It’s not every day a former public school teacher ends up on a presidential ticket.

But for the students and teachers who crossed paths with Tim Walz during his decade of teaching, it’s easy to look back now and see the signs that he could find himself in exactly that position.

The Harris campaign is hiring a climate engagement director

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/39...

#ClimateJobs

Aboriginal elders in Australia’s Queensland state are preparing the next generation of junior rangers to conserve endangered southern cassowaries, take care of their traditional land, safeguard their culture & hold on to millennia of acquired knowledge

Ranger Manni Edwards discusses their progress:

I first met Joe Biden when I was in high school. He crossed a room full of donors and Pennsylvania bigwigs, including then-Governor Ed Rendell, to talk to the only kid in the room, for like ten minutes. He also likes sharks and encouraged me to continue becoming a scientist.

Thank you, sir.

So proud of all this team has accomplished over the past year! www.uwyo.edu/haub/_files/...

Today was one of those days I was reminded about all the things they don’t teach you in grad school - like how to testify in front of a legislative committee! Thanks to Keep It Colorado for helping me navigate the process!

Friends, I wrote up a quick guide to getting started on Bluesky for folks who are used to old Science Twitter.

Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪

www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...

Cows or Condos? The latest paper from our research group is out - It looks at rancher outcomes following buyouts on public grazing allotments to mitigate livestock-wildlife conflict t.co/hPkqZELpVE

Hundreds of copies of newspapers in a Colorado town were stolen a day after the paper published a story about an alleged rape at the police chief’s house

Really distressing to see how many people aren’t paying attention to scientific updates to taxonomic nomenclature.

Stingrays haven’t been called “sea flap flaps” in years. Now they are called “charismatic pancakes of wonder”.

I have invite codes - is there a good place to share them with other environmental social scientists who wish to join?

In Arizona, declining water levels on the Colorado River have allowed invasive plants to take over a riverside once full of native trees

This year, the Cocopah Tribe’s Environment Protection Office cut the ribbon on a project to restore land along the river to what it looked like decades ago:

He’s almost as big…

One of most rewarding things about my jobs is getting students into the field interacting with landowners and key stakeholders