BREAKING: The longest government shutdown in history is officially over.

Interesting paper peerj.com/articles/201...

Small, enigmatic alligatoroid from the Middle Eocene Clarno Formation, John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon fr.pensoft.net/articles.php...

This year’s National Fossil Day focus is on the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, specifically, the 29-million-year-old Oligocene assemblage of the Turtle Cove Member of the John Day Formation.

Happy establishment day for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument! On this day in 1975, JODA was taken over by the National Park Service. Its mission, to preserve the region's geological and paleontological resources and to provide for the scientific and public understanding of these resources.

The Clarno Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and Hancock Field Station are under level 3 evacuation orders :( #BlackRockFire

#BlackRockFire near the Clarno Unit, Hancock Field Station, and Pine Creek Conservstion Area.

So... today I added a new job duty... bat guano sample collector... I've always wanted to work with bats, but I didn't think I would be collecting their poo...

A #FathersDay weekend #FossilFriday: Patriofelis ferox, the "ferocious father of cats". (Despite the name, not a cat but an oxyaenid: no more closely related to cats than to walruses or dogs or bears). Mount from the @amnh.org

After over a decade of work, the new age model for the John Day Formation is published! Great work by Mike Mohr and the rest of our team! doi.org/10.1130/GES0...

Changes coming for federal hiring... federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

Important paper about job prospects in Paleontology right now. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Very last news segment on the fossil footprints! youtu.be/Jdgma1hu4x0?...

News release on our cool fossil track paper! www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/an...

I found out last week that I won a regional director's award for natural resource management in a small park! With everything going on, it was welcome news. I'll be competing for a Director's award next. Thanks to my former superintendent for nominating me before he retired.

Barn Owl in the Barn at work today!

My pup and I had a great hike today!

It was great to have @virtpaleo.bsky.social visiting the park all this week working on a nearly compleate candidate skeleton! Anne was an intern at the park in 2018 and 2019, and it's great to have her back now that's she's a PostDoc at the University of Michigan! #FossilFriday

Multiple scientific societies I am a part of or have worked with have signed on to this. www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA) preserves a fantastic record of Oregon's #Eocene and #Oligocene environments. A new study examines several JODA trackways to further understand fauna and their behaviors in these changing ecosystems.

I love it when a fossil track plan comes together! New paper on the fossil tracks from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument out today. Paper was led by Conner Bennett. Thanks to our coauthor Dan Hembree for his help. doi.org/10.26879/1413 #FossilFriday

It's been a lot lately for sure...

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email [email protected]

“all components and employees… not typically designated as essential during a lapse in appropriations” This includes many natural resources folks in NPS... I don't know how this is going to go... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Info graphic from Reddit on the current state of the federal workforce.

The Turtle Cove assemblage from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is the theme for this year's #NationalFossilDay poster art! Check out the writeup on the NPS website! www.nps.gov/articles/000...

*Job Alert* We are #NowHiring two museum technician positions to help prepare, catalog, and store fossils as well as help move some of our historic and biology collections. Announcement will close on December 19 or once we get 50 applications. See link: www.usajobs.gov/job/823146800

My setup for our new database training today... I'm using Badlands National Park as my park for the training database, and it feels like old time 🤓

Had a great time giving my talk on geology and paleontology of the John Day Basin for the High Desert Museum Science Pub! Saw some old friends too :)

News article on John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and the new fossil grasshopper nest exhibit! www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/10/oreg...

Calling all science communicators! We’re excited to announce a 7-month internship to help with science communication needs throughout the park through Great Basin Institute. Apply at this link: www.vscyberhosting.com/greatbasin/C... #ScienceCommunication #Hiring

Paleontology/mammalogy/taxonomy colleagues! Does anyone have a complete citation (or, in a perfect world, a PDF) for Nordmann, 1850, the paper in which the Tribe Camelini was named?

Our fossil grasshopper nest got some coverage at CNN! www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/w...

New Paper Alert! We're excited to announce that a new paper on our fossil grasshopper nest has been published in the journal Parks Stewardship Forum! This is the first confirmed fossil grasshopper nest, and named for our first superintendent! doi.org/10.5070/P540... #NPSPaleo #FossilFriday

We have a GS-5 seaonal museum tech position at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument this summer to help prepare and catalog fossils from BLM-administered lands in our collections. We're accepting applications until December 13th or until we have 101 applications. www.usajobs.gov/job/763216700

Starting my journey to #GSA2023! I'm looking forward to seeing folks there!!

Have to say, this is a wonderful thing to see from a professional society, actual willingness to help support their memembers!

At the BLM Paleo Conference at the State Office in Salt Lake City, Utah!

This week, I was on the local radio talking about our fossilized grasshopper nest, among other things! Listen to the podcast below and look for the new research paper in early 2024! #FossilFriday https://elkhornmediagroup.com/29-million-year-old-grasshopper-nest-found-at-john-day-fossil-beds/