📣 The Center for Plant Conservation seeks an experienced scientist and leader to join their team as Director of Science and Conservation! 🎓 Related phd, experience may sub 🌟 7+y leadership 👩‍💻 Remote 💸 $100-115k 📆 Open till filled, Nov. 28 for priority consideration saveplants.org/employment-o...

On Nov 12th, 6pm Eastern, join us for a talk by Georgia Silvera Seamans entitled "Black New Yorkers' Arboreal Legacy!" It's sure to be a fascinating historical dive. Join us in person or virtually via zoom! Details & registration here www.torreybotanical.org/lecture-sche... 🧪🌎🌿🌾 #botany #history

We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.

Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...

Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.

It makes me SO PROUD that the entire Native Plant Trust herbarium collection is now available on CNH. This would not have happened without the amazing work of my former colleagues Fitz Dettmer and Kate Wellspring. Together we can unlock the power of small herbaria! 🌿 neherbaria.org/portal/colle...

Friday 11/7 at 5:30, join NEBS to hear a talk by Dr. Chris Martine! Dr. Martine is a David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research and Director of the Manning Herbarium at Bucknell University AND President-Elect of the Botanical Society of America. For details and to register: rhodora.org

The Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row and the DoD has confirmed nearly $11 billion in fraud in just 7 years. But the concern is the poorest Americans abusing the average $342 monthly alotment. foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-...

What looked like a hearing organ on a tiny stinkbug’s leg turned out to be something far stranger: a fungal nursery that mother bugs use to coat their newly laid eggs in protective symbiotic hyphae, shielding their offspring from parasitic wasps. Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4nDrDNm

Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions. To manually turn off go to: Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under “How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off

do folks have any idea how much cops cost?! it would be less expensive to just feed people.

I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.

🌿 PhD Opportunity: Healing and Harm 🌍 How do invasive species & climate change impact medicinal plants? What does that mean for conservation in one of South Africa’s most biodiverse regions? 👇 More info below

Serpentine Milkweed (Asclepias solanoana) is a rare, endemic California plant which grows in Serpentine #rock barrens.💚 Serpentine/Serpentinite info. here... www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Pages/Pu... #AlphabetChallenge #CaliforniaNativePlants #iNat #NaturePhotos 📷🌱

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health! This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."

Hello! I’m recruiting three graduate students (MS or PhD) to start in summer or fall 2026 . Projects are broadly focused on the ecology, restoration, and management of rangelands, deserts, and forests. Please share! Lab website: functionalrestoration.nmsu.edu

To ensure its survival, researchers developed a seed conservation protocol for long-term storage in germplasm banks, an important step toward securing its genetic diversity for the future. 🌾(7/8)

New Samara just dropped celebrating 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership! Check it out here: www.kew.org/science/our-... 👀 pg. 25 for Atlanta Botanical Garden 🍑🫘

While we found no correlation between seed dormancy-breaking temperatures and fatty acid composition, our research showed that fatty acid composition was distinct in different seed tissue types and shaped by habitat! Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 🌱 (2/2)

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

As you may have noticed, white supremacists want to stop the influx of hardworking young people (aka immigration) while somehow forcing white women to have lots more babies to compensate, but they refuse to make having kids more affordable and less arduous an experience.

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto is looking for a Curator of Plants and Sustainability #academicjobs #iamabotanist royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...

Aegean pahtway finds.

Hey US scientists, the NY Times wants to hear from you if you've had your funding cut. 🌊🧪

Our first tissue culture working group meeting is happening in November. We have 12 institutions represented. If you’re interested let me know!

Deadline for our 2nd cohort of the Pivot to Plants program at the Danforth Center is Oct 15th. Excited to identify 5 participants for a 1-year NSF-funded internship. Hands-on research experience in cutting-edge #plantscience, #imaging, #datascience, and more! www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

🚨 Part-time, remote job alert 🧑‍💻 🌿 The Center for Plant Conservation is seeking a contractor to support programs incl. rare plant databases and online learning platforms 📆 Oct. start, 20-35 h/wk for 3 mo. 💸 $20/h 🎓 Bach. req'd 📨 Submit by 10/16 for full consideration saveplants.org/forums/topic...

Hey Botany friends, any PI at a grad-degree-granting institution want to help us out with a "applying to grad school" panel on Oct 9th at 4:30 est? 🙏 Come share your wisdom!

Applying to Grad School: Q&A Panel Thinking about grad school in botany or the plant sciences? Join us for a free virtual #Botany360 Q&A next Thur, Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Panelists from diverse institutions will answer your questions about the application process. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A seed-dispersal masterclass from 50 yards of hedge

The FDA is reviewing the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. Science knows a whole lot about its safety (it's very safe). 🧪 More here 👇👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/76vS...

🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨 The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution. 📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025 📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu

🌿Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science 👩‍🔬 📨 applications close Oct. 15 🌎 1y program in St. Louis 📆 Cohort 2 runs Jan. - Dec. '26 💸 $37k stipend 🎓 associate or bachelor’s req'd www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu... Spread the word about this really special program!

'My Garden...' by Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt

🌺 In-depth @biographic.bsky.social article by @toughcitywriter.bsky.social on #pollen banking for plant #conservation; fun, thoughtful, with voices of 3 pollen bankers worldwide. 🌴 Pollen banking is a critical tool for conserving plant diversity. www.biographic.com/banking-on-p...

If you are interested in contributing to the TREE series on Disability in Ecology and Evolution, email me at [email protected] We want hear from as many people as possible. December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Missouri Botanical Garden's Shaw Nature Reserve is recruiting for: Manager, Restoration and Land Stewardship! 🎓 bachelor's req'd, master's pref'd (combo of skills/experience considered) 🧑‍🌾 5-7y experience w/ ecological restoration and land mgmt 💸 Min $63k jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/mbg/CA...

Working on the fall zine (WIP).

Come be my colleague! The Atlanta Botanical Garden is hiring for a Research Scientist, Genetics 🧬 🎓 Ph.D. + min. 3 yrs professional work experience 🌎 Open to international candidates recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J... Happy to chat about garden & departmental culture, living in ATL, etc. 🍑

A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.

I ♥️ MN State Fair

Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.

We are incredibly excited & proud: our first publication is out in eLIFE! "Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations" elifesciences.org/articles/106... This project was a team effort involving contributors from seven professional societies. #PlantSci

Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions! plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...

I’ve been explaining cryo all wrong

The NMNH Department of Botany is looking for a Museum Specialist. Please spread the word!

I’m begging, PLEADING, with people - please, please, please do not just assume that because an LLM “cites its sources” that what it says is right. In addition to the well-known (I thought) problem where they make up sources entirely, they often “cite” sources that don’t contain the supposed info.