Great blog post! In addition to being (unsurprisingly) very well written, Ted really showcases the patience and persistence needed to do big restoration projects that matter. An important lesson in perspective for those interested in this kind of work. californiawaterblog.com/2026/02/15/a...

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

Great to see native fishes start getting proper protections in MN! 💚🐟👇

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

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

ALT Headline: @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social publication & social media platforms hacked by Team Bird 😬😅

"Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes one for peace and one for science." ~JFK

We here y'all! 👇🐟🧡💙🦅

Sometimes I still miss BB King. Nobody could make a guitar scream like him - an appropriate song for a Monday. youtu.be/WFi3C_5U9_Y?...

Many of us buy animal toys for kids, but have you considered the beaver?!

There are many recalcitrant barriers, but we can do it! Good leadership, talented people, and hard focus will go a long ways!

Please, please, please-submit to good journals (society + reputed publishers), respect peer review, and do your reviews with integrity. So important. Thanks to all of you who do. @steve-carpenter.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social #Ecosystems

Ecosystem experiments: How does rate of forcing affect resilience, early warnings and critical transitions? Brock and others in ECOSYSTEMS rdcu.be/eZXqb or DOI 10.1007/s10021-025-01042-y

New paper led by former postdoc @psaff.bsky.social in @esajournals.bsky.social ! 🎉 Can we use flow-ecology relationships from the past to inform future management? Enter 40 years of data on the endangered Longfin Smelt in the San Francisco Estuary esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Def a manifesto! 😂👇

I hope you can read my latest essay on why the biological sciences needs resynthesis now more than ever. We've been stuck in old ways of thinking for far too long! 🧫 🧬 🪲 🪰 🪱 🪻 🏔️ 🌍 #CenturyOfBiology #ConvergenceScience #Biology #SystemsBiology #Science tnature.substack.com/p/what-comes...

🌱 "If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves." —Steve Irwin

I hope you can read my latest essay on why the biological sciences needs resynthesis now more than ever. We've been stuck in old ways of thinking for far too long! 🧫 🧬 🪲 🪰 🪱 🪻 🏔️ 🌍 #CenturyOfBiology #ConvergenceScience #Biology #SystemsBiology #Science tnature.substack.com/p/what-comes...

Putah Creek, the 85-mile long stream that forms the border between Solano and Yolo counties, just had a record breaking year for salmon. #cawater www.capradio.org/213734

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay to the real MVPs.

Ducks Unlimited sends a promotional sticker of a…mandarin duck? DU’s work has benefited a lot of waterfowl species but the mandarin duck (an Asiatic duck often kept in aviaries) isn’t one of them. Conservation communications should be done by real people, with real natural history knowledge.

Everything uses wetlands, sharks too.

Did you know? bhamnow.com/2026/01/22/d...

It was an interesting tidbit to learn that you could've gone to a Sacramento 'saloon' in the early 1800s and chased your bourbon with some thicktail chub! open.substack.com/pub/tnature/...

Before we learn to read words, we learn to read beauty. A child holding Miles Davis, already listening for a life. I 💙 this photo! Many could learn so much from this child’s perspective. #MilesDavis #Jazz #Bebop

It was an interesting tidbit to learn that you could've gone to a Sacramento 'saloon' in the early 1800s and chased your bourbon with some thicktail chub! open.substack.com/pub/tnature/...

Five freshwater fishes that went extinct. How it happened. Why it matters. tnature.substack.com/p/five-cool-... #Extinction #Freshwater #Biodiversity #Conservation #EdgeEffects #NatureWriting

Five freshwater fishes that went extinct. How it happened. Why it matters. tnature.substack.com/p/five-cool-... #Extinction #Freshwater #Biodiversity #Conservation #EdgeEffects #NatureWriting

Academic leaders - I encourage you to pay close attention to perspectives like that below. If our life-changing field experiences/courses aren’t accessible, or affordable for those without means, we’re the ones gatekeeping. open.substack.com/pub/indoorou...

It's amazing how one can still find great music from years gone by that you somehow missed in earlier days. The latest one: Slim Dunlap, better known as the guitarist for the Replacements.

A rice field after harvest, alive with snow geese. This is what winter flooding looks like on working farmland.

One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.

"The challenge is not whether we manage landscapes but how? Can we learn to work w/ the dominant ecology rather than continually against it? Can we design systems that remain profitable, while leaving a softer footprint on the land? Can we preserve biodiversity?" tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

"The challenge is not whether we manage landscapes but how? Can we learn to work w/ the dominant ecology rather than continually against it? Can we design systems that remain profitable, while leaving a softer footprint on the land? Can we preserve biodiversity?" tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

"...the ghost of Tulare Lake has much more to teach us than its existence alone. Tulare Lake wasn’t drained because it failed. It was drained because it worked, precisely as nature intended." @andrewrypel.bsky.social writes on America's Ghost Lake tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

"Across eras and cultures, we all choose the landscapes and species we are willing to lose. And when we do, we absolve ourselves of the act, usually in the name of progress. But the natural world does not vanish cleanly. It leaves a stain." tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

Since you’re on Bluesky you probably didn’t need another reason to resent the gun lobby, but just in case you were on the fence… it’s killing the loons! (Though we anglers deserve most of the blame tbh.) Great/frustrating @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social feature. 👇 www.biographic.com/why-are-loon...

There was once a massive natural lake in Southern California. We drained it. Built on it. Forgot it. Except it didn’t really die. I hope you can read my new Tangled Nature essay on Tulare Lake, "ghost ecosystems", and the stains landscapes remember. 👉 tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

Historical PFAS trends in the Great Lakes using four decades of archived fish. #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There was once a massive natural lake in Southern California. We drained it. Built on it. Forgot it. Except it didn’t really die. I hope you can read my new Tangled Nature essay on Tulare Lake, "ghost ecosystems", and the stains landscapes remember. 👉 tnature.substack.com/p/americas-g...

Absolutely 💙

Pancake ice!

#ForestFriday 💚 Trees of calm ❄️🤍✨ Happy trails 💫🌲✌️

Current evidence shows: More invaders in an ecosystem = greater likelihood that one will be disruptive. Invaders can interact synergistically with each other & with external stressors. Rather than generate resistance, higher invasion rates promote more disruption. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I honestly thought for a second that this headline said "SAUGERS"

A travesty really

Is it me, or did the new LinkedIn thumbnail kind of rip off the Secchi Disc?!

A home for contaminants research is here! Contaminants, Environment, and Society publishes insights that link science, community, and policy. Check out the scope and submit your research ▶️ https://ow.ly/czCj50Xuof8 #PollutionResearch #OpenForSubmissions #Microplastics

That's a wrap on 2025's #25DaysofFishmas - the 10th year of #Fishmas silliness! Thanks to everyone who has followed along as we explored some of the amazing fish that call the US home. From Atlantic to Pacific, there's a lot worth protecting - wishing everyone peace and renewal of hope for 2026.