Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Journal: We need you to put together 3 to 5 Highlight statements for your paper. Also, we limit the number of characters to stop you from stating anything meaningful. Also, we know you are not a graphical artist. Please make a graphical abstract. And it better be good! 030
Reposted by Scott F CollinsMSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We're beyond thrilled to be part of Michigan's new LakeCare initiative, expanding inland lake stewardship in northern Michigan. We're HIRING a new team member in the Upper Peninsula to provide Extension leadership for LakeCare. Apply by August 31! Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/new-lak... 054
Reposted by Scott F CollinsMatthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 09/07/2026More coverage as Texas educators #FightBackForScience radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/c...radio.kttz.org'Censored education': Faculty groups sue Texas Tech over curriculum rules targeting race, gender topicsFaculty groups say the Texas Tech University System's new curriculum policies are unconstitutional and unlawfully restrict classroom instruction on race, gender identity and sexual orientation. But un... 031
Reposted by Scott F CollinsNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"Program managers would normally rush to inform potential and current grantees about such dramatic changes. But the memo tells program managers to keep their mouths shut. 'This information is highly confidential...Please do not communicate anything to PIs.'” www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgExclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders sayUnexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year 78474
Reposted by Scott F Collinsc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Juneteenth has been a state holiday in Texas since 1980, largely due to the work of Al Edwards, Houston native & TX state representative for District 146. He spent 19 years building support for a Federal Juneteenth holiday & although he died in 2020, his dream became reality in 2021.ebony.comEBONY Remembers the Late Texas Rep. Al Edwards—the Father of Juneteenth—on His BirthdayOn what would have been his 85th birthday, EBONY celebrates Edwards' life efforts which led to how we know and celebrate Juneteenth today. 227586
Reposted by Scott F CollinsEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Academic freedom assessment across the world. The US is on a steep decline, below >120 countries www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 11400218
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The pool is green. It's hypereutrophic. It's from the runoff. From all the bullshit. 120
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Has anyone built fine-mesh leaf litter bags recently for stream/river applications? Do you have specs or a description of how to build them or a good photo? #streamecology #ecology 001
Reposted by Scott F CollinsPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I don't know (and I doubt), this will fully solve the #water crises along the Rio Grande, but it's important for 2 reasons: 1. It acknowledges that groundwater use cuts river flow. 2. It includes permanent retirement of some ag land, which is a necessary action. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/t...texastribune.orgU.S. Supreme Court settles water dispute over Rio GrandeThe settlement calls for reducing groundwater pumping along the dwindling river and retiring water rights from irrigated farmland in southern New Mexico. 2305
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Smoked some eggplant and made some baba ganush!! Worth it. Very worth it. 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Q: what's your dog rolling in? A: nothing good. 000
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 16/05/2026A perfect day for hiking in New Mexico (Lincoln National Forest). 000
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Whenever I see an strong uptick in paper reads on my Researchgate, sure as shit, I know I'm getting an invite to review a paper. (and happy to do so!) 020
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026@wilcohq.bsky.social Amazing set! 🎸Thank you, and please come back! 000
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026My poor fishies and buggies in NM wont be happy. 1190
Reposted by Scott F CollinsThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/04/2026Once-Adventurous Salmon Can’t Believe She Ended Up Moving Back To Birthplace, Having A Bunch Of Kids theonion.com/once-adventurous-salmo… 183690517
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Some days you find yourself beside the Pecos River. Bask in the morning light. 110
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Do you have design plans for your emergence traps? I'm very intrigued! 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I loved this meeting! Talks were spread out across a few buildings. I gave a presentation about decomposing salmon carcasses in this old mission cathedral! 110
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Does anyone have a good source for taxonomic name changes through time? I'm tracking aq. macroinvert changes over 40 years and I suspect a subset of Family or Genera have changed for some taxa. #streamecology 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The year is 2395. Humans live in a post-scarcity world. Wars have ended. People life in harmony with each other and nature. Formatting tables in Word still sucks. 031
Reposted by Scott F CollinsDan Dauwalter @ddauwalter.bsky.social · 11/03/2026idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/11/u...idahocapitalsun.comUS Forest Service logging and burning will cook bull trout to extinction in the Jarbidge River • Idaho Capital SunBull trout were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in 1999 in Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and Montana after the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the... 133
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I'd rather be keelhauled through a sea of cat litter than format tables in Word. 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I'd rather piss out a tabasco covered cactus than format tables in Word. 020
Reposted by Scott F CollinsAmerican Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · 17/11/2025This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, our short film "Avanyu" highlights what the Wild and Scenic Rio Grande means to one Tesuque Pueblo family. The Rio Grande is more than an office, more than a provider, it is home. 🎥 Watch full film: www.americanrivers.org/rivers/films...americanrivers.orgAvanyu – Protecting the Rio GrandeAs we gear up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 2018, our film Avanyu highlights what New Mexico’s Wild and Scenic Rio Grande means to one Tesuque Pueblo family. D... 031
Reposted by Scott F CollinsBen Tumolo @bbtumolo.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Are you interested in an MS position in Stream Ecology? My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University. 🐛🧪🕸️🍂🌊 Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be! Apply by Dec 16 21719
Reposted by Scott F CollinsJason “Obstacle to Progress” Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 29/09/2025The new #NSF #GRFP application now excludes 1000’s of students, including those who were told they could apply this year, or who planned to apply next year. We have a new specific petition urging #NSFGRFP undo this harmful action. If you are impacted sign here: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/laurenkuehne.github.ioPetition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition 22133
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Grant me strength, for I lack the courage or conviction to say no. 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Does anyone use the BenthoTorch and do you have a field protocol you'd be willing to share? #streamecology #ecology 021
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025There is a certain irony to an account that espouses the "facts" they don't teach you, then uses a photo of an event that didn't happen (just an AI figmentation). 120
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025If we don't take risks in life, then what's the point of living? 150
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 28/07/2025www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Check out our ( @annorton.bsky.social ) new paper examining plastic particle size distributions across the land-water ecotone. #microplastic #environment #pollution #plasticpollution We detected gradients that followed the shift from land to water.sciencedirect.comThe plastic size spectra: Assessing the size structure of plastic particles across the land-water ecotonePlastics of different types and sizes pollute most of Earth's environmental systems. Here, we used size spectra analysis (SSA) to evaluate and charact… 140
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Is she ded? No, not ded. Just living her best life. #olddogs #foreverhome 020
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Asymmetric competition among stream fishes: Do food web pathways affect competitive outcomes? - George - 2024 - Ecosphere - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Please check out our paper! Share too! #invasivespecies #ecology #foodweb #conservationesajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comAsymmetric competition among stream fishes: Do food web pathways affect competitive outcomes?Limiting resources are often unevenly distributed among competing consumers, as larger, more aggressive, fast growing, early emerging, or rapidly reproducing species disproportionately exploit food o... 078
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025mmmmmm. yum. I support this...with dash of hot sauce! 010
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It's invasive common carp spawning season. Disturbance associated with carp spawning (i.e., bioturbation) resuspends sediments, nutrients, and microplastics. 031
Reposted by Scott F CollinsIllinois River Biological Station @irbs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025We're looking to hire a fundraising coordinator for 2 separate campaigns. Come join the IRBS team! illinois-river-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/about/employ...illinois-river-bio-station.inhs.illinois.eduEmployment Opportunities – Illinois River Biological Station 022
Reposted by Scott F CollinsJim Lamer @jimlamer.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Please help share! Please send any questions my way. We're starting to new fundraising campaigns and are in need of a coordinator to raise funds to help support and protect our monitoring and research programs and a new research and education facility. 032
Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025I ended up going a different direction with a bioturbation, microplastics, water quality focused talk. I already had an abstract written and it might be published before the conference. 000