Successfully defended my dissertation today! Celebrating with a beer overlooking some urban ecological infrastructure: the Sacramento River!
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Come and work with me in the Regulatory Review Unit! Applications are due by March 23rd
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Are you #jobhunting?
Do you like #workingremotely?
Apply to our vacancies! 
Public participation liaison & Council clerk
Sr. environmental scientist
Associate governmental program analyst
Read position details here 
bit.ly/3VJekhn!
Public participation liaison & Council clerk
Sr. environmental scientist
Associate governmental program analyst
Read position details here bit.ly/3VJekhn!
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Come work with us! A great opportunity for an environmental social scientist to join an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative team working in the critically important Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Happy to answer questions about the position and our unit! Please RT!
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Hey social scientists, we need your expertise! Join my team @DeltaCouncil in a unique and exciting opportunity to lead initiatives on adaptive management, environmental governance, and tribal ecological knowledge. #hiring #socialscientist #environment
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This is HUGE!!!🤯
Today the posted a report detailing the world's FIRST regulatory evaluation of a waterbody (San Francisco Bay) being potentially impaired due to #microplastics.
The Board will hold a hearing on the matter on March 21st.
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E.T. here with + the Delta Science Program for another #deltasciencespot.🔵
There’s TONS of research happening in the #sacdelta. Keeping track of everything can be daunting. But what if there was a tool that could help folks do this? 🔀
Keep reading to learn more!
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Now online in an interactive #storymap format: Our 2022 #AnnualReport! 🥳
Explore it here to learn about our work in pursuit of equitable, enduring, and science-based solutions for the #sacdelta ➡ bit.ly/3JeYO9i.
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Delta Residents, be on the lookout for the Delta Residents Survey in the mail !
Read more about the Survey below ⬇️ or at deltacouncil.ca.gov/social-science
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An homage to the mentorship and work of ASU Regents Professor Nancy Grimm
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A group of former students and postdocs wrote this paper about research I've done over my career. Really honored by this tribute, and of course, acknowledge that they & others were huge contributors to the research without whom it wouldn't have happened
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Great opportunity! Come work with us!
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The application due date for our Sr. Environmental Scientist vacancy below has been extended to Dec 5! 
Learn more at the link below. twitter.com/DeltaCouncil/s…
Learn more at the link below. twitter.com/DeltaCouncil/s…1
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For 25 years, scientists in have studied Phoenix as an urban ecosystem. With renewed funding from the , they'll continue to guide us in creating a sustainable and equitable future.
Read the full story➡️ research.asu.edu/life-city-asu- #ASUResearch #NSFfunded
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A new Future Cities episode is live! Drs. and explore how political theory and philosophy help in understanding distributive, procedural, & recognitional justice for nature-based solutions.
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The Earth Journalism Network () is offering grants of up to US$5000 for journalists to cover biodiversity and conservation. Deadline 20 November. earthjournalism.net/opportunities/
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Come work with us! Happy to chat with anyone interested in the position about my experiences as a Senior Environmental Scientist in the Delta Science Program and to answer questions about the application process.
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We're #hiring a senior environmental scientist! 
This synthesis specialist will support the Delta Science Program by coordinating + participating in #data analysis, synthesis, + modeling efforts.
Apply by 11/1 bit.ly/JC-334496.
This synthesis specialist will support the Delta Science Program by coordinating + participating in #data analysis, synthesis, + modeling efforts.
Apply by 11/1 bit.ly/JC-334496.
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Our #SciforCommunities Workshop agenda is online now ➡ bit.ly/3S0bZwk!
Attendees will learn about...
✅ Benefits of relationship building between #sacdelta scientists + communities,
✅ #Environmentaljustice initiatives,
✅ #Deltascience funding opportunities,
+ more.
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Leading was one of my proudest achievements of grad school. So happy to have worked with such a great team and had so many insightful conversations with urban resilience leaders. Excited to see what comes next now that I’ve stepped away from the podcast!
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This podcast was developed by graduate fellows and postdocs within @URExSRN. And as we celebrate this partnership, we give a special s/o to the founding members: @stephen_elser, @JasonRSauer, Vivian Hobbins, @RobertHobbins, Matt Feagan, @SamMarkolf, @brr_nyc, and @oh_the_urbanity
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Big news! We're #hiring a Deputy Executive Officer for Science to carry out the mission of the Delta Science Program.
We're looking for a team leader with #sacdelta science expertise, experience working with policymakers, + excellent #scicomm skills.
➡ bit.ly/JC310502
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Berbés-Blázque et al. Resilience in the times of COVID: what the response to the COVID pandemic teaches us about resilience principles. Ecology and Society 27(2):16.
doi.org/10.5751/ES-132
#socialecologicalsystems
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We are looking for a new director of the California Institute of Water Resources . If you are passionate about water and want to work in one of the most complex and challenging water worlds, please apply! Please spread far and wide 😀
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So happy to have contributed to this paper, where we demonstrate the value of a social-ecological-technological system framework to improve social-ecological outcomes when planning and managing urban nature-based solutions. Proud of our efforts!
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New paper out in journal One Earth, "A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services" led by USL's @timonmcphearson, @e_m_cook, @MartaBerbes, @Chingwen_Cheng, @DrNitrogen, @eyetonature and many others! 
doi.org/10.1016/j.onee @CellPressNews
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Our new book is out "Collaborating for Climate Equity
Researcher–Practitioner Partnerships in the Americas" edited by #noTwitter Vivek Shandas and Dana Hellman showcasing university-community-city collaborations
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It was a pleasure to have such a thought-provoking conversation w/ about her work on green infrastructure and environmental justice. Lots of relevant tidbits for environmental researchers and practitioners in cities and beyond!
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Check out our new episode 'Environmental Justice and Green Infrastructure' with @EcoGreenQueen, discussing interdisciplinary research, recommendations for more equitable GI, and her own business! stitcher.com/show/future-ci
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The #ScienceActionAgenda guided $35+ million in management-relevant science between 2017-2021. 💰
Created by + for the #deltascience community, the 2022-2026 SAA emphasizes #integration + details the #sacdelta's top science actions + management needs ➡ bit.ly/2022-2026SAA.
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Wrapping up the Sherman Island tour with a look at this wetland restoration project (~600 acres of wetlands here!) and some ongoing monitoring. Most impressive at all? The structural integrity of this boardwalk!
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Learning about the setback levees of Sherman Island and how scientists are overcoming some sampling challenges through innovative technologies. See the 2nd pic for details on this awesome fish sampling platform! Wish I had that back in my days at …
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Finishing our #sacdelta tour today on Sherman Island, learning about ongoing subsidence reversal projects. Extremely important work being done!
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Had our lunch break at Big Break Regional Shoreline! A beautiful park that serves as a community and education hub for the Delta. We learned about the wide variety of educational programs that occur at the park.
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There’s also a multi-use path that runs alongside one of the parcels at Dutch Slough! During our ~10 minutes hanging out by this bend, I saw 5 or so cyclists and a few runners! There are plans to extend this path around the full parcel to improve this recreational benefit!
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Off in the distance here (I think) is a legacy vineyard - the last remaining vineyard of its kind growing on a rare Delta dune.
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Now learning about how this restoration project has provided essential habitat for a variety of wildlife. Wildlife researchers are surveying for birds, bats, amphibians, reptiles, and more!
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So excited to get out and export the Delta today with the ISB! First stop is Dutch Slough. We’re learning about ongoing research on the short/long term greenhouse gas fluxes and how this project was designed with adaptive management experiments + education in mind!
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Listen to this in between all your meetings/writing/teaching/leading/rematriating!
Rematriating the Land with Corrina Gould nativeseedpod.org/podcast/2021/e with
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“Building cities that combat climate change should ultimately make us happy.”
I love this comic format to convey big ideas (including research from !). Via
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We've appointed three new members to the Delta Independent Science Board!
⭐ Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera
⭐ Dr. Anna Michalak
⭐ Dr. Inge Werner
Read about their backgrounds + experience in our #newsrelease ➡ bit.ly/032522NewsRele.
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We're pleased to announce a new Science for Communities Workshop this coming fall to connect those who live, work, and recreate in and around the #sacdelta with scientists who work in the region. 📅
#sciforcommunities
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