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Rachel L. Walsh

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Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology w/ focus in conservation biology & entomology at Florida Museum of Natural History 🦋 📚⛺️🍄

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Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Excited to wrap up a successful conservation policy symposium at #EntSoc25!

Takeaways:
✍️ Make public comments
📍 Get involved at state & local levels
🗣️ Practice sharing science with family & friends
🦋 Highlight wonder inspired by charismatic species
🤝 Focus on our common humanity

Keep persisting!

November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Make sure to check out our science & conservation policy symposium at the upcoming ESA meeting! We've got a great lineup of speakers focusing on new methods for insect biodiversity monitoring & how entomologists can engage w/ policymaking. Join us! @entsocamerica.bsky.social bit.ly/SysEBPolicyS...

Advocating for Insect Conservation within a Changing Political Landscape;
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting;
Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251, OCC;
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 2:00pm-5:15pm PST;
SysEB Section Symposium;

Introductory Remarks (15 min);
2:00-2:15pm;
Vaughn Shirey, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;
Dave Wagner, University of Connecticut;

From Droppings to Data: eDNA Metabarcoding for Use in Insect Monitoring (30 min);
2:15pm-2:45pm;
Lillian Hendrick, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;

Mothbox: Open Source, Low Cost, Insect Monitoring at Scale (30 min);
2:45pm-3:15pm;
Andy Quitmeyer, Digital Naturalism Laboratories;

The Xerces Society's Evidence-Based Approach to Advancing Protection and Conservation of Endangered Invertebrates (30 min);
3:15pm-3:45pm;
Rich Hatfield, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;

Break: 3:45-3:55pm (10 min);

Panel: How Entomologists Can Engage with Science Policy Today;
3:55pm-5:10pm (5 min intro per panelist, 55 min discussion);
Dominique Carter (moderator), Lewis-Burke Associates LLC;
Kevin Burls, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;
Sarina Jepson, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;
Jess Tyler, Center for Biological Diversity;

Closing Remarks (5 min);
5:10pm-5:15pm;
Vaughn Shirey, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida;
Dave Wagner, University of Connecticut

November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Rachel L. Walsh

@swamplily.bsky.social

Excited to be presenting my work on ESA listing and research effort for U.S butterflies tomorrow at the UF SNRE Symposium, along with several other talented graduate students & faculty! snre.ifas.ufl.edu/news-and-eve...