Erik Schneider
@erikschneider.bsky.social
Professional mammal. Working in conservation policy, focused on birds. Based in Washington state on the South Sound prairie and the lands of the Nisqually.
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This Trumpeter Swan has been hanging out with a flock of Canada Geese in Washington. It has begun.
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This Trumpeter Swan has been hanging out with a flock of Canada Geese in Washington. It has begun.
Running for office on a platform of banning fireworks, outdoor cats, and balloons.
July 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Running for office on a platform of banning fireworks, outdoor cats, and balloons.
The opposition to the public lands sell off has reached the Joe Rogan level.
June 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The opposition to the public lands sell off has reached the Joe Rogan level.
👌had this Western Pond Hawk at our place yesterday
June 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
👌had this Western Pond Hawk at our place yesterday
One mention of eminent domain, nothing on nationalize.
June 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
One mention of eminent domain, nothing on nationalize.
By the way Klein and Thompson use the word “sprawl” just once in the book, and it’s part of a critique of a city for trying to prevent it by setting an urban growth boundary. There’s no references to urban “infill” or “density”.
June 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
By the way Klein and Thompson use the word “sprawl” just once in the book, and it’s part of a critique of a city for trying to prevent it by setting an urban growth boundary. There’s no references to urban “infill” or “density”.
One of the funders is on board with the toxic public lands sell-off.
(Also, there's nothing in the bill that says the lands must "have no ecological or recreational value".)
(Also, there's nothing in the bill that says the lands must "have no ecological or recreational value".)
June 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One of the funders is on board with the toxic public lands sell-off.
(Also, there's nothing in the bill that says the lands must "have no ecological or recreational value".)
(Also, there's nothing in the bill that says the lands must "have no ecological or recreational value".)
Tree Swallow fledgling on its first day out in the world.
June 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tree Swallow fledgling on its first day out in the world.
Public lands are "unused resources" if you don't count the hiking, birding, wildlife habitat, fishing, hunting, energy, cultural history, camping, photography, spirituality, biking, clean water, tourism, jobs, backpacking, skiing, carbon storage, clean air, wellbeing, science, stargazing, education,
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Public lands are "unused resources" if you don't count the hiking, birding, wildlife habitat, fishing, hunting, energy, cultural history, camping, photography, spirituality, biking, clean water, tourism, jobs, backpacking, skiing, carbon storage, clean air, wellbeing, science, stargazing, education,
“Unused, garden variety” lands up for sale like Artist Point and Heather Meadows in Mount Baker National Forest.
June 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Unused, garden variety” lands up for sale like Artist Point and Heather Meadows in Mount Baker National Forest.
The intrusive thought about the 229,766 people that could have prevented all this is going strong today
June 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The intrusive thought about the 229,766 people that could have prevented all this is going strong today
We should've listened to him 500 years ago.
June 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We should've listened to him 500 years ago.
You just need to look at a satellite timelapse to see the significant building in recent years and decades, especially at the urban edge.
This is my region where some of the last bits of prairie were cleared for warehouses and forests removed for single family homes.
This is my region where some of the last bits of prairie were cleared for warehouses and forests removed for single family homes.
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
You just need to look at a satellite timelapse to see the significant building in recent years and decades, especially at the urban edge.
This is my region where some of the last bits of prairie were cleared for warehouses and forests removed for single family homes.
This is my region where some of the last bits of prairie were cleared for warehouses and forests removed for single family homes.
The guy's been consistent, I'll give him that.
June 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The guy's been consistent, I'll give him that.
There's not a single mention of "wildlife" in this book, despite its misleading cover.
June 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There's not a single mention of "wildlife" in this book, despite its misleading cover.
June 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I was lucky to see a Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly recently on a restored Puget prairie thanks to the dedicated people working here, and thanks to the Endangered Species Act.
June 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I was lucky to see a Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly recently on a restored Puget prairie thanks to the dedicated people working here, and thanks to the Endangered Species Act.
And they certainly shouldn't be calling on this administration to go full speed ahead with "streamlining environmental reviews for any and all projects with a federal nexus".
Do you think that is going to somehow be a net positive for our environment?
Do you think that is going to somehow be a net positive for our environment?
June 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
And they certainly shouldn't be calling on this administration to go full speed ahead with "streamlining environmental reviews for any and all projects with a federal nexus".
Do you think that is going to somehow be a net positive for our environment?
Do you think that is going to somehow be a net positive for our environment?
Democrats should not under any circumstances be praising the Supreme Court for gutting environmental laws.
June 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Democrats should not under any circumstances be praising the Supreme Court for gutting environmental laws.
Surely the path to victory will be through rolling back environmental laws that have strong bipartisan public support.
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Surely the path to victory will be through rolling back environmental laws that have strong bipartisan public support.
Did you know Washington state is planning to turn one of our state parks into a golf course?
This disastrous project would bulldoze a sensitive ecosystem and beautiful public park on Washington's coast in Westport.
The deadline to comment is May 23rd.
ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__...
This disastrous project would bulldoze a sensitive ecosystem and beautiful public park on Washington's coast in Westport.
The deadline to comment is May 23rd.
ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__...
May 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Did you know Washington state is planning to turn one of our state parks into a golf course?
This disastrous project would bulldoze a sensitive ecosystem and beautiful public park on Washington's coast in Westport.
The deadline to comment is May 23rd.
ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__...
This disastrous project would bulldoze a sensitive ecosystem and beautiful public park on Washington's coast in Westport.
The deadline to comment is May 23rd.
ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__...
If Florida can ban golf courses on state parks, why is Washington state still moving forward with turning one of our state parks and sensitive coastal ecosystems into a golf course??
May 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If Florida can ban golf courses on state parks, why is Washington state still moving forward with turning one of our state parks and sensitive coastal ecosystems into a golf course??