Brittany Barker
@brittanysbarker.bsky.social
Scientist (Asst Professor at OSU), ecological modeler, R coder, risk mapping tools, science advocate, invasive species, native-scaper, nature lover, indie rock 🐦🌎🪲🐝💚🎸
Presenting a poster about adaptation to climate in the hairy weevil, a biocontrol agent for invasive yellow starthistle in the U.S. at the #EntSoc25 conference in PDX. Go weevils! 🤎🧡 #weed #ipm #evolution #biocontrol #genetics
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Presenting a poster about adaptation to climate in the hairy weevil, a biocontrol agent for invasive yellow starthistle in the U.S. at the #EntSoc25 conference in PDX. Go weevils! 🤎🧡 #weed #ipm #evolution #biocontrol #genetics
Check out presentations by me and my collaborators at Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland, OR (Nov 9-12)! Topics will cover weevils, biocontrol, modeling, and ecological genomics. @entsocamerica.bsky.social
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Check out presentations by me and my collaborators at Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland, OR (Nov 9-12)! Topics will cover weevils, biocontrol, modeling, and ecological genomics. @entsocamerica.bsky.social
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25
#IPM #Weeds #InvasivePests #Entomology #Weevils #Model #Forecast #EntSoc25
My favorite, but mostly because I have a tuxedo cat 😺!
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My favorite, but mostly because I have a tuxedo cat 😺!
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October 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here's your "violent" downtown Portland at the ICE building. A beautiful Fall day with a chopper making a ruckus and what looks like gunmen on the roof pointing guns down on people who are peacefully protesting. Some residue tear gas irritating my nose and throat. #NoMilitaryInPDX #PoliceState
October 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Here's your "violent" downtown Portland at the ICE building. A beautiful Fall day with a chopper making a ruckus and what looks like gunmen on the roof pointing guns down on people who are peacefully protesting. Some residue tear gas irritating my nose and throat. #NoMilitaryInPDX #PoliceState
📣 Alert! If present in the Pacific Northwest, the #spottedlanternfly is predicted to be in the adult stage right now or over the next few weeks. Adults are larger and brightly colored, making them highly visible and easy to detect. Check out usanpn.org/data/maps/fo.... #InvasivePest #Phenology
August 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣 Alert! If present in the Pacific Northwest, the #spottedlanternfly is predicted to be in the adult stage right now or over the next few weeks. Adults are larger and brightly colored, making them highly visible and easy to detect. Check out usanpn.org/data/maps/fo.... #InvasivePest #Phenology
The invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) is a threat to multiple agricultural industries. In our new publication at www.mdpi.com/3429276, we present a #model that predicts the seasonal development ( #phenology) of the #SLF in areas that are climatically suitable for #establishment. #ipm #invasivepest
July 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) is a threat to multiple agricultural industries. In our new publication at www.mdpi.com/3429276, we present a #model that predicts the seasonal development ( #phenology) of the #SLF in areas that are climatically suitable for #establishment. #ipm #invasivepest
Support the NASA Voyager declaration to protect #NASA science and its researchers. Keep up the pressure and keep fighting for science! #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence @standupforscience.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Support the NASA Voyager declaration to protect #NASA science and its researchers. Keep up the pressure and keep fighting for science! #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence @standupforscience.bsky.social
The Senate's version of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" includes the sale of >2 million acres of Forest Service and #BLM lands in 11 Western states over the next 5 years. This includes local #recreation areas and #wilderness study areas. Call your senators to oppose the bill today. #SavePublicLands
June 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Senate's version of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" includes the sale of >2 million acres of Forest Service and #BLM lands in 11 Western states over the next 5 years. This includes local #recreation areas and #wilderness study areas. Call your senators to oppose the bill today. #SavePublicLands
David Keyes @dgkeyes.com is giving an excellent keynote presentation about "25 Ways to Use R" at the Cascadia R Conference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social at OHSU @ohsunews.bsky.social in Portland, OR. R isn't just for stats! #R #Rstats #coding
June 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
David Keyes @dgkeyes.com is giving an excellent keynote presentation about "25 Ways to Use R" at the Cascadia R Conference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social at OHSU @ohsunews.bsky.social in Portland, OR. R isn't just for stats! #R #Rstats #coding
Donuts and coffee at the @cascadiarconf.bsky.social ! We're voting on donuts from five different donuts companies in Portland 🍩🍩 ( results to be shown via a Shiny app) and getting ready to start a fun day off learning new #R skills and applications. @ellishughes.bsky.social #Rstats #PDX #CascadiaR
June 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Donuts and coffee at the @cascadiarconf.bsky.social ! We're voting on donuts from five different donuts companies in Portland 🍩🍩 ( results to be shown via a Shiny app) and getting ready to start a fun day off learning new #R skills and applications. @ellishughes.bsky.social #Rstats #PDX #CascadiaR
A mountain of yellow starthistle flower bud weevils! Studying yellow starthistle phenology and surveying agents for our research. #phenology #insects #biocontrol #ipm
June 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A mountain of yellow starthistle flower bud weevils! Studying yellow starthistle phenology and surveying agents for our research. #phenology #insects #biocontrol #ipm
June 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
📣 Today, federal employees at NIH bravely stood up for the health and safety of the American people by writing and signing the Bethesda Declaration. Read it and your name in support! www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec... #bethesda #nih #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📣 Today, federal employees at NIH bravely stood up for the health and safety of the American people by writing and signing the Bethesda Declaration. Read it and your name in support! www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec... #bethesda #nih #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
We're hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Oregon IPM Center at @oregonstate.edu to conduct research on the rosette weevil, Ceratapion basicorne, a new biological control agent for invasive yellow starthistle. Check out the ad: lnkd.in/gK25ezBr
#ipm #invasivespecies #weed #postdoc #biocontrol
#ipm #invasivespecies #weed #postdoc #biocontrol
June 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Oregon IPM Center at @oregonstate.edu to conduct research on the rosette weevil, Ceratapion basicorne, a new biological control agent for invasive yellow starthistle. Check out the ad: lnkd.in/gK25ezBr
#ipm #invasivespecies #weed #postdoc #biocontrol
#ipm #invasivespecies #weed #postdoc #biocontrol
There's still time to register for the 2025 @cascadiarconf.bsky.social, taking place in Portland, OR, on June 20-21. More than 100 people have registered so far, and workshops are filling up fast! #R #Rlang #CascadiaR #coding
June 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There's still time to register for the 2025 @cascadiarconf.bsky.social, taking place in Portland, OR, on June 20-21. More than 100 people have registered so far, and workshops are filling up fast! #R #Rlang #CascadiaR #coding
For 5 days straight, NASA scientists will be sharing what cuts to U.S. climate research will mean. They’re answering live questions and refusing to be silenced. This is what #makesciencegreatagain looks like. #standupforscience
📺 Watch the livestream now:
👉 app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/f1a16e...
📺 Watch the livestream now:
👉 app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/f1a16e...
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
For 5 days straight, NASA scientists will be sharing what cuts to U.S. climate research will mean. They’re answering live questions and refusing to be silenced. This is what #makesciencegreatagain looks like. #standupforscience
📺 Watch the livestream now:
👉 app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/f1a16e...
📺 Watch the livestream now:
👉 app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/f1a16e...
Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Please add your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escalated assault on science in America. Share widely!! #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
May 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Please add your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escalated assault on science in America. Share widely!! #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
The @standupforscience.bsky.social movement has several goals for the Summer Fight For Science.
- Take 5 minutes to make 5 calls to your legislators
- Micro-flyers: leave them everywhere!
- Teach-ins, open labs: the goal is to have 1000 outreach events by 9/30.
- Protest: No Kings Day!
#sufs
- Take 5 minutes to make 5 calls to your legislators
- Micro-flyers: leave them everywhere!
- Teach-ins, open labs: the goal is to have 1000 outreach events by 9/30.
- Protest: No Kings Day!
#sufs
May 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The @standupforscience.bsky.social movement has several goals for the Summer Fight For Science.
- Take 5 minutes to make 5 calls to your legislators
- Micro-flyers: leave them everywhere!
- Teach-ins, open labs: the goal is to have 1000 outreach events by 9/30.
- Protest: No Kings Day!
#sufs
- Take 5 minutes to make 5 calls to your legislators
- Micro-flyers: leave them everywhere!
- Teach-ins, open labs: the goal is to have 1000 outreach events by 9/30.
- Protest: No Kings Day!
#sufs
📣 Attn PNW!!! A live spotted lanternfly (SLF) was reported in Portland, OR. If confirmed, it would be the 1st live SLF found in the western U.S. 🍇 🌿 An early nymph was reported, consistent with our model. Keep an eye out! #slf #phenology usanpn.org/data/maps/fo...
May 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
📣 Attn PNW!!! A live spotted lanternfly (SLF) was reported in Portland, OR. If confirmed, it would be the 1st live SLF found in the western U.S. 🍇 🌿 An early nymph was reported, consistent with our model. Keep an eye out! #slf #phenology usanpn.org/data/maps/fo...
The USGS’s Ecosystems Mission Area is expected to get cut - please make a ruckus in protest! Here's an infographic on why this is important. #usgs #savescience #sciencenotsilence #doi #standupforscience
May 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The USGS’s Ecosystems Mission Area is expected to get cut - please make a ruckus in protest! Here's an infographic on why this is important. #usgs #savescience #sciencenotsilence #doi #standupforscience