The University of Oklahoma Biological Station is an amazing teaching and research field station on the shores of Lake Texoma on the Oklahoma-Texas border. I'm proud to be an OU Giving Day Ambassador for this fine facility.

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado Photographer: Erik Stensland Photography

Migratory freshwater fish are in steep decline due to pressures along their paths, including dams, altered flows, habitat degradation, pollution and unsustainable fishing. Restoring rivers and habitats cannot wait. Read the #CMSFreshwaterFishes report: www.cms.int/publication/...

April 6, 2026. Articles of Impeachment introduced. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...

Scary article and scary quote: "Trump had previously shown respect for the devastating consequences of nuclear use, but [the nuclear weapons expert] added: 'I don’t know how strong that respect is when he is losing the war and his mind at the same time.'" www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

The LTER program specifically supports experiments and monitoring to study processes that play out over much longer time-frames than a typical three-to-five-year NSF grant. It's basic infrastructure for how we understand biodiversity... and how biodiversity responds to long-term environmental change

NSF LTER program “archived”. LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”. This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings. My heart is breaking.

Available soon! Jeb Byers, April Blakeslee, and myself gently twisted the arms of a few dozen of our brilliant colleagues to put together this new text on "The Ecology and Evolution of Marine Parasites and Disease", should be out in June. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

We need your help please. Please share. Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing over a thousand years of Indigenous history ancient ruins, sacred sites, and cultural landmarks built by the ancestors of today’s Pueblo peoples.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls. -John Muir Maroon Bells Colorado Photographer: Daniel Forster Photography

"Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?" -- Jane Goodall, born #OTD 1934

The Trump administration just did something that has never been done in the 50-year history of the Endangered Species Act.

It’s easy to forget how much land used to be…wet. Like very wet. #Wetlands were the OG way to store/filter #water, while also sustaining #biodiversity & huge #ecosystems. But, like many great things, we killed it. New long-form essay: Killing the Sponge 👇🏞️ tnature.substack.com/p/killing-th...

Learning water color painting.Oklahoma state lizard and some Oklahoma darters.

zurl.co/6ougB When the head of the E.P.A. supports the denial of established climate science, we should all be worried. Call out his actions at the No Kings 3 Accessible Rally on Saturday, March 28th, 12:30 - 2pm CT (Virtual), hosted by Stand Up For Science! standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3

Join us to celebrate @bumblebeeatlas.bsky.social's accomplishments in 2025, & plan for 2026! This event is intended for current Bumble Bee Atlas volunteers and supporters, but anyone is welcome to attend. 🗓️Apr 2 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET 🔗Register for this free event: www.bumblebeeatlas.org/pages/2025-r...

This Trilobite Tuesday, let’s head to Oklahoma’s Henryhouse Formation. The mid-sized trilobite Anasobella asper, pictured here, is among the rarest found at this site. No more than a dozen complete, articulated examples of this 1.2-in- (3-cm-) long Silurian cheirurid have ever been uncovered.

I got interviewed for this piece @vox.com. The story of fish stocking in the US is definitely a complicated one! www.vox.com/climate/4831...

National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ --Survey/report from @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...

UCS filed Freedom of Information Act requests to the NSF to publicly release all of its communications about its plans to restructure the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). “NCAR represents one of the most successful models of federally supported scientific infrastructure in the US.”

So sad 📉 - they're just gone. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Help shape the first of its kind assessment of U.S. lands, waters, wildlife and the benefits they provide. The full draft of the Nature Record is now open for comment. The authors are looking for your ideas, insights, and experiences to strengthen the report. naturerecord.org

Dr. Paul Ehrlich, founder of the field of population biology, Stanford professor, prolific author of books on butterflies, birds, & human ecology, world-class environmentalist, outspoken scientist, and a personal friend, has passed away. A giant in the field of ecology. youtu.be/vW1z4n4Dusk?...

"My fellow scientists, we have an assignment: we must take collective action to hold Congress and this administration accountable. It is time to channel that evidence-based outrage into action,” said @gretchentg.bsky.social at Saturday’s @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in DC. #StandUpForScience

The draft Nature Record National Assessment is now open for comment! Take a look and tell us what we got right, what we missed, and what changes you’re seeing where you live. Your perspective will help shape the final record of nature in the U.S. naturerecord.substack.com/p/the-draft-...

When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst, @phillevin.bsky.social + the author team were determined not to let that stop them. They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found funding…and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. 👏🌳👏🌲 Check it out (link below)!

The DRAFT Nature Record national assessment has dropped and is ready for comment! I'm proud to be one of the authors. This is the first comprehensive, independent, evidence-based assessment of how nature is doing across the U.S. Come read. Come comment. Come shape the record. naturerecord.org

Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of 3D ant specimens

“The costs of Trump’s war to the average American will be higher than it could have been because of the assault of the GOP and Trump administration on renewable energy projects,” said Peter Gleick, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences www.fastcompany.com/91502090/tru...

Excited to share a new paper written by a AAAS Policy Fellow I mentor, Dr. Lisa Walsh. “This review synthesizes literature on fieldwork safety across scientific disciplines, highlighting four facets of safety for leaders and researchers to address: physical, social, financial, and psychological.”

More evidence that water -- massive amounts of water -- have been present in the universe since shortly after the Big Bang. All it took was hydrogen and oxygen, among the earliest elements created. #water #bigbang www.earth.com/news/black-h...

📆 Feb. 26, 4 pm EST, Zoom: We will be hosting a Q&A about our members' concerns on travel to and from the Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA. Raluca (Luca) Vais‑Ottosen, immigration attorney at DeWitt LLP, will be fielding questions about travel logistics and what to expect when entering/leaving the U.S.

The US NSF has put out a "dear colleagues" letter that is essentially a yard sale list for @ncar-ucar.bsky.social It asks questions such as, who'd like to take over some of NCAR's programs? Is anyone interested in commercial use of the Mesa Lab? If you have thoughts, send them to [email protected]

Oyster farming along the Gulf Coast is becoming a big deal. Check out some of our School's interesting work on this topic 👇 It's a glimpse into how aquaculture can be altogether sustainable and profitable, while also contributing to valuable cultural and ecological resources. Neat stuff!

Baby jellyfish at New England Aquarium Original post

Gator Nation Giving Day 2026 is almost here, but early gifts are already rolling in. If you’d like to support student-driven water and wildlife research in our WILDS labs, you can give any time using our fund page: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... Every donor, every amount helps.

Reminder that one of the nine North American sturgeon species is only found in Alabama. Sadly, that species is on the verge of complete extinction. It is definitely the most imperilled of all these sturgeons.

Happy Year of the (Red) Horse! 🐎 The redhorses (Moxostoma) are a group of some 20 native sucker species found in North America. While they're sometimes mistaken for invasive carp, redhorses are actually indicators of healthy ecosystems

Our capacity to do experimental aquatics research is truly unmatched. Get in touch if you have ideas for cool studies, collabs & experiments!

Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... A collaboration with Yushun Chen, Seb Brosse, @sjcfishy.bsky.social and other! @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family. It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

The evidence has not changed. Climate change has not stopped. This is political censorship of scientific evidence. Plain and simple. #standupforscience www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

#Bluecrab #oyster #parasite "Oysters reduced parasite densities in the water...Our results jointly support that oysters benefit adjacent community members through feeding on transmissive stages of their pathogens" share.google/mpaHCGaeSn2K...

Don't lose sight of the good stories. We can make the world better with science and coordinated policy!

Octopuses 🐙 have been wandering in the oceans for 296 million years. They have three hearts and blue blood and are amazing #MondayMorning

This is why we say there can be no science-as-usual now. This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy. Freedom of speech. (1/3🧵)

Love is in the water! Send these to the fish lover in your life 🐟