Jim Elser
@drlimnology.bsky.social
limnologist | Director - Flathead L Bio Station | Bierman Prof of Ecology - U Montana | Director - Sustainable P Alliance, ASU | Member - NAS | opinions mine
Last paddle of the year.
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Last paddle of the year.
Here. Have some yellow.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here. Have some yellow.
Folks who run Detroit airport ain’t havin it …
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Folks who run Detroit airport ain’t havin it …
Turns out Oakland University is also the Grizzlies ! Go Griz !
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Turns out Oakland University is also the Grizzlies ! Go Griz !
Looking forward to giving the lecture tomorrow.
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Looking forward to giving the lecture tomorrow.
Fall came while I was away.
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Fall came while I was away.
Just returned from such a trip ->Amboseli -> Ngorongoro -> Olduvai -> L Victoria -> Mara. Fantastic !
October 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Just returned from such a trip ->Amboseli -> Ngorongoro -> Olduvai -> L Victoria -> Mara. Fantastic !
We watched the hippos head out to graze one more time.
We welcomed a final sunrise on the Maasai Mara.
We’re heading home after three amazing weeks in Africa.
We welcomed a final sunrise on the Maasai Mara.
We’re heading home after three amazing weeks in Africa.
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We watched the hippos head out to graze one more time.
We welcomed a final sunrise on the Maasai Mara.
We’re heading home after three amazing weeks in Africa.
We welcomed a final sunrise on the Maasai Mara.
We’re heading home after three amazing weeks in Africa.
We visited a Maasai village to learn about their lives. It was great fun and we received a warm welcome.
Also it seems I was declared winner of the jumping contest.
Also it seems I was declared winner of the jumping contest.
October 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We visited a Maasai village to learn about their lives. It was great fun and we received a warm welcome.
Also it seems I was declared winner of the jumping contest.
Also it seems I was declared winner of the jumping contest.
Lake Victoria!
We had a great visit to a local fishing village.
We had a great visit to a local fishing village.
October 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Lake Victoria!
We had a great visit to a local fishing village.
We had a great visit to a local fishing village.
Turns out that the gorge is misnamed and should be “Oldupai” which is local name for the sisal plants growing everywhere in the area.
October 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Turns out that the gorge is misnamed and should be “Oldupai” which is local name for the sisal plants growing everywhere in the area.
Leaving Ngorongoro Crater and off to Oldevai Gorge and the Serengeti. Saw a black rhino yesterday !
October 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Leaving Ngorongoro Crater and off to Oldevai Gorge and the Serengeti. Saw a black rhino yesterday !
On the rim of the Rift Valley.
October 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
On the rim of the Rift Valley.
I said there would be giraffes incoming.
At the Giraffe Center.
Looking forward to getting out of the city tomorrow.
At the Giraffe Center.
Looking forward to getting out of the city tomorrow.
October 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I said there would be giraffes incoming.
At the Giraffe Center.
Looking forward to getting out of the city tomorrow.
At the Giraffe Center.
Looking forward to getting out of the city tomorrow.
This is what you can watch on Voice of America channel in Kenya.
October 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is what you can watch on Voice of America channel in Kenya.
In Nairobi now, getting ready for 2week tour of Kenya and Tanzania. Giraffes incoming.
October 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In Nairobi now, getting ready for 2week tour of Kenya and Tanzania. Giraffes incoming.
Learned about Pan Africanism, W.E.B. Dubois, and ancient to modern history of Ghana today during a city tour of Accra.
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Learned about Pan Africanism, W.E.B. Dubois, and ancient to modern history of Ghana today during a city tour of Accra.
Having a lot of fun and learning a lot here at #sps8. Phil H and I took the chance to distribute copies of our Phosphorus book to early career researchers here.
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Having a lot of fun and learning a lot here at #sps8. Phil H and I took the chance to distribute copies of our Phosphorus book to early career researchers here.
I’m a limnologist.
Sewage systems are sexy.
Sewage systems are sexy.
October 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I’m a limnologist.
Sewage systems are sexy.
Sewage systems are sexy.
Excited for the start of the Eighth Sustainable Phosphorus Summit. Starting now in Ghana ! #sps8 Representing @steps-stc.bsky.social and @sustainablep.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Excited for the start of the Eighth Sustainable Phosphorus Summit. Starting now in Ghana ! #sps8 Representing @steps-stc.bsky.social and @sustainablep.bsky.social