I admit I am powerless over documenting Bushtit babies but my life has not yet become unmanageable. I may need a sponsor. @LauraPaskus, are you willing?

Albuquerque, near Rio Grande Nature Center #nmwx @NWSAlbuquerque

Here's a shorebird you can see (& hear!) without going to the beach! 🌊Killdeer are plovers that have adapted relatively well to human built environments & can be found along pastures & fields throughout much of the U.S. & Canada. Killdeer chick & eggs🥚 📷: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

This SHAMEFUL decision upends more than a hundred years of legal precedent at the expense of Tribal water rights and the Trust Responsibility.   As someone who has spent my career working on water issues, here’s why this decision matters (Thread)

I'm v happy to be a core part of the MOTH Project, a recently launched, long-term @nyulaw initiative to generate, document & disseminate new ways of imagining & relating human & MOre-Than-Human rights. You can find out more about our work here: https://t.co/ooMQ4sBRwd

The decision earlier this month strips federal protections from the ephemeral streams that are crucial for life in the arid West.

Getting ready for their nap.

Two baby Bushtits napping, (with brief interruption) in our @ABQbrp backyard refuge! #BirdTwitter

Nice!

#BernCo Animal Care Services is hosting a foster open house this Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm to recruit and increase its animal foster base. At this event, you will be able to register as a foster volunteer and/or take one of our dogs for a “doggy day out.” https://t.co/Shp71DVCjS

I couldn't find much, there isn't much science, it seems, but I wrote this last evening, based mainly I info from @corvidresearch

A reminder if you're visiting the beach this summer that birds such as Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Little Terns nest on beaches all around our coast. Their eggs and chicks are *extremely* vulnerable to people, dogs, horses etc etc. Be wildlife-aware and give them a chance!

ABQ is only 155 observations behind Austin! Maybe the infographics made by your class are doing the trick! @DisasterYolanda @UNM_GES @ABQcitynature

It’s no secret that our world is facing an existential crisis brought on by climate change. But what many may not know is that embracing the knowledge that Indigenous people have developed over millennia is a key to unlocking a multitude of solutions.

#CityNatureChallengeABQ took 9th place in species found for cities in its size range in #CityNatureChallenge 2022. Let's beat it this year! A student in GEOG 2115 in the @UNM_GES dept. at @UNM made this in GEOG 2115. @DisasterYolanda @citnatchallenge @NMCommunityGeog

22 days and counting! https://t.co/Iush29xcSd

Weeds are our friends!

Folks who are or (have friends in) the UK- sign (/forward) this to help protect swifts and other cavity-nesting birds. #BirdTwitter #UnitedKingdom

See you at Draft & Table on Tuesday 4/4 @ 4pm for our monthly ASPIREational Talk + Social Hour series! This month's talk will feature research from Chris Lippitt, ASPIRE Director and College of A&S Associate Dean for Research @UNM_GES @unmasresearch

"Having such language available to us is vital because it encourages the kinds of allegiance and intimacy with one’s places that might also go by the name of love..." Beautifully thoughtful piece by @RobGMacfarlane on language, landscape and Barry Lopez. https://t.co/HtxFuWkM7g

Hello: I'm gathering poems or songs which grieve or protest the felling of trees. Hopkins' "Binsey Poplars", Clare's "Lamentations of the Round Oak" Wd welcome suggestions; any language, any time. Reply here or on most recent Instagram post (also @robgmacfarlane) 📷Kerry O'Grady