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Tyson Wepprich

@tysonwepprich.bsky.social
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Biologist in Oregon, forest mgmt, fire ecology, insect population trends, butterflies, biocontrol, climate change, SEIU member, he/him

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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Massive new review paper out on the causes of insect population declines. It's not great news, BUT if we pay attention, we can still turn things around. 🧪🦋 academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
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Drivers of insect decline: direct, indirect, and combined pressures
Abstract. Reductions in insect biodiversity are widely documented and result from numerous pressures that operate from local to global scales. Identifying
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Land managers & public agencies need to know how to take action so their efforts protect the highest number of at-risk species. So we made the Oregon Pollinator Conservation Strategy! It identifies priority species & regions, the threats they face, and how to help ⤵️ xerces.org/news/organiz...
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Oregon’s New Pollinator Conservation Strategy Prioritizes Actions Across the State
The Xerces Society has released the Oregon Pollinator Conservation Strategy, a new resource designed to guide pollinator conservation efforts across the state.
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Orca Behavior Institute @orcabehaviorinstitute.org · 29/09/2026
HR 9621 would allow for additional exemptions under the MMPA broadening how pinnipeds could be killed in the name of protecting listed salmon stocks. Christopher Dunagan's latest article goes into the issue in depth. A long read, but well worth it to learn about this controversial topic.
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Congress debates lethal removal of seals and sea lions in Puget Sound | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
A proposed amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act has renewed a debate over the merits of killing seals and sea lions to protect salmon. Proponents say it will help some endangered salmon popul...
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My friend officiated my outdoor wedding in this area 15 years ago & got Lyme disease. Fortunately he lived in Baltimore, where the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center was excited to have a then novel case from WNC.
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Max M. @ambystomax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seasonal job opportunity in Northeastern Oregon with some of the cool people I work with! Spend your summer chasing woodpeckers and hiking around some beautiful country 😊 jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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USFS Wildlife Technician | Natural Resources Job Board
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're providing multiple $5k awards for invertebrate conservation research! 🦋 xerces.org/dewind - work with a clear connection to butterfly & moth conservation 🪲 xerces.org/bandrosky - work directly relevant to ANY invert in decline 🧑🏽‍🔬 Eligibility: Current grad or undergrad student 🗓 Deadline: Dec 1
“Applications are Open for Xerces’ 2027 Student Research Awards. Apply by December 1”. University of California Davis Students conduct plant pollinator interaction research on a native plant.
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New OSU Press blog post features James P. Quiring, author of "Beautiful Stream: Disturbance and Renewal on the Little North Santiam." beav.es/YBP #LittleNorthSantiamRiver #OpalCreekWilderness #SantiamCanyon #OregonConservationHistory
Book cover for Beautiful Stream and author photo of James Quiring announcing new blog post at osupress.oregonstate.edu.
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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...
Flyer that says: 

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875
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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology
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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · 22/09/2026
Just published a fun Open Access paper with several great co-authors from across the continent. Swimming caterpillars! 🐛 🏊‍♀️ 🪳🪲🧪 academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
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Diversity of swimming behavior in larval Lepidoptera
Abstract. Lepidoptera are a highly diverse lineage of predominantly terrestrial insects, yet their larvae occupy diverse habitats where they may experience
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GBIF @gbif.org · 22/09/2026
⭐ Celebrating 25 years of GBIF! ⭐ To mark GBIF’s 25th anniversary, a new open access article in the Biodiversity Data Journal provides a comprehensive overview of GBIF’s history, network and infrastructure. 📖 Read the article:🔗https://gbif.link/gbif25paper-news @bdj.pensoft.net @pensoft.net
A collage of various biological illustrations with the GBIF 25 year logo in the centre
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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
2026 gave us more butterflies on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects than 2023 and 2024 (these years were the worst since 1990), and a little bit more than 2025, especially in August. But beware of shifting baseline, numbers in most years in the 1990s were often twice as high as nowadays.
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FIA Datamart was back online today: research.fs.usda.gov/products/dat...
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FIA DataMart | US Forest Service Research and Development
FIA DataMart allows visitors to download raw data files, standard tables, SQLite databases, Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) input files, and a desktop EVALIDator reporting tool. DataMart also provid...
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We need a standard geofacet arrangement for US states before we do another election. Saw the worst example yet.
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Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik @joeboomzag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I built a statistical model to forecast ski conditions using seasonal climate models. Summit at Snoqualmie in Washington has the worst ski forecast in the western US this winter. Makes sense given the “El Niño on steroids” model signal. Go south for better skiing ⛷️ Try it out: where2.ski
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I hope they call it the Madoc mutation based on this map
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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture. Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
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The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators  | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎧 Do you want to help us understand how humans perceive forest soundscapes in Costa Rica ? Answer this quick 5-min survey: 👉 www.biodiful.org/#/soundscapes_en Take a break and listen to the voice of the forest 💚 Please like & share on 🦋 to reach more participants 🙏 🌐🌍🦤🧪🍁🪴
Flyer for the BIODIFUL Soundscapes survey. Text reads: 'Do you want to help us understand how humans perceive forest soundscapes in Costa Rica? Please answer our online questionnaire: Voices of the Tropical Forest.' Photo of a lush tropical forest interior, overlaid with a translucent ear icon surrounded by sound waves. Text continues: 'This anonymous survey will take only 10 min. https://www.biodiful.org/#/soundscapes_en.' Logos at the bottom: BIODIFUL, ETH Zürich, CNRS, and Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Over 80% of insect species live in the tropics, yet these are often the species we know least about. Our new BioScience paper asks why and how we can change this. We cannot conserve insects if tropical species remain invisible to science and policy. doi.org/10.1093/bios... @monashbiol.bsky.social
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📖 Published📖 This study explored a set of options for bridging the gap between large databases of opportunistic biodiversity surveys and the sampling frameworks underlying models that correct for imperfect detection of organisms 🧪 🌍️🦅 👉️ buff.ly/RgA9cxB
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 40% in Oregon since Trump 2.0 oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/03/u...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 40% in Oregon since Trump 2.0 • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Fish and Wildlife went from nearly 10,000 staffers in 2024 to 6,300 today, federal data obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity show.
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Helped measure baby trees planted after the 2020 labor day fires as part of an ambitious USFS study on assisted migration for climate adaptation with 4 different seed sources planted in each of 32 sites spanning WA/OR/CA. research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects...
mountain landscape from the viewpoint of a clearing that had been burned and logged with green groundcover of ferns and planted trees.doug fir seedling about 2-3 feet tall
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Rona Learmonth @rona-learmonth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Excited to share this joint first-author paper with @andreaestandia.bsky.social, now out in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We combined translocations, common garden experiments and genomic analyses to test for local adaptation to individual tree phenology in winter moths 🌳🐛 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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No evidence of fine-scale local adaptation of winter moths to variable tree phenology | Proceedings B | The Royal Society
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
hahahahahahaha
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Hengxing Zou @hengxingzou.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You might have seen the paper @science.org last week on the solar panels decreasing bird biodiversity. Our reanalysis, led by the talented Yangkang Chen, found fundamental, retraction-worthy flaws in their results, especially from the citizen science data and their models… (1/6)
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Tatiana Moreira-Pinhal @moreirapinhaltc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's out! We found that: •🦋Beauty drives public attention, research & conservation •Beautiful 🦋s are ⬆️represented in the Bern Convention & Habitats Directive •European IUCN Red Lists show no beauty bias •Recognizing beauty bias aligns conservation with ecological urgency doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
cool senior forest ecologist job with @wilderness.org, salary 92-108K, location ideally here in Bozeman, Denver, or DC, but other locations considered: thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/1737380...
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Mats Ittonen @matsittonen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New paper! Insects commonly time dormancy based on daylength, and responses to daylength have evolved in range-expanding populations facing novel daylength calendars. But how crucial is this for expanding species tracking climate niches? Maybe less than you’d think. (1/6) doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Fitness effects of local seasonal adaptation depend on the timing of reproduction in a range-expanding butterfly
Abstract. Local seasonal adaptation across latitudes is ubiquitous, but its fitness consequences are rarely estimated in the field. Using a common-garden f
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vincentholst.bsky.social @vincentholst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As promised, we now share some details why it took 32 months to get this Matters Arising published, and, since many asked, share some comments on the reply to our critique. All details can be found in this small FAQ vincentholst.github.io/the_curious_.... Below is a summary 🧵
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The Curious Case of the Declining Disruption’s Disappearance
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Anders Hart @andershart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Great opportunity to provide feedback on the future of transportation in Oregon!
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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Excited to share @portlandmercury.com 's climate issue, which is out online and in print today. The issue includes stories about personal climate grief and despair, Portland's culpability in the crisis, and the people who want to help. (Plus more!) www.portlandmercury.com/climate-issu...
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Welcome to the Mercury’s Climate Issue - Portland Mercury
The climate crisis is upon us, and its impacts are both depressing and deeply harmful. Here in Portland, more and more of our summer days are spent avoiding wildfire smoke, extreme heat, or both. Even...
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Marianne Alleyne @cotesia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Come be our colleague!!!! illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Job posting that reads: 

Assistant Professor

Insect Declines

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 
The Department of Entomology and the School of Integrative Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invite applications from entomologists with research portfolios in which insect biodiversity loss is a key element, including understanding how anthropogenic stressors (such as land-use change, climate change, agriculture, invasive species, and pollution) are causing declines in insect abundance, biomass, species richness, or range size. Candidates whose work addresses amelioration of anthropogenic changes to species, populations, and people, and who are working to develop new strategies for insect and biodiversity conservation and long-term monitoring, are especially welcome to apply. We additionally encourage researchers who can build connections and expand research in understudied global regions.
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vincentholst.bsky.social @vincentholst.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In 2023, @nature.com published 'Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time', receiving world-wide media attention. Our Matters Arising, published after a 32 month delay (more on that soon), shows that the reported decline can largely be attributed to dataset artefacts. 🧵
The average CD_5 index per year for Web of Science. The original Park et al. decline (top curve) becomes essentially flat (bottom curve) when removing papers with CD_5=1. Those papers largely correspond to dataset artefacts.
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
retraining the way my head and eyes move and getting dizzy (the median Bluesky user will understand when they get progressive lenses in 2 years)
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our new Nature Eco Evo paper documents range shifts in 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries, primarily due to climate change. 🦋80% expanded 🦋27% contracted 🦋22% shifted elevation 🦋342 showed multiple shift types. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Summer mayfly swarms are a highly visible reminder of the progress made to improve the health of the #GreatLakes - even if it is sometimes gross to wake up to streets, cars, and everything else covered in a carpet of bugs www.statenews.org/section/the-...
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Mayflies' return to Ohio isn't just a nuisance — it's a good sign for Lake Erie
An entire generation grew up without mayflies. But the pesky bug's return this summer points to a healthier Lake Erie .
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CG Partridge @partridgecg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My MS student just defended their MS thesis and is current looking for jobs. Their thesis included population genomics of an invasive forest pest and habitat suitability modeling. Skills included molecular techniques, some bioinformatics, & ArcGIS. If you know of any positions, please let me know!
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corvallisurbanist.bsky.social @corvallisurbanist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you're a Corvallis local, there's an feedback opportunity for the neighborhood bikeway prioritization project Scroll to the "online open house" link to look at the initial design of 5 community bikeways and find the feedback form #cityplanning #bicycling #urbanism #biking #transitsky
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Neighborhood Bikeway Prioritization and Scoping Project
This project will prioritize the City’s eleven Neighborhood Bikeway projects identified in the City's Transportation System Plan, and develop conceptual designs and cost estimates for the top five pro...
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Ferris Jabr @ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
One plant, 15+ visiting insect species: the power of a native bloomer! This Douglas aster is one of the most popular plants in the garden right now, enticing a diverse entourage of bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, and more. It will keep blooming into October, providing vital late-season resources.
A photo collage of insects visiting a Douglas aster, a PNW native that produces clusters of pale purple, daisy-like flowers. The collage depicts shimmering green sweat bees, fluffy longhorn bees, a compost fly, mason and leafcutter bees, stripy nomad bees that camouflage themselves as wasps, a paper wasp, a honeybee, a small wool carder bee, and a bumblebee.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026
🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇
A graphic poster reads "We have a deal! The ProPublica Guild has reached a deal with ProPublica's management on our first contract and has voted to ratify it. Swipe for the highlights [pointing emoji].
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Anybody need a salmon fisheries job in Oregon? ODFW posted this today: oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_Ex... $5,458 - $8,352/month in Salem
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Program Analyst (Natural Resource Specialist 3)
Initial Posting Date: 07/29/2026 Application Deadline: 08/12/2026 Agency: Department of Fish and Wildlife Salary Range: $5,458 - $8,352 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Program Analyst (Natural...
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Backyard mosquito sprays may be fueling insecticide resistance | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release... Open access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Backyard mosquito sprays may be fueling insecticide resistance
The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them, according to two new studies from North C...
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 24/07/2026
Some context regarding Moda Center renovations. The Trail Blazers $600 million request is larger than any recent/planned public contribution to an NBA/NHL arena renovation. It's not "market rate" or even reasonable. What Dundon is demanding is an outlier.
Dot plot showing the median public contribution to NBA renovations from 2025 and beyond is $338 million.
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Zach Urness @oregonoutdoors.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Thunderstorms are coming today. A fire lookout burned down. A man died preparing his property for the Brewer Fire The wildfire near Dallas that brought evacs is 90% contained. Lots of updates in today's live wildfire blog: tinyurl.com/5frreptw
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oregon Board of Forestry to vote on proceeding with State Forests Forest Management Plan this morning. Going to be a 4-3 vote but I can't predict which way.
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Adrienne Marshall @hydro-adrienne.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New paper out in @pnas.org: this year’s western U.S. snow conditions were pretty dismal, but to what extent was this snow drought due to climate change?  Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... (with Marianne Cowherd, Stefan Rahimi, Yuhong Ye) Thread:👇
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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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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 20/07/2026
Ideally, you want science on the sports pages, on the funny pages, you want people who normally don't read science to stumble upon fantastic stories of say, corpse beetle daycare. #BugSky defector.com/homosexually...
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Homosexually Humping Corpse-Eating Beetles Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time | Defector
The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is famously good at parenting. In the leaf litter of forests around the United Kingdom, the beetles scurry around in search of the small carcasses of mice a...
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Native plant discourse: even with a yard-to-natives conversion it's shocking how many bug visitors are introduced. Goes way beyond honeybees to hoverflies, wasps, ground beetles, moths, lady beetles, jumping spiders, earwigs, spittlebugs, bush crickets...about 15% of species observed & IDed.
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Tyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Glad to see a big team tackle forest carbon monitoring with the many remote sensing products out there. A few years ago I went down this rabbit-hole to see why I couldn't get a straight answer for what was happening to State Forests carbon.
3 panel graph of trends over time by forest ownership in the Oregon Coast range. Y-axis is carbon/area, x-axis is year from 1990-2020, 3 trend lines are from different biomass products, point estimates are from FIA ground measurements. 3 panels are Board of Forestry (state forests), Federal, and Private ownership. Generally LEMMA was best.
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