Seeing how this goes on the new platform — does anyone know of a company that will make stream-side rearing tanks for fish? I’m interested in doing some in-situ toxicology trials using river water, but I don’t know where to start. Has anyone designed these themselves? TIA!

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Year 2 of my climbing-asters-in-hanging-basket experiment. The bumble bees couldn’t be happier 🌺 🐝 😎

Important update: I found 18 monarch caterpillars this morning! Not bad for year one 🐛 🎉

If you build it … Last fall I installed 250-ft of edging & native plants around my house, replacing existing ornamentals. One year later, I’ve got my first batch of monarch butterfly caterpillars 🌼 🌱 🐛 🦋 😊

For over 20 years, the Big Rock fishing tournament has donated its prizewinning fish to NC State to be utilized for critical research. 🎣🔬 Learn more about the partnership: ncst.at/KOKU50We6Us

Wyoming deer are heading to the high country, some will travel up to 150 miles. Amazing - and necessary - movements across vast swaths of YOUR public lands. Follow along for weekly updates!

Need some help — does anyone know of a national dataset that georeferences caves and/or major springs? Particularly interested in the Southeastern US. TIA!

Some spring native plant #bloomscrolling entries from my garden in central North Carolina: Wild Pink, Mouse-eared tickseed, Carolina Bushpea, Small’s Beardtongue, Green & Gold 🌸🌼🐝

As Leader of the North Carolina Coop Unit, I can attest the model is unchanged. We lead high-impact projects for our state agency partner on reservoir fisheries, whitetail deer, black bears, elk restoration, alligators, etc, all while training the next generation of biologists

Fam — here’s a nice overview of the 43 nationwide Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Units, which have been a lasting model for wildlife research since the 1930s, created by wildlife science pioneers such as Aldo Leopold & Ding Darling. 🐟🦌🦆🦃🦎 Link: wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news...

Y’all — I went in an absolute native plant bender last fall having planted >75 native wildflowers & shrubs species in gardens around my house in Chatham Co, NC. First bloom of the year is … Robin’s Plantain — a hardy ground-cover that can even grow in dry-shade micro-habitats 🌱 😎

Got way into native plant gardening in 2024. Pleased to see my Carolina Climbing Aster still blooming Jan 1. Here’s to happy plantings & tons of pollinators in 2025 🐝 🦋 🐦

ICYMI (like I did, since I'm at #AGU24) Interview w/ Jeff Tiberii on WUNC's Due South is online! We had a wide-range conversation about climate change, colonialism, #Indigenous survival, & resilience - threads that run throughout my book, #OnTheSwamp @wunc.bsky.social www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...

North Carolina State University is hiring a tenure track assistant or associate professor of watershed hydrology! This is a great place to work and live. Details below. 👇 jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/210... #academicJobs #academicSky #PhdChat #AGU24 #NCSU #Forestry #NaturaResources

Hey everyone - thanks for joining me here. I'd love to take the opportunity to share my most recent publication. Check out the power of volunteers to collect critical information on our most abundant group of migratory fishes in the Great Lakes! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Northern pikeminnow, a cool native fish that is often made a scapegoat for declining salmon runs.

Salmon running this morning in Carkeek Park, Seattle. There was quite a crowd gathered to cheer them on (because how can you not).

Are you or someone you know looking for a funded MS or PhD position in freshwater ecology starting August 2025? Consider applying to work with me & collaborate on a project linking river oxygen dynamics with freshwater biodiversity. More info/how to apply: www.hotchkisslab.com/opportunitie... 💧🌎👩‍🔬

What would you like to see in a new version of the Habitat Evaluation chapter of Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fisheries Data? #TeamFish The term "habitat" is used in myriad ways...keen to make this revision a useful reference for students and practitioners! Reskeet please!

Pleasant Mother’s Day walk along the Eno River, NC ❤️❤️

What a week! I spent two days sampling the Pee Dee River in southern NC where I got to help NC Wildlife Resources Commission biologists collect the iconic Robust Redhorse sucker. A species whose numbers are up due to a decade-long captive propagation conservation effort 😍🟥🐴🐟

Spread the word! North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) is hiring a tenure-track freshwater fisheries & ecology position housed in the Dept of Applied Ecology. Come join the vibrant conservation & science community in the Research Triangle! 🐺🐟🐠 Apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/197...

Had an awesome time at the Southern Division of American Fisheries Society meeting. Shout out to my group’s crayfish extraordinaire, Devin Raburn, who was recognized in the best-poster competition for her work in using high-resolution networks to identify headwater crayfish habitat!🦞💦

Super proud of my group’s grad student, Josh Stafford, who is being awarded the Jenkins Reservoir Research Award by the Reservoir Technical Committee & the Jimmie Pigg Award by the Warmwater Streams Committee at Southern Division of AFS

Excited to kick-off the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Y’all feel free to reach out!

First BSky post - I'm a Research Fish Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey & professor @ncstate.bsky.social where I lead the NC Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit. I'll post on-goings w/ my lab & about science news, esp the incredible freshwater species & systems in the southeastern U.S.