This time around, #WaterYear is also gonna have water memes...

#WaterYear reflections on how rivers change over time. The two photos show the Chagrin River behind our house. At left, in 1880 dammed for a mill producing various wood products. At right, the spot of the dam today.

See link below for an essay on the first iteration of the #WaterYear project Photo is of Benham Falls on the Deschutes River south of Bend, OR. More of intense, extended rapids than falls and is the rivers feisty response to being dammed by lava 6,000 years ago. medium.com/@WWFWater/di...

Bean and L’il Steven competing for scarce lap resource

New collaborator

Weird the version of the graph I have has a very pronounced upward 📈 line for "To grow the movement for healthy and sustainable food systems for all"

"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"

When I did #WaterYear 3 yrs ago I was very disciplined: one photo a day w/ some story & they were numbered 1-365 to correspond to the water year. This time, I'll be looser, sometimes a photo, sometimes a song or painting. First WY did have a theme song, here's its video: youtu.be/LToITQjhEY8?...

Three years ago I did a year-long project called #WaterYear: one photo of water each day w/ short content on water-y connections: from the hydrological to the emotional. That was on the other place, so reprising for BlueSky as today is 1st day of WaterYear in the US. See tomorrow for theme song!

In today's Plain Dealer, my illustration for a column supporting "rewilding" kids. Wading in creeks, building forts, getting scratches and bruises while climbing trees and touching grass. Column by Chagrin Falls writer and conservation scientist Jeff Opperman. This illustration sponsored by Bactine.

Growing food crops under solar panels is called Agrivoltaics. Lots of crops benefit from growing underneath them. I know in Maine they were piloting wild blueberries, and in Massachusetts cranberries. You can also graze animals like sheep or if you mount them high cows (not goats - they climb)

My new op-ed on how we need a "great rewilding" of childhood to counteract the "great rewiring of childhood" described in Anxious Generation @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social Screen shot of print page in comments if can't access link www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

In Chicago - what a city this is - to see the first organized swim in its cleaned up river in 98 years

In short, fish biodiversity in U.S. streams are changing fast. - Cold streams are losing biodiversity - Warm streams are gaining in a homogenized way - Human choices will shape the future of freshwater fish Free access in first post. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

(1/n) 🆕: Addressing the policy & business drivers of global freshwater biodiversity loss. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.... Or (to provoke a debate), is restoration of #rivers, #lakes & #wetlands a sufficient response to the global collapse in freshwater biodiversity? A 🧵...

Past few months several studies on apes & fermented fruit, finding: 1. Chimps & gorillas eat a lot of it (scrump around!) 2. They like to share it (cheers, mates!) and 3. They consume up to equivalent of one alcoholic drink per day (study below). A toast to the drunken monkey hypothesis 🦍🍇🍻

Scrump around!

You can't spell JAGUAR without AGUA: integrating conservation for the Amazon river and forest. There is considerable overlap in migratory corridors for jaguars and freshwater species such as river dolphins www.forbes.com/sites/jeffop...

"A near term crisis is unfolding before our eyes" The Colorado River’s reservoirs are so depleted that another dry year could send them plunging to dangerously low levels, a group of experts warns in a new analysis. @jfleck.bsky.social www.inkstain.net/2025/09/anal... www.latimes.com/environment/...

Tom Miner Creek in Montana

Sediment removal begins this week in preparation for removal of the Gorge Dam on Cuyahoga River; when the Gorge Dam is removed the transformation of the lower Cuyahoga from flaming to free-flowing will be complete

took a bunch of dam photos at a dam press conference yesterday that said it's about dam time to free the falls.

ICYMI - Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship with Nature The Revelator posted a lovely little review of Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE: "Easily one of my favorite books of the year. (I enjoyed the electronic review copy so much I bought it in hard copy.)" therevelator.org/env...

@etc-energy.bsky.social's new report shows that wind & solar-dominant power systems are competitive and reliable. "Solar & wind could and should be the backbone of a decarbonised energy system", says @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social www.energy-transitio...

TOMORROW | #India’s wind and solar generation DOUBLED in five years, making 🇮🇳 the world’s THIRD-LARGEST generator of wind and solar power 🥉 Synchronising renewables growth with EV charging offers a readily available opportunity for India’s decarbonisation journey 🚙☀️🌪️⚡️

Beautiful night for a Guardians win!! @cleguardians.com

“It’s time we stopped treating freshwater fishes as an afterthought… We must act now before the rivers dry out.” news-decoder.com/finally-a-fo...

Today on Volts: the sun doesn't shine at night, but if you add batteries it might as well! If you're not closely tracking the industry, you're probably not aware of just how cheap solar+storage is getting, and how quickly. I talk with the authors of a new Ember report about the good news.

Researchers have known for decades that chimpanzees drum, but two new studies show that the animals drum to a distinct beat—which varies across their societies. Learn more on #WorldChimpanzeeDay: scim.ag/3YJ7R9r

Young indigenous kayakers about to complete historic river journey, after ‘largest dam removal in US history’ www.cnn.com/travel/klama...

Global satellite views illuminate our understanding of how rivers forge their paths, which is crucial for sustainable and safe land management along densely populated waterways. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/4lDTOuK

Paris improving Seine river water quality enough for swimming is an amazing urban environment success story and something we should strive to emulate. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Amazing progress in 24/365 generation from renewables: “Over the past year alone, the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar-plus-storage systems fell by 22%, driven by a 40% fall in battery prices.” www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

Around the world, food staples — including wheat, beef and coffee — are being affected by widespread drought, with some prices climbing to record highs.

From love songs to lullabies, songs spanning the globe—despite their diversity—exhibit universal patterns, according to the first comprehensive scientific analysis of the similarities and differences of music across societies around the world. Learn more on #WorldMusicDay: scim.ag/4kiHXkZ

In today’s @latimes.com print edition: My column about how Hollywood can help fight global warming, as seen on Grey’s Anatomy: www.latimes.com/environment/...

These attacks on Harvard are blatantly unlawful: The Trump administration wants to punish universities and students for exercising their First Amendment rights. Controlling universities is a hallmark of authoritarianism. We must all reject this gross abuse of power.

Title summarizes it all: Warming accelerates global drought severity. Dry regions are becoming drier, while wet areas are also experiencing drying. Just over the last 5 years, drought areas expanded 74% compared to the prior 36. 🧪 Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects - A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Harvard Crimson editorial board: "If higher education — and the rest of American civil society — doesn’t stand with Harvard’s international students now, they may find themselves alone when Trump comes for them next." www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Happy #BiodiversityDay! 🌎 Biodiversity supports seed dispersal, which shapes the composition and structure of many ecosystems. The myriad benefits to people provided by those ecosystems would not be possible without these unsung heroes. Read more in our paper just out in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com !

In numbers: Africa’s off-grid solar revolution is boosting electricity access theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/03/i...

Wind boom helps Finland join the growing list of countries quitting coal power theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/14/w...

On a Dammed River, Amazon Villagers Fight to Restore the Flow e360.yale.edu/features/bel...

Jamil Wyne on the business case for climate adaptation www.forbes.com/sites/jamilw...

For the world’s largest companies, climate physical risks have a $1.2 trillion annual price tag by the 2050s www.spglobal.com/esg/insights...

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

The historic rain and flooding in parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and other states caused by intense April thunderstorms was likelier and also more intense because of climate change, according to the World Weather Attribution project.

Where does Pope Leo stand on climate change? He believes it's time to move "from words to action" (he's right on that!) and has previously highlighted the actions the Vatican is taking to reduce its own emissions through solar panels and electric vehicles. Read more:

in a world of galloping AI, we’re going to need real nature more than ever. My op-ed in CLE Plain Dealer today about the transformed Cleveland Museum of Natural History & what it tells us about real, tangible nature in the dawning era of artificial intelligence. www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...