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• Post #4429204

  Crown Heights street wins Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' "Greenest Block in Brooklyn" contest Looks great except for some accessibility issues... when you create works like this, remember to keep the sidewalks clear for wheelchair accessibility and accessibility for those who are blind/low vision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af56p0oZQNo #NYC #Gardening #UrbanForest #BotanicalGarden #Accessibility

• Post #4355970

  How Prairie Fires Restore Water to Soil & Why Prairies Need to Burn "In this hour-long interview, Gerry Wilhelm, one of the 2 authors of the massive tome *Flora of the Chicago Region*, gives us insight into how fire is essential to prairie ecosystems - and many ecosystems around the globe." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDVcfSYcxc0 #Botany #Ecology #Illinois #NativePlants

• Post #4313712

  If you're doing science communication, you should be doing it accessibly as possible. If you think science matters to people and that's why you communicate it - disabled people are a subset of the set people. If you don't know how to create accessible communications, and are unsure of the information you're finding online, there are plenty of disabled people here on Mastodon. Ask. Images, video, audio, palette...these have accessibility aspects to learn. #SciComm #Science #Ac...

• Post #4289103

  Limestone Glades of Nashville CW: There *will* be swearing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjBJSXcqCA #Nashville #Tennessee #Botany

• Post #4289102

  "The University of Trieste has opened applications for its 42nd Cycle PhD Programmes (Academic Year 2026/2027). Discover available doctoral programmes, eligibility criteria, scholarships, deadlines, and how to apply before 31 August 2026." https://phd.units.it/it/biodiversita-evoluzione-adattamento/come-iscriversi #PhD #Italy

• Post #4289101

  I miss having access to a good dissection microscope. This is a wasp I found on the floor, dead. I used a 10x, then 14x loupe on my phone camera to take photos. If I'd had my wits about me, I would have done it all from the same position so I could have used Focus Stacker on them. I don't know my insects so I do not know which species this is. #Albania #Wasp #Entomology

• Post #4289100

  Austin officials highlight unequal tree cover as temperatures climb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmHz0--67E #Texas #UrbanForest #Class #Race

• Post #4289099

  How Ukrainian farmers grow watermelons near the front line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCASqlOEH0M #Ukraine #Horticulture #War

• Post #4077706

  Recycling company that persuaded wine companies to use reusable bottles gets grant to expand They have got a grant to make a larger facility in Lodi, CA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISNAGni5Ak8 #Wine #Reuse #Oregon #California

• Post #4020648

  Something women commonly encounter is that men ignore their expertise. PLEASE before replying to a toot asking for a particular kind of information from people with a certain area of expertise, ask yourself whether you have the expertise asked for. And look at the woman's profile - it's quite possible you'll find they have expertise in the field you're about to lecture them in the basics of. I appreciate we can # AskFedi, but it's exhausting to get #9ReplyGuys

• Post #4018237

  Q: There are a number of sites that purport to list upcoming scientific conferences, but I assume most are in it for profit of one sort or another and are of varying mid - low quality. Can any scientists (esp in #Botany, #Ecology, #PlantScience, #Biology) recommend a site they use to keep abreast of upcoming conferences, seminars, and workshops they might otherwise miss notice of? #AskFed #Science #AcademicChatter

• Post #4006766

  Do we have any Latin scholars here who can tell me what the Latin word is for "carob"? Various online dictionaries are coming up blank, but I know they had carob trees and pods around then and that they were in some sort of use so there must be language for that. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4254221 #Classics #Latin #History #Carob #Food

• Post #3957742

  I had a raised bed at my parents' and their home was picked to be on a drought-tolerant neighborhood garden tour. What they got the most questions on was my wine cork mulch. I wanted to reduce the risk of getting polyphagous shothole borer from free mulch (trees could look like they'd died of drought when they'd actually died of a PSB infestation) and the local reuse places had some wine corks, which would not have that risk. #Gardening #Bloomscrolling

• Post #3906255

  Denver tackles urban heat with asphalt removal, greening efforts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcBqOzmhIgw #ClimateEmergency #Colorado #Denver #Depaving #CarCentrism

• Post #3861897

  RE: https://zirk.us/@NanoBookReview/116927737056421350 Repeating this in a quote because many people miss answers in the replies. If you live someplace that hasn't completely defunded and erased public horticultural science, you likely have websites that are part of agricultural extension and many of them also feature information for home gardeners. Evidence-based information. Pick the one closest to your area to get the right info for your situation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricu...

• Post #3831128

  American biologist who testified for PH in South China Sea arbitration killed. "Carpenter was an expert witness for the Philippines in the 2016 Arbitral Award issued by an international tribunal on the South China Sea Arbitration filed by the Philippines against China in 2013. 3 unidentified men “forcibly entered” Carpenter’s residence on Sunday night...Police said one of the men shot the American in the head which killed him." https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/american-ma...

• Post #3813676

  Forest Ecologist Answers Tree Questions | Tech Support | WIRED Dominick DellaSala, Ph.D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIZslgfIdQ #Trees #Forestry #Botany #PlantScience

• Post #3741422

  The fight to save Bosnia's wild rivers: Scientists and locals oppose mega dam project • FRANCE 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epGm6eeQfTU #Bosnia #Water #Balkans #Biodiversity

• Post #3696466

  Calmatters seeks Climate Reporter "This job will require you to tie policies to the ways they directly impact people in the Central Valley and be able to tell these stories on multiple platforms. At the same time, you’ll propose, conceive and execute enterprise stories that go beneath the surface. We expect you’ll write with depth and nuance about complex climate issues that have a real impact on the Central Valley." https://calmatters.org/about/jobs/climate-reporter-calmatters/ #Sc...

• Post #3496995

  First-Ever Fungi Time-Lapse Reveals Nature's Hidden Partnership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwmt5e288M #Mycology #Botany #PlantScience #Microscopy

• Post #2858595

  Why Maine's Blueberry Farmers Are Losing Millions When trying to contrast wild fruit with fruit created by plant breeders, they use a photo of a 'Granny Smith' apple. Which was not bred but was a chance seedling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GIaxQ54mk #FruitToot #Maine #Horticulture

• Post #2858593

  Which bird took out the top spot in the Aussie Bird Count? | ABC NEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd3lyBEYtYE #Australia #Birds #CommunityScience

• Post #2771021

  "What Makes Eugene One of America’s Best Bike Cities" University of Oregon putting UC Davis to shame here. Their cycle parking isn't perfect, but definitely a bit more accessible that UC Davis' "lightning bolt" racks that @ucaccessnow had to fight them on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLKiNj10mps #BikeTooter #UCAccessNow #CycleParkingAudit #Oregon

• Post #2771020

  72-year-old West Michigan woman graduates medical school, sets records beginning residency at 73 "Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, the mother of ABC’s Ginger Zee, may become the world’s oldest graduating medical student." I'm 60, got my MSc last year, and I'm still looking for a funded PhD in botany/horticulture, but this lady has me beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4n7MFZfcbI #NontraditionalStudent #Aging #HigherEd

• Post #2771019

  "Trying to Silence Us": Students & Faculty Slam Censorship of Pro-Palestine Voices at Graduations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXSK-facyc #HigherEd #USpol

• Post #2771018

  Event seemingly aimed at UC Davis undergrads. "Hands on the Land and the Society for Conservation Biology Davis Chapter would like to invite you to their How to Apply to Graduate School Workshop! If you're curious about graduate school or think you might apply in the future, this is a great opportunity to learn about the process from current graduate students. This event is free and there will be pizza!" #FirstGen #GradSchool #HigherEd

• Post #2771017

  Sacramento County health officials report 3 new poisonous mushroom hospitalizations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyEgsN91PyI #DavisCA #Sacramento #Mycology

• Post #2771016

  https://ishs.org/symposium/840/ "On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the VI Balkan Symposium on Fruit Production Systems, which will be held in Banja Luka, Bosnia &Herzegovina, from August 31 to Sept 3, 2027, under the aegis of the ISHS – Division Temperate Tree Fruits. The symposium will be hosted by the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of #Horticulture at our beautiful university campus. The symposium a...

• Post #2771015

  Replacing a turfgrass circle with Pennsylvania native plants https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z01zz-pXrP4 #Pennsylvania #Gardening #Biodiversity

• Post #2771014

  "Unexpected predator raids Burmese python nests in the Everglades" "Researchers arrived at a python nest to remove the eggs before they hatched and prevent the dispersal of hatchlings. When they arrived, they observed at least four vultures circling the site and actively feeding on the eggs." https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article315842703.html #Florida #InvasiveSpecies #Herpetology #Birds