Mark W. Schwartz
@markschwartz.bsky.social
I post on how we all might contribute to protecting our amazing legacy of biodiversity. I do this by pointing to research and practice that is moving the needle toward better conservation outcomes.
Well, it took a long time, but the next episode of Your Chance to See is here: youtu.be/EjP_UWR81ww?.... I explore local conservation near Toledo, Ohio!
Your Chance to See. Episode 4. Northwest Ohio
YouTube video by Mark W. Schwartz
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July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Well, it took a long time, but the next episode of Your Chance to See is here: youtu.be/EjP_UWR81ww?.... I explore local conservation near Toledo, Ohio!
Boycott Redwood before it is too late! The Trump Admin is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that secures much of our last remaining old-growth from logging.
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BOYCOTT REDWOOD NOW!
On June 24, Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the US Forest Service will rescind protections that prevent new road building and logging on some US Forest Service Lands. The....
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June 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Boycott Redwood before it is too late! The Trump Admin is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that secures much of our last remaining old-growth from logging.
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Tomorrow is the last day to comment on Fed proposal to narrow the definition of Harm under the ESA. We need more comments. Just under 200k now.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Do it NOW!
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Do it NOW!
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
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May 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to comment on Fed proposal to narrow the definition of Harm under the ESA. We need more comments. Just under 200k now.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Do it NOW!
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Do it NOW!
Do bioblitz events contribute to biodiversity knowledge? Yes they do. See the new paper by Katzer et al. Ryan Meyer and I discuss:
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Biodiversity discovery using bioblitz
YouTube video by Innovations in Conservation Practice
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May 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Do bioblitz events contribute to biodiversity knowledge? Yes they do. See the new paper by Katzer et al. Ryan Meyer and I discuss:
youtu.be/3ZHLLVFKv84?...
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It is time to stand up for Federal Science under the current administrative assault on Fed Research Institutions. Here is one avenue:
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In Defense of Federal Science
YouTube video by Mark W. Schwartz
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April 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It is time to stand up for Federal Science under the current administrative assault on Fed Research Institutions. Here is one avenue:
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The Trump Admin has proposed a rule to rescind the definition of harm to include endangered species habitat. You have until May 19 to submit a comment to the Fed. Please do so.
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The proposed new Federal ESA rule on "harm"
YouTube video by Mark W. Schwartz
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April 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Trump Admin has proposed a rule to rescind the definition of harm to include endangered species habitat. You have until May 19 to submit a comment to the Fed. Please do so.
youtu.be/jt5I7OuQrZQ?...
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Rescinding the ESA definition of harm: (www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...)
Please submit a comment on the Federal Register. You have until May 19. This would backtrack case law, represent an agency overruling the US Supreme Court, and would be incredibly damaging to biodiversity.
Please submit a comment on the Federal Register. You have until May 19. This would backtrack case law, represent an agency overruling the US Supreme Court, and would be incredibly damaging to biodiversity.
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Rescinding the ESA definition of harm: (www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...)
Please submit a comment on the Federal Register. You have until May 19. This would backtrack case law, represent an agency overruling the US Supreme Court, and would be incredibly damaging to biodiversity.
Please submit a comment on the Federal Register. You have until May 19. This would backtrack case law, represent an agency overruling the US Supreme Court, and would be incredibly damaging to biodiversity.
I just posted a video review on "Judiciary Independence: Why should Conservation Ecologists Care" (Keasar et al. 2025, Conservation Science and Practice): youtu.be/uEv6FmMgxmU as one in my series of videos on Research Innovations for Conservation Science (youtube@conservationresearchreviews)
Why Judiciary Independence Matters to Conservation
YouTube video by Innovations in Conservation Practice
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March 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I just posted a video review on "Judiciary Independence: Why should Conservation Ecologists Care" (Keasar et al. 2025, Conservation Science and Practice): youtu.be/uEv6FmMgxmU as one in my series of videos on Research Innovations for Conservation Science (youtube@conservationresearchreviews)
In an effort to keep things organized, I have sorted my videos on the wonders of local nature all around us into a channel: youtube.com@yourchancetosee.
Check it out: youtu.be/k1POnMNO_Hw?...
Check it out: youtu.be/k1POnMNO_Hw?...
Your Chance to See. Episode 1. Introduction to the Series
YouTube video by Your Chance to See
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March 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
In an effort to keep things organized, I have sorted my videos on the wonders of local nature all around us into a channel: youtube.com@yourchancetosee.
Check it out: youtu.be/k1POnMNO_Hw?...
Check it out: youtu.be/k1POnMNO_Hw?...
Your chance to see, episode 3. West Michigan. The series where I explore the value of local nature.
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Your Chance to See. 3. West Michigan
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Your chance to see, episode 3. West Michigan. The series where I explore the value of local nature.
youtu.be/brpuudHEu9Y?...
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Conservation is using eDNA more and more. A paper just came out describing how Elkhorn Slough led an effort to sample for amphibians and enlist more private landowners. I chat about the paper with UCLA herpetologist Brad Shaffer.
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Conversations on Conservation Practice: Translating eDNA into action
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Conservation is using eDNA more and more. A paper just came out describing how Elkhorn Slough led an effort to sample for amphibians and enlist more private landowners. I chat about the paper with UCLA herpetologist Brad Shaffer.
youtu.be/0CgXOAi5urU?...
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Conversations on conservation practice. Reviewing van Eeden’s paper on pathways to better conservation decisions.
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Conversations on Conservation Practice. Influencing decisions. van Eeden et al. 2025
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Conversations on conservation practice. Reviewing van Eeden’s paper on pathways to better conservation decisions.
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I explore the hypothesis that there is super cool nature that needs our attention no matter where one looks. The series is called: Your Chance to See. Episode 2, NE Wyoming is now posted: youtu.be/6hXrud1cS04
Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem.
Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem.
Your Chance to See Episode 2. Northeast Wyoming
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I explore the hypothesis that there is super cool nature that needs our attention no matter where one looks. The series is called: Your Chance to See. Episode 2, NE Wyoming is now posted: youtu.be/6hXrud1cS04
Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem.
Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem.
Ok. Working on this video thing. This is a redo of the video previously posted. Better version of the same thing, mostly.
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Your Chance to See
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ok. Working on this video thing. This is a redo of the video previously posted. Better version of the same thing, mostly.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-tYi...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-tYi...
I am starting a series of videos championing local conservation. Your chance to see. Here is Episode 1 (of ~12). They will all be about 5 min. Promise.
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Your Chance to See. 1 Introduction.
YouTube video by Mark Schwartz
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February 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am starting a series of videos championing local conservation. Your chance to see. Here is Episode 1 (of ~12). They will all be about 5 min. Promise.
youtu.be/-cPW5btQS7o
youtu.be/-cPW5btQS7o
Hey! Check this out. Advice on how to have more impact on conservation outcomes, individually, within grassroots orgs, or as an ENGO. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Public pathways to influencing pro‐nature decision‐making in government: A case study in southeastern Australia
Summary of the key different forms in which people can have impact on conservation decision-making, with attributes and barriers of those forms.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hey! Check this out. Advice on how to have more impact on conservation outcomes, individually, within grassroots orgs, or as an ENGO. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
I turned 18 just 3 months before the 1976 Presidential election. I felt proud to have had the opportunity to vote for Jimmy Carter. And have been grateful ever since that he was elected and became our nations greatest post-presidency statesman, IMHO.
January 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I turned 18 just 3 months before the 1976 Presidential election. I felt proud to have had the opportunity to vote for Jimmy Carter. And have been grateful ever since that he was elected and became our nations greatest post-presidency statesman, IMHO.