New commentary - Debunking the myth of the quintessential manager: Precision in actionable science. We argue it's important to understand managers as individuals in order to effectively create actionable science and we share strategies we've used to do so. 🌎🧪👩🏽‍🔬 #geosky doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Thank you, @maxlambert.bsky.social and colleagues for this letter to federal scientists 🫶 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New #CoffeeGeogPod ep! Aparna Bamzai‑Dodson (USGS) on climate adaptation & “actionable science”—getting the right science to the right people in the right format, and why place matters. Plus tea + open‑world gaming nostalgia. 🎧soundcloud.com/geogr... 📺youtu.be/0hew7QrrYZ8

News: WH released proposed FY27 budget, continuing to push plan to eliminate NOAA Research and massively cut Earth sciences - while NOAA grant data for FY2026 shows only 7 new grants so far compared to 379 in FY2025, further evidence of curtailed science budget execution. tinyurl.com/5e3ptub2

Valley of the Dolls when I was about 8 or 9. 😬🤦🏽‍♀️

Excited to talk to Kit Marie tomorrow!! Anyone got burning questions for me?

Witness in horror and then act in love. If you don't do the first part, you get crazy, but also, if you ONLY do the first part, you get crazy.

"Federal science agencies shed more jobs in the past year than they did over the last two decades of steady decline ... The number of federal employees in the physical sciences fell 12% from 2024 to 2025, compared to an 8% decline from 1998 to 2024." 🧪 USGS lost ~20%. www.aip.org/fyi/federal-...

A new report led by CIRES scientists in the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) synthesizes critical knowledge “needs” that can support grassland management goals in a changing climate. pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...

I know it's a weird time to ask for syllabus suggestions, but I need to update my qualitative methods class. Please share your top recommendations for recent books that are based on: interview data, analysis of textual/media data, ethnographic methods so I have something to read this break!

Everyone getting excited about #AGU25?? To keep up with the madness, I've updated my AGU conference feeds! Collects posts from the official AGU account, + #AGU25 and #AGU2025 hashtags AGU 2025 is chronological: bsky.app/profile/did:... What's Hot AGU25 for algorithm sort: bsky.app/profile/did:...

So sad to not be able to attend #AGU25 #AGU2025 this year. The Science and Society Section has a great line up of sessions and events this year. Make sure to check them out if you’ll be there! connect.agu.org/scienceandso...

Federal workers - take @ourpublicservice.bsky.social's Public Service Viewpoint Survey. This is your chance to share honest feedback on your workplace and leaders, with strong privacy safeguards like FEVS. Your voice matters! app.sosha.ai/s/3OpzIxKg

"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers. For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.

Excited to share our new paper: Toward a shared vision for climate-informed resource stewardship - doi.org/10.1002/fee.... 🌎 🧪 👩🏽‍🔬 #geosky

Despite broad political support, one third of the nation's Climate Adaptation Science Centers will wind down in coming days due to lack of funds. The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.

South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center announced yesterday they are 1 of 3 USGS regional centers that will have to sharply reduce ops on 10/1 due to lack of funding. More details on this - as well as details of increasing tropical threat to the SE US, here: tinyurl.com/36bc86mh

Hugely concerning to see layoffs threatened since April may move ahead at Dept of the Interior. Our Climate Adaptation Science Center colleagues at USGS have already lost 30% of their team from retirements, buyouts and layoffs; DOI has lost 11% on average. Planned layoffs may double these losses.

Hope is not a strategy, no matter how much we want it to be. Placing hope in some possible-but not guaranteed-good outcome that is still over a year away is folly. Show me a plan for now that is based on current risks. Then, show me contingency plans based on predictable bad things happening. 1/

AMS released a statement on climate change today that points out five foundational flaws with the Department of Energy's 2025 climate report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

Federal programs provide the science that safeguards ecosystems, economies, and communities. 🦅 At America’s Forum for Wildlife, explore how agencies like the Forest Service, NOAA, & USGS shape healthy futures for people & wildlife. #StandUpForWildlife RSVP: ow.ly/nFw050WLkWU

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

“What’s happening in the United States is a degradation of democracy... There are attitudes, norms, and values that prevent corruption, and they’re fraying.” english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-...

The foundation of science and engineering in America is being eroded, badly. This does NOT save us money, and it certainly doesn't make us “great again”. It hands the leadership of 21st century to China, on a silver platter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) leads federal research on species & ecosystems and houses the Climate Adaptation Science Centers. OMB spokesperson to NPR: EMA is "obviously irrelevant to science and is exactly the kind of waste President Trump ran on rooting out of the federal government."

If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...

Ecosystems Mission Area of USGS getting some much needed attention. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/c...

“We have to create; it is the only thing louder than destruction; it is the only chance the bars are gonna break. Our hands full of colour reaching towards the sky - a brush stroke in the dark It is not too late That starry night - it is not yet dry.” - excerpt from yellowbird by Andrea Gibson

Heartbreaking game for the #Commanders today but what an amazing accomplishment to reach a championship game after a 4-13 season. #JD5 rookie of the year. Can’t wait to see next season. 🏈

Finished up my second ever #crossstitch project. Super relaxing, fun, and easy! Next project is a much more complex, larger pattern but in monochrome. Can’t wait for the materials to arrive this week!!

Best season since 1992. What a Cinderella story. #Commanders #JD5

Started a new hobby this year to keep me away from doomscrolling. First #crossstitch project complete. Fun and surprisingly easy to pick up!

🌍 Just published: "Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs." We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Should have tagged with #booksky 🤦🏽‍♀️

Happy new year, bsky! Some fave reads 📚 for 2024 include: Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott (nonfic) James - Percival Everett (fic, literary retelling) The Spellshop - Sarah Beth Durst (fic, fantasy) The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon (fic, historical) Wandering Stars - Tommy Orange (fic, indigenous)

Genius!

In the home stretch of the #AGU24 marathon? Come check out U52A - Reward Structures for Engaged Research and Applications: Barriers, Enablers, and Smart Practices at 10:20am in Ballroom A agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

Ready to start #AGU24 bright and early tomorrow? Join us for the Science and Society Social and Behavioral Science sessions - oral session from 8:30-10 - agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me... - poster session from 1:40 to 5:30 - agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

In the meantime, I whipped up a quick feed to catch any post with #AGU24 or #AGU2024 - pin for next week! bsky.app/profile/did:...

My new favorite home feed! Shows you content from your mutuals that is popular / trending since the last time you checked. Really nicely complement to the Bluesky team’s Discover feed. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Worried about the climate convo with your uncle at Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow? Jimmy and I have you covered.

“Homelessness and nature across landscapes and disciplines” finds a paucity of literature on the topic, with existing research primarily focused on the social and not ecological dimensions of the issue. (Land and Derrien, 2024) doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Feds are still hiring! Restoration ecologists (grasslands focus) out there looking for a great job with awesome benefits, check it out! usajobs.gov/job/819848600

So glad to see more users and engagement here! BUT I’m now having a hard time keeping up with the content stream. What’s everyone’s favorite home feed view? I’d like to primarily see new posts from people I follow, but not necessarily in order of recency.

New paper, led by my colleague Tony Ciocco, reflecting on how to incorporate indigenous knowledge in #climate #adaptation planning based on work with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - doi.org/10.3389/fcli... 🧪 🌎 👩🏽‍🔬 #geosky

The USGS Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment draft report is available for public comment NOW! The report covers all North America. Create an account and provide your comments here: ow.ly/exn750TLO6W #biodiversity #climatechange 🌎🧪👩🏽‍🔬

How do we take the vast expanse of climate science and data out there and make it useful and usable (and hopefully used) for improving resilience and encouraging adaptation?

Since I haven't seen one yet, here's a starter pack of scientists actively working in the climate adaptation and resilience space, including researchers as well as climate service providers! 🌎🧪

Had fun talking about video games and climate adaptation for this USGS scientist spotlight 🌎 🧪 👩🏽‍🔬 #geosky www.usgs.gov/programs/cli...

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