Finally published my undergraduate research! Chinese privet can alter leaf litter dynamics and herpetofaunal community composition in southern bottomland hardwoods. 🍃🐸 www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Is...

Chinese Privet poses a threat to southern U.S. floodplain forests and the wildlife that depend on them, particularly herpetofauna. Check out this recent publication led by ISC affiliate @gnriparian.bsky.social 🐸🦎 www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Is...

This week, our Director and several affiliates have been representing the ISC at the North American Invasive Species Management Association Annual Conference - one of the premier gatherings for #invasivespecies professionals across North America! @invder.bsky.social @gnriparian.bsky.social

A BLM auction next summer could test the state's migration policy to an unprecedented degree. "We simply can't lease and allow development in our big game migration corridors if we want our kids and grandkids to have the same hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities that we've enjoyed."

📢 Virginia Tech is hiring! 📢 Please reshare and promote! We are seeking an economist for a research & teaching position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in applied economics with a focus on #invasive species. For more info & to apply ➡️ careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...

The budget bill currently in the Senate would put 258 million acres of public land up for sale, including recreation areas, wilderness study areas, critical wildlife habitat and more. www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

@invder.bsky.social, @gnriparian.bsky.social, and Harrison Miles participated in Cocktails & Conversations at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Speakers discussed how climate change is affecting weeds, #invasiveplants, and #restoration in the D.C. area. It was an engaging and inspirational evening! 🌳🌱

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

🌍🎨 Calling all artists! Submit your work to Ripples of Change, an immersive exhibit celebrating how communities are addressing global environmental challenges. Submissions due by May 23. All mediums welcome! More Info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GCCatVT #SteppinOutBlacksburg

🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This article articulates how I’ve been feeling recently. I’m about a year out from finishing my PhD and it’s hard to stay motivated when I don’t know what awaits me on the other side. My dream of a federal agency career is currently paused… www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I want everyone to just take FIVE MINUTES, and take a look at this extremely well put together project 2025 tracker. www.project2025.observer We're less than a month in.

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

A new article just came out about part of my dissertation research on how invasive plants could change the way environments sound! www.bayjournal.com/news/growth_...

Looking for a PhD student to work on a project that combines invasive species, restoration, rewilding, mega herbivores, conservation, and recreation. #bioinvasions