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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Great story about how a selfie uncovered a giant water lily on the brink of extinction - The Guardian

Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yejin made knockouts in rice PSY8 and found that two independent mutants displayed enhanced tolerance to osmotic stress. Survival rates exceeded 60% in both KO1 and KO2, compared with approximately 40% in WT plants

Representative photographs of WT, KO1 (ospsy8-1), and KO2 (ospsy8-2) plants before stress, 4 d after PEG-induced osmotic stress, and 7 d after recovery. (G) Survival rates (%) of WT, KO1, and KO2 plants after recovery. (A, C, and G) Data represent mean ± SD (n = 4 biological replicates). Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences from WT (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; two-tailed Student’s t test).

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Some personal news. Introducing our new family member Bea

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Helpful tips for writing your comments

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I am in complete agreement: “These leaders, I think maybe they’re crazy,” said Nguyen Thanh Tam, 71, a rice farmer with deep family roots in the Mekong. “I wish we could go back to the old days,” he added, “when our weather and lives were more stable.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/w...

Farmer walking through rice field ready for harvest

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Now that you guessed it. Here is a photo of the entire massive Dale Chihuly blown glass sculpture

FYI. This is the entire massive 27’ blown glass Dale Chihuly piece hanging in the victoria and Albert museum

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Reminds me of this special day in the sierras 3 years ago where I saw hummingbird moths swarming Anderson’s thistles.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The mine plan calls for a 1,000-foot-deep open pit, surrounded by 2 square miles of waste rock dumps and a sulfuric acid processing plant, transforming a pristine area- home to bighorn sheep, golden eagles and hundreds of plant species — into an industrial zone

Close up image of Thiems buckwheat. Yellow flowers in long pedicels

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Blow wives, wooly marbles, American avocet

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Lady bug, green tree frog, Navarretia leucocephala (whitehead navarretia), Downingia concolor (maroon spot calico flower)

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Today our team took a field trip to Jepson to collect Cotula samples for colleague Andy Green @drandygreen.bsky.social. Cotula with Plagiobothrys stipitatus Pam and Lasthenia fremontii, Calochortus luteus, Downingia insignis (harlequin calico flower),

Yellow Cotula (invasive) with popcorn flower

Downingia insignis (purple with rabbit ears)

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Flowers and fruits for sure. A few photos from the local prairie and my garden

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Limnanthes douglasii ssp. nivea, Cotula coronopifolia, Triphysaria eriantha, and Muilla maritima

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

More vernal pool beauties: Blennosperma nanum, Lomatium caruifolium, and California Golden Violet

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Lasthenia californica. Goldfields are out now on Jepson prairie #ucdavis

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Please share: The open call for Expressions of Interest for the 2027 Bellagio Center Residency Program is now live. They are inviting leaders who are ready to accelerate ambitious, solutions-driven projects to apply for the 2027 residency class. Expressions of interest are due March 20 at 5 pm EDT

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Spring has arrived in Davis. Crocus tommasinianus is blooming

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Last ski before the storm. We skied down the backside of elephant’s back. Not perfect snow but fun! ❄️

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This is the Yellow Throated Toucan that we saw today (it was a bit shy). Which one should be the new fruit loops mascot?

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Don’t touch! Poisonous caterpillar. Acharia horrida

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

My favorite today: broad-billed heron

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Does anyone know the name of this tiny, tiny thumb-sized frog?

Tiny, tiny little frog- the size of half my thumb.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New birds everyday. Costs Rica is a tiny country but has 2.5% of the world’s #biodiversity.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

First time for me to see an anteater. I am sharing my video here for my animal-loving friends.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Birthday birding! Yellow throated Toucan and a Great Currasow

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Congratulations to Flor on her new position at UC Riverside! Did you know that Flor can dance the Flamenco? Learn about this and many other highlights of her bio by reading this nice piece: innovativegenomics.org/news/meet-an...

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy New year! May 2026 bring joy and hope to you and yours.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Now a break to hear Alicia Keys. This girl is on fire! 🔥

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

vinfutureprize.org Vinfuture prizes will soon be announced. Drum roll please…

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Ready for family… and we can make room for more !

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 to all my friends. Thankful for science. Thankful for family. Thankful for all that continue the fight for a free and just world.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is just so lovely. Thank you.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Blooming today in our garden. It’s San Pedro cactus I believe: Trichocereus pachanois Their flowers tend to last 2-3 days. It contains the psychedelic alkaloid mescaline and has been used for spiritual and healing ceremonies for thousands of years in the Peruvian Andes.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Today in my garden: Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus. Human cultivation of saffron crocus and the trade and use of saffron have endured for more than 3,500 years and span different cultures, continents, and civilizations.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Very real-looking plastic rice 🍚in this Thai restaurant

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Remarkable recovery of the Klamath River salmon. Many thanks to the agencies, Tribes, and NGOs who came together to remove dams and monitor the recovery of the Klamath River salmon. And kudos, too, to the indigenous youth who paddled source to sea on the newly freed river

Colorful kayaks in a circle on the water

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Oh! What a great story and beautiful photos. I felt the same way the first time I saw ghost flowers in a Maine wetland. “I was moved by the existence of such a mysterious living thing”

A photo of “ladies tresses” a flower in the orchid genus

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Last of this season’s figs in a lemon 🍋 ricotta cake 😋

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Echinopsis chamaecereus, Datura wrightii, Lobelia cardinalis, Erythranthe verbenacea. Hint: I do not have large red rock walls in my backyard.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Plants found in September along the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon 🤩 Which one is blooming in my garden in Davis and NOT in the Grand Canyon? Oenothera pallida, Senna covesii, Mamillaria grahamii, Oenothera elata

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