Had a spectacular week at Google’s Geo for Good in New York City! My cup overfloweth learning and engaging with others on geo data and earth engine innovations. 🌍

📢 I am delighted to share that I started a new position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry & Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. I feel incredibly fortunate to grow my research and form new relationships in beautiful BC and beyond!
🌲💡🌊 🌎 @forestry.ubc.ca

Wrapping up a full week of learning from policymakers, congressional staff, and other leaders, at the 25th AMS Science Policy Colloquium in DC! A mock legislative exercise was the highlight. What a week!

insideclimatenews.org/news/0106202...

If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

At least for the time being, my office is no longer allowed to attend trainings/conferences — but we want to keep learning!

Does anyone have recommendations of free, upcoming or recurring webinars that we could join as a group? Looking for anything water/earth/science/GIS-related 🌎🗺️🌊⚒️🧪

Walking lab meeting to view delightful and hardy cacti and succulents at the Arizona Garden at Stanford. Old man cactus, silver torch, and soap aloe are some of my favorites.

An update from the UW Climate Impacts Group on what proposed cuts to NOAA and USGS would mean for our work supporting climate resilience in the Northwest.

At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).

The Trump administration halted a study assessing U.S. lands, water, and wildlife. Scientists are now working to publish it independently. @chrfield.bsky.social says it's vital for shaping conversations -- from family dinner tables to Congress.

Read more @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/4aVXrbj

A wonderful week at #AGU24! Presented on a siting tool for large-scale solar and had the chance to meet with legislators and their staff.

Starter Packs are great, but they favor well established individuals (understandably so). To help prop up new voices, here is a set of early career ecologists (self defined) who are, or would like to become, active on BlueSky

Please reply if you would like to be included!

go.bsky.app/Di74bDy

Are you a scientist working in ecology, conservation or natural resources? Help make conferences better and more accessible (including for those who #flyless) by taking and sharing this survey from NSF-funded ECODIVE (Evaluating Conferences for Diverse Engagement). 🌎🧪

➡️ tinyurl.com/ecodive

Here’s the continuation of the Starter Pack of journalists who work on climate, energy, and the environment (I don’t know why I’m on it but I think the creator is included).

Feeling inspired and renewed! Grateful to have attended the Conference of Ford Fellows at the National Academy of Sciences in DC. The theme was, Fellowship forever : Lifting our voices for knowledge, equity, and change. #FellowshipForever @NASEMFordFellow

Delighted to share a new paper out today in Science!

We discuss federal climate incentives, challenges, and opportunities. And we present a roadmap for bold action to address unmanageable time scales, limited access to information, and a need to build capacity.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Large solar projects are an important part of the clean energy transition. The #SolarUncommonDialogue aims to reduce conflict and provide solutions for a path forward. bit.ly/3tdl1xp

With others, had a great conversation with Sammy Roth @latimes.com