First day of Ichthyology = fish drawing time. What appears in your mind when you think of fish? SDStateNRM

New: This week, the removal of four dams along the California-Oregon border is expected to wrap up after decades of work. The Klamath River will flow freely for the first time in more than a century… sfchronicle.com/california/art…

Just add sewage: How a bone-dry river bed became a thriving haven for desert wildlife bit.ly/3MvFJQw

Her grandmother did not have the right to vote until she was 30. Now, Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, is working to ensure everybody has access to the ballot in November as Pima County's first Indigenous county recorder. 19thnews.org/2024/09/how-a-…

🌡️100 straight days with high at or above 100°F. Phoenix has just reached this mark today and the streak is expected to continue, with no end currently in sight. This is by far the longest streak on record. The previous record was 76 straight days in 1993. #azwx

My grandma wasn't eligible to register to vote until she was 30 years old. Now I'm the elected official responsible for Voter Registration and Early Voting for 634,000+ voters in Pima County. Thanks to Jessica Kutz of the 19thnews for writing about it. 19thnews.org/2024/09/how-a-…

Today, I was thrilled to join U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state, local and Tribal leaders in Mesa, AZ to celebrate the successful delisting of the Apache trout - Arizona’s state fish - following decades of collaborative conservation grounded in Indigenous Knowledge. doi.gov/pressreleases/…

"We were told it was never going to happen. That it was foolish to even ask for one removal. We were asking for four." - Brook Thompson BBC bbc.com/future/article…

"harbingers of hope:" Apache trout officially no longer endangered. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

A record day for Phoenix. Sky Harbor had a high temperature of 116 degrees. That breaks the previous record for the date of 115 in 2020. Not only that, but it ties for hottest day ever in September (other day is 9/1/1950). And, it is the latest occurrence of 116 degrees. #azwx

“We could not afford to lose in the battle for the protection of this river.” Former Yurok Chairperson and Vice Chairperson Susan Masten voanews.com/a/tribes-celeb…

Increased military flight trainings pose dire environmental and public health risks in Arizona and New Mexico. And yet, the Air Force is brushing off widespread public concerns, silencing Tribal & rural communities & plowing ahead with this dangerous plan.truthout.org/articles/remot…

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS: This is the frightening view from Lake Elsinore of the #AirportFire. As the fire jumps Ortega Highway, residents are now being evacuated west and south of Lake Elsinore… DEVELOPING

It's not that such behavior was actually impossible. Part of this recurring experience stems from lack of collective imagination regarding how things can go sideways. But other reality is that conditions truly have changed, & historical assumptions lag behind our "new abnormal."

How does human activity interact with drought in chalk streams? New paper by me, Rachel Stubbington, Judy England et al. out in Journal of Applied Ecology ➡️ Poorer water quality and abstraction exacerbate drought impacts on invertebrate communities 🐌🪳🪱

SCOOP: University of Arizona’s President Robbins will be paid through June 2026 (when his contract ends) despite stepping down in under a month. He currently makes about $730,000, though it is unclear if he’ll continue to make that salary, or take a cut: tucson.com/news/local/sub…