Dane Behrens, Ph.D, P.E.
@daneb.bsky.social
Coastal geomorphologist and engineer specializing in habitat restoration in small, sandy, coastal lagoons and estuaries in the western US
Waddell Creek mouth, 11/17/2025
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Waddell Creek mouth, 11/17/2025
Scott Creek after some weekend rain ☔️
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Scott Creek after some weekend rain ☔️
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One way to be a patriot right now is not to engage in doomerism. These people are fascists and they’re very dangerous. But they’re also weak, undisciplined, and unpopular. And they’re losing.
June 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
One way to be a patriot right now is not to engage in doomerism. These people are fascists and they’re very dangerous. But they’re also weak, undisciplined, and unpopular. And they’re losing.
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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hmmm that’s weird. I’m at a rock show of a band I loved 20 years ago and most of the audience is gray-haired or bald. yet I am in the bloom of youth and very cool. something to monitor.
April 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
hmmm that’s weird. I’m at a rock show of a band I loved 20 years ago and most of the audience is gray-haired or bald. yet I am in the bloom of youth and very cool. something to monitor.
Lovely day at Moonstone Beach
April 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Lovely day at Moonstone Beach
Looking upstream from the mouth of Santa Rita Creek (Moonstone Beach, Cambria Creek, CA)
April 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Looking upstream from the mouth of Santa Rita Creek (Moonstone Beach, Cambria Creek, CA)
Inlet migration at the mouth of Santa Rita Creek (Cambria, CA). The inlet is slowly cutting into its south bank and migrating down the beach.
April 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Inlet migration at the mouth of Santa Rita Creek (Cambria, CA). The inlet is slowly cutting into its south bank and migrating down the beach.
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
Hey Bay Area friends, see below from Kathy Boyer on what we can all do to save the EOS center
Hello, friends of the Estuary & Ocean Science Center. Thank you for the many expressions of support and concern about our imminent closure. I just want to say: we aren't dead yet. See here ways that you can help. I figure we have a couple more weeks to turn this around. eoscenter.sfsu.edu/closure
EOS Center faces closure | Estuary & Ocean Science Center
eoscenter.sfsu.edu
March 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hey Bay Area friends, see below from Kathy Boyer on what we can all do to save the EOS center
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Tbh, if he keeps releasing water from Lake Success and Lake Kaweah, he’d accidentally restore #TulareLake … so uhh, maybe we just keep it going?
Trump: "I invaded Los Angeles and we opened up the water and the water is now flowing down. They have so much water they don't know what to do ... we broke in to do it."
March 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Tbh, if he keeps releasing water from Lake Success and Lake Kaweah, he’d accidentally restore #TulareLake … so uhh, maybe we just keep it going?
Giving up our global R&D advantage to score political points
Killing off our research facilities and talent pipelines is perhaps the biggest, dumbest self-own in American history.
UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Giving up our global R&D advantage to score political points
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Glad to see someone finally bringing attention to USGS!
March 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Glad to see someone finally bringing attention to USGS!
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Listen to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator under the Biden Administration, discuss how Trump's dismantling of NOAA increases the dangers for people in the U.S.
Former Biden administrator explains why NOAA workforce cuts are "disturbing," "surprising"
Hundreds of staffers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, have found themselves the target of the Trump administration's efforts to cut back the federal workforce. The move...
www.cbsnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Listen to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator under the Biden Administration, discuss how Trump's dismantling of NOAA increases the dangers for people in the U.S.
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We can’t afford to FAFO on this one. Spread the word
March 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We can’t afford to FAFO on this one. Spread the word
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Dear world, please do not judge us harshly. Most of us are good-caring people, and we hate him too.
February 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Dear world, please do not judge us harshly. Most of us are good-caring people, and we hate him too.
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Spotted near NOAA 💙 (source www.reddit.com/r/NOAA/s/qfW...)
February 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Spotted near NOAA 💙 (source www.reddit.com/r/NOAA/s/qfW...)
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James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
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Current status: we're smuggling eggs in from Mexico now.
So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof!
1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing.
2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.
So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof!
1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing.
2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.
February 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Current status: we're smuggling eggs in from Mexico now.
So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof!
1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing.
2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.
So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof!
1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing.
2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.
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Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and...
www.cnn.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
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You can tell that Zelenskyy is not actually a dictator because Trump isn't complimenting him.
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
You can tell that Zelenskyy is not actually a dictator because Trump isn't complimenting him.
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What Is NOAA? - A Primer
What Is NOAA? - A Primer
What is NOAA, and why is it so important?
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What Is NOAA? - A Primer