Taylor Maruno

Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | #savethesnails 🐌 | she/her

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

“Public service is the rent we pay for being here on earth" Senator Donovan Dela Cruz encourages people with #environmental backgrounds to get involved in their communities and #legislatures to push for more effective environmental actions. #NREMseminar

[Kaleohano Farrant @ka_leo_hano]

Dr. Rebecca Niemiec and Franny Brewer emphasized the urgency of addressing #invasivespecies issues in Hawaiʻi such as #littlefireants through people-behavior-centered interventions at #NREMseminar https://t.co/tZv8CTTdsQ

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

#InvasiveSpecies management is most effective on a larger scale. Dr. Rebecca Niemiec and Franny Brewer explain how making invasive species control a #socialnorm helped Hawaiʻi Island neighborhoods organize and work together to detect and eliminate #LittleFireAnts. #NREMseminar

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

In sharing the #comanagement story of #Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Kalani Quiocho stresses the importance of having indigenous people in positions across all levels of land and resource management, and the growth that could stem from it. #NREMseminar

[虹喜 @HIBirdNerd]

Maxx Phillips Esq. @CenterForBioDiv shared at #NREMseminar the importance of the science community becoming strong advocates for increased funding & education especially for #ESA laws, speaking up for endangered species and to help solve #extinction crisis
https://t.co/faK7ppHYjG

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

Ever wonder how the ESA and other species protections are upheld? Maxx Phillips, Esq. from @CenterForBioDiv explains how #multidisciplinary approaches to environmental law can lead to much more effective progress in #speciesconservation. #NREMseminar https://t.co/CgEW7II1Q3

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

@dlnr Division of Forestry and Wildlife works to preserve #biodiversity, protect watersheds, and maintain ecosystem health. Ungulate fencing, forest #restoration, and invasive species control are just a few of the many projects being implemented across Hawaiʻi. #NREMseminar

[Mandi Kollmeier @mandikfish]

#nitrogen “is a wicked problem, because it’s so hard to solve.” Dr. Tai Maaz highlights in her new research the unintended consequences of agricultural nitrogen mining and depletion #globally #NREMseminar there must be reduction in nitrogen inputs to reduce their emissions.

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

Over the past 50 years, #global nitrogen fertilizer consumption has more than tripled. Dr. Tai Maaz explains how fertilizing crops such as rice can lead to large changes in global #nitrogen stocks. #NREMseminar
https://t.co/djDMXtzhQ2

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

In Hawaiʻi, DOCARE works to enforce #conservation and #naturalresource laws both on land and sea. With over 9,000 sq. miles to protect, tips can help provide DOCARE with valuable info. #NREMseminar https://t.co/eZ29eeqrYA

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

Who do you picture when you hear the word "fisherman"? Though we may not realize it, access, use, decision-making, and care over #naturalresources are largely influenced by #gender. @DanikaKleiber explains how feminist approaches can help empower fisheries. #NREMseminar

[Kimin Cho @cho_kimin]

#Climatecrisis caused and worsen the #mosquito problem that decimated native bird population. Dr. Crampton explained at #NREMseminar today how @KauaiForestBird works to save endangered Hawaiian birds but needs help and attention to solve them. Learn more: https://t.co/1o5sIs1M0a

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

"Choosing not to take action is equal to taking action and being wrong." Dr. Lindsay Young from @PacificRimCon speaks to the extreme urgency and collective effort necessary in the #conservation of Hawaiʻi's endangered species as effects of #climatechange intensify. #NREMseminar

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

#Racialhealing is reconnecting and rebuilding our relationships to ourselves, to each other, and with ʻāina. Dr. Punihei Lipe suggests using moʻokūʻauhau as one way of thinking about who and where we come from, and our responsibilities to those places. #NREMseminar #TRHT

[Pacific Island Land Snail Conservation @PacificSnail]

The rosy wolf snail (top left) are predatory snails introduced to Hawaii with the intent to prey upon the giant African snail. Instead of attacking the much larger snails, they went after our smaller native snails (bottom left) and are directly responsible for many extinctions.

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Platypuses are shy, nocturnal, and were thought to be common—but new studies seem to suggest they have declined right beneath our noses https://t.co/zdbkRI6BU8

[Kristine Kilikina @KristineKiliki1]

Dr. Micheal Bruno believes that humans are the source for #resiliency in the face of climate change-induced disasters and humans need to RESPOND, ADAPT, and LEARN in our socio-technical systems to build #resilientcommunities. #NREMseminar https://t.co/rmW1LSh88w

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

As natural disasters and extreme weather events increase with #climatechange, coastal urban cities are especially vulnerable. Dr. Michael Bruno explains the importance of awareness and proactivity in building climate #resilience within our communities. #NREMseminar

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

Climate change is not just an "environmental" problem. @fletcher_chip explains that by 2070, 19% of Earth's entire land surface may be unlivable to humans--that's 50 years from now. Change is happening in our lifetime. #NREMseminar #climatechange #GlobalCrisis

[Taylor Maruno @SnailerTaylor]

Where does your poop go? Cesspools in Hawaiʻi leach pollutants and pathogens, harming local ecosystems and our health. WAI is exploring new alternatives to cesspools, including incinerator toilets--fire up that poop! https://t.co/ImmfTMQYdK #NREMseminar #work4water #WAI