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Elizabeth Pansing, PhD
@epansing.bsky.social

Literal 🌲 hugger, forest ecologist, pyromantic, quant. Developing water nerd. Director, forest and restoration science @AmericanForests. Opinions my own.

Environmental science 80%
Geography 20%
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πŸ‘‹ @bsky.app! I’m the director of forest and restoration science @americanforests.bsky.social. I work at the intersection of research, planning, and forest management to turn research into action. I create tools and strategies that foster wildfire- and climate- #resilient #forests. 🌲

Excited to be a part of this year's Climate Week NYC!
@planscape.bsky.social and @americanforests.bsky.social will be chatting post-fire reforestation at Doris Duke's Treehouse with amazing speakers from @nature.org, @moorefound.bsky.social, and more!

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@americanforests.bsky.social is #hiring multiple positions to support postπŸ”₯ reforestation 🌲 on USFS lands. Come work with a really great team doing amazing work. Reach out if you have questions!

www.americanforests.org/job-opportun...
Job Opportunities - American Forests
The movement to create healthy forests is growing daily as more people recognize the role of trees in slowing climate change and advancing social equity. Be a part of it.
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Please see our new paper just published in Global Change Biology: β€œIntensifying fire season aridity portends ongoing expansion of severe wildfire in western US forests”. πŸ§ͺ🌍πŸ”₯
Intensifying Fire Season Aridity Portends Ongoing Expansion of Severe Wildfire in Western US Forests
Area burned by wildfire has increased in western US forests over recent decades. However, high-severity fireβ€”fire that kills all or most treesβ€”is also an important metric of fire activity given its d...
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Come work with me! We’re hiring an ecologist who will be working with Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks to support whitebark pine conservation and restoration. Please share!

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Recruitment
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Larimer County Conservation Corps is looking for a crew to support post-fire reforestation efforts across Northern Colorado. Please share! Learn more:

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#jobs #reforestation #wildfire
Reforestation - Individual Site Placement
The Larimer County Conservation Corps (LCCC) offers positions to young adults to spend a season serving on meaningful conservation projects throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The LCCC is based in...
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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It’s Forester Friday, looking at root disease impacts and treatment in western WA Douglas-fir stands.
Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.

The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.

Signs of spring in the high country! ❀️

Colorado State Forest Service is hiring a nursery manager. Please share widely!

jobs.colostate.edu/postings/159...
Nursery Manager
Under the direct supervision of the Associate Director of Forest Planning and Implementation, this position is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all activities related to a forest ...
jobs.colostate.edu

First round of the storm for the central Colorado mountains cleared up overnight. Couldn't be prettier. 117% of median for the Blue River watershed isn't a bad start!

Or get a data story for the strategy’s tldr: (4/4) 🌲
South Central Oregon Integrated Post-fire Resilience Strategy - An American Forests Web Short
datastories.americanforests.org

Or want to peruse the Integrated Post-πŸ”₯ Resilience Strategy: (3/4) 🌲
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If you’re interested in learning more about our work in SC Oregon: (2/4) 🌲
Growing back together - American Forests
Collaborative efforts in south central Oregon help to restore a fire-stricken landscape.
www.americanforests.org

@americanforests.bsky.social β€˜s resilient reforestation work in SC Oregon was featured on CBS last night! I had the honor of co-creating an integrated post-πŸ”₯ resilience strategy for the region, released last year. AMAZING to see increased capacity to support climate informed reforestation! (1/4) 🌲
How collecting pine cones is helping regenerate Oregon forests destroyed by wildfires
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
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