Robin Jones
@robintjones.bsky.social
Executive Director, Conservation Biology Institute (consbio.org)
Obsessive knitter.
Unapologetic socialist.
Opinions are my own, not of my organization.
Obsessive knitter.
Unapologetic socialist.
Opinions are my own, not of my organization.
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
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Your support matters now more than ever 🌍🔥 With government funding harder to obtain than ever, the Global Wildfire Collective relies on you to keep data open, host workshops, and drive impact in fire-affected communities. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Your support matters now more than ever 🌍🔥 With government funding harder to obtain than ever, the Global Wildfire Collective relies on you to keep data open, host workshops, and drive impact in fire-affected communities. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO
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This #GivingTuesday, help the Global Wildfire Collective keep wildfire data free 🌍🔥 Your gift supports open data, workshops, and on-the-ground action to build resilient communities worldwide. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This #GivingTuesday, help the Global Wildfire Collective keep wildfire data free 🌍🔥 Your gift supports open data, workshops, and on-the-ground action to build resilient communities worldwide. 🎯 DONATE LINK IN BIO
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New demo video alert!
Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data.
Watch the demo:
youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg
Explore the Gateway:
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology
Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data.
Watch the demo:
youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg
Explore the Gateway:
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology
Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway Demo
YouTube video by Conservation Biology Institute
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
New demo video alert!
Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data.
Watch the demo:
youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg
Explore the Gateway:
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology
Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data.
Watch the demo:
youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg
Explore the Gateway:
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology
Reposted by Robin Jones
Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
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Our Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway is here! Intended for sharing wildfire-related data, maps, models, tools, and publications.
Explore now!
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch
Explore now!
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Our Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway is here! Intended for sharing wildfire-related data, maps, models, tools, and publications.
Explore now!
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch
Explore now!
globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org
#GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch
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We’re proud to share that Dr. Alexandra Syphard spoke on NPR about the Roadless Rule and wildfire risk. She highlighted how roads can boost suppression access but also raise ignitions and fire risk. Listen here: n.pr/3Y6O1E7
#Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social
#Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We’re proud to share that Dr. Alexandra Syphard spoke on NPR about the Roadless Rule and wildfire risk. She highlighted how roads can boost suppression access but also raise ignitions and fire risk. Listen here: n.pr/3Y6O1E7
#Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social
#Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social
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In Cundinamarca, Colombia, the first Indigenous Forest Brigade is safeguarding Cerro Majuy. They prevent biodiversity loss & promote sustainable practices, lead emergency wildfire response, and train continuously in fire management, first aid & conservation.
Read more:
🔗 publuu.com/flip-book/78...
Read more:
🔗 publuu.com/flip-book/78...
August 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In Cundinamarca, Colombia, the first Indigenous Forest Brigade is safeguarding Cerro Majuy. They prevent biodiversity loss & promote sustainable practices, lead emergency wildfire response, and train continuously in fire management, first aid & conservation.
Read more:
🔗 publuu.com/flip-book/78...
Read more:
🔗 publuu.com/flip-book/78...
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Our fourth speaker at tomorrow's webinar will be Dr. Jennifer Schmidt! Dr. Schmidt works at University of Alaska Anchorage and is interested in the research and management of socio-ecological systems that help balance conservation efforts with the needs of society.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Our fourth speaker at tomorrow's webinar will be Dr. Jennifer Schmidt! Dr. Schmidt works at University of Alaska Anchorage and is interested in the research and management of socio-ecological systems that help balance conservation efforts with the needs of society.
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🔥Wildfires Sweep Coastal Syria / 06 JUL
Intense #wildfires near Latakia, Syria, fueled by soaring temps & strong winds, send plumes of smoke across Hama & Aleppo. Prolonged heatwaves & dry conditions tied to #ClimateChange are heightening fire risks across the eastern Mediterranean🌍 #ClimateCrisis
Intense #wildfires near Latakia, Syria, fueled by soaring temps & strong winds, send plumes of smoke across Hama & Aleppo. Prolonged heatwaves & dry conditions tied to #ClimateChange are heightening fire risks across the eastern Mediterranean🌍 #ClimateCrisis
July 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🔥Wildfires Sweep Coastal Syria / 06 JUL
Intense #wildfires near Latakia, Syria, fueled by soaring temps & strong winds, send plumes of smoke across Hama & Aleppo. Prolonged heatwaves & dry conditions tied to #ClimateChange are heightening fire risks across the eastern Mediterranean🌍 #ClimateCrisis
Intense #wildfires near Latakia, Syria, fueled by soaring temps & strong winds, send plumes of smoke across Hama & Aleppo. Prolonged heatwaves & dry conditions tied to #ClimateChange are heightening fire risks across the eastern Mediterranean🌍 #ClimateCrisis
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Our first speaker at the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series is Dr. Mike Flannigan (BC Innovation Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Our first speaker at the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series is Dr. Mike Flannigan (BC Innovation Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta.
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The second speaker at our upcoming webinar will be Dr. Sarah Henderson! Sarah is the scientific director of Environmental Health Services at BCCDC and of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH).
Register now!
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Register now!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The second speaker at our upcoming webinar will be Dr. Sarah Henderson! Sarah is the scientific director of Environmental Health Services at BCCDC and of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH).
Register now!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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REGISTER NOW for the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series! This time, the focus is on wildfires in boreal ecosystems. You won't want to miss it!
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July 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
REGISTER NOW for the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series! This time, the focus is on wildfires in boreal ecosystems. You won't want to miss it!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The Global Wildfire Collective convened its first expert group meeting last week in Bogotá! The meeting focused on identifying resources and gaps for wildfire resilience & recovery across the Latin America and Caribbean region. CBI and the GWC are grateful to our many hosts, colleagues and friends.
June 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Global Wildfire Collective convened its first expert group meeting last week in Bogotá! The meeting focused on identifying resources and gaps for wildfire resilience & recovery across the Latin America and Caribbean region. CBI and the GWC are grateful to our many hosts, colleagues and friends.
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I hope every Pride parade in the country happens at the same time as Donold’s military one.
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I hope every Pride parade in the country happens at the same time as Donold’s military one.
Very much looking forward to this meeting. We have an extraordinary interdisciplinary group of practitioners and experts coming together and I am ready to soak up lots of new-to-me information!
The Global Wildfire Collective is convening an expert group meeting (EGM) on wildfire resilience and recovery, May 21-22 at Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia.
To learn more, visit globalwildfirecollective.org
To learn more, visit globalwildfirecollective.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Very much looking forward to this meeting. We have an extraordinary interdisciplinary group of practitioners and experts coming together and I am ready to soak up lots of new-to-me information!
I just can’t get over how adorable this bombus’s little fuzzy jodhpurs are!
May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I just can’t get over how adorable this bombus’s little fuzzy jodhpurs are!
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Utah passed a law to ban Pride flags.
Salt Lake City created new official city flags that incorporated banned flag features, so they can be flown w/o breaking the law.
"So shines a good deed in a wearing world."
Salt Lake City created new official city flags that incorporated banned flag features, so they can be flown w/o breaking the law.
"So shines a good deed in a wearing world."
If approved, SLC would have 4 flag designs. It's current, as well as one tied to Progress Pride, Juneteenth and Transgender designs as seen here #utpol:
May 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Utah passed a law to ban Pride flags.
Salt Lake City created new official city flags that incorporated banned flag features, so they can be flown w/o breaking the law.
"So shines a good deed in a wearing world."
Salt Lake City created new official city flags that incorporated banned flag features, so they can be flown w/o breaking the law.
"So shines a good deed in a wearing world."
This is what we need from the billionaire class. (Headline is misleading- Gates is accelerating the pace of grant making for 20 years to make up the gap in Fed research funding- which means the foundation will spend the endowment in 20 years) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is what we need from the billionaire class. (Headline is misleading- Gates is accelerating the pace of grant making for 20 years to make up the gap in Fed research funding- which means the foundation will spend the endowment in 20 years) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
Most of my garden is either natives or vegetables. But in the PNW I also need some bigger blooms to get me through the typically dreary spring. Lots of new irises this year and more still working their way toward blooms.
May 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Most of my garden is either natives or vegetables. But in the PNW I also need some bigger blooms to get me through the typically dreary spring. Lots of new irises this year and more still working their way toward blooms.
Reposted by Robin Jones
The Global Wildfire Collective is convening an expert group meeting (EGM), May 21-22 at Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia.
This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to request an invitation, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to request an invitation, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Global Wildfire Collective is convening an expert group meeting (EGM), May 21-22 at Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia.
This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to request an invitation, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This meeting is by invitation only. If you would like to request an invitation, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine the term "harm" in the Endangered Species Act, which could significantly weaken the law's protections for imperiled plants and animals by excluding habitat destruction.
Submit a public comment, by May 19: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Submit a public comment, by May 19: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine the term "harm" in the Endangered Species Act, which could significantly weaken the law's protections for imperiled plants and animals by excluding habitat destruction.
Submit a public comment, by May 19: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Submit a public comment, by May 19: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Many @climate.noaa.gov datasets are slated for “decommission” in the coming days. @consbio.bsky.social has ~90 volunteers helping save this and other government climate data to load into our open data platform, databasin.org You can support our efforts with a small donation: donorbox.org/data-basin
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April 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Many @climate.noaa.gov datasets are slated for “decommission” in the coming days. @consbio.bsky.social has ~90 volunteers helping save this and other government climate data to load into our open data platform, databasin.org You can support our efforts with a small donation: donorbox.org/data-basin
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In response to President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the federal government, the National Science Foundation has abolished its chief mechanism for getting the scientific community’s input on its programs. scim.ag/42sQ9YJ
NSF scraps most outside advisory panels
Science agency will no longer get the community’s advice on programs ranging from biology to international activities
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April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In response to President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the federal government, the National Science Foundation has abolished its chief mechanism for getting the scientific community’s input on its programs. scim.ag/42sQ9YJ