Registration is closed for the 2025 bioblitz, taking place June 6 and 7 at Steere Hill in Glocester, but you can still follow all the action here and our other social media platforms. Use handle rinaturalhistory on Bluesky, Instagram and Youtube and RINHS on Facebook.

Don't miss the RI Nature Video Fest this Sunday at 2 pm at RI College, Gaige Hall. 16 new videos, 70 minutes, on nature themes, from folks across RI. Panel discussion with film makers, People's Choice Award, reception. RSVP at tinyurl.com/2025RINVF

Busy day at the office yesterday with RI Wild Plant Society volunteers working on native seed packets for their upcoming sale and Dragonfly Atlas contractors processing 2024 voucher specimens. #whatlivesinRI, #rhodynativeplants

ecoRI kicked off a new series on biodiversity with an article featuring the Survey's struggles to find ongoing support for its biodiversity surveys and data management. After all, the first step in conserving something is to know what you've got. Check it out here: ecori.org/biodiversity...

USDA just declared the northern giant hornet (a.k.a. "murder hornet") eradicated from N. America. It never spread beyond the NW, but people were alert for sightings anywhere. Stop worrying about this one, but keep your eyes open... you never know what you'll find! www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...

Learn what we discovered at BioBlitz 2024 at Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown AND where we'll be for BioBlitz 2025!

Thurs, January 16 at 6pm at Middletown, RI, Town Hall.

Free & open to the public!

Learn more and reserve your seat here: normanbirdsanctuary.org/events/resul...

#senatorwhitehouse closing out the #eeodayri with a fireside chat with Sen. Ron Wyden about how his budget writing committee can use its tools to fight climate change.

state, national, and international leaders in a panel on "Reasons for Optimism" #eeodayri

Interesting how much of the conversations here are about relabelling carbon pricing as "tariffs". #recalibrating #eeodayri

you know you're down to brass tacks when you're hearing from #jamieraskin #eeodayri

Sen. Whitehouse vamping while waiting for Rep. Amo to get here. Great analysis of fossil fuel industry's stranded asset dilemma. #eeodayri #eeoday24

recorded video message from Sen. Reed.

Whitehouse's annual EEO leadership day. Gov. McKee warming up the crowd.

DEM is working on new regs that will provide special permits for those who want to "salvage" roadkill...presumably deer mostly, but I suppose also furbearers. It's not clear from this draft if you get the permit AFTER you hit the deer or you have to get it BEFORE, which would be weird. Stay tuned.

Casey led us in a great @riplantinsectnetwork meeting today at RIC w @rachaelebee.bsky.social

We were scouting sites for #ribioblitz2025 yesterday. Where were we? Official announcement coming soon!