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Parks and Protected Areas Specialty Group - AAG @ppasg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Interested in contributing a chapter to an edited book regarding conflicts in national parks and protected areas? If so, reach out to Dr. Michael Pretes (mjpretes@una.edu) to share your potential topic (conflict/park) idea with him or to ask any questions!

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 13h

Help us celebrate the rich knowledge and practice of geography during #GeoWeek2026, from November 16-20! Geographers are everywhere, illuminating the multitude of ways the discipline thrives in the unknown, finding patterns and possibilities in the most unpredictable places. buff.ly/kQVoPAD

Promotional banner for the American Association of Geographers' Geography Awareness Week titled "Mapping the Future" (November 16–20, 2026), with a triptych background showing a surveyor using a total station, a GIS workstation and map, and a drone surveying agricultural fields.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To discover the joys and journeys of one of the world’s most iconic effervescent drinks, you first need to walk through the modern Jewish diaspora: specifically, the mineral spa town of Selters in Germany’s Rhineland. However, New York seltzer took on a cultural life of its own. buff.ly/wwfA3rJ

1899 map drawn by poverty reformer Jacob Riis showing the ethnic neighborhoods of the Lower East Side, where Jewish immigrants lived alongside many other new Americans. Image in the public domain.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Geography gave me a good idea of understanding people and places, of understanding the natural [and] built environment. I’m thinking about all of these systems and how they play together with the economy.” Natasha Rivers, sustainability & measurement director, shares this and more: buff.ly/LuFAXFK

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Don't forget! Join us tomorrow with the NYPL to learn about the wide array of resources to support geographic scholarship, including research facilities, archives, and fellowship programs. The webinar will finish with a preview of sessions the NYPL will host at #AAG2027. Register: buff.ly/129KKap

Webinar hosted by the American Association of Geographers on New York’s music geography and research fellowships at the New York Public Library, showing headshots of speakers Rebecca Littman and Michael Solem, scheduled Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026, 2–3 PM ET.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking for information on how geographers can support emissions reductions in AAG and the academic field? Mark your calendars and grab a cup of coffee on October 9! Chat about the decarbonization of AAG and initiatives of the committee, like forthcoming recommendations regarding AI. buff.ly/76gHrb7

AAG Climate Action Committee virtual coffee hour announcement: three people clinking coffee cups with latte art, event October 9, 2026 at 11:00am ET / 8:00am PT, with the American Association of Geographers seal in the corner.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“The biggest thing is informational interviewing. Talk to people, find out what they do and find out if that’s a good fit for you.” Michael Camponovo at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shares more advice and defines what outreach should mean: buff.ly/NgQxTnL #GeoSky #EduSky

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are you joining us in New York City? #AAG2027 awaits! This year's meeting will bring together geographers, GIS technicians, and scholars from around the world for five days of learning, connecting, and exploring the latest research in the discipline. Abstracts are due October 15: buff.ly/OQbiKHe

Promotional poster for AAG2027 announcing “#AAG2027 Now Accepting Abstracts,” shown over a conference poster session where attendees stand reading research posters on display.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Don't forget to check out these articles on vital scholarship of Black Geographies in AAG’s journals in recent years. Through September 30, 2026, AAG and Taylor & Francis provide free access, available for download at the links listed here: buff.ly/RfCDwOq

Mural by Kevin Ledo, collaborative "Under the Same Sky" project, Portland, Oregon. Photo credit: Sarah RK, Unsplash.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Did you know the New York Public Library (NYPL) offers a wide array of resources to support geographic scholarship? Learn about opportunities with the library’s research facilities, archives, and fellowship programs to support projects on the city’s rich musical history and culture. buff.ly/129KKap

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“It’s something that I always treasure about #geography: that it allows me to connect my concerns for social and spatial justice with my everyday work.” Learn how Dr. Keller has navigated #academia, from her inspirations and current research to advice on whether to pursue a PhD. buff.ly/CvnVk7T

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Alida Cantor @alidacantor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Delighted to share my new article, "Legal Geographies of the Public Trust Doctrine", out today in Annals of AAG! In which I nerd out about law, commons, water, wildlife, climate change & critical geography. @@geographers.bsky.social @legalgeography.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Legal Geographies of the Public Trust Doctrine

The Public Trust Doctrine (PTD) is a legal principle that recognizes a duty of the government to hold certain natural resources in trust for public benefit. The doctrine has been extended within th...

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William Westgard-Cruice @williamwc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My recent paper in the Annals of the AAG is now in print! It explains why workers in the offshore wind industry in Germany have been striking, why some unions in the USA have been competing with one another, and what these struggles tell us about the class politics of the "energy transition".

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Raechel Portelli @raportelli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Who's coming down for the West Lakes conference at the University of Illinois? #aag #carto #gis

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Parks and Protected Areas Specialty Group - AAG @ppasg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Parks and Protected Areas Specialty Group (PPASG) of the AAG seeks submissions for its 2027 Student Awards Competition. Three Student Awards will be offered: PPASG Undergraduate Presentation Award ($100) PPASG Graduate Presentation Award ($100) PPASG Student Poster Presentation Award ($100)

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tomorrow, join a conversation that revisits Lenapehoking, the traditional homeland of the Lenape People, at the heart of the island known as Manhattan. Hear about work to revise our view of this homeland and how the Lenape People have made a home in diasporic spaces. Learn more: buff.ly/nJAJfW1

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Curious on how you can present at #AAG2027? In-person registrants can submit abstracts for both in-person and virtual presentations. Virtual registration entitles you to submit sessions and abstracts only for online presentations. Be sure to submit your abstract by October 15: buff.ly/1Zbjtlc

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Calling Pacific Coast geographers! 📣 Join colleagues on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi for a weekend full of research, building connections, and exploring new perspectives on geography across the Pacific region and beyond. Mark your calendars for October 22-24, 2026: buff.ly/wAI1DR9

Promotional banner for the American Association of Geographers' Pacific Coast Regional Division Meeting, Oct 22–24, 2026, hosted at Hawaiʻi Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, over an aerial campus view.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our Annual Meeting webinar series is back! Join Joe Baker and Hadrien Coumans of Lenape Center for a conversation that revisits Lenapehoking, the traditional homeland of the Lenape People, at the heart of which is the island known as Manhattan. Save your seat for September 22, 2026: buff.ly/nJAJfW1

Event poster: "Lenapehoking: Reinscribing the Homeland in Manhattan" — Lenape Center panel on Tue, Sept 22, 2026, 1–2 PM ET, featuring two speaker headshots and a blurb about restoring Lenape land, arts, agriculture, and diasporic resilience.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Grant Rodriguez Almani, Environmental Justice and Recruitment Coordinator for the U.S. Plastics Pact, shares how geography helps us understand how people interact with the environment, and how people value things. 🌱 Learn more about his journey: buff.ly/a3RW6QX #GeoSky #EduSky

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The AAG welcomes three interns this fall! 🍂 Daniel Nirenblatt, a senior at George Washington University, joins as our Communication Intern. Our two Communities Interns are Mehrnush Golriz, a PhD Candidate at UCLA, and Griffin Harold, a sophomore at Bridgewater State University. buff.ly/4Efb8ML

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AAG Energy @aag-energy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The #EnergyGeographyConference is just two weeks away and our program is now available! Check it out at the first link then register at the second! drive.google.com/file/d/1UEWV... www.aag.org/events/5th-a...

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Katie Ericson @travelingtvi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Which one of my geographer friends will make this happen? Maybe as a presentation at @geographers.bsky.social?

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nearly every year since 1985, teams from Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium have spent a week at sea mapping the Gulf of Mexico’s infamous dead zone. Learn more about this critical coastline in the New York Times: buff.ly/wU9HVdZ [gift link]

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Reuben Rose-Redwood @reubenroseredwood.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last night, my interview about Tr*mp's effort to rename Lake Ontario aired on TVO's show, The Rundown. Check it out! @uvicgeography.bsky.social @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social @cangeographers.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2C...

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"Lake America"? What's Happening to Canada-U.S. Relations? | The Rundown

YouTube video by TVO Today

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Are you looking to showcase an academic program, journal, publishing company, or show off your products? Exhibitor and sponsor sales for #AAG2027 are now open! Our Annual Meeting's exhibit hall offers high-impact visibility and access to a global community of geographers. buff.ly/2TalWnI

Promotional conference booth inviting organizations to "Exhibit at AAG2027," showing attendees interacting with staff and materials and highlighting 5,000+ geography and geospatial professionals; a red call-to-action button reads "View the Prospectus."

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Call for papers: "Children and Youth Geographies – Critical Perspectives on Everyday Life." For a session at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Abstracts are due by 5 October. The conference will take place in New York in February 2027.

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Radio Web MACBA @radiowebmacba.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#opencall #cfp AAG 2027 Call for papers: "Financial Infrastructures of Solidarity" Organizer: Marianna Pavlovskaya, Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center Deadline: Sept 30, 2026 mpavlovAThunter.cuny.edu

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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

AAG Review of Books vol. 14, issue 3 now available. Featuring reviews of Judith Scheele’s Shifting Sands by my grad school colleague JP McCool, Chris Philo’s Adorno and the Antifascist Geographical Imagination by Yuan He, and a forum on Believing in South Central by Pamela J. Prickett.

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The AAG Review of Books

Volume 14, Issue 3 of The AAG Review of Books

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Although her goals are constantly changing, Brooke Hatcher is dedicated to capturing the stories, art, culture, problems, and risks of the small and unique communities. Learn more about her work as a Senior #Geospatial Analyst with New Light Technologies: buff.ly/tdsMDR4 #GeoSky #GISChat

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Justin Stoler, professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of Miami, is featured on the podcast The Academic Minute from @aacu.org. buff.ly/ALkBrgW 📣 Be sure to check out other geographers who appear on this outlet a few times each year. buff.ly/Jw1qDN6

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

AAG Regional Meetings are quickly approaching! The 2026 Southwestern Region (SWAAG) is excited to welcome you to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, from September 30-October 3, 2026. Learn how you can present your work, exchange ideas, and connect with fellow #geographers: buff.ly/3LzFiuh

Promotional banner for the American Association of Geographers Southwest Division Meeting, September 30–October 3, 2026, at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, overlaid on a photo of the campus plaza with flagpoles and a red‑tiled academic building.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, the Statue of Liberty is recognized as a symbol of freedom and democracy. For a century, visitors climb 377 steps daily to reach the crown. Don’t miss out on #AAG2027, with thousands of geographers in one city. buff.ly/PO4qiiy

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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I found this great quote from Rebecca Lave in a review of Daniel Suarez's new book which sums up my view of many of the faddish concepts we are promoting for solving environmental problems:

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Biologists Unite: The Rise and Fall of Ecosystem Services

Published in The AAG Review of Books (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A review of Alex Werth’s On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland by Kevin C. Holt now available. The book “unpacks the intricacies…of Oakland’s history of using policy to restrict Black sound (and by extension Black people) while also noting how Black Oaklanders have used sound as resistance.”

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On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland

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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

An insightful essay by Eric Carter on four(!) books about stadiums and sports marketing, and urban developments. Centered mostly on North American teams, Carter explores the meaning of the stadium, its commercialization, and its influence on fan culture.

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Beyond the Game: Stadiums, Sports, and Space

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Roadsides @roadsides.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Call for papers Stadiums as infrastructure Interrogating their extractive relations with social, natural, and built environments Panel at the upcoming conference of the American Association of Geographers 2027 Session organizers: Monika Streule (Ibero Uni) Cerianne Robertson (Fordham Uni)

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What is the value of studying geography? If you ask Carmen Leedham, senior GIS analyst with the County of San Diego, “The foundation of geospatial analysis builds upon cultural and human relation[ship] to place and space throughout time.” 🌎 Learn more about her career path: buff.ly/r7q970X

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What makes a place the perfect setting for conversations about the future? In her latest President's Column, AAG President Sara Smith reflects on New York City as a place layered with history, culture, community, and possibility. buff.ly/6we78y3

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The first round of deadlines is approaching for AAG's Honors and Fellows! We're proud to honor those geographers who advance our discipline through their hard work & brilliant insights. Check out the following awards with nominations due September 15:

Announcement from the American Association of Geographers inviting nominations/applications for Awards, Honors, and Fellows, presented on a dark background with warm golden bokeh to celebrate excellence in geography.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Scientific breakthroughs shape our everyday lives, yet many communities remain disconnected from the people and discoveries changing the world around them. “Innovations in Science” is here to change that as a public-facing storytelling platform developed by local newspapers and scientists. (1/2)

Banner titled "IN SCIENCE" with subtitle "Highlighting research & developments in scientific fields, technology & social sciences," paired with a colorful graphic merging a DNA helix, neuron, atomic orbitals and a radiant star to represent interdisciplinary research.

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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When she graduated in May, Maxwell's Amelia Rudolph looked back on a senior year that included presenting research on trust in maps at AAG's annual meeting, with mentor Meghan Kelly. @geographers.bsky.social bit.ly/4gMVpxI

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our #AAG2027 theme is live! "Grounded Relations and Desirable Futures,” grapples with the history, relationships, and potential of societies and the Earth, asking what part geographers play in healing or harming them. Learn more about each subtheme: buff.ly/OS8WAEm #GeoSky #GISChat

Conference banner titled "Themes — Grounded Relations and Desirable Futures" over a collage of a riverside park, ancient ruins, a hiker reading a map, and people tending urban garden beds, conveying a conference focus on human–environment relationships and future possibilities.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bhuta’s training as a #geographer brings a valuable perspective to his work as a Natural Resources Specialist: “Thinking about space and place and how different states operate in maintaining forests is important ... because it helps bring context.” 🌲 Read more about his journey: buff.ly/a7ywI2k

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Teaching this course is definitely where I belong." That passion shines through in the classroom of AP Human Geography teacher Christopher Wharton, resulting in his students achieving AP exam scores well above the national average. 🌎 buff.ly/hsL1OwY #GeoSky #GISChat #EduSky

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Wharton teaches passionately, raises AP Human Geography scores

Twelve years ago, Christopher Wharton began teaching at Midtown, formerly Grady, High School. One year later, when the AP Human Geography course presented an opening, former Principal Dr. Timothy…

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Geography was very useful in figuring out why certain places, certain groups of people are more vulnerable than others. [It] was really the perfect tool to answer that question.” Learn about Victor Gregor Limon's impact with the city of Honolulu. buff.ly/VEAWI8u #GeoSky #GISChat

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's here! Registration is open for #AAG2027. Join fellow geographers and spatial enthusiasts from February 8-12, 2027, virtually and in New York City, for five days of maps, research, and celebrating the discipline. Register before fees rise September 10: buff.ly/UHG9CEn

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