Today is the 24 hour challenge at Virginia Tech to support a cause you care about! The Invasive Species Collaborative (@vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social) is connecting research, teaching, and outreach across campus and beyond. Be part of the impact: givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/1...

Thanks so much to NPR/WVTF for visiting my class and interviewing my students about our class invasive species potluck! So happy for them to get to share their recipes and experiences. As usual they were very creative and made some very tasty dishes! www.wvtf.org/news/2025-12...

One of my most favorite days of the year!

We identify three major areas where change is possible: 1. Rethinking research evaluation 2️. Strengthening training & mentorship 3️. Reducing and recognizing administrative tasks

Excited to attend my first NAISMA meeting in Tahoe. Love bringing together so many actors working on this issue! #nasima2025

An interesting twist on the spotted lantern fly story - their honeydew is supplementing hungry bees. However, I STRONGLY disagree with the final statement that because of this we should stop managing SLF! A positive attribute doesn't counter balance their clear damage! www.wvtf.org/news/2025-10...

Went hiking in Aoraki (Mt Cook) National Park - I’m pointing to the highest point in NZ. I have no words. @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social representing in New Zealand!

Cheers to a fantastic EMAPI conference. Phil Hulme and co put on an amazing show! I am humbled by the amazing work of the invasive plant scientists across the world! Looking forward to seeing the high country (and wilding pines 😜) on my road trip this weekend!

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Super excited to attend the EMAPI conference this week in New Zealand! Can’t wait to hear about the latest science on invasive plants from around the world.

Further evidence that Virginia is now leading the way to address invasive species! Way to go!!

📣📣 We would like to introduce the bi-annual #InvasionsNewsletter, an open-access digital magazine and a collaborative effort of individuals, networks, and organizations from around the world! You can access it here: joom.ag/mIjd

ISC affiliate - Dr. Scotty Yang - is leading the charge on new technology to screen for the invasive spotted lanternfly using ants and honeydew! 🐜🐜🐜 news.vt.edu/articles/202...

#VirginiaTech researchers can detect the presence of spotted lanternfly by testing ants. Here's how. ⬇️

The ISC had fun hosting a workshop for Virginia's annual 4-H State Congress! Participants played a cooperative card game and worked together to manage invasive plants on their "properties". They learned that #invasivespecies management is all about strategy and patience!

Footage of the "Metallica Quake"! Epic, simply epic! news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...

This concert was EPIC! And to see them in Lane Stadium was next level. Thank you Metallica - my ears are still ringing! www.si.com/fannation/co...

A great article summarizing the visit of @anibalpauchard.bsky.social with the @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social. Really excited about working on building closer connections and collaborations across the Americas to address biological invasions! noticias.udec.cl/udec-y-virgi...

HOT OFF THE PRESS We explore how climate change may affect introduction pathways of non-native species into protected areas including altering transportation routes, natural dispersal mechanisms & modifying human behaviors (forced migration and shifting travel destinations) doi.org/10.1007/s105...

🌍🎨 Calling all artists! Submit your work to Ripples of Change, an immersive exhibit celebrating how communities are addressing global environmental challenges. Submissions due by May 23. All mediums welcome! More Info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GCCatVT #SteppinOutBlacksburg

Major shoutout to the @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social program coordinator, our Affiliates, Partners, and volunteer grad students for making our ISC Research Symposium and Community Day such great successes! We are always looking to expand our network... 🌿🐜🐈‍⬛ fralinlifesci.vt.edu/news/fralin-...

I want to thank my friend @anibalpauchard.bsky.social for such a wonderful and productive visit to the @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social last week. 2 great seminars, tons of great discussions and planning, and delightful fellowship! Watch this space for new collaborations!

Invasive Species & Restoration Community Day = SUCCESS! 🥳 Over 130 people registered for our field workshops and an estimated 150 people came to the partner meet n’ greet at Rising Silo Brewery. It was inspiring to see so many new faces! #invasivespecies #restoration #VirginiaTech #NewRiverValley

📢 Today is the day 📢 Blacksburg and New River Valley locals, we are hosting our first-ever Invasive Species and Restoration Community Day! This event is FREE, interactive, and going to be a blast (at least we think so 😉) Check out the complete event schedule ⬇️ invasivespeciesvt.org/event/invasi...

What you plant matters. 🌿 GCC affiliate Dr. Stacy Endriss is raising awareness about invasive plants in VA—90+ species are reshaping ecosystems and costing the state nearly $1B/year. Stay informed, research plants, and help protect Virginia's biodiversity.

Congrats to @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social Affiliate Warren Booth and his lab for this cool work!

We are SO excited to be hosting my colleague @anibalpauchard.bsky.social this week @virginiatech.bsky.social to visit @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social Affiliates and headline our Research Symposium! Anibal is a world class scientist, collaboration builder, and all around nice guy!!

It is Invasive Species Awareness Week, and I designed 5 posters for the Invasive Species Collaborative at VT. This one is about the environmental impacts of #invasivespecies. Did you know invasive species account for 60% of global plant and animal extinctions? #sciart #invasivespeciesweek

QuotePost with a picture you took in a National Park. #NationalParkService America's Best Idea Joshua Tree NP

Thanks to those who have donated to help support the research, education, and outreach missions of the Invasive Species Collaborative!! A few hours left (noon EDT) 🌿🐜🐈 givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/9...

Today is Giving Day at Virginia Tech! Consider supporting the Invasive Species Collaborative - one of the largest collections of invasive species researchers in the world - working to mitigate the devastating threat they pose to our communities. #bioinvasions givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/9...

3.. 2.. 1.. GO! #VTGivingDay starts NOW! The countdown is over, and we’re ready to make an impact with YOUR help! Support the GCC and fuel innovative research, real-world solutions, impactful education and thoughtful outreach. Be part of the change! ➡️ givingday.vt.edu/amb/gcc

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@globalchangevt.bsky.social welcome to BlueSky! Check out this amazing organization at VT that supports a huge diversity of faculty, students, postdocs, and researchers working on important issues. One of the many strengths being at VT!

⏳ #VTGivingDay starts THIS Wednesday at noon! Join us Feb 19-20 to support the GCC and drive real-world solutions through innovative environmental research, impactful education, and community outreach. 🌍💡 Share and stay tuned for how you can help!

Now officially published with its 2025 publ date. Looking beyond Popper: How Philosophy can be relevant to ecology. @oikosjournal.bsky.social A fantastic collaborative effort between ecologists and philosophers of science. #philosophy #ecology nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A bright spot in all the gloom...just got tickets to see Beyonce (again) - I'll be seeing you Cowboy Carter! 🤠🇺🇸

Shout out to the super dedicated Master Gardeners doing the great work of managing invasive species! I love working with these folks! news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Great study on the economic costs of invasive species in urban areas, which is >$260B in the US alone! I think we are only scratching the surface on knowing the true economic costs of invaders. mereconomics.com/2025/01/09/c...

Check out National Invasive Species Awareness Week programming, some friends and colleagues presenting great work. Unfortunately the Weed Science Society of America scheduled their conference the same week - lame - so I can't participate. #bioinvasions api.neonemails.com/emails/conte...

A rare success story of eradication - the northern giant hornet (nee murder hornet, 😬). An excellent example of coordination and quick action among stakeholders working! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...

All grades turned in. Had a lovely semester, but need a break. Year 14 down ✌🏼

As always we spend the last lab of my #bioinvasions class with an invasive species potluck and watch a campy cane toad doc. Students were super creative!

Final lecture of the semester. Sobering to end the class with the intersection of climate change and invasive species. I always feel like Debbie Downer. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Student: “do you have any good news?” Me: “no, no I do not” 🥺

"Eradicating rats, goats and other invasive animals from islands is one of the most effective tools for protecting wildlife...and has an 88% success rate, leading to dramatic increases in biodiversity." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@bsky.app fix your algorithm, I know, nor care, nothing of Euro football

I'm new in @bsky.app so I can use this opportunity to advertise the amazing work of over 200 authors in the @ipbes.bsky.social Invasive Alien Species assessment. Please check here all the outputs, including factsheets and the cool IAS learning tool: www.ipbes.net/ias

Great work by VT colleague Haldre Rogers and her team!