CJ Sands
@cjsands.bsky.social
Pollination ecologist and UVM graduate student researching native bees in agroecological landscapes, with a passion for conservation, regenerative food systems, and knowledge sharing.
@ecologysupplies.bsky.social it was cool seeing you all in person at EntSoc. Here is to hoping for some colorful additions to your pro net series in 2026 outside of purple 😊
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@ecologysupplies.bsky.social it was cool seeing you all in person at EntSoc. Here is to hoping for some colorful additions to your pro net series in 2026 outside of purple 😊
Super rare that I Merlin picks up not one but two birds to add to my life list. Horned Lark and Purple Finch feels like the name of secret agents, maybe even time travelers who are sworn enemies with just a wisp of intimacy between them.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Super rare that I Merlin picks up not one but two birds to add to my life list. Horned Lark and Purple Finch feels like the name of secret agents, maybe even time travelers who are sworn enemies with just a wisp of intimacy between them.
All signed up for the UC-Riverside Entomology PhD program open house. Future home maybe? 🤷🏾♂️
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
All signed up for the UC-Riverside Entomology PhD program open house. Future home maybe? 🤷🏾♂️
If my research idea comes to fruition, books on seeds will be joining the books on bees on my shelf. 🤓 Not quite a seed book, but I hear amazing things about Botany of Empire.
October 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If my research idea comes to fruition, books on seeds will be joining the books on bees on my shelf. 🤓 Not quite a seed book, but I hear amazing things about Botany of Empire.
Reposted by CJ Sands
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
My harvest of dragon tongue beans to replant next year. I started off with just 7 seeds that I brought up with me from Florida to Vermont, and after growing them out and saving the seeds I now have a couple hundred to give away. 💜
September 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My harvest of dragon tongue beans to replant next year. I started off with just 7 seeds that I brought up with me from Florida to Vermont, and after growing them out and saving the seeds I now have a couple hundred to give away. 💜
Maybe I’ve misunderstood the NSF-GRFP this whole time, but as a second year Masters student I’m not actually eligible to apply?
#science
#science
September 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Maybe I’ve misunderstood the NSF-GRFP this whole time, but as a second year Masters student I’m not actually eligible to apply?
#science
#science
Reposted by CJ Sands
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
I can’t believe the leaves are changing already at such a dramatic pace. I really want to pick them up, tape them back up on the trees, paint them green and pretend the cold isn’t coming. ☹️
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I can’t believe the leaves are changing already at such a dramatic pace. I really want to pick them up, tape them back up on the trees, paint them green and pretend the cold isn’t coming. ☹️
The struggle to work on one’s thesis over the weekend. If I could just open the document that would be a win.
a woman in a blue jacket is sitting in a classroom looking up at the sky .
ALT: a woman in a blue jacket is sitting in a classroom looking up at the sky .
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The struggle to work on one’s thesis over the weekend. If I could just open the document that would be a win.
Reposted by CJ Sands
Trans rights are human rights.
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
My okra harvest as of late. I think I’ve officially grown more okra than anything else.
September 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My okra harvest as of late. I think I’ve officially grown more okra than anything else.
Burlington is beautiful 😌
September 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Burlington is beautiful 😌
@ecologysupplies.bsky.social I overheard that you all will be releasing new insect nets soon. Is that true?
September 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@ecologysupplies.bsky.social I overheard that you all will be releasing new insect nets soon. Is that true?
Special shout out to Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. Such a gorgeous place!
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Special shout out to Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. Such a gorgeous place!
The reaction of a Mimosa pusdica when I touch it 😍
July 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The reaction of a Mimosa pusdica when I touch it 😍
I really do love how simple phone photography can be with its point, shoot, and crop aspects. As much as I would love an amazing DSLR, I’m really starting to just want an upgraded phone camera lens more.
#bugsky
#bugsky
July 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I really do love how simple phone photography can be with its point, shoot, and crop aspects. As much as I would love an amazing DSLR, I’m really starting to just want an upgraded phone camera lens more.
#bugsky
#bugsky
Started reading “Bite by Bite” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a book about that explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances. It is such a beautiful read and highly recommended.
#booksky
#booksky
July 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Started reading “Bite by Bite” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a book about that explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances. It is such a beautiful read and highly recommended.
#booksky
#booksky
Does anyone know of any researchers on Blue Sky doing pollinator work in Florida?
July 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Does anyone know of any researchers on Blue Sky doing pollinator work in Florida?
Ive gone from never being able to really take a good photo of these agapostemon to taking this amazing video. I love these flying gemstones. 💚🐝
#bugsky
#bugsky
June 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Ive gone from never being able to really take a good photo of these agapostemon to taking this amazing video. I love these flying gemstones. 💚🐝
#bugsky
#bugsky
I’ve never thought so much about a graphic novel after reading it as much as I’ve thought of this one. @igotkittypryde.bsky.social did such an amazing job with this.
May 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I’ve never thought so much about a graphic novel after reading it as much as I’ve thought of this one. @igotkittypryde.bsky.social did such an amazing job with this.