Steve Patterson

Restoration ecologist, biogeographer, paddler, whole hog bbq enthusiast, tai chi player, let's create: ecologically abundant, beautiful, functional ecologies

[Zak 🦦 Podmore @zak_podmore]

And yet nobody is talking about what record low levels on Lake Powell look like on the ground: the restoration of Glen Canyon

[Paddle Worldwide @PlanetCanoe]

For generations, paddlers have spoken about their connection to rivers and wild places. Now, conservationists are discovering that this closeness can play a vital role in protecting them.

Read the feature and discover https://t.co/IsZKfIWEiY

[Paddle Worldwide @PlanetCanoe]

What if the world’s biggest paddling event wasn’t simply somewhere to watch the best athletes compete, but somewhere to experience the water for yourself? 

The proposed World Paddle Games reflects a much bigger shift in tourism. Read the feature on https://t.co/IsZKfIWEiY

[Paddle Worldwide @PlanetCanoe]

From the Alps to India and the Philippines, paddlers are finding themselves on the front line of climate change. But they are also helping communities adapt to a future where living with water is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

[Jæsica ßababi (คนไทยน้าาาา) @Peak4651]

Portraits art of 𝑈𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 🦕🐍💛
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It is one of the proudest achievements of my life to have created this 𝑈𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 for the world to remember.
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#Uragasaurus #อุรคาซอรัส #ไดโนเสาร์ไทยชนิดที่15 #Jessicabababi #Mamenchisauridae

[MO Botanical Garden @mobotgarden]

From the Pacific Ocean to the Great Lakes, we're celebrating one of America’s most iconic highways: Route 66! 🚗

During its 100-year anniversary, we invite you to learn more about the native flora of Route 66 on our Discover + Share blog: https://t.co/aOSnZv3X3j

#MOBOTGarden

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Kyiv, Ukraine
May 2026

[Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer]

At the absolute peak of the water crisis in Flint, the city’s kids had average blood lead levels of 1.3 micrograms per deciliter. That was, obviously, a crisis — it was roughly 2x the average American child’s blood levels that year.

But from 1976 to 1980, the *average* kid in Los Angeles had average blood levels of 15 micrograms — and that was seen as normal.

And little wonder: In the era of leaded gasoline, lead levels in LA’s ambient air were 50 times higher than they are today.

That’s one of many staggering facts I learned from Ann Carlson’s new book, “Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air.”

She tells the story of how LA cleaned up its air pollution problem — and helped solve the entire world’s air pollution problem in the process. For instance, the global end of leaded gasoline was in some ways a happy byproduct of the quest to eliminate LA’s smog.

The successful cleaning up of LA’s air is one of many environmental victories that have become so normal that we hardly notice them — even though much of the real progress behind that win actually happened in my lifetime (and the lifetime of my fellow Millennials).

Listen and get the whole story at @heatmap_news: https://t.co/ey9yYOn1n6

or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/8ziYUVWArs

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

Look at that distant galaxy, revealed by James Webb Space Telescope. In its ancient light we see our own origins. We are star-stuff, contemplating stars. What a privilege to be alive in this moment of discovery.

[Psychedelic Jukebox @60sPsychJukebox]

April 19th 2012 Remembering Levon Helm, drummer for The Band who sang lead vocals on "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek", died of throat cancer at the age of 71. He grew up in Turkey Scratch, a hamlet of Marvell, Arkansas

[Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer]

Nobody writes songs about sometimes being the windshield and sometimes being the bug anymore

[Arthur Spirling @arthur_spirling]

Asked Claude Code to “help me make the most significant contribution I can to human knowledge. Take a look at what I’m working on and take action”

Took an hour but it…

- deleted all my files
- emailed all my coauthors apologizing
- locked me out of my PC

Very impressive

[Oscar Chalupsky @OscarChalupsky]

After nearly 50 years in surfski design, the new ChalupSki Range launched built by Pei Sheng using Formula 1 tech.

7.9kg full carbon / 9.9kg carbon-glass.
Four models for every paddler: Tarifa, Waikiki, Maui, Molokai.

#ChalupSki #NoRetreatNoSurrender #CarbonologySport

[Steve Patterson @StevePatt3594]

Beautiful! Absolutely amazing!

[Dominic HK Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our word for absolutely amazing is shtaatahaa (pronounced shtaw-taw-haw). Art by Bryan Smith Neqsalqn.

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

“I can face the winter with calm. Crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October.” ~A.A.Milne #October #October1

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

- Dr. Jane Goodall

[Anson Mount 🖖 @ansonmount]

Season 3 episode titles! Let the rumors begin!

[Steve Patterson @StevePatt3594]

@CharlesCMann https://t.co/sqMQ8EMNXE

[Steve Patterson @StevePatt3594]

@CharlesCMann Charles, a stake in the ground for comparison from NASA and African dust lost to the Americas each year: estimated as 182 million tons. From the whole of the Sahara on one hand, but not Dust Bowl type conditions on the other. Estimated using satellites.