Administration to stop indiscriminate mass firings and to build and maintain a sufficient federal natural resource workforce.

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

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‼️ We have a major election coming up that puts Wisconsin in danger of a MAGA takeover. Workers' rights, abortion rights, and many more constitutional freedoms are at risk in the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Take action today. app.sosha.ai/s/l1GF58ep

This is part of a Sooty Tern breeding colony. Approximately 700,000 pairs nest on this small island in the Seychelles. Laying begins in June (directly onto the ground), with incubation taking 28-30 days and then 60 days before the chicks can fly #birds #photography #widelife #Seychelles #seabirds

Gannets - by Dumfries and Galloway artist and printmaker, Lisa Hooper Because you can never have too many Gannets (or Lisa Hooper prints) in your Bluesky feed More of this artist's wonderful prints, here: hoopoeprints.co.uk #birds #art #seabirds #birdart #gannets 🪶

From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites. University of Salford ecologist @alice-risely.bsky.social wants people to upload their snaps of hungry gulls to the project's website: citsci.org/projects/gul... #seabirds

Southern Iceland is the most important area in Europe for breeding Whimbrel. New study measures decline of nearly 50% in twelve years. Blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i... Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ConservationScience🌍

Dunlin is the biggest loser in Southern Lowlands of Iceland. Breeding numbers down 60% in eleven years. Blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i... Paper (Aldís Pálsdóttir et al): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... THREAD #ornithology