Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him)

I teach about managing parks & natural resources. I research the role of emotion in human-wildlife experiences. I hope all your favorite bands stay together.

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

I did a Ted Talk called "Exploring Wildlife-Inspired Awe." I hope some parts of it will resonate with you.
https://t.co/pJNtZLf9BH

[Chicago Bird Collision Monitors @BirdMonitors]

Please help us, @ChicagosMayor and @ChicagoDOB. Each and every one of the 1,000+ birds killed in Chicago today are protected under federal law. Chicago is in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

I am always thrilled to have the opportunity to talk about local parks and the Recreation and Parks Leadership Studies program! #mnsu #rpls

[Mankato Free Press @Mankatonews]

Students will continue to learn in Minnesota State University's largest classroom for at least another five years under an agreement between MSU and the city of Mankato. https://t.co/LHN5H1mHMr

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Long before I was a Minnesota resident, there was concerned talk about the moose population. As much as a natural resource, moose are a cultural resource. Hopefully this will bring us closer to a long-term conservation strategy.
https://t.co/EWiMbRVHGX

[Dr. Jessica DeWitt @JessicaMDeWitt]

"This will be the first time Minnesota transfers a state park to a Native American community."

Important development, both for the Dakota Nation & for state park management & Indigenous relations going forward.

https://t.co/XLeV62A5Ae

#parks #stateparks #Indigenous #landback

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

One of the better recent assemblages of people making bad decisions in national parks. https://t.co/blhWKEUGbJ

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Reminder: @MNSUMankato offers the only nationally accredited Natural Resource Management program in the state of MN. Looks like a great time to take one of my classes! https://t.co/bOnC35Zam6 https://t.co/IGuqQehRgA

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Each fall I teach a course titled 'Techniques in Cultural and Natural Resource Management' in which we emphasize recreational impacts and how to minimize them. Wildlife impacts are poorly understood, so this research could be invaluable! https://t.co/DbWmM1IZxW

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Add in the Air Quality Alerts and it’s a real trifecta

[Best Of Minnesota @BestPixMN]

If you can't handle me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my also worst.

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

I needed more spiderwort in my life… so I went and found some!

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Bipartisan legislation that will hopefully set an example for other states. https://t.co/FMSdu3gko7 via @SHillsAlmanac

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

I suck at fishing. Like genuinely. But the upside is no fish were injured in the making of this video.

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Showoffs.

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Red-shouldered hawks are born target shooters. By the time they are five days old, nestlings can fire their feces over the edge of the nest.

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Selfie culture is no doubt part of what is occurring. However, I suspect there are deeper motivtaions at play. Specificaly, that a desire for peak experience/awe (and not clicks) influences many proximity seekers. If so, education may be an insufficient mangement response

[Outside Magazine @outsidemagazine]

The latest cringe binge of tourists behaving badly with @YellowstoneNPS wildlife has @freddreier wondering if the outdoor community can change the culture of selfie seekers:

https://t.co/K6tU26uhzk

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

I feel truly seen.

As usual, @herzoghal asks great questions and simplifies complex research… cheers to all involved and THANK YOU!

[Hal Herzog @herzoghal]

Pet-owner guilt is surprisingly common, yet has received very little study--until now. @PsychToday https://t.co/SvjBo8MXur

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

A call for strategic light use that will cut energy costs and (potentially) enhance dark sky tourism revenue.
https://t.co/ModTuF1wTj

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Office Moving Day: After

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Office Moving Day: Before

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

"Golf rounds per visitor per day have declined 30% over the past decade while hiking has increased 50%." Cultural and Natural Resource Management matters.
https://t.co/D9RsGsSvgT

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

Had a great time speaking at the #MNFEA2023 Conference in Mankato yesterday! We had many students in attendance and a great time seemed to be had by all!

[Jonathan Hicks, PhD (he/ him) @ProfessorHicks]

2000+ manatees starved in a 26 month span. It feels like they used a bandage for a wound that needed stitches… and now they’re taking off the bandage….

[The Associated Press @AP]

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida officially ended for the winter season as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass. https://t.co/IxMEAxDbiq