Anne Jefferson
@annejefferson.bsky.social
Watershed hydrology and geomorphology prof and Lake Champlain Sea Grant Director here for science, the environment, and life as an academic & mom. Formerly @highlyanne.
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Anne Jefferson
@annejefferson.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Watershed Lab’s 2025 in review – Dr. Anne Jefferson's Watershed Lab
all-geo.org
End of the year brag-post. I am blown away how productive my time at UVM has been, with the help of an incredible group of students, staff, and collaborators. all-geo.org/jefferson/wa...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...
Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos
Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...
eos.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...
Devastated to learn that a recent UVM RSENR graduate was the NOAA Fisheries Observer on this vessel. All these lives lost are a tragedy, but I will especially mourn the loss of this member of the RSENR community whose adult life and professional career was just beginning.
UPDATE | The Coast Guard suspended its search for those aboard the Lily Jean.
Authorities had launched a search and rescue mission after receiving an alert from the 72-foot vessel about 25 miles off the historic Cape Ann peninsula. They have since launched an investigation.
Authorities had launched a search and rescue mission after receiving an alert from the 72-foot vessel about 25 miles off the historic Cape Ann peninsula. They have since launched an investigation.
Coast Guard identifies victims and begins investigating fishing boat’s sinking that killed 7
www.stripes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Devastated to learn that a recent UVM RSENR graduate was the NOAA Fisheries Observer on this vessel. All these lives lost are a tragedy, but I will especially mourn the loss of this member of the RSENR community whose adult life and professional career was just beginning.
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This scene will never not be funny.
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This scene will never not be funny.
"the EPA announced it would no longer calculate the economic benefits of lives saved when setting limits [on pollution]...From now on, the agency will only tally the costs to industry. The benefits to human beings? Too uncertain to count, according to the EPA."
“This isn’t just a policy change. It’s a betrayal of more than a century of hard-won victories by public health heroes who fought, often at great personal and professional sacrifice, to establish a principle that should be beyond debate: American lives have value.”
The EPA just erased a century of public health progress
Former Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle A. Williams on the EPA’s incorrect and morally wrong decision.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"the EPA announced it would no longer calculate the economic benefits of lives saved when setting limits [on pollution]...From now on, the agency will only tally the costs to industry. The benefits to human beings? Too uncertain to count, according to the EPA."
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A fun case study since there have been 72 million articles on the cold in the east and 4 on the warmth in the west
January 2026 temperature rankings compared to all Januarys since 1895.
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
A fun case study since there have been 72 million articles on the cold in the east and 4 on the warmth in the west
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While one of the bigger storms blankets the U.S., leading to power outages for millions... Republicans move to dismantle one of the most important climate & weather prediction agencies.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
While one of the bigger storms blankets the U.S., leading to power outages for millions... Republicans move to dismantle one of the most important climate & weather prediction agencies.
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As always, my strong advice is not to watch a person be violently murdered. You will learn nothing by watching a video that you could not understand by reading a description. And it will scar your heart. It will not make you tougher or a better activist.
January 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
As always, my strong advice is not to watch a person be violently murdered. You will learn nothing by watching a video that you could not understand by reading a description. And it will scar your heart. It will not make you tougher or a better activist.
Good morning. There's a sewage geyser happening in the DC area, adding 40 million gallons of raw sewage to the Potomac every day. Deferred infrastructure maintenance is a huge issue nationwide. www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington | CNN Politics
A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that h...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Good morning. There's a sewage geyser happening in the DC area, adding 40 million gallons of raw sewage to the Potomac every day. Deferred infrastructure maintenance is a huge issue nationwide. www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Getting ready to teach Watershed Hydrology in the age of AI. Thank goodness I have copilot to help me generate good quality content for the first day of class, right?
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Getting ready to teach Watershed Hydrology in the age of AI. Thank goodness I have copilot to help me generate good quality content for the first day of class, right?
A bit of extra space in the box from REI today. Was trying to do the sustainable thing by patching my coat & avoiding driving to the store to get the materials (since delivery trucks are in my neighborhood daily anyway). But now I'm curious about weight vs volume for carbon emissions during shipping
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A bit of extra space in the box from REI today. Was trying to do the sustainable thing by patching my coat & avoiding driving to the store to get the materials (since delivery trucks are in my neighborhood daily anyway). But now I'm curious about weight vs volume for carbon emissions during shipping
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I sent this to a friend in Portland, OR recently. Extension to the rescue!
extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9...
extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9...
Making bigleaf maple syrup: A hobbyist's guide
This guide explains how to tap bigleaf maple trees and make the sap into maple syrup. Includes tips on tree selection, sap collection, boiling procedures, and safe storage.
extension.oregonstate.edu
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I sent this to a friend in Portland, OR recently. Extension to the rescue!
extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9...
extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9...
On making syrup from the PNW's big leaf maple trees
There's a whole craft industry around it. But
a) it's expensive ( like $90 for a 16 oz flask of birch syrup)
b) because it's labor-intensive and slow and small batches, and
c) it's way easier to mess up and burn/ruin the product when reducing 90:1 instead of 30:1
a) it's expensive ( like $90 for a 16 oz flask of birch syrup)
b) because it's labor-intensive and slow and small batches, and
c) it's way easier to mess up and burn/ruin the product when reducing 90:1 instead of 30:1
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
On making syrup from the PNW's big leaf maple trees
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Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
New paper! Real-time flood inundation mapping (FIM) services are an incredibly valuable tool for emergency management and affected communities. But do their visualizations help users quickly and accurately interpret information to make decisions? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Comparing Flood Inundation Map Features and Diagnosing Decision Support Design Challenges
Using visualisation typologies, we developed a diagnostic evaluation method for eight user-controlled ensemble FIM visualisations. Key design challenges include unclear messaging, non-accessible and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
New paper! Real-time flood inundation mapping (FIM) services are an incredibly valuable tool for emergency management and affected communities. But do their visualizations help users quickly and accurately interpret information to make decisions? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
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Happy new year!
Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2026, featuring woman scientists from around the world.
3rd Thursday each month, 11 – 12 noon US ET
Pls spread the word.
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@waterbarnes.bsky.social @agu-h3s.bsky.social @aguwaterquality.bsky.social
Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2026, featuring woman scientists from around the world.
3rd Thursday each month, 11 – 12 noon US ET
Pls spread the word.
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@waterbarnes.bsky.social @agu-h3s.bsky.social @aguwaterquality.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Happy new year!
Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2026, featuring woman scientists from around the world.
3rd Thursday each month, 11 – 12 noon US ET
Pls spread the word.
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@waterbarnes.bsky.social @agu-h3s.bsky.social @aguwaterquality.bsky.social
Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2026, featuring woman scientists from around the world.
3rd Thursday each month, 11 – 12 noon US ET
Pls spread the word.
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@waterbarnes.bsky.social @agu-h3s.bsky.social @aguwaterquality.bsky.social
Have I mentioned how much I love Forest Shuffle? Playing it is so calming, almost meditative. And I don't care if I win or lose, because I crafted a beautiful forest along the way. It's a perfect antidote for this moment in time.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Have I mentioned how much I love Forest Shuffle? Playing it is so calming, almost meditative. And I don't care if I win or lose, because I crafted a beautiful forest along the way. It's a perfect antidote for this moment in time.
"The world produced 450 million tons of plastics in 2025, and that number is only expected to climb. ...the planet will be facing one of the most prolific forms of pollution ever — and one that we know very little about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
What we learned about microplastics in 2025
The year has been full of scary details about the tiny particles. Here’s what we know now.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"The world produced 450 million tons of plastics in 2025, and that number is only expected to climb. ...the planet will be facing one of the most prolific forms of pollution ever — and one that we know very little about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
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After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
See a bridge, post a bridge.
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
See a bridge, post a bridge.
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Madison in full color that looks like black and white because of the snow cover. January 2, 2026, Sentinel 2. Nice view of the thin and incomplete lake ice cover. I personally wouldn't go one step out onto it right now, though I've seen people out there.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Madison in full color that looks like black and white because of the snow cover. January 2, 2026, Sentinel 2. Nice view of the thin and incomplete lake ice cover. I personally wouldn't go one step out onto it right now, though I've seen people out there.
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🗺️ “ A map can be like a giant selfie with a very fun filter. It's a picture of your community through a particular lens,” says Andrew Middleton, owner of The Map Center. Here are some of the maps *you* shared with us: buff.ly/UujCTdW
January 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
🗺️ “ A map can be like a giant selfie with a very fun filter. It's a picture of your community through a particular lens,” says Andrew Middleton, owner of The Map Center. Here are some of the maps *you* shared with us: buff.ly/UujCTdW