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Celebrating National Moth Week by featuring some of the moths at Blandy. This eight-spotted forester moth can be found sipping nectar from flowers like butterfly weed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢) with its long proboscis shown in the photo.
🌱 UVA’s Coastal Research Center is restoring 14 sq. miles of seagrass on Virginia’s Eastern Shore — the world’s largest effort of its kind. The result? 6x more fish, healthier ecosystems, and 40 years of @NSF-backed science news.virginia.edu/content/hidden…
Scientists at UVA’s Coastal Research Center are restoring critical ecosystems – and inspiring the next generation of researchers. environment.virginia.edu/news/hidden-pl…
UVA ecologist David Carr highlights the birds, mammals and marine life you might see on vacation from the mountains to the coast. uvatoday.me/44rgGGU
The behavior of this river in Bangladesh may be more predictable than previously thought. New @JGREarthSurface research from @yuannli & @ajaybrianlimaye of @uvaevsc eos.org/research-spotl…
Three Blandy researchers published a study in the June 2025 @Ecology_Letters, using cutting-edge analyses to reveal a surprising pattern behind how a common invasive insect, the spongy moth, expands its range outward. Learn more & read the study blandy.virginia.edu/blandy-researc…
Celebrating #PollinatorWeek at Blandy!
If you want to see these beauties in bloom, you'll need to plan a morning visit to Blandy. Located in front of the Quarters Building, these common spiderwort, 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎, open their flowers in the morning only to close them again at night.
Check out the new report by Scott Doney titled "Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance" oceanpanel.org/publication/ma…
Check out the most recent article published by Dr. Clare Rodenberg, Dr. Jonathan Walter, and Dr. Kyle Haynes titled: Evidence of Spatial Synchrony in the Spread of an Invasive Forest Pest Link - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/el…
🎓 Congratulations to the Class of 2025! #GoHoos
Emily and Annie setting a long term oyster study on the eastern shore with Dr. Castorani.
Kelsey Schoenemann, PhD Candidate, UVA Hosted By: David Carr “Bumble bee performance across land cover type and life history stage: nest-seeking, pollen foraging, and colony reproduction of commercial colonies and wild queens” Thursday, May 1st, 3:30PM-4:30PM, Clark 107
A huge congratulations to Mike Pace for an amazing career and retirement! 🎉🎉🎉
The Environmental Sciences Department presents: Our very own Kylor Kerns, PhD Candidate, University of Virginia! Hosted By: Karen McGlathery “Temperature stress, disease and value in a temperate seagrass meadow” Thursday, April 24th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 107
Will Chapman & Kirsten Mayer Project Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research Hosted By: Antonios Mamalakis “Machine Learning for Climate Science at NSF NCAR: Emulation & Scientific Discovery” Thursday, April 17, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 107
Steve Kannenberg, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University Hosted By: Xi Yang & Justin Richardson “Forest carbon allocation: Why does it matter and what can we expect?” Thursday, April 10, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM
