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Kat Barr
@kathleenbarr.bsky.social
Plant ecology, restoration, botany, Rocky Mountain ecosystems, invasion ecology. | Career change = studying EBIO @ CU Boulder. | Mountain biker, runner, dog mom, naturalist. | Nederland, CO she/her 🌿🐝🌲🍄🌻🌾
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This @gristnews.bsky.social and @underscore-news.bsky.social story is the most captivating and comprehensive chronicle of the Klamath dam removal campaign to date. We highly recommend you give it a read.
grist.org/project/indi...
How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Last year, tribes in Oregon and California pulled off the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This is their story.
grist.org
April 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Spring doing its spectacular thing down in the Boulder foothills. 😍
March 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Did you hear? We have just launched our eco/evo mini grant! Where are our ecologist/evolutionists?!
March 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Absolute chaos. Damaging, dangerous, intentional chaos.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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I am obsessed with these fungi. LOOK AT HOW WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THEY ARE. I imagine that's what moa thought, too... that story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🍄
January 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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We're excited to see a bunch of LTER sites making their way over to BlueSky! Our sites are the heart of our network—they're the places advancing our understanding of ecology, one 40-year study at at time.

You can follow all of our sites on BlueSky using our starter pack here: go.bsky.app/MrcEQVV
January 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!

Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️‍⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Hi! I’m a returning student at CU Boulder studying Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, transitioning from a first career in nonprofit advocacy (gender justice, voting rights, health care). My focus is plant ecology, restoration, mountain ecosystems & invasion biology, with a goal of grad school in '26.
January 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM