Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Is it intentional on @southwest.com‘s part to separate passengers flying under the same itinerary simply to milk them for seat fees? I cannot tell you how many couples have come up to the gate agent asking if they can sit together. #reasonIflyAlaska 010
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Individuals in my bureau aren’t eligible for #NSF funding, which I’m thankful for because the nonsense one has to go through to apply isn’t worth it. 020
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinAlberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 03/12/2025🦇Great new "decon postcard" from whitenosesyndrome.org you can find it under resources in the decon folder (or at this link www.whitenosesyndrome.org/resources/af... ) 0129
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science. 313796
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinVirginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.) RTs appreciated. 14395404
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025@bluewhalenews.bsky.social @trevorabranch.bsky.social Fascinating talk this evening at the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Thanks for coming to Newport and sharing. Quick question: is it possible toothed whales are members of the “dive club”, avoiding orca by leveraging their deep diving ability? 230
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinSeth Munson @smmunson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Court document reveals that the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area would be cut severely, and maybe entirely, along with critical natural resource management staff. This would be devastating for our public lands! 12929
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinDr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025... 29685
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinAnthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 02/08/2025In 1957, Carl Lindroth published a book on the intercontinental exchange of species. He estimated the extent of biotic exchange between NAm & Europe, using 5 insightful criteria for identifying a species as recently introduced by humans... 🧵 [1/3] 161
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinDr Rachel Hale Marine Biologist @seafloorscience.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Excellent! I agree with him. Let's get this happening in Aotearoa! 🌊🌏🦑🐙🧪 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comEnvironmental implications of future offshore renewable energy development in Aotearoa New ZealandGlobal climate mitigation efforts seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions require more renewable energy generation and utilisation. In Aotearoa New Zealand there are initiatives underway to deve... 2148
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Very interesting report. Give it a read. #bats PeerJ First report of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of North American insectivorous bats peerj.com/articles/197... @peerj.bsky.socialpeerj.comFirst report of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of North American insectivorous batsBackground Microplastics (MPs) are among the many ubiquitous environmental contaminants of emerging concern for both aquatic and terrestrial species. Bats have integral roles in aquatic-terrestrial fo... 021
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinLyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 25/06/2025and the North American Breeding Bird Survey (which identifies species at risk before it's too late): wapo.st/45CzWDz (gift). Urge Congress to protect USGS funding and the programs that power bird conservation: act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio.... 🌎 #birdswapo.stOpinion | What we’ll lose if bird banding endsScientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded. 0154
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) leads federal research on species & ecosystems and houses the Climate Adaptation Science Centers. OMB spokesperson to NPR: EMA is "obviously irrelevant to science and is exactly the kind of waste President Trump ran on rooting out of the federal government."npr.orgThis federal program helps track America's ecosystems. Trump's budget would gut itBuried in the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget is the near elimination of something called the Ecosystems Mission Area. It's a program that monitors living things and the health of the land... 2178
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Wonderful report from Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation on butterfly declines and what to do about them xerces.org/publications...xerces.orgState of the Butterflies in the United States | Xerces SocietyA study published in March 2025 showed that we are losing butterflies at a rate of 1.3% per year in the contiguous US. State of the Butterflies in the United States presents a summary of those finding... 010
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinGretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 24/05/2025The Trump administration just dropped an executive order, "Restoring Gold Standard Science" and there's lots to unpack. This EO reveals more about how the Administration will approach scientific integrity and science in regulatory contexts. Some initial thoughts. 🧵 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govRestoring Gold Standard ScienceBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United 28367208
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinNicolas Gonzalez, the heat-weary fan @nicosgonzalez.bsky.social · 22/05/2025USGS’ biological research arm could vanish next week www.hcn.org/articles/usg... via @highcountrynews.orghcn.orgUSGS’ biological research arm could vanish next week - High Country NewsTrump is on a multipronged mission to eliminate a science agency that conservationists, toxicologists, universities and more call irreplaceable. 33033
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinNext Interior @nextinterior.org · 21/05/2025The current administration's plan to get rid of the Ecosystems Mission Area at the Department of the Interior is a terrible idea. Good, short piece explaining why, here: www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/gues... @altdoi.altgov.infocolumbiamissourian.comAmerica needs the biological research within U.S. Geological SurveyThe loss of this research would leave America vulnerable to poor decisions about the lands we all value so much. 0116
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinEcological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 07/05/2025As a great example of work you can do, see our letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, which was co-signed by dozens of other societies who share our concerns about funding for the USGS Ecosystem Mission Area. esa.org/wp-content/u...esa.org 161
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinMarshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2025What happens to science under autocracy? The rise of the National Socialist Party in 1930s Germany provides an (admittedly extreme) example. Prior to the early 1930s, scientists at German institutions won a third of Nobels. 10 years later, that number was 5%, and has never recovered. 13513257
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinPhil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · 16/05/2025US conservation science is at serious risk. Join a virtual rally May 22 (12–1pm ET) to defend the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area—vital for tracking wildlife, disease, ecosystems & biodiversity. Featuring Drew Lanham & Kenn Kaufman. It’s free, it’s virtual, it’s vital. www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 03017
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinTheo @theoash.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Sandhill Crane migration in Kearny, Nebraska 61176
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinAssociation for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 07/03/2025ASLO joined 50+ scientific organizations in signing a letter from @aibsbiology.bsky.social urging Congress to protect U.S. scientific research and reverse executive actions that threaten American science and technology. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25... #DefendScienceaibs.orgAIBS Leads 52 Science Groups in Urging Congress to Protect U.S. Scientific ResearchAIBS has sent a joint stakeholder letter to congressional leaders urging them to oppose recent executive actions that are harming the U.S. scientific enterprise. 0105
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinScience Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 07/03/2025A new study found that U.S. butterfly populations dropped by 22% in just 20 years. Dr. Elise Zipkin and Dr. @nickhaddad.bsky.social join us to discuss what’s causing the decline and whether we can do anything about it.buff.lyWhere Have All The Butterflies Gone?A new study of butterfly populations in the US shows a 22% decline among over 500 species in just 20 years. 617552
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinHarry Stevens @harrystevens.bsky.social · 06/03/2025🦋 This is the first study to combine butterfly observations from thousands of surveys across the country to create a complete picture of U.S. butterfly trends. Of 342 species, 245 suffered declines of at least 10 percent. Read the story here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 2/3 1217
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinJulie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 07/03/2025As scientists we are often exposed to upsetting findings and we should not have to bury the feelings that our research elicit - I'm glad it's adressed openly here (and yes these results are bleak)cbc.caScientists brought to tears by huge loss of U.S. butterflies | CBC NewsScientists calculated just how much U.S. butterfly populations have declined in the past 20 years. The results brought some scientists to tears, and have them warning about dire implications for other... 03619
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/03/2025New @science.org The disappearance of butterflies at a "catastrophic rate" in the United States www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... 10274129
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/03/2025In 20 years, the U.S. has lost 22% of its butterflies, a groundbreaking new study found. Look up population changes in your area here.nytimes.comSee How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near YouPopulations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area. 25439188
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinNick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Our paper is out, and it is distressing. Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgRapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st centuryNumerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ... 22502248
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinTyson Wepprich @tysonwepprich.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Big day for butterfly research. Many authors (led by @edwards-evoeco.bsky.social) and many more volunteers monitored across states to document rapid butterfly declines in USA. 🧪 Paper link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... NYT story gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...science.orgRapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st centuryNumerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ... 35536
Reposted by Wayne Thogmartinedwards-evoeco.bsky.social @edwards-evoeco.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I'm so excited to share my new Science publication documenting the decline of butterflies across the USA!! The bottom line is that we saw widespread, concerning declines between 2000 and 2020: 22% reduction in total numbers of butterflies, 33% of species declined while less than 3% increased. 67024
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinNPR @npr.org · 06/03/2025Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.npr.orgButterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000. 501081284
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025🧪🌎 Status of Butterflies of the U.S. comprehensively assessed for the first time xerces.org/press/study-...xerces.orgStudy Finds That US Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining | Xerces SocietyA new study published today in Science has found that populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded th... 2196
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. This work was supported by the #USFWS and #USGS www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgRapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st centuryNumerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ... 01812
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 06/03/2025EXTRAORDINARY ‼️ Arguably the most brutal heat event IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY ANYTIME ANYWHERE UNBELIEVABLE MIND BLOWING 47.5c/118F at Gallinas in MEXICO It destroys in pieces the Northern Hemisphere highest temperature record for this time of the year. 917869
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinGneiss Person @gneissperson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I went through a RIF at USGS in 1995 (job abolished, but survived). I firmly believe all these firings are illegal. I hope you can challenge your dismissal, for instance through the MSPB. Check out: www.civilservicestrong.orgcivilservicestrong.orgCivil Service Strong: Resources for Civil ServantsEffective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go... 012
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Recently published research indicating that National Wildlife Refuges embedded in an agricultural matrix may not be a refuge from pesticide contamination 🧪 kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me 031
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Best sh*t I've seen all day 022
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinDr Ecology 🌲 @ecologyphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🚨 Job Boards 🚨 Some resources for those who may need it now 🧵: 🌎🌾🧪🌿🌳🌲🍁🪶🪴🦦🎓 #PlantScience #Ecology #JobAlert - Rangelands Job Board | rangelands.org/job-listings/ - TAMU Natural Resources Job Board | jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu - Western Landowners Alliance Job Board | westernlandowners.org/job-board/ 35030
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinThe Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🪶 Today, more than 1/3 of the federal grant $$ we were relying on to finance our science & conservation work in 2025 is paused w/ no indication of when, or if, we will be able to access it again. Your tax-deductible donation helps us weather this period of uncertainty. birdpop.org/pages/do... 1/2 34640
Wayne Thogmartin @wthogmartin.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I asked my wife if she’d ever want to play #D&D #DnD ; she said, “I don’t think I could sit for three hours trying to figure out how to get through a door”, after witnessing just such an experience of mine. LOL 050
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinAmy McGrath @amymcgrath.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do. 8623971084
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinMichelle Franc Ragsac, PhD 🇵🇭🇺🇸 @mragsac.com · 18/02/2025It’s hard to focus on science or be expected to do work when the institution in the United States is collapsing before your very eyes 🫣 #SciSky 🧪 how are we doing today … 🥲 4233
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinC. McGuinn Freeman @cmf406.bsky.social · 17/02/2025As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres. www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...bozemandailychronicle.com'There is no one left': Custer Gallatin National Forest workers reeling from job lossesThe cuts weren’t isolated. Across the seven ranger districts that comprise the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Knight said she has heard of at least 32 terminations as of Monday. 541577913
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Ok, I made a new starter pack: Science Job Accounts! I want to try & collect together account that are likely to post jobs/internships/employment opportunities in science. It is heavily US/Ecology based (and would probably be better as a feed). Please suggest other accounts!! go.bsky.app/QPGnfWu 1210669
Reposted by Wayne ThogmartinAmerican Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Today, we share our love for federal #fisheries professionals who work tirelessly to address the myriad problems facing our nation’s fisheries. We urge the Administration to stop indiscriminate mass firings and to build and maintain a sufficient federal natural resource workforce. 07530
