Bethany Carland-Adams
pninardor.bsky.social
Bethany Carland-Adams
@pninardor.bsky.social
Rhode Islander, Animal Lover, Mom & Museum Professional / Watertown, MA
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Mexico, Guatemala and Belize launch tri-national reserve to protect the Maya forest!

The countries’ three leaders announced a ‘biocultural corridor’ of the Great Mayan Forest, spanning an astonishing 57,000 km² across southern Mexico, northern Guatemala and Belize. 

apnews.com/article/mexi...
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize to create tri-national nature reserve to protect Mayan jungle
The leaders of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize say they will create a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rain forest.
apnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Thank you so much to @vermontpublic.org! It is a pleasure to welcome those new to the outdoors, and always wonderful to create spaces and experiences that engage all visitors in new ways. montshire.org/exhibit/exhi...
“An awful lot of people don't think of themselves as hikers. They don't identify with going out on trails in the woods,” said former Montshire Museum director David Goudy.

“Montshire creates trails that are inviting to people that don't really quite yet feel comfortable doing that.”
A science museum is using its 100-acre forest to support mental health
The Montshire Museum in Norwich has exhibits throughout its trails geared towards being present in the natural world and to process grief.
www.vermontpublic.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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26-year-old New Yorker gathers 40,000 #TikTok followers in her quest to visit all the city’s museums.
She makes good use of museum passes at her local library, and many museums have days or times when they are free
fortune.com/2025/08/07/2... #globalmuseum #museums #museumnews #NewYork
August 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another mic drop from Mandy. Disheartening to read the story of Dante, with parallels to our own. Stick with it: there is a happy ending. Of note: congress allocated 14 bil for Special Ed this FY (for ref: Dept of Defense budget is 900 bil). 🤯 apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/metr...
Autistic children denied schooling amid lack of federal funding
The federal government has never fully funded special education, leaving schools across the country ill-equipped to teach children with severe disabilities. Today the US government contributes a mere ...
apps.bostonglobe.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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CASE UPDATE: Today, in our case SFAF v. Trump, a U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of 3 Trump admin executive orders that threatened to defund vital services for LGBTQ+ people.

Learn more about this critical win: tinyurl.com/4d2w582z
June 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.

In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Solidarity with all the IMLS staff today.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“My transness is not an asterisk to my personhood”
Teen Vogue presents: Introducing Vivian Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social

In her 2nd-ever interview, the 20-year-old tells @ellayurman.bsky.social about going viral, protecting trans youth, her “pathetic man-child” estranged dad Elon Musk, and more @teenvogue.com
www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
March 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Find someone who looks at you the way Robyn looks at David Byrne #SNL50
February 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs
Section 504 of that act codified the civil rights of persons with disabilities. Sixteen states have joined Texas in a lawsuit asking the court to declare Section 504 unconstitutional.
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Laundry bed for the win
February 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM