Casandra Newkirk
@casscraze.bsky.social
Science Communications Manger 🔬 | Marine Biologist 🌊 | PhD | Dog Mom 🐕| Views my own 🗣️
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Chalk streams are rare, ancient ecosystems getting a second chance in Norfolk, through nature-based solutions! Local communities and TNC are re-wiggling rivers and launching the Norfolk Water Fund. “Re-wiggling” restores a stream while protecting biodiversity and supporting sustainable water use🏞️.
May 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Chalk streams are rare, ancient ecosystems getting a second chance in Norfolk, through nature-based solutions! Local communities and TNC are re-wiggling rivers and launching the Norfolk Water Fund. “Re-wiggling” restores a stream while protecting biodiversity and supporting sustainable water use🏞️.
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Rising seas threaten the Florida Keys, but “living shorelines” offer a natural defense. 🌿🌊 Using plants to fight erosion and protect communities, this green solution is shaping a resilient future. Check out the full publication to learn more about this initiative www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13...
May 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Rising seas threaten the Florida Keys, but “living shorelines” offer a natural defense. 🌿🌊 Using plants to fight erosion and protect communities, this green solution is shaping a resilient future. Check out the full publication to learn more about this initiative www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13...
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Read the full study here esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Changing fire regimes in the Great Basin USA
Wildfire is a natural disturbance in landscapes of the Western United States, but the effects and extents of fire are changing. Differences between historical and contemporary fire regimes can help i...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Read the full study here esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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A study in the Great Basin, USA, shows wildfires have grown larger and more frequent from 1991-2020 vs. 1961-1990 due to climate change. Nonnative grasses and human-caused ignitions have driven this increase, highlighting the need for focused education and prevention to protect plant communities. 🔥🪴
April 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A study in the Great Basin, USA, shows wildfires have grown larger and more frequent from 1991-2020 vs. 1961-1990 due to climate change. Nonnative grasses and human-caused ignitions have driven this increase, highlighting the need for focused education and prevention to protect plant communities. 🔥🪴
Ughhhhhhh
a little girl is crying in a doctor 's office .
ALT: a little girl is crying in a doctor 's office .
media.tenor.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ughhhhhhh
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This past November, the One Conservancy Science Gathering took place in Mexico City, with Senator Bill Frist in attendance. Our science team is now excited to share that Sen. Frist has written an incredible piece for Forbes reflecting on the event. Check it out! 🌿
www.forbes.com/sites/billfr...
www.forbes.com/sites/billfr...
Where Science, Love And Planetary Health Intersect: Insights From The Nature Conservancy’s One Conservancy Science Gathering
With nearly 6,000 people working in 80 nations to address biodiversity & climate crises, TNC experts are collaborating to scale the highest-impact work around the world.
www.forbes.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This past November, the One Conservancy Science Gathering took place in Mexico City, with Senator Bill Frist in attendance. Our science team is now excited to share that Sen. Frist has written an incredible piece for Forbes reflecting on the event. Check it out! 🌿
www.forbes.com/sites/billfr...
www.forbes.com/sites/billfr...
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We learned what some of our scientists love most about nature! 🌲 Dr. Miguel Sioui is the Global Director of Indigenous Sciences and a member of the Huron-Wendat First Nation. His work integrates Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific approaches to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
January 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We learned what some of our scientists love most about nature! 🌲 Dr. Miguel Sioui is the Global Director of Indigenous Sciences and a member of the Huron-Wendat First Nation. His work integrates Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific approaches to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
Super happy to have the TNC Science account on BlueSky launched! 🎉🌳
We're excited to launch our page for One Conservancy Science at @nature.org! Follow us to see how our team is tackling the world's toughest environmental challenges. From restoring habitats to promoting sustainability, we're blending science with traditional knowledge for a thriving planet.
January 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Super happy to have the TNC Science account on BlueSky launched! 🎉🌳
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Remember to log off sometimes. You can't rage post for four years straight without losing your mind
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Remember to log off sometimes. You can't rage post for four years straight without losing your mind
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Muting all the words. Nothing that happened today is telling us anything we didn’t know.
January 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Muting all the words. Nothing that happened today is telling us anything we didn’t know.
We got some snow in NC!
January 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We got some snow in NC!
Look at that big ole transparent head!!
The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
December 18, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Look at that big ole transparent head!!
Here to reintroduce myself! Hi I'm Casandra! I have a PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and I currently serve as the communications manager for the Global Science team at @nature.org
Excited to connect with you all 😀
Excited to connect with you all 😀
November 18, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Here to reintroduce myself! Hi I'm Casandra! I have a PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and I currently serve as the communications manager for the Global Science team at @nature.org
Excited to connect with you all 😀
Excited to connect with you all 😀
Spent the week in Mexico City with my Global Science team for the One Conservancy Science Gathering for @nature.org! We had a great time and got to tour the city, the anthropology museum was fantastic!
November 16, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Spent the week in Mexico City with my Global Science team for the One Conservancy Science Gathering for @nature.org! We had a great time and got to tour the city, the anthropology museum was fantastic!
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It’s the last day of our One Conservancy Science conference in Mexico City - an amazing time meeting young climate, conservation and livelihoods scientists from around the world and eating delicious meals @nature.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:50 AM
It’s the last day of our One Conservancy Science conference in Mexico City - an amazing time meeting young climate, conservation and livelihoods scientists from around the world and eating delicious meals @nature.org
I heard this is where all the action is so I'm dusting off this account!
November 9, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I heard this is where all the action is so I'm dusting off this account!
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COP28 in Dubai will be the biggest ever global climate meeting. What can actually get done?
Biggest Climate Talks Ever Confront Global Chaos and Record Heat
More than 70,000 people are expected in Dubai for COP28, but what can they actually get done?
www.bloomberg.com
November 29, 2023 at 1:29 AM
COP28 in Dubai will be the biggest ever global climate meeting. What can actually get done?
Time spent last week with my new team at The Nature Conservancy 🌵❤
November 26, 2023 at 12:12 AM
Time spent last week with my new team at The Nature Conservancy 🌵❤
I'm here yall!!!! Dr. Newkirk on the move! 😊
November 22, 2023 at 2:49 PM
I'm here yall!!!! Dr. Newkirk on the move! 😊