This. BIOGEOMON has a long history and members of CBEST have been proud to host it in the past; both at Villanova and at Santa Cruz. Quality science. Quality people. Quality conference. Plus, who doesn't want to be in Sweden in the summer? 💚#BIOGEOMON2026

Hey, it's Jen Santoro! Doing her #GIS save our forests thing. Proud Center. #biodiversity #forestconservation @villanovagev.bsky.social

"Meteorologist debunks misleading claims about major trend" by Ren Venkatesh for #TheCoolDown (featuring Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz): www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...

I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th! Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Winter vibes. Thomas Darling Preserve in the PA Pocono Mountains. @nature.org Little #moss beauties right in your backyard. #mossymonday a day late. #sphagnum

Wanna help Philly biodiversity? Do you enjoy socializing with people? Do you enjoy soft pretzels??? I have the event for you. I need help packing native plant seeds into wax paper bags for free distribution next Wednesday! Come lend a hand. I need all the hands I can get! luma.com/o3sladpu

Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution? Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party! The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets. We're currently at 2000 already packed. RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu

Attn pollinators. The bar is still open, but time is running out. Rudbeckia hirta and Symphyotrichum oblongifolium still blooming at Villanova University. #biodiversity #nativepapollinatorplants

For once my event this week is so packed with RSVPs I don't even need to remind you about it, but I love the poster that @theavocadojam.com made so much that I'm posting about it anyway! IF you wanna come, you should! We're gonna be packing up seed packets RSVP here luma.com/hvqyrx9v

Ahhh... thanks for the summer memories @dec.ny.gov #mossymonday #timelinecleanse

In the last 11 days another 102 donors have given >than $40,000, with some other donations in stock waiting to become available for use. PRI can make it with your help! Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!

This evening is the perfect time to get your submission for BIOGEOMON off your desk and into the submission stack: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info 🌐🧪

Today is Local Roots: Partnerships for Success panel day here at Villanova! @villanovapr.bsky.social Still time to hear about local groups' efforts to work together to promote sustainable choices for our now and our future. Also, Snacks! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/sad49...

Quick reminder before we all go out into the wilds and brave pre-bed sugar overload. Local Roots panel registration is waiting for you! Do it now before you forget. See you Monday! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/sad49...

I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).

Next Mon Nov 3, 5:30: we are hosting, with our friends #radnorconservancy, our 2nd Annual Local Roots Panel Event with the theme: Partnerships for Success. Join us. Registration is free and there will be snacks and lots of opportunities to mingle. lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/sad49bx

Check out @ryalmeida.bsky.social, one of our own, on @whyy.org @thepulse.whyy.org talk about wildlife trade.

Hey local friends! We are excited to host the 2nd Annual Local Roots Panel, highlighting "Partnerships for Success" with our friends at #RadnorConservatory: Monday Nov 3, 2025. Catch this discussion and learn how to get involved! Free, but please register: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/sad49bx

Science belongs at the table. In this reckless time, we stand resolute. Thank you for the article, #RKWieder. rdcu.be/eLkdc @springernature.com #biogeochemistry #scicomm #littlebluedot

Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor: Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire. plant-traits.net/lab-openings/

🌍 We're accepting applications for institution-wide #PostdoctoralScholar positions! Our research encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans, earth, and atmosphere. ⚠️ Learn more and apply by 10/9: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04348

Some of us have had the great pleasure of Jane Goodall's company. The extent to which the world is a better place for her having been in it, is immeasurable. She will be missed dearly. “It’s up to us to save the world for tomorrow: it’s up to you and me.” -JG

Our day of giving at VU comes along once a year. If you are moved by our mission, support us: every little bit counts. Search "Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship" in the *Area of Support* and feel good. Our students thank you. We all thank you. give.villanova.edu/campaigns/63...

I recently spoke at a neighborhood association meeting about native plants in the city. Going to meetings like this can reach audiences that aren't following scientists on social or reading up on their own. If you wanna take any bits/pieces of what I said to them, handouts & slides in the thread.

Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration

Did you know that the WOS has our very own library, housed at the University of Michigan? Members can search for items online, and then request them to either be scanned and sent electronically or sent via the mail.

Transplant alert: little bluestems are really really happy! Any locals out there in need of an awesome native? We have extra. Now or later in the fall when it gets cooler, just pop me a message.

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Excited to share our new paper on flight morphology and migration in North American wood warblers. Surprisingly, ground-dwelling warblers may be better adapted for migration than aerial ones!!! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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By storing carbon and protecting coastlines, #mangroves are a natural climate solution. A new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists found that future ocean warming is likely to push many of these coastal forests to the brink, canceling out restoration gains expected through conservation.

Takin' a lunch break with this beauty of a harmless yet super beneficial pollinator in the garden today. On Pycnanthemum muticum flits an awesome stinger-less blue-winged wasp (Scolia dubia). So many pollinators in such a small place. Every pocket of native helps. Plant diversity=Insect diversity

Yes, Please!

Active shooter alert on VU campus. Stay safe, all my friends.

Well this looks fun!

have never clicked a headline so fast www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Tomorrow Green Philly is hosting a party at the NKCDC garden (at Frankford and Berks). I'll be running the Native Plant table. We're giving free plants out to attendees, so you should come! Come hang out & get a native plant to support Philly biodiversity! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/gree...

Oh, Trees... Am I right?

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

This.

Sphaerodactylus geckos loom large in my mind (but sit small on my hand)

I usually tell people that *so far*, habitat loss, not climate change, has been the major driver of bird population declines... but now we're starting to get analyses directly connecting bird declines to extreme weather events fueled by climate change. 🪶 theconversation.com/70-years-of-...

Sometimes 'fieldwork' looks like this and the world is good and right.

This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the permafrost extant across the boreal forest ecoregion. Read more about the connection between boreal wildfires and permafrost at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team! PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0... PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

Sneak peek at my new book, which releases today!

Hey Philly! If you like art & the environment please repost this! On Wednesday we’re getting together for climate change crafting night! We’ll learn about actions all of us can advocate for to slow climate change, then make some art to share that information with others! RSVP here lu.ma/edq742p1

Happy National Moth Week everybody.

A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month. -Credits: NASA

Great NYT article today about how not to make problems with invasive species even worse, featuring @evecologist.bsky.social and @jmheberling.bsky.social 🌐🧪🌱 Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...