Josée Rousseau
@jsrousseau.bsky.social
Ecologist. Use science to conserve birds, bees, forests, and other wildlife and ecosystems. Welcome critical thinking. Appreciate diversity.
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🌎🔥🌐🧪 From record heat to fires to floods, Californians feel the effects of #ClimateChange daily. The good news? Nature offers some of the best solutions. Cristina Garcia & Point Blue’s Sam Veloz call for sustained funding for #NatureBasedSolutions via #AB1757. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/QUZzp
California’s values-based climate solution - Capitol Weekly
OPINION - The climate crisis demands urgency and creativity. Let’s invest in the lands that sustain us—on our farms, in our forests, and our cities—and build a healthier, more resilient California for...
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August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🌎🔥🌐🧪 From record heat to fires to floods, Californians feel the effects of #ClimateChange daily. The good news? Nature offers some of the best solutions. Cristina Garcia & Point Blue’s Sam Veloz call for sustained funding for #NatureBasedSolutions via #AB1757. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/QUZzp
Grateful for the chance to share my postdoc work on ‘The Bee’s Knees’ podcast, where we talked about birds, bees, and big data, and how they can guide wild bee conservation 🐝
thebeesknees.website/birds-bees/
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thebeesknees.website/birds-bees/
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Birds, Bees, and Big Data: Rethinking Conservation (Ep. 58) - The Bee's Knees
Native bees are essential for biodiversity but face significant threats. In this episode, Dr. Josée Rousseau discusses her research, which uses bird data to predict wild bee richness. Learn about the ...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Grateful for the chance to share my postdoc work on ‘The Bee’s Knees’ podcast, where we talked about birds, bees, and big data, and how they can guide wild bee conservation 🐝
thebeesknees.website/birds-bees/
🦉🧪🌎
thebeesknees.website/birds-bees/
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Researchers at Point Blue & @unevadareno.bsky.social are studying how #peat forms in rare Sierra Nevada fens (peat forming wetlands cover < 0.5% of Sierra Nevada land area). Peat holds water, stores carbon, & keeps records of ancient climates & ecosystems. But how deep does peat go? 🌎🧪🌐
July 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Researchers at Point Blue & @unevadareno.bsky.social are studying how #peat forms in rare Sierra Nevada fens (peat forming wetlands cover < 0.5% of Sierra Nevada land area). Peat holds water, stores carbon, & keeps records of ancient climates & ecosystems. But how deep does peat go? 🌎🧪🌐
It’s not just talk … this group is getting things done! Grateful to be part of it. It really feels like being part of the solution! 🌎🧪
Why are upland meadows important: www.sierrameadows.org/meadows-matter
Why are upland meadows important: www.sierrameadows.org/meadows-matter
June 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It’s not just talk … this group is getting things done! Grateful to be part of it. It really feels like being part of the solution! 🌎🧪
Why are upland meadows important: www.sierrameadows.org/meadows-matter
Why are upland meadows important: www.sierrameadows.org/meadows-matter
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Ways to help insects! 🪲
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them
From turning out the lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes at home or in the wild
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ways to help insects! 🪲
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 The #EndangeredSpeciesAct is under threat. A proposed rule would strip habitat protections by redefining harm and weakening one of the most effective #conservation laws in U.S. history. Read the op-ed by Point Blue’s Rose Snyder & Liz Chamberlin @thehill.com 🔗 shorturl.at/2JffK 🌎🧪🦑🌐🦉 #savetheESA
June 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🚨 The #EndangeredSpeciesAct is under threat. A proposed rule would strip habitat protections by redefining harm and weakening one of the most effective #conservation laws in U.S. history. Read the op-ed by Point Blue’s Rose Snyder & Liz Chamberlin @thehill.com 🔗 shorturl.at/2JffK 🌎🧪🦑🌐🦉 #savetheESA
It’s wild to think that these peatlands store more carbon than the Amazon rainforest!!
June 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s wild to think that these peatlands store more carbon than the Amazon rainforest!!
Visited a privately-owned and protected fen last week …
Absolutely mind-blown by the biodiversity! 🌿🐸🦋🐝 🌸🌼
🌎 What’s a fen? It’s a type of wetland that rely on groundwater and takes hundreds of years to develop: www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/...
Absolutely mind-blown by the biodiversity! 🌿🐸🦋🐝 🌸🌼
🌎 What’s a fen? It’s a type of wetland that rely on groundwater and takes hundreds of years to develop: www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/...
June 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Visited a privately-owned and protected fen last week …
Absolutely mind-blown by the biodiversity! 🌿🐸🦋🐝 🌸🌼
🌎 What’s a fen? It’s a type of wetland that rely on groundwater and takes hundreds of years to develop: www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/...
Absolutely mind-blown by the biodiversity! 🌿🐸🦋🐝 🌸🌼
🌎 What’s a fen? It’s a type of wetland that rely on groundwater and takes hundreds of years to develop: www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/...
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Big news for our partner in conservation: After 20+ years, the Sierra Fund has rebranded as @indig-futures.bsky.social—an Indigenous-led nonprofit dedicated to igniting Indigenous guardianship in the #SierraNevada region. Check out their new website at indigenousfuturessociety.org #nativenonprofit
May 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Big news for our partner in conservation: After 20+ years, the Sierra Fund has rebranded as @indig-futures.bsky.social—an Indigenous-led nonprofit dedicated to igniting Indigenous guardianship in the #SierraNevada region. Check out their new website at indigenousfuturessociety.org #nativenonprofit
I'm attending “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - and you should too!
Conservation isn’t just about protecting wildlife and ecosystems - it’s about protecting our health and future.
www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
#ConservationScience #ProtectResearch 🌎🧪🦉
Conservation isn’t just about protecting wildlife and ecosystems - it’s about protecting our health and future.
www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
#ConservationScience #ProtectResearch 🌎🧪🦉
Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation
We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm attending “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - and you should too!
Conservation isn’t just about protecting wildlife and ecosystems - it’s about protecting our health and future.
www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
#ConservationScience #ProtectResearch 🌎🧪🦉
Conservation isn’t just about protecting wildlife and ecosystems - it’s about protecting our health and future.
www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
#ConservationScience #ProtectResearch 🌎🧪🦉
Funding is essential:
“Investing in science and engineering is an investment in America. Diminishing NSF and the science it supports will hurt the American economy and the lives of all Americans.”
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
“Investing in science and engineering is an investment in America. Diminishing NSF and the science it supports will hurt the American economy and the lives of all Americans.”
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life
The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Funding is essential:
“Investing in science and engineering is an investment in America. Diminishing NSF and the science it supports will hurt the American economy and the lives of all Americans.”
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
“Investing in science and engineering is an investment in America. Diminishing NSF and the science it supports will hurt the American economy and the lives of all Americans.”
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
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Want to make a difference for bees?
We have 4 easy tips for what you can do in your own back garden.
Even small actions can have a big impact.
Number 1: Avoid pesticides and herbicides!
#BeeTheChange #BeeFriendlyGardening #WorldBeeDay
We have 4 easy tips for what you can do in your own back garden.
Even small actions can have a big impact.
Number 1: Avoid pesticides and herbicides!
#BeeTheChange #BeeFriendlyGardening #WorldBeeDay
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Want to make a difference for bees?
We have 4 easy tips for what you can do in your own back garden.
Even small actions can have a big impact.
Number 1: Avoid pesticides and herbicides!
#BeeTheChange #BeeFriendlyGardening #WorldBeeDay
We have 4 easy tips for what you can do in your own back garden.
Even small actions can have a big impact.
Number 1: Avoid pesticides and herbicides!
#BeeTheChange #BeeFriendlyGardening #WorldBeeDay
How are the bees doing where you live? 🐝
Should we conserve or restore?
Check out this tool: www.atkinson.cornell.edu/wildbees/wil...
#insect #bee 🌎🧪
Should we conserve or restore?
Check out this tool: www.atkinson.cornell.edu/wildbees/wil...
#insect #bee 🌎🧪
Wild Bee Diversity Prediction Tool | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Wild Bee Diversity Prediction Tool About the Maps The maps above display predictions of: (1) Richness: the number of wild bee species, (2) Conditions: trends in landscape conditions for bees, and (3)...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
How are the bees doing where you live? 🐝
Should we conserve or restore?
Check out this tool: www.atkinson.cornell.edu/wildbees/wil...
#insect #bee 🌎🧪
Should we conserve or restore?
Check out this tool: www.atkinson.cornell.edu/wildbees/wil...
#insect #bee 🌎🧪
Proud to be part of this effort!
🌎🧪 We’re closing out #PointBlue60 by stepping into a bold new era: #ConnectedConservation. Our new strategic plan advances innovative #conservation solutions by embracing the deep ties between nature, human communities & science. The future is connected—& it starts now. 🔗 pointblue.org/connect
May 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Proud to be part of this effort!
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🌎🧪Point Blue seeks its next CEO. We are seeking a dynamic leader to provide strategic and operational leadership that furthers our 60-year legacy of impact on behalf of vital ecosystems, wildlife, and communities. Visit potrerogroup.com/pointblue for more information. #CEOsearch
May 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🌎🧪Point Blue seeks its next CEO. We are seeking a dynamic leader to provide strategic and operational leadership that furthers our 60-year legacy of impact on behalf of vital ecosystems, wildlife, and communities. Visit potrerogroup.com/pointblue for more information. #CEOsearch
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Really excited to share this new article from the lab.
We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.
Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.
Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement
Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...
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April 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Really excited to share this new article from the lab.
We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.
Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.
Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why do birds help predict bee richness beyond land covers? Birds complement satellites by indicating small habitat features like flowering shrubs and land management practices. Together with land covers, they add insight to wild bee conservation science. 🐤+🛰️=🐝
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 🦉🧪🌎🌐
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Where the wild bees are: Birds improve indicators of bee richness
Widespread declines in wild bee populations necessitate urgent action, but insufficient data exist to guide conservation efforts. Addressing this data deficit, we investigated the relative performance...
journals.plos.org
April 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Why do birds help predict bee richness beyond land covers? Birds complement satellites by indicating small habitat features like flowering shrubs and land management practices. Together with land covers, they add insight to wild bee conservation science. 🐤+🛰️=🐝
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 🦉🧪🌎🌐
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 🦉🧪🌎🌐
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📸 Calling all Photographers! Show off your best shots of California rangelands in the CRCC Summit Photo Contest! Submissions must be submitted by 2/21 and winners will be announced 3/4 at the CRCC Annual Summit. Submit up to 3 photos for a chance to win! 🌾
Enter here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WSspLN
Enter here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WSspLN
February 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📸 Calling all Photographers! Show off your best shots of California rangelands in the CRCC Summit Photo Contest! Submissions must be submitted by 2/21 and winners will be announced 3/4 at the CRCC Annual Summit. Submit up to 3 photos for a chance to win! 🌾
Enter here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WSspLN
Enter here: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WSspLN
We need more of this. Excellent interview BTW.
On the importance of cultural burning: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kar...
Managing Wildfires Using A Centuries-Old Indigenous Practice
The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has stewarded its home using prescribed burns for millennia. Now, they’re training others on the skill.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We need more of this. Excellent interview BTW.
This free ‘Communication with Congress’ webinar from ESA looks like a good opportunity to learn how to get our voice heard 🧪🌎 esa.org/career-devel...
Professional Development from ESA – Ecological Society of America
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February 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This free ‘Communication with Congress’ webinar from ESA looks like a good opportunity to learn how to get our voice heard 🧪🌎 esa.org/career-devel...
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Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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Also very relevant: in which I argue it's time for science and scientists, particularly if our science has moral implications, to ditch the myth of neutrality. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Also very relevant: in which I argue it's time for science and scientists, particularly if our science has moral implications, to ditch the myth of neutrality. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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Job opportunity for field techs in the Forest Landscape Lab (flel.forestry.oregonstate.edu) at OSU. These positions focus on long-term songbird responses to intensive forest management and involve bioacoustics. If you have skills in PNW bird ID, please apply: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163...
January 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Job opportunity for field techs in the Forest Landscape Lab (flel.forestry.oregonstate.edu) at OSU. These positions focus on long-term songbird responses to intensive forest management and involve bioacoustics. If you have skills in PNW bird ID, please apply: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163...