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Pair of Florida Gars swim among the cypress trees @EvergladesNPS; we got to walk right alongside them! Our National Parks are incredible and MUST be protected; our federal workers are integral to natural resource conservation!
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My kinderGARtner (6-year-old daughter) tells us about gars! #GarWeek
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This week, Jason Granberg from the Wisconsin DNR joins @BrendanSpearin for a discussion on the use of AI tools in Ecology and Conservation. They discuss how these new tools work, how they can be used in Ecology, and where to get started if you want to learn more! 1/3
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We asked, and you delivered! It has been 5 days of receiving the most amazing, unhinged gar drawings I have ever received. It was a difficult decision, but the winner of our contest .... is @birdmoder with this masterpiece!!
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“The more fun you have with it, the better it works. If scientists have fun with it, others will too.” ~Jenna Pearson, senior undergraduate @TheGarLab stcroix360.com/2024/12/good-… #GarWeek
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Angling for a great deal on fisheries books this winter? Look no further than fisheries.org/bookstore/. Catch these six awesome titles—or any of the 100-some other books on sale. Only thru Jan 17. $1 from each purchase is donated to AFS's Publications Endowment Fund.
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Shout-out to @TheGarLab Team as we focus on conservation for the final day of #GarWeek with @OKWildlifeDept! The science & #SciComm we do wouldn’t be possible without this FINtastic team of students @UMNews @CFANS!
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Attention students -- the AFS North Central Division is hosting a student conclave to take place on January 18th, 2025 from 10:00am to 7:00pm at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area. Register by January 4, 2025. See details below for more information.
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Check out this week's episode with Hannah Stapleton! Listen in to hear about Hannah's varied career path from work in Alaska to Thailand, including her most recent stint as a masters student at Montana State University. Main point:have a conservation ethic podbean.com/ew/pb-uez3s-1763…
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So @OKWildlifeDept wanted to know what is a group of gar called? #GarWeek Handy infoGARphic: Gar, Garrison, Garmada 😎
Replying to @theTXFFFarmer
now I want to know ... @SolomonRDavid what IS a group of gar called? Is it a school?
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The #GARWEEK schedule is here!!! Join @TheGarLab along with @OKWildlifeDept & @heyaimsarah starting December 16!!!
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I'm heading to the Caribbean tomorrow for a trip in collaboration with a team from the @smithsonian @NMNH, so get ready for a lot of Caribbean reef fish pictures coming your way! Will share more details when I get there! #fishmas
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It’s the time of year to make a list and check it twice! ✔️Address the effects of climate change ✔️Connect wildlife habitats ✔️Increase equitable access to the outdoors A recently expanded Highlands Conservation Act delivers all three and more. ow.ly/wQV250Ujeru
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Know an outstanding leader in freshwater science? Nominate them to be a Fellow of the Society for Freshwater Science. Fellows embody excellence in research, policy, or management. 🗓️ Nomination deadline: Dec. 13 🔗 Learn more & submit nominations: freshwater-science.org/award…

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FYI This year’s #GarWeek will be celebrating the “whole gang” of ancient fishes, including sturgeon! Enjoy the “Charlie Brown Cut” of @TheGarLab’s Lake Sturgeon video 🐟👍
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#GARWEEK ARRIVES December 16!!!
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The Rough Fish Revolution “Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk. @bioGraphic biographic.com/the-rough-fis…
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The Call for Sessions for #AFS155 in San Antonio will be opening soon! The theme for 2025 is "Headwaters to Saltwater: Understanding the Past, Protecting the Future, 155 Years of AFS." Also includes the Black Bass Symposium, last held 25 years ago. See afsannualmeeting.fisheries.o….
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Y’all can find me over at the blue place! And yes, the next #GarWeek be cross-platform, including the new spot👍
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