The fact that a global pandemic will only cut carbon emissions by single digits illustrates how “people focus way, way too much on personal footprints, and whether they fly or not, without really dealing w the structural [sources]" as Gavin Schmidt says grist.org/climate/the-wo…

The Land Institute is not working to tweak the now predominant industrial, disruptive system of agriculture. We are working to displace it.

I have a message for all the little girls and boys out there who dream of growing up to be superheroes: Superheroes walk among us. They’re teachers, doctors, scientists, vaccine researchers—and you can grow up to be like them too.

Such a fun website promoting grassland education/conservation/research!! Tons of info on grasslands/savannas around the world, and a podcast just getting off the ground (The Best Biome). I'm glad people like this exist that are great at science outreach 🌾 grasslandgroupies.org

Phys-Fest 3 -- July 18-23, 2021, CSU Mountain Campus To find out more or to register, k-state.edu/ecophyslab/phy…

A terrific and beautiful video narrated by William Bond on the glory of open grassy ecosystems and the importance of not planting trees in the wrong places The Untold Story Of Grasses youtu.be/GAoVZoZpqro

2 new #LTER DNs 1: By Chris Hawn & Aaron Curry of @BESlter, explores whether spiders in urban areas are affected by drugs washed into waterways. 2: Features data from Lydia Zeglin & Christine Carson Konza Prairie LTER, focuses on how fertilization & fire impact soil microbe biodiversity.

Very excited to share our new study out in @nature today, reporting increasing global photosynthesis due to CO2 fertilization Earth and Environmental Sciences at Berkeley Lab Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt natureAtCal nature.com/articles/s4158… NASA Earth DOE Office of Science 1/7

ICYMI ⚡️ Precipitation alters the CO2 effect on water‐use efficiency of temperate forests @DesertRym Rossella Guerrieri @StocktonMaxwell Dave Moore @KenDavisMeteo UArizona Tree-Ring Lab Read the article here: bit.ly/392ga6X

Hi #ESA2023 I am recruiting grad students for a new lab at UNLV Fall 2024. Any combination of ecophys, dendroecology, isotopes, and/or bayesian stats. Come say hi this week (Thur 10:30 rm 257) or send me an email if you are interested. Also looking for a postdoc.