SAVE THE DATE! The second annual Central Illinois Bat Festival is scheduled for September 6 in Urbana! www.urbanaparks.org/bat-festival

The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza has many in Illinois concerned about issues from livestock to public health. Here's what we know so far: extension.illinois.edu/news-release... @uofilsystem.bsky.social @illinoisnres.bsky.social @vetmedillinois.bsky.social @illinoisdnr.bsky.social

@illinoisnres.bsky.social researchers developed a decision support tool that takes into account environmental, economic, and social suitability for 🌳#agroforestry 🌳 practices throughout the Midwest. Check it out: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... My story here: aces.illinois.edu/news/new-agr...

For National Squirrel Appreciation Day, read about squirrels on the U of I campus!

It's National Squirrel Appreciation Day! ❤️ [Photo: UI Public Affairs, Fred Zwicky]

"Social information could play an underrecognized role in nocturnal bird migration" Photo: Benjamin Van Doren @migrationbio.bsky.social 🐦🧪 aces.illinois.edu/news/songbir...

We’ll see you there!

Illinois Natural History Survey is hiring a new Director (my boss!) illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Come lead an amazing organization that has a really powerful applied mission, and some excellent scientists :)

link.springer.com/article/10.1... New pub by PhD student Jane C. Gross on EtO governance in the US! #environment #pollution @illinoisnres.bsky.social Finds that the US response to EtO pollution alleviated public pressure without mitigating risk, and that outcomes are worse for EJ communities.

The next season of www.chicagowildlifewatch.org is now live! The exciting news from this season is that we had to add a new species to our list: North American River Otter! Will you be the person to tag this species in the dataset? #Chicago #cameratrapping 🧪

Hey, @vanriperlab.bsky.social, where's Alice? #iykyk

DYK? City greenspaces can serve an important role in supporting wildlife: the Bats in Small Cities project found the federally endangered northern long-eared bat present in northern Urbana, IL. HT to @joyofbats.bsky.social and Sean Obrochta! (Pictured: big brown bat) 🦇🧪 #bats

Look at this burritowl! Wrapping raptors in a cozy "burrito roll" allows them to be weighed safely. Afterward, this saw-whet owl was banded and released. Thanks to the Ward Lab of Ornithology (and Dave Edlund for the photo)! #owl 🦉

I’m recruiting at least one graduate student starting summer of 2025. Will consider both MS or PhD students. Folks with isotope or acoustic telemetry experience are particularly encouraged to apply!

Sixresearchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2024 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list, including NRES's Dr. Kaiyu Guan!

If not friend, why friend-shaped??? Okay but seriously - www.fws.gov/story/new-ho...

It's Monday. Start your week off gently with some beautiful photos of birds and native plants, courtesy of the Audubon Society.

This fall we hosted 2 successful owl outreach events at Kennekuk & Homer Lake & another at Allerton - students & university staff educated ~250 people on owl biology, ecology, & conservation. At Kennekuk, we captured & released 27 owls, one of which was a recapture from last year! 🦉 #owl

To close my #LGBTQSTEMday, I thought it’d be good to transfer over some LGBTQ publications and outreach here. LGBTQ+ fieldwork recommendations focusing on structural, supervisor, and resiliency strategies: doi.org/10.1111/1365...