Patterns revealed and questions raised by first application of dual species Dreissena DNA markers to lakewide Lake Superior zooplankton samples #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I got out and participated in the Friends of the Rouge bug hunt last weekend and it really energized me in a way that only getting out in my local watershed can :)

Follow up for anyone who saw All Too Clear and wanted to know how the tribal/TNC whitefish stocking program is going! @kashiandonna.bsky.social

Unburger in Dearborn has dairy-free orange creamsicle milkshakesssssssss for spring/summer!

let's find out how much pizza dough I end up making tonight because I refuse to measure ingredients or use a recipe!

Our Tributary Whitefish Restoration Team has been spending nights on the Jordan River evaluating the success of the latest Lake Whitefish egg stocking effort. Kudos to Little Traverse Bay Band for leading this, and all of the partner agencies for contributing. #GreatLakes #PureMichigan #fisheries

Just discovered @citizens4water.bsky.social - a global inventory of citizen science initiatives for hydrology and water management. Working on getting the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) included!

UMich: We're cracking down on antisemitism! Also UMich: TPUSA is welcome on our campus!

A GENTLE REMINDER: we are trying to eliminate fossil fuels because using them kills us. If fossil fuels were cheap (they're not) or reliable (they're SO NOT), it would still be urgent to get rid of them because their intended use destroys our life support systems.

I got to talk about the Great Lakes at the All Too Clear film screening last night, and I feel so energized! my little ADHD brain is stimulated and happy

I love my job. I believe in ProPublica's mission. I have so much work to do today on a story that should publish soon. But today, I'm on strike with my colleagues at the @propublicaguild.org. Hoping we get over the finish line SOON on our very first contract -- and a fair one.

Excited to be part of this paper, just out in @biolinvasions.bsky.social - work from the EREN Network and led by Tim McCay.

Tomorrow!

Freshwater drum are eating quagga mussel adults in W Lake Erie!

I'm excited to see more papers on Dreissenid veligers (larvae)! Especially as their veligers may be a major component of zooplankton in some areas of the Great Lakes. Quagga and zebra mussel veligers = junk food for fish aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

One of our GSIs is apparently in ICE detention after Trump removed TPS from his country. The details of the situation are unclear to me, but nobody -- and not one of our own -- should be in the clutches of this grotesque regime. Please consider writing actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

For non-scientists, LTER programs run for decades, so scientists can learn how ecosystems change over time. These programs cover ecology, evolution, systems biology, and it includes animals, plants, even microbes, and more. We learned so much about how our world works with LTERs. This sucks :(

Oh no. NSF Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program shuttered. This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Last call - application deadline tomorrow for two Water Policy Specialist positions. Come join us in working to protect, conserve, and restore freshwater resources!

Parents saw first 2 episodes of S18 and they both like Kenya Pleaser for being hilarious and real

I have to spend the night at my mom's, so I'm making her watch Drag Race while I shop online for her lol

Free screening of "All Too Clear" next week! Everyone is invited to see this documentary on how quagga and zebra mussels have transformed Great Lakes food webs, leading to overall decline in whitefish pops Thursday April 9, 530pm, 1101 State Hall, Wayne State University Detroit MI

Free screening of "All Too Clear" next week! Everyone is invited to see this documentary on how quagga and zebra mussels have transformed Great Lakes food webs, leading to overall decline in whitefish pops Thursday April 9, 530pm, 1101 State Hall, Wayne State University Detroit MI

Check this out tomorrow! April showers belong to the land, not data centers!

'Take what you need, Leave what you can.' For more information on Community Fridges Toronto click on this link communityfridgesto.org

Gotta get out to the DIA this weekend to catch the end of the Anishinaabe art exhibit! dia.org/events/exhib...

Blessing your timeline with trans Goddess Sasha Colby

I was planning to co-chair an EDI session and give a talk at SCAS-IAGLR in Winnipeg in May. I applied for funding but don't think I was successful since early registration ends soon and I haven't heard back. 🫠 So, on the off chance a wealthy benefactor is reading this - buymeacoffee.com/gadfly

It’s actually not okay to pay someone with a PhD $2500 to teach a college course

Ypsi: where is a place you would hang out if you were a cool, socially conscious trans guy? Hanging out w a friend tomorrow and want him to be comfortable :)

The Knauss Fellowship, without a doubt, has been one of the most influential things in my career - if you are interested in the program and have questions, I'm happy to chat!

so many people, including myself, don’t fit into the 9-5 productivity zone … I literally woke up this morning after sleeping for 10 hours, took an adderall, then fell asleep for another 2.5-3 hours lol But I’m finally awake and inspired to get some work stuff done

We all in this sport to be Lebrons When you’re used to platinum that gold be bronze

If you're in Detroit, from Detroit, or connected to Detroit, I would love to personally invite you to this event and to suggest communities to personally invite. We also want to support a Detroit-based bookseller, so if you have any suggestions, let us know. #blacksky #detroit #michigan

Baking some vegan pignoli cookies, and some not vegan cheddar and pickle focaccia

I decided to be a team leader for the Friends of the Rouge spring bug hunt - I haven’t done it in a while bc my body feels so unreliable, but they found a solution where I’ll have easy-access sites and my co-leader is my algae science friend who is vv athletic! I’m excited to get out in my watershed

It’s officially spring because I saw my first Great Blue Heron of the year flying over the Rouge River!

We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Our job ad: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social

My struggling little brain is refusing to do as it is told this week. It’s too filled with fog, boogers, and cat fur. Plz send in the weekend early. Thank you, amen.

MICHIGAN PEEPS!!! If you’re around, come through and get a FREE BOOK at @umich.edu and @umfordschool.bsky.social on APRIL 7. I'd love to see you!!! (If you're from Detroit, I am extending an extra special invitation to you) Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/anna-gifty...

Some people take up way too much space. I’m sick of seeing the same folks interviewed on a topic when there are SO MANY MORE expert voices out there. idk maybe either find someone else who hasnt shared their opinion 102848 times or suggest others who could make good contributions to the topic

I just want complete environmental and social justice for the whole world, is that too much to ask!?

Don't miss out on all the fantastic research featured in the first 2026 issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, with studies on microplastic hotspots, invasive impacts, walleye behavior, and more. JGLR, vol. 52, issue 1: https://bit.ly/4twtGH1 #JGLR #GreatLakesSci

Yesterday was #WorldWaterDay! Did you know that the #GreatLakes are the largest surface freshwater system on Earth, holding more than 20% of the world's surface freshwater and over 90% of the US supply? Discover our top recommendations for safeguarding them: https://ow.ly/SLzg50YpgY3

Get ready... @umich.edu and @michiganstateu.bsky.social… We're coming. April 7.

The Great Lakes are one of the world’s most important freshwater systems. In this 100 Voices video, Laura Rubin, who now directs @healthylakes.org, shares how collaboration and sustained support have helped strengthen efforts to protect and restore these waters for generations to come.

fun fact: Nazis spontaneously combust when entering holy spaces like gay bars

Our new paper on antifragility in ecology and evolution is out in @asn-amnat.bsky.social: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

a group of Dearborn folks dropped off 21 individually portioned meals at the Dearborn Community Fridge about an hour ago! We made habichuelas guisadas (Puerto Rican stewed beans) with rice, corn succotash, and peach cobbler Community!!!