This is something to call your reps about. We’re not just going to let this happen.

So many young people, particularly in the conservation field gain their first professional experience by serving in Americorps (for very low living stipends). I did along with so many of my friends. I planted trees, fought wildfires, deployed on disaster response- directly serving my community.

Olympia, WA!

The anticipation of spring blooms is what’s keeping me going right now too 😭

It’s helpful to hear this put into plain terms, identifying the vague concept of “habitat loss” to the industrial scale of monoculture GMOs + spraying. For some reason I always felt slightly conspiratorial making that connection when teaching workshops.

This is just outside of Ronceverte, WV at a public access DNR boat launch.

It’s hard to stay for multiple years as a field assistant when your contribution to the research isn’t reflected in published work. And field assistants need a way to bridge that experience to permanent positions.

Field work is often necessary experience but so easy to get stuck in seasonal positions and is one of the most frustrating parts about being an early career biologist. We need to restructure this career pathway in more ways than one.

It’s hard to stay for multiple years as a field assistant when your contribution to the research isn’t reflected in published work. And field assistants need a way to bridge that experience to permanent positions.

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✋ I work in wildlife conservation under USDA FarmBill programs, and outreach with the public on pollinator conservation

I don’t know much about equipment but more or less! The truex yes