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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy International Waterfall Day! Here's Snoqualmie Falls from earlier this year. #waterfall

S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy World Environment Day. This year's theme is Climate Action. We're past the point where awareness is enough. The world is changing. The only question is how we show up to work with it. Do one thing today in your community or profession. Use your voice. The signals we send back matter. 🌍

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Today is the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Children are being killed, displaced, and traumatized in conflicts zones and in your peaceful city. They deserve our full moral attention, not just today, but every day until this recognition day is no longer needed.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

June is National Rivers Month. Rivers have been the thread running through my career: the Mission Reach in San Antonio and now flood resilience and salmon habitat in the Pacific Northwest. Different rivers. Same conviction: the work we do for rivers and the work we do for people are the same work.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Happy World Turtle Day! The turtle has been my spirit animal since my mom taught me the tortoise and the hare as a philosophy. Later I found the Buddhist Parable of the Blind Turtle, which illustrates the almost incomprehensible rarity of this human life. Slow and steady. Show up. Be grateful. 🐢

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, I’m recognizing the nearly 20 years working on ecosystem restoration. What I know now that I didn't at the start: biodiversity isn't just a metric. It's what makes a place feel alive. That's worth everything. 🌿

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's World Day for Cultural Diversity. I helped the World Heritage designation for the San Antonio Missions — a place where Spanish colonial, Indigenous, and living community histories are inseparably layered. Cultural diversity doesn't complicate a story. It tells the true one. We need that truth.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Happy World Bee Day! I spent years on ecosystem restoration projects that brought native wildflowers and grasses back to urban river corridors. After the plants came back, the bees came back. That's what living systems do when you give them a chance. 🐝

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Happy World Fair Play Day! Soccer taught me this young and I've never unlearned it: You can win if you play unfairly. But your teammates know. Your opponents know. And you know. The game is only worth playing if the contest is honest. Everything else is just theft with a scoreboard. ⚽

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

National Public Works Week. I've spent my career connected to major public works projects — urban river restoration, flood risk reduction, ecosystem recovery — and the thing I know most clearly is this: The infrastructure is impressive. The people behind it are extraordinary. Thank you! 🦺

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It's Endangered Species Day! For most of my career, I have worked on flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration. Healthy floodplains mean cooler water, better habitat, and a fighting chance for fish species, like the endangered salmon, which have shaped the PNW region for thousands of years.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

National Get Caught Reading Month. Consider me caught. Reading every day. Already finished The Other Side of Change, Strong Ground, and The Surfer and the Sage. Currently deep in Born to Flourish. It's how I learn, grow, and keep my brain working at its best. What are you reading right now? 📚

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

International Day of Plant Health. I am proud to have worked on projects that restore native plant communities to river ecosystems, including the Mission Reach in San Antonio, one of the largest urban riparian restoration projects in the US. Healthy plants bring back birds, fish, and community.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! I spent years helping protect freshwater flows into San Antonio Bay, unglamorous, essential work, partly because Whooping Cranes, the tallest birds in North America, winter there. The chain between water policy and a living species is shorter than most people think.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's Historic Preservation Month! While reconstructing San Pedro Creek in San Antonio, crews found something unexpected: the foundations of the city's first AME church, dating to 1867. I was proud to be connected to the work that followed, honoring that history instead of paving over it again.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month. Wildfire "seasons" are longer, the fires hotter, the communities at risk broader than anyone predicted a generation ago. Awareness matters. So does honesty about what's driving this. Pay attention. Then do something with it. 🔥

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Public Service Recognition Week. Real talk: the people doing this work right now, career civil servants, program staff, field crews, are navigating a political climate actively hostile to their existence. They show up anyway. Because the work is real and the stakes are real. #thankyou

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Happy Cinco de Mayo from someone who spent most of his life in San Antonio and has been chasing that city's Mexican food ever since moving to the Pacific Northwest. Some things you can't replicate. You just appreciate them more from a distance. Feliz Cinco de Mayo. 🌮🎉

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

May the 4th Be With You! Original trilogy forever. Andor is the best thing Star Wars has done in decades. Han shot first. These are my hills and I will die on all of them. 🚀 #MaytheFourthBeWithYou

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The most important thing we can do is make it easier for people to tell the truth about how they're actually doing. Everyone is carrying something. Normalize the conversation. Ask. Listen. Reach out if you need help. You were never supposed to carry it alone. 💙

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

May is AAPI Heritage Month! A reminder that Asian American and Pacific Islander communities represent some of the most extraordinary cultural diversity, creativity, and resilience in American life. Grateful for every AAPI voice making our collective story richer and truer. 🌺

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Happy International Jazz Day! I can't explain technically what John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" is doing. I just know it changes the atmosphere of whatever room it's in. Same energy for Dave Brubeck’s "Take Five" and Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue.” Some things you feel before you understand.🎷

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a reminder that for millions of people, going to work carries real physical risk every single day. The protections that exist were fought for. They matter. Every worker deserves to come home safe. That should be the floor, not the aspiration. 🦺

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

World Immunization Week. Diseases that killed millions are now preventable. That's not nothing. That's one of the greatest things humans have ever done together. The science is solid. The history is clear. Vaccines work. 💉

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Happy National Go Birding Day to everyone who loves birds but has never kept a life list. You don't have to know what you're looking at to appreciate it. You just have to look. Go outside. Something with wings will show up. 🐦

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happy Arbor Day! One of the real reasons we moved to the Pacific Northwest was to hike in the forests as often as possible. Turns out standing next to an ancient tree is a pretty reliable way to remember what actually matters. Go find some trees today. 🌲

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy World Book & Copyright Day! Just finished Brené Brown's Strong Ground and my main takeaway is: you can't build anything that lasts — leadership, community, creative work, relationships — without knowing where your feet are first. Books find you when you need them. Grateful for that today. 📚

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

World Creativity & Innovation Day reminder that hope and creativity go hand in hand. Both require imagining something that doesn't exist yet and deciding it's worth working toward. The world needs more of both. Go make something. ✨

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Stress Awareness Month, and a shoutout to everyone doing sustainability, conservation, and environmental justice work. The world is a lot. You're carrying something heavy. That's not weakness, that's what happens when you actually care. Rest when you can. The work needs you in it for the long haul.

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

World Heritage Day is today! In 2015, I got to help make the San Antonio Missions a UNESCO World Heritage Site and I will never fully get over it. I always enjoy visiting World Heritage sites. The whole planet is full of places that will stop your heart if you let them. Go find one. 🏛️🌿

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

International Bat Appreciation Day reminder that bats are out here eating 1,000 mosquitoes an hour, pollinating your favorite fruits, and asking for zero credit. They've been at this for 50 million years. The least we can do is stop being weird about them. 🦇

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I often use AI to help craft my regular short messages. On World Art Day, though, it seems to me using AI didn’t make sense. On this World Art Day, I encourage you to support human artists, explore your own creativity, and appreciate the many ways art enriches your life. #worldartday

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

It’s International Moment of Laughter Day 😄 A reminder that laughter reduces stress, builds connection & brings joy. Take a moment to smile today. #Laughter #Wellbeing

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It’s Dark Sky Week 🌌 Reducing light pollution helps wildlife, improves sleep & lets us reconnect with the night sky. Take a moment to look up. ✨ #DarkSkyWeek

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight 🚀 The Artemis II mission reminds us of human curiosity & exploration, and how space gives us a new perspective on our shared planet. Let's peacefully share this Pale Blue Dot, our only home. 🌍 #Space #Exploration #thereisnoplanetb

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Happy National Pet Day 🐾 Pets bring joy, connection & a reminder to be present. Grateful for the companionship they give every day. 💙 #NationalPetDay

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It’s World Health Day 🌍💚 Health includes mind, body & environment. Caring for ourselves and the systems that sustain us builds stronger communities. #WorldHealthDay #Wellbeing

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It’s the International Day of Sport for Development & Peace ⚽ Sport connects us across cultures & borders. As a football (soccer) fan, I love how the World Cup brings the world together. It's going to be strange this summer, but I'm still hoping for goodness. 🌍 #SportForPeace #Football #worldcup

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Next week is National Wildlife Week 🐾 Celebrating the species that sustain ecosystems & biodiversity, like this seal I saw today out at Deception Pass State Park. Protecting habitat protects wildlife and our future. 🌍💚 #NationalWildlifeWeek

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It’s World Aquatic Animal Day 🌊🐟 Aquatic life supports healthy ecosystems, clean water & biodiversity. Protecting water means protecting life below the surface. 💙 #WorldAquaticAnimalDay

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

It’s International Day of Zero Waste ♻️ Reducing waste, supporting circular systems & rethinking consumption protects ecosystems and reduces emissions. Small choices add up. 🌍 #ZeroWaste #Sustainability

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Recognizing the Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism & Racial Discrimination Solidarity means listening, learning & standing for dignity and equity. #EndRacism #Solidarity

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Today we honor the International Day for the Right to Truth & the Dignity of Victims 🕊️ Truth, accountability & memory are essential to justice and human dignity. #HumanRights #RightToTruth

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

It’s World Meteorological Day 🌦️ Accurate weather forecasts & climate science save lives and strengthen resilience. Investing in science-based forecasting protects communities. #WorldMeteorologicalDay #ClimateScience #weather #science

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

It’s World Water Day 💧 Water sustains life, supports communities & strengthens ecosystems. Investing in healthy watersheds and resilient systems protects our future. 🌍💙 Pic: sunset along the North Fork Skykomish River #WorldWaterDay #Water #ClimateResilience

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It’s World Day for Glaciers 🧊 Glaciers store freshwater, feed rivers & signal climate change. Protecting them means protecting our shared water future. 🌍 Here's a glacier on Mt. Baker in my own PNW backyard from a hike I did last summer. Majestic! #WorldDayForGlaciers #ClimateAction

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It’s International Day of Forests 🌲 Forests store carbon, protect water, support biodiversity & strengthen communities. Protecting them protects our future. 🌍💚 #InternationalDayOfForests #ClimateResilience

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Snoqualmie Falls at Flood Pase 3 earlier this week

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

It’s World Rewilding Day 🌿 Restoring habitats, reconnecting ecosystems & letting nature heal builds biodiversity and climate resilience. Rewilding works. 🌍💚 #WorldRewildingDay #Rewilding

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S Schauer @sschauer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

It’s Certified Nurses Day 🩺 Recognizing nurses who pursue advanced certification and excellence in patient care. Thank you for your expertise, compassion & dedication. 💙 #CertifiedNursesDay #Nursing

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