Bridget A. Lyons
@bridgetalyons.bsky.social
Explorer and appreciator of the natural world. Writing and art at bridgetalyons.com. Book = Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species, entwinedbook.com
I feel so lucky to have spent a bunch of time at Teton Raptor Center lately, including speaking about my book, Entwined, there on Monday night. If you're not familiar with their work—which includes raptor rehab, education, and research, do check them out at tetonraptorcenter.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I feel so lucky to have spent a bunch of time at Teton Raptor Center lately, including speaking about my book, Entwined, there on Monday night. If you're not familiar with their work—which includes raptor rehab, education, and research, do check them out at tetonraptorcenter.org
Small victory... earthjustice.org/feature/paci...
We Stopped Trump's Attack on this National Monument
The Trump administration tried to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing. We sued — and we won.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Small victory... earthjustice.org/feature/paci...
So excited to read this article explaining the discovery of the sea star wasting disease pathogen. There are still so many steps to be taken to restore the Pycnopodia population and the ecological balance it helps create, but this knowledge sure is a good start.
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s west coast. For the most in-depth coverage of this breakthrough finding, don't miss this piece by @craigwelch.bsky.social in @biographic.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/2bmjdjex
Unmasking the Sea Star Killer
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?
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August 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So excited to read this article explaining the discovery of the sea star wasting disease pathogen. There are still so many steps to be taken to restore the Pycnopodia population and the ecological balance it helps create, but this knowledge sure is a good start.
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Ludicrous though it is, we need to tell the EPA that carbon dioxide is in fact dangerous. Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social in filing public comments--for the historic record if nothing else
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URGENT: Tell the EPA: Don’t Gut the Climate Rule that Protects Our Health and Safety – Third Act
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August 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ludicrous though it is, we need to tell the EPA that carbon dioxide is in fact dangerous. Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social in filing public comments--for the historic record if nothing else
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
I love love love this story! It's so in line with what I am trying to do through my book, Entwined - foster amazement at the natural world - and it is clearly working well enough in Argentina that people are taking a stand for science. Go Argentina! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political.
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I love love love this story! It's so in line with what I am trying to do through my book, Entwined - foster amazement at the natural world - and it is clearly working well enough in Argentina that people are taking a stand for science. Go Argentina! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
Great to see that a mainstream magazine is open to discussions about how connecting to nonhuman creatures is good for our health. Thanks to soon-to-be published "Raising Anti-Doomers" author Ariella Cook-Shonkoff for letting me guest write for her column... www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Nature's Medicine Is Right Outside Your Door
In this guest post, Bridget A. Lyons shares how connecting with nature allies offers mental relief from the daily grind, improves our functioning, and expands our sense of awe.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Great to see that a mainstream magazine is open to discussions about how connecting to nonhuman creatures is good for our health. Thanks to soon-to-be published "Raising Anti-Doomers" author Ariella Cook-Shonkoff for letting me guest write for her column... www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Super encouraging story about the possibility of the Canadian government co-managing MPA's with first nations communities. It's quite hard to imagine the US even contemplating such structures right now, but maybe our more progressive neighbors can light the way... www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Super encouraging story about the possibility of the Canadian government co-managing MPA's with first nations communities. It's quite hard to imagine the US even contemplating such structures right now, but maybe our more progressive neighbors can light the way... www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...
Excited to be on this great book-focused show TONIGHT at 5pm to talk about my book, Entwined; the essay tradition in literature; the importance of stepping away from our rigid classification system of living things; the wonder of complexity; and other fun topics! ksqd.org/narrative-sp...
Narrative Species
Narrative Species
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July 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Excited to be on this great book-focused show TONIGHT at 5pm to talk about my book, Entwined; the essay tradition in literature; the importance of stepping away from our rigid classification system of living things; the wonder of complexity; and other fun topics! ksqd.org/narrative-sp...
Yes, yes, yes. Our (admittedly limited) efforts to see the world through other creatures' eyes/get into their "Umwelt" are so important! I have never seen a hedgehog, and that's okay; I'm happy to try to imagine their world anyway.
Footprints and Fences: In Search of Hedgehogs • @therevelator.org therevelator.org/in-search-of...
Footprints and Fences: In Search of Hedgehogs • The Revelator
This is how hedgehogs coexist with us. Their time is when most of us are sleeping; their place is in the gaps and disregarded spaces of our busy city lives.
therevelator.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yes, yes, yes. Our (admittedly limited) efforts to see the world through other creatures' eyes/get into their "Umwelt" are so important! I have never seen a hedgehog, and that's okay; I'm happy to try to imagine their world anyway.
The box is open! Must be go time... www.entwinedbook.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The box is open! Must be go time... www.entwinedbook.com
I loved this essay. So many of our current environmental dilemmas are so complex; I think writing that embraces this complexity and investigates it from a variety of angles is powerful and necessary right now.
Such a great essay by Alex Brown in @longreads.com exploring what a park is for, what a trout is doing in alpine lakes, and all the questions of wildness that must be asked when our hearts clash with history: longreads.com/2025/05/29/f...
The Fish That Climbed a Mountain - Longreads
The wild tale of a small fishing club, a national park, and an epic battle over alien trout.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I loved this essay. So many of our current environmental dilemmas are so complex; I think writing that embraces this complexity and investigates it from a variety of angles is powerful and necessary right now.
This is a loss in a number of ways, but I'm encouraged to see more climate justice cases being filed—especially by indigenous folks who stand to lose so much and have contributed so little to the problem—and getting media attention. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Torres Strait Islands: Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government
The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.
www.bbc.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is a loss in a number of ways, but I'm encouraged to see more climate justice cases being filed—especially by indigenous folks who stand to lose so much and have contributed so little to the problem—and getting media attention. www.bbc.com/news/article...
So helpful, thank you. I had been using DuckDuckGo already thinking that I'd avoided the AI demon; I appreciate the clarification/research. I think raising awareness about the impact of these searches is critical right now!
A simple way to cut your carbon footprint: Use this tip to get AI out of your search results. therevelator.org/how-to-get-a...
How to Get AI Out of Your Google Search Results • The Revelator
Three simple keystrokes will deliver search results that consume less energy and water — and probably contain better information.
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July 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So helpful, thank you. I had been using DuckDuckGo already thinking that I'd avoided the AI demon; I appreciate the clarification/research. I think raising awareness about the impact of these searches is critical right now!
Not only was a river liberated, the free-flowing Klamath was paddled by the descendants of the people the river was taken from. Now we're getting somewhere.... www.cnn.com/travel/klama...
Young indigenous kayakers about to complete historic river journey, after ‘largest dam removal in US history’ | CNN
Following the removal of four dams from the Klamath River, which flows through California and Oregon, a group of young indigenous people are paddling from source to sea.
www.cnn.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Not only was a river liberated, the free-flowing Klamath was paddled by the descendants of the people the river was taken from. Now we're getting somewhere.... www.cnn.com/travel/klama...
I wasn't at all aware of this particular version of human exploitation of our nonhuman companions for the fabrication of luxury goods. Sigh. Thanks for bringing this to our attention; hopefully exposing the process and its harms helps deter folks from supporting this and other similar industries...
The world's most expensive coffee threatens this gorgeous, rare animal. @jeshooper.bsky.social explains how, today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
Save This Species: Owston’s Civet • The Revelator
One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
therevelator.org
July 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wasn't at all aware of this particular version of human exploitation of our nonhuman companions for the fabrication of luxury goods. Sigh. Thanks for bringing this to our attention; hopefully exposing the process and its harms helps deter folks from supporting this and other similar industries...
Wow! This is fascinating... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/s...
Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wow! This is fascinating... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/s...
I love this: "As we humans find inane reasons to divide ourselves again and again, fungi stay connected, to one another and the world they inhabit, sending out threads to stitch a living seam that holds everything together. They find strength in their diversity." orionmagazine.org/article/out-...
Out of the Ashes - Orion Magazine
How fungi are surviving—and even thriving—in a warming world
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July 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I love this: "As we humans find inane reasons to divide ourselves again and again, fungi stay connected, to one another and the world they inhabit, sending out threads to stitch a living seam that holds everything together. They find strength in their diversity." orionmagazine.org/article/out-...
I'm a little slow to catch wind of this news but still thrilled about it. I am a huge proponent of MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) and am really pleased to see that other countries are stepping up where our is failing www.pew-bertarelli-ocean-legacy.org/en/research-...
Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Celebrates French Polynesia’s New Marine Protection Commitments
NICE, France—Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy today celebrated French Polynesia’s announcement that it will establish one of the world’s largest networks of highly protected marine areas in a region of the...
www.pew-bertarelli-ocean-legacy.org
July 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm a little slow to catch wind of this news but still thrilled about it. I am a huge proponent of MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) and am really pleased to see that other countries are stepping up where our is failing www.pew-bertarelli-ocean-legacy.org/en/research-...
I'm thrilled to be launching my book, "Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species," at Bookshop Santa Cruz on July 22! Josie and I will be exploring how writing, art, and science can be braided to inspire human connection with our nonhuman neighbors and advocacy on their behalf.
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm thrilled to be launching my book, "Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species," at Bookshop Santa Cruz on July 22! Josie and I will be exploring how writing, art, and science can be braided to inspire human connection with our nonhuman neighbors and advocacy on their behalf.
I really appreciate this editorial that concisely expresses the toll AI is taking on the two things I care most about: the natural environment and writing. Please consider turning off Google's AI search or (better yet) switching to a different engine to not tax the grid with your searches as well...
May 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I really appreciate this editorial that concisely expresses the toll AI is taking on the two things I care most about: the natural environment and writing. Please consider turning off Google's AI search or (better yet) switching to a different engine to not tax the grid with your searches as well...
If there's no market for the product, they won't kill the animal. While this good news is about whales, the principle applies to most other animals our species chooses to exploit. On this Earth Day, remember: Our consumer decisions matter!! www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Whaling season cancelled for second consecutive year in Iceland
The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted in Iceland, Norway and Japan. #EuropeNews
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April 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If there's no market for the product, they won't kill the animal. While this good news is about whales, the principle applies to most other animals our species chooses to exploit. On this Earth Day, remember: Our consumer decisions matter!! www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Another great example of the kind of "animal culture" Carl Safina really dives into in his book "Becoming Wild." We're not the only species making experience-driven decisions! Thanks for this story.
As the climate shifts and winter range becomes less hospitable, members of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd are relying on experience to make the best of a bad situation. But they can only do so with free rein to roam, and vast, intact habitat. Me on new research for @biographic.bsky.social
What the Caribou Remember - bioGraphic
A herd of ungulates in Alaska draws on experience to adapt to a changing winter landscape.
www.biographic.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Another great example of the kind of "animal culture" Carl Safina really dives into in his book "Becoming Wild." We're not the only species making experience-driven decisions! Thanks for this story.
Encouraging news that highlights what we can do with some commitment to long-term restoration initiatives... www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
Endangered California Coho Salmon Experience Record-Breaking Spawning Season on Mendocino Coast
Last winter, Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast rivers in the highest numbers since monitoring began. The overall numbers remain low compared to the species’ past abundan...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
April 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Encouraging news that highlights what we can do with some commitment to long-term restoration initiatives... www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
I'm not always proud of my alma mater, but today I am! It just takes a few strong institutions, organizations and citizens to turn the tide...
Harvard gets a spinal column. Will other universities also become vertebrates?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm not always proud of my alma mater, but today I am! It just takes a few strong institutions, organizations and citizens to turn the tide...
Yes, I, too, am susceptible to adorable animal photos. This one led to my learning about an important Australian species I hadn't previously been familiar with.
Here, have some swaddled flying foxes to set the weekend vibes
Forest Orphans - bioGraphic
Swaddled symbols of hope and regeneration, orphaned flying foxes rest up and grow, preparing for their role as some of Australia’s most important forest stewards.
www.biographic.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yes, I, too, am susceptible to adorable animal photos. This one led to my learning about an important Australian species I hadn't previously been familiar with.