AquaSTEM Consulting
@aquastemconsulting.bsky.social
Professional environmental consulting firm specializing in aquatic plant and lake management, STEM outreach initiatives & public speaking. 💧🌱
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At AquaSTEM Consulting, we bridge the gap between #science, #education, and #environmentalconsulting. From #invasivespecies research and #habitat assessments, to #STEM outreach and ...🧵
At AquaSTEM Consulting, we bridge the gap between #science, #education, and #environmentalconsulting. From #invasivespecies research and #habitat assessments, to #STEM outreach and ...🧵
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Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale. Satellite images from NASA show the growing imprint on planet Earth.
Our Changing Planet, as Seen From Space
A plankton bloom in the Baltic Sea in July. Scientists say manure and fertilizer runoff from European farms is fueling blooms.
NASA
e360.yale.edu
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale. Satellite images from NASA show the growing imprint on planet Earth.
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Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Florida’s Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a record-breaking heat wave.
Ten Million Corals Are in the Path of a Federal Dredging Project in Florida - Inside Climate News
Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a rec...
insideclimatenews.org
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Florida’s Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a record-breaking heat wave.
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❄️🌴 #Florida cold snaps can slow #invasivespecies - but they don’t solve the problem.
Species native to warmer climates may struggle during brief cold weather, but it’s rarely enough to control their populations long-term. It’s not just #fallingiguanas - Cuban treefrogs can be affected too...🧵
Species native to warmer climates may struggle during brief cold weather, but it’s rarely enough to control their populations long-term. It’s not just #fallingiguanas - Cuban treefrogs can be affected too...🧵
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
❄️🌴 #Florida cold snaps can slow #invasivespecies - but they don’t solve the problem.
Species native to warmer climates may struggle during brief cold weather, but it’s rarely enough to control their populations long-term. It’s not just #fallingiguanas - Cuban treefrogs can be affected too...🧵
Species native to warmer climates may struggle during brief cold weather, but it’s rarely enough to control their populations long-term. It’s not just #fallingiguanas - Cuban treefrogs can be affected too...🧵
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2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
2025 Was Another Exceptionally Hot Year
This year will conclude as the second hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024. It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
e360.yale.edu
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
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As its polluting coal ash ponds remain in groundwater, Alabama Power has doubled down on fossil fuel energy investments.
How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk - Inside Climate News
As its polluting coal ash ponds remain in groundwater, Alabama Power has doubled down on fossil fuel energy investments.
insideclimatenews.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
As its polluting coal ash ponds remain in groundwater, Alabama Power has doubled down on fossil fuel energy investments.
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Sea turtles survived for 100 million years, but evolution left them with instincts built for a world humans have destroyed, from plastic-filled oceans and beaches, to vanishing nesting sites due to development and rising seas. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sea turtles survived for 100 million years, but evolution left them with instincts built for a world humans have destroyed, from plastic-filled oceans and beaches, to vanishing nesting sites due to development and rising seas. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday
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Michigan has been ahead of the curve when it comes to testing for PFAS and mitigating the issue in municipal water, but 2.6 million residents get their water from private wells—leaving large gaps in the state’s ability to mitigate contamination.
Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells - Inside Climate News
Seeking peace and quiet amid hectic careers, Sandy Wynn-Stelt and her husband Joel moved to Kent County, Michigan, in 1992. They picked out a home surrounded by woods and across from a Christmas tree ...
insideclimatenews.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Michigan has been ahead of the curve when it comes to testing for PFAS and mitigating the issue in municipal water, but 2.6 million residents get their water from private wells—leaving large gaps in the state’s ability to mitigate contamination.
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Microplastics develop biofilms that harbor dangerous bacteria and potentially spread antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Microplastics in wastewater carry more drug-resistant genes and may introduce disease-causing bacteria. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MicroplasticMonday
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Microplastics develop biofilms that harbor dangerous bacteria and potentially spread antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Microplastics in wastewater carry more drug-resistant genes and may introduce disease-causing bacteria. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MicroplasticMonday
Concerning potential #publichealth issue emerging in #Orlando:
www.wesh.com/article/swan...
#lakeeola #avianflu #influenza #environmentalscience #wildlife #florida
www.wesh.com/article/swan...
#lakeeola #avianflu #influenza #environmentalscience #wildlife #florida
12 swans found dead at Lake Eola in Orlando spark avian flu outbreak concerns
In the past week, 12 swans were found dead at Lake Eola Park, according to Orlando city officials.
www.wesh.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Concerning potential #publichealth issue emerging in #Orlando:
www.wesh.com/article/swan...
#lakeeola #avianflu #influenza #environmentalscience #wildlife #florida
www.wesh.com/article/swan...
#lakeeola #avianflu #influenza #environmentalscience #wildlife #florida
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Love aquatic research, teaching, and outreach? Want to join us at our terrific field station and live on Yellow Bay, Montana? University of Montana seeks a new Director for Flathead Lake Biological Station. Position details here: apply.interfolio.com/178916
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Love aquatic research, teaching, and outreach? Want to join us at our terrific field station and live on Yellow Bay, Montana? University of Montana seeks a new Director for Flathead Lake Biological Station. Position details here: apply.interfolio.com/178916
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Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.
The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem - Inside Climate News
Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.
insideclimatenews.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.
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So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
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#Health officials report increase in #illness from drinking raw #milk in #Idaho ...
| #Campylobacter | #Ecoli | #microbes | Via kmvt .com
| #Campylobacter | #Ecoli | #microbes | Via kmvt .com
Idaho health officials report increase in illness from drinking raw milk
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reported a recent increase in illnesses linked to raw milk consumption.
www.kmvt.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We're out of the office this week attending the North American Lake Management Society Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC!
#aquastemconsulting #environmentalconsulting #lakemanagement #waterquality #invasivespecies #naturalresourcemanagement #nalms #nalms2025
#aquastemconsulting #environmentalconsulting #lakemanagement #waterquality #invasivespecies #naturalresourcemanagement #nalms #nalms2025
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We're out of the office this week attending the North American Lake Management Society Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC!
#aquastemconsulting #environmentalconsulting #lakemanagement #waterquality #invasivespecies #naturalresourcemanagement #nalms #nalms2025
#aquastemconsulting #environmentalconsulting #lakemanagement #waterquality #invasivespecies #naturalresourcemanagement #nalms #nalms2025
🌿 When #invasivespecies move in, they push natives out.
#Hydrilla may look lush underwater, but it quickly replaces #eelgrass- a foundation of healthy #fish & #wildlife #habitat.
One invader can change an entire ecosystem.
#aquastemconsulting #invasiveplants #environmentalconsulting
#Hydrilla may look lush underwater, but it quickly replaces #eelgrass- a foundation of healthy #fish & #wildlife #habitat.
One invader can change an entire ecosystem.
#aquastemconsulting #invasiveplants #environmentalconsulting
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🌿 When #invasivespecies move in, they push natives out.
#Hydrilla may look lush underwater, but it quickly replaces #eelgrass- a foundation of healthy #fish & #wildlife #habitat.
One invader can change an entire ecosystem.
#aquastemconsulting #invasiveplants #environmentalconsulting
#Hydrilla may look lush underwater, but it quickly replaces #eelgrass- a foundation of healthy #fish & #wildlife #habitat.
One invader can change an entire ecosystem.
#aquastemconsulting #invasiveplants #environmentalconsulting
🌎💧 Happy #WorldTeachersDay!
At #AquaSTEMConsulting, we know every inspired young #scientist starts w/ a #teacher who made #science come alive! From ecology to real-world investigations, our #STEM outreach connects classrooms w/ the natural world.
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#environmentaleducation #STEAM #thankyouteachers
At #AquaSTEMConsulting, we know every inspired young #scientist starts w/ a #teacher who made #science come alive! From ecology to real-world investigations, our #STEM outreach connects classrooms w/ the natural world.
🔬🌿
#environmentaleducation #STEAM #thankyouteachers
October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🌎💧 Happy #WorldTeachersDay!
At #AquaSTEMConsulting, we know every inspired young #scientist starts w/ a #teacher who made #science come alive! From ecology to real-world investigations, our #STEM outreach connects classrooms w/ the natural world.
🔬🌿
#environmentaleducation #STEAM #thankyouteachers
At #AquaSTEMConsulting, we know every inspired young #scientist starts w/ a #teacher who made #science come alive! From ecology to real-world investigations, our #STEM outreach connects classrooms w/ the natural world.
🔬🌿
#environmentaleducation #STEAM #thankyouteachers
New Cornell Univ study: shallow #ponds w/ submerged + floating #plants show highest methane/CO2; floating mats can act like a lid. Management may curb emissions.
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplants #pondmanagement #climatechange #greenhousegas #environmentalscience
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#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplants #pondmanagement #climatechange #greenhousegas #environmentalscience
Certain communities of pond plants may increase greenhouse gases | Cornell Chronicle
The findings could lead to aquatic plant management strategies that help mitigate the release of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide.
news.cornell.edu
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New Cornell Univ study: shallow #ponds w/ submerged + floating #plants show highest methane/CO2; floating mats can act like a lid. Management may curb emissions.
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplants #pondmanagement #climatechange #greenhousegas #environmentalscience
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplants #pondmanagement #climatechange #greenhousegas #environmentalscience
🌿✨ #Aquaticplants play a vital role in our #lakes - providing oxygen, shelter, and safe #habitat for juvenile #fish. 🐟💧 🌎💚
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplantmanagement #cleanwater #lakeecology #lakemanagement #sustainability #momentofzen #florida
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplantmanagement #cleanwater #lakeecology #lakemanagement #sustainability #momentofzen #florida
October 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🌿✨ #Aquaticplants play a vital role in our #lakes - providing oxygen, shelter, and safe #habitat for juvenile #fish. 🐟💧 🌎💚
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplantmanagement #cleanwater #lakeecology #lakemanagement #sustainability #momentofzen #florida
#aquastemconsulting #aquaticplantmanagement #cleanwater #lakeecology #lakemanagement #sustainability #momentofzen #florida
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Role of the #microbiome in the successful transplantation of #seagrass meadows ...
| #microbes | #Posidonia | #marine | #Chromatiales | #Desulfobacterales | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
| #microbes | #Posidonia | #marine | #Chromatiales | #Desulfobacterales | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
The role of the microbiome in the successful transplantation of seagrass meadows
Posidonia seagrass meadows, veritable underwater forests, play a major ecological role. Under constant pressure from human activity, scientists are looking for ways to ensure their survival, in…
phys.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Role of the #microbiome in the successful transplantation of #seagrass meadows ...
| #microbes | #Posidonia | #marine | #Chromatiales | #Desulfobacterales | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
| #microbes | #Posidonia | #marine | #Chromatiales | #Desulfobacterales | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
🌊💧 #NationalEstuariesWeek reminds us: where rivers meet the sea, #estuaries filter #water, store #carbon & shelter #wildlife. Protecting them means safeguarding our coasts, communities & future. 🌎🌱
"To live on the land, we must learn from the sea" -JD
#aquastemconsulting #estuariesweek #cleanwater
"To live on the land, we must learn from the sea" -JD
#aquastemconsulting #estuariesweek #cleanwater
September 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌊💧 #NationalEstuariesWeek reminds us: where rivers meet the sea, #estuaries filter #water, store #carbon & shelter #wildlife. Protecting them means safeguarding our coasts, communities & future. 🌎🌱
"To live on the land, we must learn from the sea" -JD
#aquastemconsulting #estuariesweek #cleanwater
"To live on the land, we must learn from the sea" -JD
#aquastemconsulting #estuariesweek #cleanwater