HUBBARD FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION PERIOD IS OPEN! prairieecologist.com/2022/09/06/hub…

Great first day at Natural Areas Conference. Looking forward to talking about #sustainable #grazing tomorrow! #NAC22 #Duluth

My TEDx talk is online! Everything you ever wanted to know about plant-soil microbe interactions and how important they are for the global carbon cycle! ted.com/talks/francisk… via TED Talks

When done sustainably, ranching & eating beef can support healthy grasslands safe from conversion to row crop ag & sequester carbon to fight climate change. Excited to see this work happening in ND!

What we observe everyday in our lab reminds us: Mycorrhizal fungi are not just passive conduits to assist plants. Fungi are powerful actors in their own right, evolving trade strategies over hundreds of millions of yrs. Fungi are extraordinary. Video: L. Oyarte Galvez

Voting begins in NoDak tomorrow thru Nov 8. You can vote from home, early vote in person or vote on Election Day, there’s plenty of opportunity to make your voice heard. Here’s a how to vote guide Rep Karla Rose Hanson, Sen Piepkorn & I put together. teamnorthfargo.com/vote

New research from SPUN in Nature Microbiology. To defend the earth’s microbiome, we need to know who is where. Colin Averill Crowther Lab Thomas Crowther @johan_vdhoogen Felix Finkbeiner @MAnthony02 Petr Baldrian Petr Kohout GlobalFungi Eliane Hirt, Gabriel Reuben Smith

Amazing to hear Secretary Deb Haaland speak at @AdaptationForum about the importance of both science and traditional knowledges in climate adaptation policies & projects. Feeling inspired about adaptation opportunities! #NAF2022 #TEK #climateadaptation

Sometimes even the smallest things make the largest impact. That's the story of the Dakota skipper. Helping this teeny tiny butterfly could be an answer to conserving the nation's grasslands and an entire community is working together to save it: ow.ly/xJB650LkCyf 📸U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Spreading some #FargoND love ❤️ Geez, Even Fargo Has Gone Upscale nyti.ms/3gDOATP

NEW: The public draft of the Fifth National Climate Assessment is out for comment and we want to hear from you! Review the draft and share your feedback through January 27, 2023. Learn more here: globalchange.gov/content/call-p… #NCA5

Plant microbiome rewilding builds on premise that wild ancestors harbor microbiota with unique traits not found in modern crops. MiCRop - Microbial Imprinting for Crop Resilience SPUN Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief) Read our latest in Science Magazine w/J Raaijmakers tinyurl.com/52589894

#LGBTQIA+ people in #STEM face alarming disparities in the scientific workforce - sign this open letter to U.S. National Science Foundation asking for collection of necessary data in its national STEM workforce surveys, which will support LGBTQ+ visibility & inclusion & drive national policy & funding! 🏳️‍🌈

Transgender NoDakotans are productive members of our communities and society. The "issues" that these extreme proposals are trying to solve have already been addressed by parents, medical professionals, educators and administrators, coaches and athletic associations.

Are y'all ready to submit articles to the first Indigenous-led Environmental Justice Journal special issue? Getting close to dropping and releasing the call for papers!!!!! I am also working with amazing Indigenous women on this issue y'all!

Mary Oliver for your Saturday:

A 2023 must read #mycorrhizas

#Peatlands are such COOL ecosystems and SO valuable for #CarbonStorage. Check out this video on why YOU should love peatlands starring some of my amazing colleagues. Kris Blann @MeredithCornett The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota Christian Lenhart youtube.com/watch?v=V10SXN…

Our Science Team is hiring! We are looking for a 2-year Science Fellow interested in climate adaptation, monitoring grasslands, and collaborating across conservation teams. Please RT! The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota Kris Blann Ali Long-Nebiolo Apply here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/scie…

Do you have new or gently used field gear you want to pass on and break down barriers to access? Contact us, or consider becoming a FI member and donating to our Field Gear Closet, which helps underprivileged individuals who participate in field work. 👇🏽 fieldinclusive.org/membership-acc…