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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I actually rake leaves FROM garden beds to control any grass that pops up. Lawns are a waste of time and should be small as possible.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Excellent advice on how to kill your lawn. Do it today for free!

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This came across my feed this morning and I instantly thought "@thebirdist.bsky.social is going to love this." As a birder Bills fan, I'm totally here for it...but also confused

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this” www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠

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Giant hammerhead shark reeled in at Corpus Christi beach

It was the third-largest hammerhead shark the Texas fishing guide caught this year.

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The Carlson Lab @ Yale @carlsonlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🚨 We're about to start reviewing applications, but there's still time to reach out for our postdoc position on climate change impact attribution! If you have experience with attribution science or climate epidemiology, and want to help us launch the Global Burden of Climate Change Study, reach out!

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I'm a regular iNaturalist user and this is all very helpful. We could probably all do more identifying

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Timothy Gerla @tybstar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Hey NC friends, I've recently gotten involved in a new project called the Triangle Central Kitchen, a social enterprise fighting hunger and food waste, and we are launching on Sept 24 at Namu in Durham. Want a great dinner for a greater cause, check it out! trianglecentralkitchen.org/tck-launch-p...

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I've been trying to make #ThisIsBirding a thing forever, but these two lived it and shared it with the world "This is the birding of gas stations, ponds behind a women’s prison, and “the bird’s right there on the mud next to the whiffleball and the tire.”"

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

" Later, pigeons and balloons — said to number 80,000 each — were released into the air." Seriously? fuck ^that shit www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...

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Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bullied Again

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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

🧪🌊🐚 We are hiring: Biology MS in #MarineEcosystems in #CapeVerde 🌍🪸 Spring 2026 start, at Bridgewater State Uni in #coastalEcology, #biodiversity 💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver 📅 App: Oct 15, 2025 www.bridgew.edu/center/case/... 📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu

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Graduate Mentors

Discover the HERITOR Project: An International Mentoring and Research Opportunity!

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Cool new #biogeography research from UNC Biology colleague Xiao Feng and colleagues. Keys to the global treeline formation: Thermal limit for its position and moisture for the taxon-specific variation | PNAS #tree www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

For the people in the back, the biggest risk is never alligators.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...

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Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 28/07/2025

On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11. We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane

Chart showing average Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm activity from May to December based on data from 1944 to 2020. Activity increases sharply in August, peaking in mid-September. A marker indicates the current date as July 28, just before activity begins to rise.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

tl;dr: "The Keeling Curve is a significant and symbolic achievement for an advanced nation, and the measurements should continue until humanity has no reason to monitor atmospheric carbon in such an intensive way. We, as a society, should be proud to fund it collectively."

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Every time I go to that plaza I want to go to all the restaurants. Definitely been to that Himalayan place and it was wonderful.

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Town of Carrboro, NC @carrboronc.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Orange County, in collaboration with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, has established a community giving fund to support recovery efforts for Tropical Storm Chantal. ℹ️ monkeylink.co/fbc4bb . . . #CarrboroNC #Chantal #NCWX

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Diademed Sandpiper-plover is one of my favorites. Specialist of high elevation Andean bogs. Granted, it doesn't really migrate, which is arguably the most impressive characteristic of shorebirds.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

My local bike shop has been selling stickers with this message for years.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

@lindseytaillie.bsky.social we need you here. Daily hot dogs: good or bad?

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Desirée L. Narango @dlnarango.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

You can’t understand bird declines without also understanding insect declines. Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

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Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 01/07/2025

One of our local science partners recently used AGU’s op-ed toolkit to help shape their message — and it paid off big time: their op-ed was published in the @latimes.com. 📰 👏 Read David L. Valentine’s important piece on research funding: 🔗 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage

Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don’t pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for the electricity to run it.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Additionally, my wife has been running a lot and was concerned that with few roads, it might be hard to find safe places to run in the dark (days are very short right now). But she was pleasantly surprised by the abundance of pedestrian infrastructure in tiny towns, especially compared to rural US

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

One thing I noticed in New Zealand the past few weeks is that in Auckland and even in the tiniest towns, homes are packed in tightly. In addition to reducing the footprint of developed areas, this approach increased access to green space, shorelines, fishing/recreation opportunities, etc.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Most importantly, people walk through Big Cypress and Everglades NP all the time, FOR FUN! My technicians were out there every day. Trump and Desantis are just doing their usual dance of playing on people's fears that are completely unfounded and not based on reality

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Many other negative actions are the result of developing wetlands where alligators live into residential areas with ponds and canals (perfect alligator habitat) then people from Ohio move there and are all upset that an alligator ate their Yorkshire terrier.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Alligators don't eat people. The vast majority of negative alligator-human interactions are caused by people trying to get photos or otherwise doing stupid shit

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Aside from disagreeing with their immigration policy more generally, it's incredibly frustrating hearing Trump and Desantis talk about alligators and the 'Glades as a wildlife biologist who's worked there

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

If you don't know about mosquito dunks, you should! They're floating plant material containing a type of bacterium that only attacks mosquito larvae. Just put one in the water and stop mosquitos from hatching. They're inexpensive and highly effective. Signed, a friendly bluesky entomologist.

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Public lands make America great!! Call your elected officials!!

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is unacceptable! Project 2025 in action, sadly. Public lands make America great. Tell your elected representatives.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

So the Senate Reconciliation Bill is basically privatizing the American West. www.wilderness.org/articles/med... wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

A map titled "Public lands eligible for sale in the Senate Reconciliation Bill" shows areas in the western United States that could be sold off according to proposed legislation. The map covers parts of the western and southwestern U.S., including states like California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Color-coded overlays indicate two types of public land eligible for sale:

Orange areas represent BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands eligible for sale.

Green areas represent USFS (United States Forest Service) lands eligible for sale.

A legend in the top-right corner labels these categories and notes the inclusion of 119th Congressional District boundaries (outlined in dashed gray lines).

Large swaths of orange and green are visible, especially across:

Nevada and Utah (dense orange BLM land coverage),

Eastern Oregon and Washington, parts of Idaho and western Colorado (mixed green and orange),

Northern Arizona and New Mexico (primarily green),

Western Montana and the Sierra Nevada region in California (green for USFS lands).

Geographical landmarks and cities such as Salt Lake City, Denver, San Francisco, and Portland are labeled. The map uses data from various agencies including Esri, USGS, USFS, NOAA, and the Census Bureau. It is powered by Esri GIS software.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I'm very aware. I have family here. As I said, not saying I'm trying to move to NZ, just saying that my commitment to the US, which was historically quite strong, is rapidly eroding.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

One huge problem with the big focus on tree planting is that a forest is not just trees - its a community of interacting plants and animals Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Drivers and impacts of global seed disperser decline - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of seed disperser declines and discuss...

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Not saying I'm moving here tomorrow, but the desire to leave the US grows with every news cycle.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I studied abroad in NZ 20 years ago and absolutely loved it. It felt like where I belonged. Coming back has only reinforced that feeling. My research program is all about sea level rise, islands, invasive species, so it's a natural fit in that regard as well.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I'm currently living in a camper with my wife and kids in NZ, and it's so refreshing to unplug from American news/politics. I'm generally not the "I'm going to leave the US if..." type of American, but I'm getting there.

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Great point, which I think just illustrates how there's a need to think carefully about the words we use to describe what we're doing and thinking.

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Native Plant Species Are More Resistant Than Invasive Aliens to Escalating Environmental Change Factors 🔗 buff.ly/Qp19wTu

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Martin Dovciak🌳🌱🌻 @dovciak-lab.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🌎🌐🧪 Have you ever wondered what fire 🔥 & One Health have in common? If so read the new #BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social review👇 led by Sam Gilvarg, a PhD student @sunyesf.bsky.social. I was happy to contribute to this multi-author effort integrating diverse perspectives. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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Pyrohealth synchrony: integrating wildland fire into One Health to benefit plants, animals, ecosystems, and people

Abstract. One Health's interdisciplinary approach has been effective at the nexus of human and animal health but often overlooks environmental health, incl

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Nathalie Pettorelli @pettorelli.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The United States is heavily dependent on east Asia for the advanced computer chips that power our whole economy. One North Carolina company has bet the farm on becoming a domestic, American-owned advanced chipmaker - but now, they're in big trouble. Let's talk about Wolfspeed.

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Plant species reliant on animals for seed dispersal are going to have a hell of a time shifting their ranges in response to climate change. 🧪🌏 #MacroEcology 👇👇👇

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Awesome work by my Department of Geography and Environment colleagues at UNC Chapel Hill

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Paul Taillie @ptails.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If you're interested in approaches and strategies for more inclusive teaching, this book is a tremendous resource for everything from specific activities to course structure.

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