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Martha Moon
@marthamoon.bsky.social
Aspiring Conservation Historian currently working on the Pennsylvania Conservation Heritage Project: www.paconservationheritage.org
M.A. Applied History from Shippensburg University, Dec. 2023
Passionate about social and environmental justice!
Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward, @dieterichward.bsky.social , author of Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania, is at the PA Greenways & Trails Summit in the Harrisburg Hilton today. Stop by, check out his book, all the other great exhibits, and sessions! Maybe see him too! 😉
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
TONIGHT, March 25th, 7-8pm: Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward @dieterichward.bsky.social will give a talk at York County History Center based on his book, Cradle of Conservation An Environmental History of Pennsylvania, which explores the state’s “working landscapes” from prehistory to present day.
August 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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I had an awesome #cradleofconservation event on Thursday at LancasterHistory. Looking forward to continuing the "War of the Roses" at the York County History Center tomorrow. @marthamoon.bsky.social @templeunivpress.bsky.social
www.yorkhistorycenter.org/event/bookma...
August 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Join Environmental historian, Shippensburg professor, Director of the Graduate School and #CradleofConservation author @dieterichward.bsky.social as he chats with PPFF President Marci Mowery on Wednesday, August 20th, at 12pm for a discussion on Rivers as #workinglandscapes
August 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Crucial thread 👇
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza
This is extremely significant. Former 🇮🇱 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (2006-9) wrote in a May 22 Haaretz op-ed that Israel is:

🔴 intentionally waging a war of annihilation
🔴 premeditatedly adopting a policy of starvation
🔴 massacring civilians
🔴 making declarations of genocide

A thread:
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Life suddenly improves.

It works: When using Google, type -ai into your search box after your query and, hey presto, no 'AI Overview'

Thank you @jenirisallan.bsky.social !!
May 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Attacks on international students hurt all Americans.

International students contributed $43.8 billion and supported 378,175 jobs to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Full national data from @nafsa-official.bsky.social here:
www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
Why isn’t UM shouting this from the rooftops?

www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Knowing the author of the article very well 😉, I can attest to it being a good read!

#susquehannariver
#srt
#conservation
#Greenway
#pahistory
May 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A thread about this name dispute: in medieval times, bodies of water were often named for where they led, hence the common use of names invoking Persia because of Siraf and other Persian ports. A Persian source, meanwhile, called it the Gulf of Iraq, while "Gulf of Basra" was common in 1600's (1)
May 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
April 16: Marci Mowery PPFF chats w/ Dr. Dieterich-Ward @dieterichward.bsky.social on Grassroots Movements in PA conservation history.

PPFF YouTube, LinkedIn, & Facebook to join, scan QR code, or visit paparksandforests.org/event/monthly-history-chat-with-allen-dieterich-ward/
#cradleofconservation
April 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
On March 24th, @dieterichward.bsky.social of the PA Conservation Heritage Project, Shippensburg University History professor, and Director of the Graduate School, spoke with the PA History class about his book, Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania.
#cradleofconservation
March 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Midtown Scholar Bookstore hosts Shippensburg University's @dieterichward.bsky.social for a signing of Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania. He will be joined by PA DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn in a conversation. For signing, books must be purchased from Midtown Scholar
March 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12th, Join author of Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania @dieterichward.bsky.social for an awesome 2 location afternoon/evening in Williamsport, PA!

#cradleofconservation
#workinglandscapes
#pahistory
#conservationheritage
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Join author of Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania @dieterichward.bsky.social for an awesome 2 location afternoon/evening in Williamsport, PA on Wednesday, March 12th!

#cradleofconservation
#workinglandscapes
#pahistory
#conservationheritage
March 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Naval Academy faculty to stop teaching on racism, sexism
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Join the discussion with @dieterichward.bsky.social on Wednesday, February 19th, at 12pm. This month's topic is African Americans in Pennsylvania Conservation History.

#cradleofconservation
#pahistory
February 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Are you free tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, February 11th? Check out @dieterichward.bsky.social Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward speaking to the PA DEP Citizen's Advisory Council at the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg, or virtual via Microsoft Teams. Open to the public!

#cradleofconservation
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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 3:03 AM
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Been trying to work out why this headline annoyed me so much and I think it’s the implication that the rise of fascism in the west was somehow someone else’s fault or someone else’s responsibility.
January 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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No surprise to those of us who are actually paying attention.
January 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
January 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Everyone was warned about this, and it’s happening just as we feared.
January 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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This is not just undermining accountability for past crimes. It's a green light for violence if that violence serves the President's will. A truly dangerous moment in America. We have crossed the rubicon.
President Trump's move to pardon nearly all of the 1,600 rioters charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 would effectively undo years of efforts by federal investigators to seek accountability for the mob assault on the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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This is genuinely disturbing. Removal of security for people known to be assassination targets in order to punish them for their political opposition. It is not a threat of violence, but it amounts to a threat to allow violence against political opponents.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton, a known target of Iranian assassins, confirms President Trump has ordered his USSS protection withdrawn.
January 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM