Natalie van Hoose
@hoosehere.bsky.social
Science journalist & filmmaker | Water, wildlife, disease | Stories in Science News, Fast Company, Florida Sportsman, American Archaeology & more | Angler, coonhound-wooer, PR rep for anoles
Reposted by Natalie van Hoose
Anyone have a good-news environmental story from the past week we can share in the @therevelator.org newsletter? I have a lot of NEGATIVE news in this issue and could use something to balance it all out. 💀
I'll settle for semi-good news!
Ideas welcome up until 9am PT Wednesday!
I'll settle for semi-good news!
Ideas welcome up until 9am PT Wednesday!
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Anyone have a good-news environmental story from the past week we can share in the @therevelator.org newsletter? I have a lot of NEGATIVE news in this issue and could use something to balance it all out. 💀
I'll settle for semi-good news!
Ideas welcome up until 9am PT Wednesday!
I'll settle for semi-good news!
Ideas welcome up until 9am PT Wednesday!
No Kings - Gainesville, Fla.
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No Kings - Gainesville, Fla.
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We will be writing more of these. If you’re a scientist and your science has been disrupted, we want to hear from you: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We will be writing more of these. If you’re a scientist and your science has been disrupted, we want to hear from you: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
My friend, a Texas alum, flew into Gainesville to go to the game and preach at church tomorrow, and I am glad he knows the mercy of the Lord because he will not get any from the rest of us. #GoGators 🐊
October 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My friend, a Texas alum, flew into Gainesville to go to the game and preach at church tomorrow, and I am glad he knows the mercy of the Lord because he will not get any from the rest of us. #GoGators 🐊
LAST CALL for pledges to the Reef Keepers crowdfunding campaign! These funds support our next shoots as we capture Florida's coral story. Two Frost Science Museum tix and other donor perks are still up for grabs! Heartfelt thanks to all our contributors. 🙏 seedandspark.com/fund/reef-ke...
Reef Keepers - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Florida’s Coral Reef has guarded our coastline for thousands of years. Now, this natural treasure is struggling to survive. REEF KEEPERS follows the journey of a tight-knit band of defiant scientists ...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
LAST CALL for pledges to the Reef Keepers crowdfunding campaign! These funds support our next shoots as we capture Florida's coral story. Two Frost Science Museum tix and other donor perks are still up for grabs! Heartfelt thanks to all our contributors. 🙏 seedandspark.com/fund/reef-ke...
Gainesville friends! Stop by Cypress & Grove tonight from 5-7 p.m. for a Reef Keepers pop-up event. Trailer showing at 5:30. Fab raffle prizes from Life Unplastic, The Lynx, Opus coffee at 6:00. Hang out w/ film producer Alyson Larson & me to talk all things coral!
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September 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Gainesville friends! Stop by Cypress & Grove tonight from 5-7 p.m. for a Reef Keepers pop-up event. Trailer showing at 5:30. Fab raffle prizes from Life Unplastic, The Lynx, Opus coffee at 6:00. Hang out w/ film producer Alyson Larson & me to talk all things coral!
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Our trailer is out! "Reef Keepers" is about the fight to keep Florida's Coral Reef alive against the odds. Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I are capturing the personal stories behind one of the nation's greatest environmental crises in a tale of hope and Florida defiance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCb5...
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REEF KEEPERS | Trailer
YouTube video by Scrub Jay Productions
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September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our trailer is out! "Reef Keepers" is about the fight to keep Florida's Coral Reef alive against the odds. Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I are capturing the personal stories behind one of the nation's greatest environmental crises in a tale of hope and Florida defiance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCb5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCb5...
A short story called "Diamonds in the Rough," courtesy of San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. See it? 🐍
September 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A short story called "Diamonds in the Rough," courtesy of San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. See it? 🐍
One stout rainstorm, and you can shoot the rapids in the middle of Gainesville.
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One stout rainstorm, and you can shoot the rapids in the middle of Gainesville.
"Nature is metal," says my little sister Kara Van Hoose in this article for the NYT on weird hornlike growths on Colorado bunnies. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
Rabbits With Hornlike Growths Are Hopping Around Colorado. Are They OK?
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August 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"Nature is metal," says my little sister Kara Van Hoose in this article for the NYT on weird hornlike growths on Colorado bunnies. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
Reposted by Natalie van Hoose
Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper:
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
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Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
July 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Say hello to Florida's newest established species, Typhlonectes natans - the Rio Cauca Caecilian! You can read about their relative abundance, distribution, & natural history, in our brand new paper:
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
journals.ku.edu/reptilesanda...
Here is one individual I CT scanned that had 7 babies inside!
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🐙🌿 Here is your Friday Flattie. (Yes, that's its real name.) Flatties are in the family Selenopidae. This one (Selenops sp.) was in Arizona on a cliff face; I framed the photo to fully flaunt the flattie's flattitude. Selenopidae is named for Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, for the way these--
July 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🐙🌿 Here is your Friday Flattie. (Yes, that's its real name.) Flatties are in the family Selenopidae. This one (Selenops sp.) was in Arizona on a cliff face; I framed the photo to fully flaunt the flattie's flattitude. Selenopidae is named for Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, for the way these--
Journalist Noah Bookstein captured Reef Keepers' mission to create a distinctive film that benefits Florida's Coral Reef. The grit and never-give-up attitude of people on the frontlines of coral restoration gives this Floridian hope for our future.
www.studentnewswatch.org/post/working...
www.studentnewswatch.org/post/working...
Working against warming to save coral reefs
Upcoming documentary “Reef Keepers” documentary explores the grief and determination of scientists trying to save Florida's vanishing reefs.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Journalist Noah Bookstein captured Reef Keepers' mission to create a distinctive film that benefits Florida's Coral Reef. The grit and never-give-up attitude of people on the frontlines of coral restoration gives this Floridian hope for our future.
www.studentnewswatch.org/post/working...
www.studentnewswatch.org/post/working...
Some of the Indian River Lagoon's smallest animals - snails, worms, crustaceans - serve as sentinels of ecological change. They got their time to shine in a bioblitz that's helping make the IRL a global model in the use of eDNA for conservation. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/06/27/i...
A wildlife scavenger hunt: Scientists conduct 'bioblitz' to gauge health of Indian River Lagoon | The Invading Sea
DNA from more than 2,700 shrimp, snails and other invertebrates will build global model for detecting biodiversity changes.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Some of the Indian River Lagoon's smallest animals - snails, worms, crustaceans - serve as sentinels of ecological change. They got their time to shine in a bioblitz that's helping make the IRL a global model in the use of eDNA for conservation. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/06/27/i...
"Have you seen any snakes?" the passersby asked. And they say small talk is dead.
June 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Have you seen any snakes?" the passersby asked. And they say small talk is dead.
I'm looking for a physician in Florida with experience treating vibriosis and/or a Floridian who has experienced a Vibrio infection (aka flesh-eating bacteria) who would be willing to share their story. If this is you, please reach out!
June 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm looking for a physician in Florida with experience treating vibriosis and/or a Floridian who has experienced a Vibrio infection (aka flesh-eating bacteria) who would be willing to share their story. If this is you, please reach out!
What a whopper! On a recent shoot for the Reef Keepers film in the Keys, the nice people at Robbie's let me feed the tarpon that hang around their dock. This one got close enough to graze my fingernail -- an absolutely resplendent fish.
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What a whopper! On a recent shoot for the Reef Keepers film in the Keys, the nice people at Robbie's let me feed the tarpon that hang around their dock. This one got close enough to graze my fingernail -- an absolutely resplendent fish.
Reposted by Natalie van Hoose
A nurse shark takes a leisurely stroll through Coral City against a backdrop of thriving staghorn, elkhorn, brain, finger, and star corals #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #leisurelystroll #elkhorn #staghorn #braincoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
May 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A nurse shark takes a leisurely stroll through Coral City against a backdrop of thriving staghorn, elkhorn, brain, finger, and star corals #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #leisurelystroll #elkhorn #staghorn #braincoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
It’s official: We’re making a coral documentary. 🎥 "Reef Keepers" tells the story of the people restoring the Florida Coral Reef.
Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I started by trailing a truck with 1,000 elkhorn corals from The Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach to the Keys Marine Lab.
Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I started by trailing a truck with 1,000 elkhorn corals from The Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach to the Keys Marine Lab.
May 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s official: We’re making a coral documentary. 🎥 "Reef Keepers" tells the story of the people restoring the Florida Coral Reef.
Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I started by trailing a truck with 1,000 elkhorn corals from The Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach to the Keys Marine Lab.
Filmmaker Alyson Larson and I started by trailing a truck with 1,000 elkhorn corals from The Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach to the Keys Marine Lab.
Reposted by Natalie van Hoose
#FishADay Neoclinus blanchardi, Sarcastic Fringehead. Coastal eastern Pacfic from California to Mexico. Territorial displays include a spectacular gape display and mouth wrestling. They are such a delight.
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May 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#FishADay Neoclinus blanchardi, Sarcastic Fringehead. Coastal eastern Pacfic from California to Mexico. Territorial displays include a spectacular gape display and mouth wrestling. They are such a delight.
Indian River Lagoon folks: Scientists are looking for four dolphins entangled in fishing line in the Indian and Banana Rivers. If you spot one, please call the FWC hotline at 1-888-404-3922, take a photo (include dorsal fin if you can) and wait with the animal until help arrives.
May 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Indian River Lagoon folks: Scientists are looking for four dolphins entangled in fishing line in the Indian and Banana Rivers. If you spot one, please call the FWC hotline at 1-888-404-3922, take a photo (include dorsal fin if you can) and wait with the animal until help arrives.
Seagrass is returning to the Indian River Lagoon after a decade of punishing algal blooms dropped acreage to record lows. "I wanted to cry," said scientist Lori Morris on seeing lush meadows in Mosquito Lagoon.
Catch my story in the May edition of Florida Sportsman mag.
Catch my story in the May edition of Florida Sportsman mag.
May 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Seagrass is returning to the Indian River Lagoon after a decade of punishing algal blooms dropped acreage to record lows. "I wanted to cry," said scientist Lori Morris on seeing lush meadows in Mosquito Lagoon.
Catch my story in the May edition of Florida Sportsman mag.
Catch my story in the May edition of Florida Sportsman mag.
Golden hour at La Chua.
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Golden hour at La Chua.
Fish, microplastics, student researchers, museum collections: Researchers studied fish guts from now and decades past to see whether microplastics increased over time. It's a prime example of how natural history collections can help us answer pressing questions. youtu.be/I9A1vJceyEw?...
Earth Day 2025: Teens Investigate a Microplastics Time Machine
YouTube video by American Museum of Natural History
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April 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fish, microplastics, student researchers, museum collections: Researchers studied fish guts from now and decades past to see whether microplastics increased over time. It's a prime example of how natural history collections can help us answer pressing questions. youtu.be/I9A1vJceyEw?...
Florida hurricane evacuees now include corals. Scientists packed up corals in Gulf Coast facilities and sent them to safer havens ahead of major storms, as climate change continues to challenge Florida coral conservation. Still, no one is giving up.
My story: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...
My story: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...
Climate Change Threatens Florida's Corals in Water and on Land
With stronger hurricanes, Florida's coral scientists are conducting more emergency evacuations
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April 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Florida hurricane evacuees now include corals. Scientists packed up corals in Gulf Coast facilities and sent them to safer havens ahead of major storms, as climate change continues to challenge Florida coral conservation. Still, no one is giving up.
My story: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...
My story: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...