🚨Special organized oral session at #ESA2025!! The Coeur d’Alene Tribe created a full session devoted to our new work that focuses on healing the land and salmon restoration…and lots more! So grab a coffee or two and join us Tuesday morning at 8:00am, Hilton Holiday 5.

It was an honor to give the first talk in the @aspbofficial.bsky.social Presidential Plenary for #PlantBio2025! My brother also gave the land acknowledgement and welcome for the conference. 🌱❤️

🚨 New Paper Alert! Our Indigenous group stays strong with this new paper led by the awesome Joseph Gazing Wolf @shunkaha3.bsky.social! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/35WCKS...

Ignace Lab PhD student, Miah Godek, has advanced to candidacy! 🎉 I was impressed by the depth and breadth of knowledge during the comprehensive exam. Miah is also co-advised by the awesome @warrencm.bsky.social and studying the impacts of fire on the below-ground community in the Okanagan Valley.

📣Happening next Wednesday, March 12 at 1 pm Eastern time. Join us! 👉Learn more and register at blog.aspb.org/march-12-wha... #PlantScience

February 25th, 11AM EST. Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas. rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w... Open to all, come be a part of it! #BlackHistoryMonth

ASPB "remains committed to robustly supporting and strongly advocating for diversity and inclusion in the plant sciences, period." Read full statement 👉 https://blog.aspb.org/aspb-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/.

We still believe that we can create something very powerful and impactful. Thank you @catrineinhorn.bsky.social @nytimes.com for reporting about our national nature assessment work that is “too important to die”

To keep our members and community informed, we created this resource on new developments in U.S. policy at the federal level, plus other important news. Updated regularly: Check back often! esa.org/esablog/poli...

📢 We’re hiring! 🌳 Each year, our Summer Research Program in Ecology is supported by an Assistant Coordinator / Resident advisor. Know anyone who would be a good fit? 🤔 👨🏽‍🎓👩🏻‍🏫 See this and several other job openings here: harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/employment

I was on NPR's All Things Considered today talking about how all the uncertainty around science funding is affecting researchers. I'm still following this story, so please do DM or signal me if you're dealing with this and would like to talk. www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

It is now time for us to practice what we preach and stand up for our values in promoting equity and opportunity regardless of what the calls say.

If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.

🚨TENURED!!! 🎉 Thank you to Forest Resources and CFANS at the University of Minnesota for valuing and supporting me as an Indigenous woman in STEM. WI ➡️ AZ ➡️ MA ➡️ Canada ➡️ MN…it feels amazing to have a home! I couldn’t have done this without amazing support from my husband, family, and friends.

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe was well represented at #AGU24! @agu.org

Going to #AGU24? Join the Indigenous Science to Action team for the following events. Looking forward to seeing everyone! @agu.org

Who’s going to AGU next week?! Message me to meet up!

Hello new friends: I’m a new Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Forest Resources. I’m an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and I’m also Menominee. A few fun facts about me and my work:

✨I am overjoyed to announce that I’ll be joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota this fall as an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Resources! I’m so excited to collaborate with an incredible group of scholars @UMNews. Midwest friends, get in touch! 🎉

Just us four Coeur d’Alene women representing at the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians Climate Summit. So happy to see the young ones here! I love this event with national tribal leaders. @atnitribes

Delighted to share a new paper out today in Science! We discuss federal climate incentives, challenges, and opportunities. And we present a roadmap for bold action to address unmanageable time scales, limited access to information, and a need to build capacity. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I’m giving a talk today hosted by the Dept. of Soil and Water Systems at the University of Idaho! Very excited to talk about working with my tribe (Coeur d’Alene) and meeting with new collaborators in person!

Excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a Chapter Lead for the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment! Together we will create a broad and holistic understanding of nature to inform decision making and planning. www.globalchange.gov/our-work/ann...

How many pieces of chocolate did it take to get through the term? 100! I always have chocolate available for student drop-in hours. I pass them out to faculty too. I ate the last of the variety pack on Wednesday after we wrapped up Intro to Forest Ecology @ubcforestry

Who’s going to #AGU2023 next week?! I’ll be speaking on December 11th along with Melissa Arcand in this awesome #AGUIndigenous session! Message me to meet up at the conference too! Can’t wait! 🌁

At the Fire Ecology Conference this week?! Check out Ignace Lab Indigenous MSc student Gracie Crafts at the poster session on Tue, Dec. 5th 12-2pm! She will highlight fire impacts on diversity and culturally important plants. @fireecology #FireCon2023 @ubcforestry

I had the best time giving a talk for @UConnNRE last week! Such a feel good moment to have my undergrad @maddy_mcdonnell from Smith College do the introduction. She’s doing amazing as a PhD student with Dr. Beth Lawrence as her advisor. Lots of fun meetings too.

Hi everyone! Good to see you on this platform. I’m a member of the Coeur d’Alene tribe studying the impacts of fire, climate change, and introduced species on ecosystem health. My cat’s name is Chimichanga and I like to play board/card games with my husband. Lately we’ve been playing Yahtzee!!! 🎲