Leslie Spencer
@_LeslieSpencer_
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PhD candidate @UVMFoodSystems | farmscape ecology, place-based education, wild bees | @TuftsUniversity '21 | she/her
Burlington, VT
Joined January 2021
It was so fun to spend Friday with VT's pollinator people 🐝🌻🦋
Last Friday, we joined the Vermont Pollinator Working Group Annual Conference to discuss issues related to habitat and pesticides! @_LeslieSpencer_ (PhD cand) shared her research on pollinators, pests & blueberries, and CJ (MS student) connected with VT's pollinator experts. 🐝
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The Vermont Pollinator Working Group organized “Pollinator Celebration Day” this past weekend, to mark the end of National Pollinator Week. @TaylorHRicketts gave a keynote about native bees & @_LeslieSpencer_ taught attendees about gardening for native pollinators.
🐝Love pollinators? Learn about these essential bees and other animals from experts and attend workshops at Vermont Pollinator Working Group's Pollinator Celebration Day! 📅 6/22, 10-3, #UVM Horticulture Farm, South Burlington, VT https://t.co/wZYOWhw6ke
#NationalPollinatorWeek
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What are IfA grad students up to this summer? @_LeslieSpencer_, @UVMFoodSystems PhD candidate, is buzzing around Vermont surveying pollinators on blueberry farms as part of a larger project about wild bee conservation, integrated pest management, and climate resilience.
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🌎 Happy Earth Day from the UVM Institute for Agroecology! Today we celebrate the role of agroecology in bringing about more just and sustainable food systems. #EarthDay #Agroecology #Vermont
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🔎 Are you an undergraduate - from ANY college/university in the United States - interested in agroecology? Apply to be a 2024 #Agroecology Extension (AX) Summer Research Fellow by March 15 and get paid to do research in #Vermont this summer! https://t.co/xIc1DFLM8E
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We love you, #agroecology, for committing to the ecological, social, political, and cultural dimensions of sustainability. 💌 DM an agroecology valentine to the people you love today. 💗 Happy Valentine’s Day from the UVM Institute for Agroecology.
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Are you an #undergraduate interested in #agroecology? Apply to be a 2024 Agroecology Extension (AX) Summer Research Fellow by March 15! Learn more here: https://t.co/xIc1DFLM8E
@UVMExtension @UVMCALS
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🤔 Want to stay up to date with all things IfA? 🗞 Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter at our website or link in our Instagram bio! From agroecology summits to recent publications in the field, it's a real screen scroller (i.e., a page-turner): https://t.co/SDqcmZGMwD
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Excited to share this new #openaccess @ArcGISStoryMaps project highlighting some of @Agroecology_UVM’s work in #VT 🚜🪲🐄👩🌾
🧐 How does #agroecology show up in #VT? 🚜UVM’s Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) has been a partner in an exploration of Urban and Peri-urban Agroecology in and around Burlington, VT. 🔗 Learn more here: https://t.co/uKA95PYutK
@ArcGISStoryMaps
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👋 We thought it was about time we introduced ourselves, the social media team at IfA. We are all in the Food Systems PhD program, Gund affiliates, and passionate about compelling communications. You can learn more about each of our research at the IfA website!
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Earlier this morning we were contacted about the shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont. We have been in touch with the families of the students. At this moment here is what we know: - The students were wearing a Kuffiyeh - The students were speaking Arabic - The
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Why do we need transformative change? #Agriculture is a piece of the climate solution, and it is not the only solution. We need systems change. Last week, our IFA team engaged in transformative thinking through breakout sessions at the VT Farm to Plate gathering. #rootedinvermont
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📚📢 New article! ❔ When can we know that a project, process, or initiative is agroecological? 🔗 Check out a new #openaccess article on measuring agroecology here: https://t.co/CvAEejktWD
@ucpress #agroecology #foodsystems #industraialag
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We are starting a new social media series where we share THANK YOU letters to agroecology! This week, we thank agroecology for finding strength and regeneration in intergenerational collaborations. Stay tuned for updates on work that bridges generational siloes.
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🎉 It is a big day today at UVM!🎉 1 – The launch of the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships (IfRP) at @uvmvermont. 2 – The UVM Food System Summit hosted by the UVM Food Systems Research Center @UVM_FSRC. Read more: https://t.co/0ywyBPftt1 We can't wait to collaborate!
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Full house at the joint @RickettsLabVT and @bpkfish lab meeting! 🤝📚🌱 #AcademicTwitter @GundInstitute
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Interested in grad school? 10/10 recommend working with @gabbygarciaphd! 🌱
I'm looking to support 2 Ph.D. students interested in socio-ecological dynamics, plant ecology, and/or the science-policy interface for Fall 2024! More info here:
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📢Don't miss this new review paper from @Biotropica, skillfully led by @caitlin_ento. We delve into the world of #Lepidoptera research in #PuertoRico, shedding light on critical knowledge gaps. 🦋📑 @PNGmoths @BE_bilingue 👉 https://t.co/ZefYxQ6M7I
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In Puerto Rico, a tropical archipelago in a region characterized by complex socio-economic and environmental change, ecological knowledge of the local insect fauna is scarce. Greater emphasis on...
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🍂 Annual hike and leaf peeping of the @RickettsLabVT. This year we were joined by the @bpkfish lab, as well as visiting scholars #StephenPolasky from @UMNews, and @Todirostrum and #RogerMadrigal from @CATIEOficial. 🍂
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