Mike Kiernan
@mikekvt.bsky.social
student of pollinators and their habitats,
based in Vermont USA
based in Vermont USA
Reposted by Mike Kiernan
New video! Flight footage from 23 species across 7 insect orders! youtu.be/gDI5g3rd0Ls
March 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New video! Flight footage from 23 species across 7 insect orders! youtu.be/gDI5g3rd0Ls
Reposted by Mike Kiernan
A corn field has essentially zero pollinating insects
A solar field with native plants between the rows has about 300x as many
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-to-address-two-environmental-crises-at-once
A solar field with native plants between the rows has about 300x as many
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-to-address-two-environmental-crises-at-once
How to Address Two Environmental Crises at Once
Solar fields turn out to be ideal for pollinators, too.
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM
A corn field has essentially zero pollinating insects
A solar field with native plants between the rows has about 300x as many
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-to-address-two-environmental-crises-at-once
A solar field with native plants between the rows has about 300x as many
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-to-address-two-environmental-crises-at-once
Reposted by Mike Kiernan
Cool new PNAS paper by Prof Carter Smith @uwsafs.bsky.social, about how ecosystem restoration enhances human wellbeing
fish.uw.edu/2025/01/beyo...
fish.uw.edu/2025/01/beyo...
Beyond despair: how can ecosystem restoration enhance human wellbeing?
Ecosystem restoration has historically had a very ecological focus. However, while teaching a special interdisciplinary class during her time at Duke University, SAFS Assistant Professor, Carter Smith...
fish.uw.edu
January 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Cool new PNAS paper by Prof Carter Smith @uwsafs.bsky.social, about how ecosystem restoration enhances human wellbeing
fish.uw.edu/2025/01/beyo...
fish.uw.edu/2025/01/beyo...
When do we cut back stems?
What and Why from @xercessociety.bsky.social
What and Why from @xercessociety.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When do we cut back stems?
What and Why from @xercessociety.bsky.social
What and Why from @xercessociety.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Kiernan
This is one sneaky little moth! The caterpillars live in a Polistes wasp nest, creeping around at night eating the wasp larvae and pupae while the parents are asleep! 😱
Chalcoela iphitalis
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Chalcoela iphitalis
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
January 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is one sneaky little moth! The caterpillars live in a Polistes wasp nest, creeping around at night eating the wasp larvae and pupae while the parents are asleep! 😱
Chalcoela iphitalis
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Chalcoela iphitalis
Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Reposted by Mike Kiernan
If done right: "A study published late last year found that insect abundance had tripled over five years on test plots at two other Minnesota solar sites. The abundance of native bees grew twentyfold."
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/c...
Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy
The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2024 at 5:23 AM
If done right: "A study published late last year found that insect abundance had tripled over five years on test plots at two other Minnesota solar sites. The abundance of native bees grew twentyfold."
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/c...