Reposted by Drew PeltierProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 22hTree rings from long-lived bristlecone pines show that heat and drought don’t always go together in the Rocky Mountains. Thousands of years of data show that droughts have occurred under cool conditions almost as often as under warm conditions. In PNAS: ow.ly/8nrV50ZWmfL 0169
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Happy wiley reviewer certificate day to all who celebrate? 2180
Reposted by Drew PeltierMatthew Hurteau @mhurteau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We are recruiting a new PhD student to work at the Teakettle Experimental Forest following the Garnet fire. The student will work across terrestrial and aquatic systems. www.hurteaulab.org/blog/phd-pos...hurteaulab.orgPhD positionWe are recruiting a PhD student for a project to quantify the effects of wildfire on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at the University of New Mexico, in collaboration with Alex Webster (... 023
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A couple more days to get your application in for this position. Review begins Oct 1 (Thursday) 000
Reposted by Drew PeltierBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵doi.orgResearch Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United StatesA network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ... 114884
Reposted by Drew PeltierRobert Mahon @bedform.org · 19/09/2026there is no ethical use of LLMs/genAI. 26418
Reposted by Drew PeltierScott Robeson @indianaclimate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Good summary of ongoing drying of the US Southwest (aka aridification), with good explanations of links to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). Featuring @mekevans.bsky.social and @thirstygecko.bsky.social among others.sciencenews.orgWill the U.S. megadrought ever end?For 27 years, the Southwest has been gripped by a historic drought. Scientists think it might be here to stay. 12116
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026And here is the link to apply careers.nau.edu/jobs/postdoc...careers.nau.eduPostdoctoral Scholar - Flagstaff, Arizona, United StatesSpecial Information This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities... 01011
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We are recruiting for a postdoc position (now / soon!), located in Flagstaff, AZ at NAU. We are particularly interested in a flux person. Please come join a fun multi-institutional team where we make very funny, definitely cool jokes about p-values. 169
Reposted by Drew PeltierJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I have released my most powerful & high-yielding corn yet. It has already escaped my field & invaded three soybean farms. I fear it will soon kill all humans. But rather than quit corn & work to stop the apocalypse, I'm releasing even better corn in 3 months. Meanwhile, please use corn responsibly. 69520
Reposted by Drew PeltierMicah Warren @micah541.bsky.social · 08/09/2026cloak and dagger navier stokes cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...cims.nyu.edu 1342278
Reposted by Drew Peltierazcentral @azcentral.com · 05/09/2026Trail cameras captured the clearest images yet of Cinco the jaguar. He's one of five jaguars known to have roamed Arizona in the last 15 years. bit.ly'Cinco' is on the move again. Meet all 5 jaguars spotted in ArizonaTrail cameras captured the clearest images yet of Cinco the jaguar. He's one of five jaguars known to have roamed Arizona in the last 15 years. 0146
Reposted by Drew PeltierAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Hoff Crab is neither a crab nor is it David Hasselhoff. It is a Yeti Crab, which is neither a Yeti nor a Crab but a sub-group of Squat Lobsters, which are not lobsters, they're Anomurans, like Mole Crabs, which are neither moles, nor crabs. 37862212
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hey folks I am recruiting for a phd position in tree thermal physiology. 🌐🌾🧪 Ad below. Applications due Dec. 1st www.unlv.edu/graduatecoll... 056
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you haven't already seen this we are recruiting for a new position in my department, in Evolutionary Biology. I can answer some questions or direct you to someone else who can. Please share widely. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ... 01011
Reposted by Drew PeltierMapQuest @mapquest.com · 28/08/2026OUR MAPS ARE BIG AND BEAUTIFUL. PEOPLE COME UP TO US AND SAY WE GET THEM PLACES. AND WE DO! 1046742
Reposted by Drew PeltierMapQuest @mapquest.com · 10/08/2026Printouts never needed a software update to become iconic. 1405
Reposted by Drew PeltierJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this! 7754637
Reposted by Drew PeltierMartyn Plummer @martynplummer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026JAGS 5.0.0 is released martynplummer.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/j... 22510
Reposted by Drew PeltierESA Southwestern Chapter @esa-sw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Looking for the Southwest Chapter at ESA 2026? You can find us at our table in the exhibit hall or at one of our events! We have an organized oral session, a business mixer and a career central event. We are excited to see everyone in Salt Lake City!🌵 044
Reposted by Drew PeltierUIS Observatory @uisobservatory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I’d like to make it clear for all the people following me what the sheer gravity of the news is. Without this facility we can’t ensure constant communication with spacecraft beyond Earth orbit. If this facility is off-line, the Artemis program cannot send a crew to the Moon. 16762444
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Poblanos are great because they are either a green bell pepper or the biggest jalapeno on earth 120
Reposted by Drew PeltierJeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Chocolate week on Bake Off is gonna be insane this year. 154
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Journal of Forestry Research spamming me with an email, subject line all caps "NEW HOT ARTICLES". 200
Reposted by Drew PeltierBen R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · 21/07/2026My team is recruiting a MSc student for a new grant investigating forested wetland responses to Hurricane Helene. The student will lead a GIS project mapping disturbance type and severity in the ETSU Geosciences dept. The catch: they would need to start this fall semester (about a month from now). 11415
Reposted by Drew Peltiermaryhgagen @maryhgagen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dendro colleagues in Scotland are particularly devastated to see fire in a stand of 300yr old Caledonian pines right now. If wind-driven flame height takes the fire into the canopy, or deep enough to harm roots it could be stand clearing. #cairngorms #wildfire 101
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I am able to log in and upload things. Seems to be working for me? 100
Reposted by Drew PeltierMelissa Sevigny @melissasevigny.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I love interviewing botanists. Whenever you come across an Echinocactus in the field, they all make the exact same joke, and you end up with transcripts that look like this. <nerd joke alert> 🤦♀️🌵 2389
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Okay an update, the tool just seems to be only half-built? There are a number of drop downs where guidance suggests there should be choices to click on (and that subsequent dropdowns will populate based on chosen option), but alas, there are no choices. www.research.gov/research-web...research.govDMSP - Research.govfalse 100
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026the new data management plan tool on research.gov seems... confusing? The documentation isn't helping me much. Has anyone done this and willing to share what they entered? 🧪research.govResearch.gov - Grants Management for NSF CommunityNSF's Research.gov is where to prepare and submit proposals, manage awards, and participate in reviews and panels. 110
Reposted by Drew PeltierMartin De Kauwe @mdekauwe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We will soon be advertising a 3-year postdoctoral position at Bristol aimed at enhancing our modelling capacity to better characterise vegetation recovery & legacy effects following fire. Please keep us in mind if this is your speciality 😀 🔥🌳 🌱 02924
Reposted by Drew PeltierMartin Bouda @boudalab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Nobody: what is a tree, anyway? Us: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... (Review out today, in which we ask whether xylem disconnection arising early in wood anatomy is convergent with disconnection seen across tall plants and whether tree evolution requires disconnection given periodic drought.) 26926
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Has anybody imported tree cores into the US and can give me some pointers on paperwork? 🌎🧪 177
Reposted by Drew PeltierBenjamin Cook @dustybowl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Hot Take: pages for submitting reviews for journals should have TWO (and ONLY two) elements: (1) A box to paste the text of the review into. (2) A drop down menu to indicate the recommendation. 1223
Reposted by Drew PeltierAlexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 01/06/2026NCAR just won in court! A US district judge in Colorado has prohibited NSF from taking #NCAR apart, specifically in spalling off its supercomputing center in Wyoming. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Our earlier story on this and why it matters: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪nature.comWorld-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to courtUniversities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled. 3351130
Reposted by Drew PeltierDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Breaking: Judge Jackson blocks NSF from dismantling NCAR. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496... 5553209
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 25/05/2026tis the season of being completely buried in summer travel university reimbursement paperwork 150
Reposted by Drew PeltierBen Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My former colleague Min Chen, now at @uwmadison.bsky.social , has a great "Proposal Coauthor Tool" uw-gcrl.github.io/coauthor_tool/uw-gcrl.github.ioProposal Coauthor Tool 0138
Reposted by Drew PeltierAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Friday will mark the earliest seasonal opening of Tioga Pass in more than a decade. www.sfchronicle.com/travel/artic...sfchronicle.comYosemite is opening one of its most scenic roads earlyTioga Road is scheduled to reopen Friday, giving Yosemite visitors access to Tuolumne Meadows and the high country as Half Dome hiking also resumes. 0136
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 08/05/2026We will continue to monitor the situation closely 010
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 30/04/2026reject and resubmit decisions for which the journal also demands final high res figures 110
Reposted by Drew PeltierDaniela Nemetschek (Krebber) @danielanemetschek.bsky.social · 25/04/2026🚨The Global Dendrometer Network 🌐🍁🌱🧪 is now officially on bluesky! Follow us and sign up for the mailing list to receive updates and become part of this rapidly growing community! Our official website will follow soon! 0122
Reposted by Drew PeltierFaith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Now it's the public safety power shutoff - community water system nexus. Powering down to reduce fire risk leads to water boil notice in northern Arizona -- no actual wildfire needed! www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...knau.orgBoil water advisory impacts 9,000 residents northeast of FlagstaffOfficials in Coconino County issued a boil-water advisory to residents of Doney Park after Arizona Public Service Company turned off power on Wednesday. 53618
Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Really impressive achievement Ben. Well deserved. 010
Reposted by Drew PeltierCate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 18/04/2026PhD opportunity- fully funded with stipend, fees and project costs covered. Explore the role of phosphite in treating kauri dieback disease. Applications due 8th May. Please spread the word! newzealandecology.org/phd-explorin... 04655
Reposted by Drew PeltierMatthew Hurteau @mhurteau.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I am hiring a new postdoc to work on an ecosystem modeling project with colleagues in hydrology, computer science, and the social sciences, including @mojisadegh.bsky.social If you want to do impactful work to understand the forest-water relationship, apply: www.hurteaulab.org/blog/ecosyst...hurteaulab.orgEcosystem modeling postdocThe Earth Systems Ecology Lab ( www.hurteaulab.org ) at the University of New Mexico is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in ecosystem modeling or spatial data analysis to.... 03336