Luke Matthews

Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife | M.S. Waterfowl Biology

[Ryan Bourbour @talonDNA]

Ferruginous Hawk tree topper in a Winters, CA walnut 🌳 orchard…

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

There are over 510M square kilometers of area on the surface of the Earth, but less than 30% of this is covered by land. The rest is water, in the form of vast oceans 🌎️

This visualization ranks the world’s countries by their share of Earth’s surface: https://t.co/pnPFupkxZD

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

Finally got the first chapter of my masters thesis published.

Impacts of Changing Postharvest Agricultural Practices on Abundance of Waste Grain in California's Central Valley https://t.co/KsybQLJjGj

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

I am lucky to have been one of Eadie’s graduate students. This is a well deserved award!

[UC Davis @ucdavis]

Distinguished Professor John Eadie won this year's UC Davis Teaching Prize of $60,000 and is donating the prize money to establish a new scholarship in wildlife and waterfowl biology for underrepresented and nontraditional students. https://t.co/3MYvwccbku

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

@talonDNA I love these guys!

[Ryan Bourbour @talonDNA]

Prairie Falcon through the spotting scope this morning…

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

I did a fun podcast with the Ag Presidents Council. Check out the episode!

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

Veggie harvest to kick off the morning.

[Reclamation Dist 108 @RD108Irrigation]

It’s National Pollinator Week. Thanks to the bees that service our sunflower and other seed crops. #PollinatorWeek #PollinatorWeek2021 #sacvalley

[Kevin Ringelman @KevinRingelman]

Please RT! I'm recruiting an M.S. student to start at LSU in the fall, flying UAVs over wintering waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Description here: https://t.co/AF8HZcinbt

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

Wow!

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

Water in California's Lake Oroville will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time https://t.co/XK3lG0lCaJ @CNN #drought #climatechange

[Jocelyn Anderson Photography @JocAPhotography]

A Virginia Rail and one of its chicks, who is sticking out its tongue. The parent had just brought over a tasty morsel for the little fuzzy.

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

Ag nesting #mallards are getting some gps/gsm transmitters this year on fallow #rice.
@CalWaterbirds @RiceNews @CalWaterfowl

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

The back of the truck makes for the best survey locations when you work in a flat landscape.

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

@GaryLink Awesome! I didn’t end up making mine into likes because I got lazy but definitely going to try that next year!

[Luke Matthews @LukeMat91]

Successful Memorial Weekend project. Duck and goose sausage.
#duck #sausage #duckhunting

[CA Rice Commission @RiceNews]

As #carice fields grow, they provide habitat for a variety of birds throughout the different stages. Read more from the latest blog from Luke Matthews (@LukeMat91): https://t.co/tiNAy70E2S #sacvalley #birdwatching

[Dr. Rachel C. Taylor (commissions available) @fidhw]

...drumroll...
The #Osprey has gone to its new home, and (as it was delivered Friday and gifted yesterday) I can now share with you!
Carved stone base by the Highland Slate Workshop, fish by late-night inspiration. #glassart #birdart #happy

[CA Rice Commission @RiceNews]

The future generation- Mallard eggs on a farm in Yolo County #sacvalley #carice @DucksWest

[CA Rice Commission @RiceNews]

We appreciate @AsmAguiarCurry who toured Conaway Ranch in Yolo County today, to see firsthand work by @CalWaterfowl in partnership with the California Rice Commission to help the Mallard duck population. Here’s more on this important #sacvalley #carice environmental work: