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Sara Souther
@sarasouther.bsky.social
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Plants are gourdgeous.
https://labofconservationecology.com/

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · 6d
Arizona snack time youtu.be/YyrVOERNgYM
Snacktime in the Southwest: Emory Oak Edition
YouTube video by Lab of Conservation Ecology
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Northern Arizona University School of Earth and Sustainability @nau-ses.bsky.social · 6d
Our ENV 226 students got their hands dirty (in the best way!) exploring invertebrate diversity with NAU’s compost team. Thanks to Jacob Vanetsky for sharing these great shots! #NAUsustainability @sarasouther.bsky.social

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Jun 13
Alex guards her berries youtu.be/AdROlP6CR7I?... #LabofConservationEcology#NAU_SES #WomenInScience #Conservation #HawaiiPlants
Guard your berries
YouTube video by Lab of Conservation Ecology
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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Jun 13
Clare is excluding rats from the workplace again! #LabofConservationEcology#NAU_SES #WomenInScience #Conservation #HawaiiPlants

youtu.be/4IM7UHzKDz8
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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Apr 29
Consider supporting graduate students in STEM #NAUGivingDay

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Donna Shillington @djshillington.bsky.social · Mar 6
"It is hard to put into words the extent of the damage being done to the US research enterprise, which is of almost incalculable value to both the nation itself and the wider world." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com

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Northern Arizona University School of Earth and Sustainability @nau-ses.bsky.social · Feb 23
SES Ambassadors are hosting a movie night for students on Feb 27 - join us!

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Feb 23
📖Published📖

AMMonitor is an R package for remote wildlife monitoring, with the version 2 release having a greatly increase functionality 🌎 🧪 Find out more about the package here 👇

https://buff.ly/4b81Vfg

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weltonjr.bsky.social @weltonjr.bsky.social · Feb 22
@indivisible.org
Fort Lauderdale not having it. This protest in front of the Tesla Dealership.

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 19
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpWG...
Hundreds protest in Flagstaff after mass firings of federal forest workers #shorts #arizona
YouTube video by Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5)
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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 19
Federal cuts harming our communities and America www.azfamily.com/2025/02/18/h...
Hundreds protest in Flagstaff after mass firings of federal forest workers
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets outside city hall today in Flagstaff after thousands of federal workers with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service were fired.
www.azfamily.com

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 18
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 16
Hey Southwesterners - We are heading into a crazy fire season and the losses of Federal employees leaves us vulnerable: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump’s Federal Funding and Hiring Freezes Are Leaving America Vulnerable to Catastrophic Wildfire
Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation. It has also led some firefighters to...
www.propublica.org

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Feb 16
“Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations”

-in today’s Pittsburgh Trib

triblive.com/news/health-...
'It's a wake-up call': Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations
During her medical training, Dr. Miriam Cremer watched a woman suffering from advanced cervical cancer bleed to death in Arcatao, El Salvador. That preventable tragedy is what sowed the seeds of her P...
triblive.com

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 12
theconversation.com/noaas-vast-p...
NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.
theconversation.com

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 9
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 6
We need a well-functioning government more than ever as we head into what promises to be an intense fire season in the Southwest. labofconservationecology.com/blog/blog-po...

#PlantConservation #Ecology #RestorationScience #FireEcology
That’s Fire! — The Lab of Conservation Ecology
Resilience in Fire-Prone Landscapes
labofconservationecology.com

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 6
labofconservationecology.com/blog/saguaro...
Saguaro-Huggers Unite! — The Lab of Conservation Ecology
Clare and I are in sunny Tucson, soaking up the desert vibes with the Smith Fellows and leading workshops on fire resilience. But no trip to the Sonoran Desert would be complete without a stop at Sagu...
labofconservationecology.com

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · Feb 6
THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 6
Right, thankful for the Permian extinction - lol.

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Feb 6
@rjbca.bsky.social What and amazing and transcendent ecologist! LOVE! 😍

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Sara Souther @sarasouther.bsky.social · Jan 30
2024 was an incredible year for species discoveries. Planet earth can still surprise us, maybe humans can too 🙃https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2024/
Photos: Top new species from 2024
A giant anaconda, a vampire hedgehog, a dwarf squirrel, and a tiger cat were among the new species named by science in 2024. Found from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the mountaintops of Southeast...
news.mongabay.com