Jessica Schnell, PhD
@jessicakschnell.bsky.social
I like #birds, #bats, #conservation, #education, and all that's in between. Director of Education @BlackRockForest. Tweets are my own.
I remember how excited I was to see that red-bellied woodpecker on our feeders. What a lucky day to have the DSLR 🤓🤓 🐦 🔭
Happy Winter Solstice from Black Rock Forest! ❄️ Even during the longest night, our research continues.
Help us support these vital programs — make your solstice gift today to power our work into the new year! www.blackrockforest.org/donate #WinterSolstice #BlackRockForest
Help us support these vital programs — make your solstice gift today to power our work into the new year! www.blackrockforest.org/donate #WinterSolstice #BlackRockForest
December 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I remember how excited I was to see that red-bellied woodpecker on our feeders. What a lucky day to have the DSLR 🤓🤓 🐦 🔭
How to Be a Better Baker for the Planet | Audubon share.google/yTHSneZbl2L8...
How to Be a Better Baker for the Planet
It's not hard to whip up delicious, climate-friendly desserts at home. Try your hand with these tips—plus a recipe!
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December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How to Be a Better Baker for the Planet | Audubon share.google/yTHSneZbl2L8...
"Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection'"
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Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection'
Leonardo da Vinci wasnt just a master artist—he was a genius who blended art, science, and curiosity like no one else. He admired people who face challenges with courage, grow stronger from adversity,...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection'"
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I really don't like systems that force libraries to pay-per-use and I wish libraries themselves were more upfront with users about how much every movie you take out from Hoopla or Kanopy is costing the library.
May 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I really don't like systems that force libraries to pay-per-use and I wish libraries themselves were more upfront with users about how much every movie you take out from Hoopla or Kanopy is costing the library.
Why You Should Never Toss an Orange Peel Outside share.google/28pNQZsXOY0d... 🦌 🐻 🦅
Why You Should Never Toss an Orange Peel Outside
It may seem harmless, but tossing orange peels outside can harm wildlife and the environment. Here’s why you should always dispose of them properly.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Why You Should Never Toss an Orange Peel Outside share.google/28pNQZsXOY0d... 🦌 🐻 🦅
Researchers‼️ Apply or reshare 🤓🧪 🔭
Please apply and share! #Funding! We're offering $10000 grants to do #research with #conservation application here in the Forest. Send us your proposals: www.blackrockforest.org/david-redden...
Deadline: January 30. 2026
Deadline: January 30. 2026
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Researchers‼️ Apply or reshare 🤓🧪 🔭
Took me some time but making this was a labor of love 💕
We hope you enjoy this highlight reel of 2025—from a Prairie Warbler to a black bear to the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
✨ Help us protect this magic for 2026! If you are able, please consider a year-end gift to support our programs.
➡️ Donate here: www.blackrockforest.org/donate
✨ Help us protect this magic for 2026! If you are able, please consider a year-end gift to support our programs.
➡️ Donate here: www.blackrockforest.org/donate
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Took me some time but making this was a labor of love 💕
My year in @inaturalist.bsky.social 🎈🙌
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My year in @inaturalist.bsky.social 🎈🙌
Give a Gift to the Planet by Reducing Holiday Waste | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) share.google/MsxwEPJcOGug...
Give a Gift to the Planet by Reducing Holiday Waste
Give a gift to the planet this season by taking these simple steps to make your holidays a little less wasteful and reduce your environmental impact.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Give a Gift to the Planet by Reducing Holiday Waste | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) share.google/MsxwEPJcOGug...
Please SIGN: 240 NGOs, Indigenous peoples and grassroots movements are uniting against the TFFF. Together we say: our forests are not for speculation, our lives are not collateral. Stand with this global alliance. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
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Rainforest protection is not a profit machine: Stop the TFFF!
The COP30 World Climate Conference in Brazil saw the launch of the new Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) to finance conservation. Yet instead of addressing the causes of deforestation, the TFFF...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Please SIGN: 240 NGOs, Indigenous peoples and grassroots movements are uniting against the TFFF. Together we say: our forests are not for speculation, our lives are not collateral. Stand with this global alliance. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
Reposted by Jessica Schnell, PhD
Why are there more songbirds some years compared to others? When animals drift across continents, it's hard to know.
New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.
It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.
It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Adult survival has a stronger role than productivity in the annual population change of European songbirds - Oecologia
Biodiversity is decreasing at an alarming rate, and there is an urgent need to understand the demographic drivers behind population declines. Therefore, it is important to study the different stages o...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Why are there more songbirds some years compared to others? When animals drift across continents, it's hard to know.
New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.
It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.
It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Jessica Schnell, PhD
Make math fun with this easy origami dog activity! It’s a simple way to help students spot triangles while they fold and learn. 🐶
Here’s a PDF with folding instructions and pictures: edut.to/3M4y2E0
Special thanks to educator Kyoko Johns.
#MathSky #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
Here’s a PDF with folding instructions and pictures: edut.to/3M4y2E0
Special thanks to educator Kyoko Johns.
#MathSky #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Make math fun with this easy origami dog activity! It’s a simple way to help students spot triangles while they fold and learn. 🐶
Here’s a PDF with folding instructions and pictures: edut.to/3M4y2E0
Special thanks to educator Kyoko Johns.
#MathSky #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
Here’s a PDF with folding instructions and pictures: edut.to/3M4y2E0
Special thanks to educator Kyoko Johns.
#MathSky #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after remodeling dreary front yard: 'My mom was a master gardener...' share.google/QesSNzzsVBYl...
Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after remodeling dreary front yard: 'My mom was a master gardener...'
"All that hard work paying off."
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November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after remodeling dreary front yard: 'My mom was a master gardener...' share.google/QesSNzzsVBYl...
Meet The 19th Century Bird That Landed In Europe With An African Spear In Its Neck — Solving The ‘Mystery Of Migration’ share.google/8zp7cVZMMLGp...
Meet The 19th Century Bird That Landed In Europe With An African Spear In Its Neck — Solving The ‘Mystery Of Migration’
Migratory birds embody some of the most intricate evolutionary adaptations in the animal kingdom, without which their journeys would be impossible. Here’s how the Pfeilstorch taught us this.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Meet The 19th Century Bird That Landed In Europe With An African Spear In Its Neck — Solving The ‘Mystery Of Migration’ share.google/8zp7cVZMMLGp...
Please SIGN: The Amazon is near a tipping point – our climate and future hang in the balance. At COP30, leaders must act. Support rainforest protection – add your voice! #Amazon #ClimateAction ✍️
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#petition A call to the governments of the world: Protect our climate – save the Amazon rainforest!
The Amazon rainforest sustains people, biodiversity, and our climate, yet it is under constant threat. At COP30 in Brazil this November, governments must act. Protecting rainforests means protecting o...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Please SIGN: The Amazon is near a tipping point – our climate and future hang in the balance. At COP30, leaders must act. Support rainforest protection – add your voice! #Amazon #ClimateAction ✍️
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We’re so thrilled to share this beautiful day with 28 educators on our 2025 Educator Open House. We talked updates, heard from veteran teachers on their many stories of the benefits of outdoor learning, and experienced the benefits of nature firsthand on our guided exploration of the Forest.
August 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We’re so thrilled to share this beautiful day with 28 educators on our 2025 Educator Open House. We talked updates, heard from veteran teachers on their many stories of the benefits of outdoor learning, and experienced the benefits of nature firsthand on our guided exploration of the Forest.
They cancelled my return flight, but it was worth the great experience with so many dedicated people in science, conservation, and education!
It was great to be at #OBFS2025, connecting with colleagues and collaborators from field stations around the world at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. We're proud to represent the education and research work happening at Black Rock Forest! #science #conference #rmbl #fieldstation #obfs
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
They cancelled my return flight, but it was worth the great experience with so many dedicated people in science, conservation, and education!
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Opinion | The Era of the American Lawn Is Over
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September 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Please SIGN: 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️
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#petition Hands off the EU’s environmental laws!
The European Commission plans to weaken laws designed to protect the environment – both at home and worldwide. Details will be announced in the fall through an “Omnibus package.” The Commission is cur...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Please SIGN: 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
gofund.me/166529b48 Help if you can, I was a grad student with Dalia in NJ.
Donate to All Together Now Summer Drive to Alleviate Starvation, organized by Sireen Beseiso
Hello to our kind and generous community members. We are Sireen B… Sireen Beseiso needs your support for All Together Now Summer Drive to Alleviate Starvation
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September 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
gofund.me/166529b48 Help if you can, I was a grad student with Dalia in NJ.
Please SIGN: Violence in eastern #DRCongo is a disaster for the forest and human rights. Neighboring #Rwanda is driving #BloodMineral mining and reaping the profits. Tell the #EU to end its partnership with Rwanda on critical raw materials #petition
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#petition DRC: Europe’s green transition must not cost Congo’s blood and forests!
The violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also an environmental disaster. The exploitation of mineral resources and forests driven by neighboring Rwan...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Please SIGN: Violence in eastern #DRCongo is a disaster for the forest and human rights. Neighboring #Rwanda is driving #BloodMineral mining and reaping the profits. Tell the #EU to end its partnership with Rwanda on critical raw materials #petition
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
So appreciative of all the teachers who made time to learn from the Forest 🌳🌳
We’re so thrilled to share this beautiful day with 28 educators on our 2025 Educator Open House. We talked updates, heard from veteran teachers on their many stories of the benefits of outdoor learning, and experienced the benefits of nature firsthand on our guided exploration of the Forest.
August 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So appreciative of all the teachers who made time to learn from the Forest 🌳🌳