Erin Hassett
@erinhassett.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry interested in climate change, greenhouse gases, wetlands, ecology, ticks, and environmental journalism 🌱
https://erinhassett.wixsite.com/home
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First time seeing the wild ponies in the Grayson Highlands/ Mt Rogers. We have snow at the highest point in VA now!
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
First time seeing the wild ponies in the Grayson Highlands/ Mt Rogers. We have snow at the highest point in VA now!
Apple harvest season in Virginia 🥰 Really hanging onto Peak Leaf as much as possible
October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Apple harvest season in Virginia 🥰 Really hanging onto Peak Leaf as much as possible
More lantern fly sampling— egg masses are out!
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
More lantern fly sampling— egg masses are out!
First time on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in the Pisgah National Forest 🍂😍
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
First time on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in the Pisgah National Forest 🍂😍
Not a bad day to collect/count lanternflies!
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Not a bad day to collect/count lanternflies!
“Scientists from Cornell and SUNY ESF have teamed up to try to figure out what causes the so called 'Seneca Drums'. Part of the mystery isn't just the noise, it is also that the bottom of southern Seneca Lake are covered with pock marks, some estimated to be as wide as four football fields.”
September 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Scientists from Cornell and SUNY ESF have teamed up to try to figure out what causes the so called 'Seneca Drums'. Part of the mystery isn't just the noise, it is also that the bottom of southern Seneca Lake are covered with pock marks, some estimated to be as wide as four football fields.”
Field work snacks just hit different
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Field work snacks just hit different
Deep water sampling on Seneca Lake has commenced! Excited to check out the gas concentrations at the bottom of the lake 👩🔬
September 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Deep water sampling on Seneca Lake has commenced! Excited to check out the gas concentrations at the bottom of the lake 👩🔬
Weekend nature highlights! First time seeing a copperhead in the wild 🐍
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Weekend nature highlights! First time seeing a copperhead in the wild 🐍
Site #2 slowly becoming part of the wetland
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Site #2 slowly becoming part of the wetland
POV from our methane sensor 😍
August 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
POV from our methane sensor 😍
We are harvesting—It feels so good to grow your own food! Now to figure out how to eat many pounds of bok choy and Swiss chard
July 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We are harvesting—It feels so good to grow your own food! Now to figure out how to eat many pounds of bok choy and Swiss chard
Firefly bike ride was magical 💚
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Firefly bike ride was magical 💚
Testing out our deep water sensor retrieval system. Exciting research coming this fall in the Finger Lakes, NY!
July 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Testing out our deep water sensor retrieval system. Exciting research coming this fall in the Finger Lakes, NY!
It may be 100•F but at least it’s pretty
June 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It may be 100•F but at least it’s pretty
I saw my first indigo bunting yesterday! A much worse photo but I was so excited!
June 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I saw my first indigo bunting yesterday! A much worse photo but I was so excited!
Sunset over Lake Erie, PA. No filter at all!
June 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Sunset over Lake Erie, PA. No filter at all!
Quick weekend trip to the #Adirondacks. Biking to and swimming here makes it finally start to feel like summer is coming ☀️
June 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Quick weekend trip to the #Adirondacks. Biking to and swimming here makes it finally start to feel like summer is coming ☀️
Measuring carbon dioxide and methane in our tidal freshwater wetland! So lucky to have fieldwork in such a beautiful place 🥰
May 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Measuring carbon dioxide and methane in our tidal freshwater wetland! So lucky to have fieldwork in such a beautiful place 🥰
Black fly season adding a few hurdles to our eddy covariance tower maintenance 😅 #adirondacks
May 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Black fly season adding a few hurdles to our eddy covariance tower maintenance 😅 #adirondacks
Kale sprouted! Onion seedlings planted. Friendly visit by Gene 🥰
May 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Kale sprouted! Onion seedlings planted. Friendly visit by Gene 🥰
Two more for ya! Male and female dog tick found on my pants (NYC area). Fortunately these are pretty large and were spotted quickly.
May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Two more for ya! Male and female dog tick found on my pants (NYC area). Fortunately these are pretty large and were spotted quickly.
Also just can’t get over how beautiful this place is. Wetlands are incredible ecosystems
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Also just can’t get over how beautiful this place is. Wetlands are incredible ecosystems
Eddy covariance tower built! Excited to measure CH4 and CO2 in our tidal marsh system 🤗
May 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Eddy covariance tower built! Excited to measure CH4 and CO2 in our tidal marsh system 🤗
Solar panel transport out into our tidal marsh 😅
May 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Solar panel transport out into our tidal marsh 😅