Well, it took a long time, but the next episode of Your Chance to See is here: youtu.be/EjP_UWR81ww?.... I explore local conservation near Toledo, Ohio!

Boycott Redwood before it is too late! The Trump Admin is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that secures much of our last remaining old-growth from logging. www.facebook.com/mark.schwart...

Tomorrow is the last day to comment on Fed proposal to narrow the definition of Harm under the ESA. We need more comments. Just under 200k now. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... Do it NOW!

Do bioblitz events contribute to biodiversity knowledge? Yes they do. See the new paper by Katzer et al. Ryan Meyer and I discuss: youtu.be/3ZHLLVFKv84?...

It is time to stand up for Federal Science under the current administrative assault on Fed Research Institutions. Here is one avenue: youtu.be/jiVMtIOLC9M

Please watch this short video and help defend our National Park Service. youtu.be/8EDPCYKYzCE?...

The Trump Admin has proposed a rule to rescind the definition of harm to include endangered species habitat. You have until May 19 to submit a comment to the Fed. Please do so. youtu.be/jt5I7OuQrZQ?...

Rescinding the ESA definition of harm: (www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...) Please submit a comment on the Federal Register. You have until May 19. This would backtrack case law, represent an agency overruling the US Supreme Court, and would be incredibly damaging to biodiversity.

I just posted a video review on "Judiciary Independence: Why should Conservation Ecologists Care" (Keasar et al. 2025, Conservation Science and Practice): youtu.be/uEv6FmMgxmU as one in my series of videos on Research Innovations for Conservation Science (youtube@conservationresearchreviews)

In an effort to keep things organized, I have sorted my videos on the wonders of local nature all around us into a channel: youtube.com@yourchancetosee. Check it out: youtu.be/k1POnMNO_Hw?...

Your chance to see, episode 3. West Michigan. The series where I explore the value of local nature. youtu.be/brpuudHEu9Y?...

Conservation is using eDNA more and more. A paper just came out describing how Elkhorn Slough led an effort to sample for amphibians and enlist more private landowners. I chat about the paper with UCLA herpetologist Brad Shaffer. youtu.be/0CgXOAi5urU?...

Conversations on conservation practice. Reviewing van Eeden’s paper on pathways to better conservation decisions. youtu.be/8DpjtA9AhEU?...

I explore the hypothesis that there is super cool nature that needs our attention no matter where one looks. The series is called: Your Chance to See. Episode 2, NE Wyoming is now posted: youtu.be/6hXrud1cS04 Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem.

Ok. Working on this video thing. This is a redo of the video previously posted. Better version of the same thing, mostly. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-tYi...

I am starting a series of videos championing local conservation. Your chance to see. Here is Episode 1 (of ~12). They will all be about 5 min. Promise. youtu.be/-cPW5btQS7o

Hey! Check this out. Advice on how to have more impact on conservation outcomes, individually, within grassroots orgs, or as an ENGO. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

I turned 18 just 3 months before the 1976 Presidential election. I felt proud to have had the opportunity to vote for Jimmy Carter. And have been grateful ever since that he was elected and became our nations greatest post-presidency statesman, IMHO.