Tufted Puffins are experiencing a dramatic population decline, from over 5,000 birds in 1980 to an estimated 553 birds. There are signs of hope, and the decline has rallied researchers, agencies, and nonprofits to collaborate and coordinate on their recovery. birdallianceoregon.org/blog/tufted-...

4 more days and another 4 reasons to come to #btconf next week 🧵 1. Creativity 2. Surprise 3. New friends 4. Perspective 27–28 April → beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...

I just finished Becky Chambers book “A Psalm for the Wild-Built”. If you’re feeling soul-weary then this book is for you. It’s a bit of a meditation on purpose and what it means to live.

It's currently flowering season for Armeria euscadiensis, an endemic plant found only along the Basque coast (euskal itsas krabelina in #Euskara). A few pollinators were enjoying the view as well. 🌿

I repeat that mRNA vaccines are modern miracles. We are witnessing scientific history being made and it’s so freaking cool.

My orchid cabinet is running! This is a project I normally wouldn't take on because it's something that makes me so nervous, but I youtubed my way through it and am so proud of myself!

$80M can’t even buy your own name in a headline.

Next meetup is Tuesday, 5/5!!! Our very own @brittanyellich.com will kick the meeting off with a preview of her CascadiaJS talk on ATProto - AND we're raffling off a free ticket! We'll also do another open breakout session, so if you've got a topic you'd like to discuss, we'd love to hear from you

CASTING CALL: CodeTV is teaming up with AWS to do our biggest show to date, and we want you to be on it! come join me, host @kelseyhightower.com, and a whole bunch of awesome devs in a fun, team-based dev competition details and form to apply: codetv.link/wdc/aws-cast...

So excited to be there for this!

National Poetry Month is upon us! Our staff pulled together a list of can't-miss new poetry collections to celebrate. Read and be changed. ✨ orionmagazine.org/article/12-n...

I'm sorry, but for the foreseeable future I am going to be promoting my wife's book, which has just had an excellent review in the Sunday Times which for some reason is posted online on a Wednesday. Also she's doing a book tour. #booksky

As wealth concentrates, so does power — the power to influence elections, shape policy, tilt markets and define the terms of public debate. Taxing billionaires is not radical. What is radical is allowing a system where extreme wealth exists alongside widespread hardship.

Just a quick reminder that we have FREE bird song walks happening Sunday thru Friday every week in April and May at locations across the city. Join us for guided birding adventures as spring migration unfolds week by week. RSVP to save your spot! bit.ly/BAO_BirdSongWalks

Come do a PhD on ecological restoration and multifunctional landscapes in the UK at DICE @dice-kent.bsky.social, focussing on food, health, and nature 🦌🌱🪸🍗🫀 Fully funded🚨, with both UK and international applicants welcome... Deadline 14th May 23:55! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

You know what would also help her afford her husband's cancer treatments? UNIVERSAL FUCKING HEALTH CARE JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HOW IS THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY STILL LIKE THIS MAYBE GRANDMA SHOULDN"T HAVE TO DELIVER FOOD LIKE A TEENAGER IF WE HAD A DECENT FUCKING SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!

let's goooooo

If Hungary can do this there is hope yet. They got 78% of registered voters out there to vote, too. www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...

I'm doing a walk and talk about native plants at my local park this afternoon and I'm so happy I put together my native plant guide back when I was taking classes. It's hard to remember everything but it comes back fast when you've got references!

A 1200+ year climate record is at risk. Do you know know anyone in Japan who could help? See below.

This looks like a fun event coming up this weekend in #pdx! I think imagination is an absolute necessity when deciding what we want our future to be. The future isn't written, and I think projects like these help remind us of that. www.eventbrite.com/e/dair-data-...

I need to do a deep dive on this tomorrow, but the Trump administration basically dismantled the US Forest Service last week, and did it so quietly I don't think anyone even knows that it happened or what it means. morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

I did it! I moved the past 5 years worth of newsletter writing onto the new site at hopefulnature.studio. Very happy that this is done!

I don’t know that I care for the year of the fire horse.

Saw some invasive bluebells in the park yesterday and am now considering doing some guerilla weeding. We've spent hours clearing that area and replanting with native plants for wildlife and these pretty little weeds are sneaky!

There's a lot being shared right now about China's incredible shift towards renewable energy - and rightly so. But this, from the UK, is equally astonishing & encouraging. It's not just that change can happen. It's that it *is* happening. (Via climateactapp.substack.com/p/your-daily...)

We're transforming a 12.5-acre brownfield into a Wildlife Care Center, nature park, & oak savanna habitat. Join us on 4/15 at 7p to learn about early design and restoration efforts, native plantings, and the horticulture program for local high school students. birdallianceoregon.org/event/nature...

I'm having a lot of fun playing with this feed and think I got it in a good spot today!

This was such a fun meetup and people came with so many great questions and ideas.

I made a new feed called Nature in the News that pulls together positive posts around nature conservation, research, new technologies, and renewable energy. Check it out here:

A @kimkelly.bsky.social byline is always an automatic click for me but this @orionmagazine.bsky.social piece on building solidarity across climate and labor is SO GOOD.

This is what your government is supposed to do for you. Improve the quality of life for people living in their district through public projects. It’s also so great to see these types of community improvement and infrastructure projects highlighted.

Community is what makes #pdx special. Join us next week and learn why I'm hopeful about atproto and its impact on community. @katexcellence.io, @graham.systems, @brittanyellich.com, and @vvill.dev are hosting the first Portland meetup at the @codetv.dev studio! Learn more and RSVP here:

I learned about this chart a few years ago, and it remains one of my favorites. There is so much dedication and beauty in watching and cataloging when these flowers bloom every year for 1200 years.

also LOOK HOW COOL THE POSTER WALL IS art from (clockwise from top left): - @carlydraws.bsky.social - Dan Stiles www.danstiles.com - E. Mackey www.instagram.com/emackeycreat... - @bturnerinfo.bsky.social - @sinagedesign.bsky.social - @danaulama.bsky.social pay human artists! it's so worth it!

A recap of #atmosphereconf 2026 as well as an overview of why I'm spending my very limited free time in my life betting on ATProto (and why I think you should, too!) This isn't just for developers. This is for everyone. brittanyellich.com/atproto/

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“The last of Ireland’s great oak forests were gone by the end of the seventeenth century,” writes Lenny Antonelli in this story from our 2021 Spring issue. “But pockets of this ancient forest linger.” Today, walk with us through the ghost wood.

Yesterday was my last day at Deno. From today, I'll be cheering the talented team on from outside the org. This also means that I'm now considering my next move in the DX/DevRel/Technical marketing space.

if you're looking for a fun way to learn something new, maybe try the Web Dev Challenge? build a playful app to grow your skills, make some friends, earn some swag, and showcase your work on @codetv.dev! codetv.link/wdc/hackathon

For millions of years fallen trees stacked up on top of one another, unable to decay. And then one day, they could. What changed? And can this help us solve our plastic problem? What can trees teach us about plastic? hopefulnature.studio/lignin-and-p...

If you haven't read the best TIFU post of all time, get ready for a treat www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comme...

Made a little leaf dish for holding finishing salt.

Welcome to the airport, where it is not just everyone's first time at an airport but also their first day as a human being.

One of the most delightful human experiences is going down a research rabbit hole that you had no idea you were starting. Today I had a question about trees. Now I'm reading about the Devonian Period, 400 million years ago, learning about what happened when the first trees and plants evolved.

went to a disco-themed party with @marisamorby.com and steered directly into my inner scumbag

Did my first dried flower arrangement today. It’s amazing how many flowers you can get into such a tiny vase!

Today has been a whole lot of day.

It's surprisingly hard to sign up for print magazines now, assuming they even have a print magazine. I don't want a bunch of digital crap in addition to the print magazine. I'm already buried in digital crap. I just want to flip through the pages of a magazine with a cup of tea on a weekend morning.