VA TWS IDEA Committee

Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Awareness (IDEA) in the Wildlife Profession Committee

[VA TWS IDEA Committee @VATWS_IDEA]

VA TWS IDEA Committee aims to increase diversity, inclusion, equity, & access among underrepresented groups in wildlife by increasing awareness of the limited representation & develop solutions to create a more diverse and inclusive profession.

Our goals- https://t.co/vD9yXXPG5a

[VA TWS IDEA Committee @VATWS_IDEA]

Check out our new logo for the Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society Committee on Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Awareness in the Wildlife Profession Committee made by @Brogan_Holcombe!

@TWS_IDEAWG | @wildlifesociety
#DiversityandInclusion

[VA TWS IDEA Committee @VATWS_IDEA]

IDEA committee’s @Brogan_Holcombe presents her MS research on black bear foraging.

[Out in the Field @TWS_OitF]

🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Are you an LGBTQIA+ member of @wildlifesociety? We have one extra free registration to attend the @OUTinSTEM conference Nov 10-13 in Boston along with 2 OiTF organizers. Interested? Send us a DM ASAP!

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week's #SundayScientistShoutout article highlight from @JSTOR_Daily–“The Unsung Heroine of Lichenology”

“Mackenzie’s moments of self-citation illuminate the hopes of someone who…did not wish to separate her identity from her research”

https://t.co/IkdugWtqMa
#TransInSTEM

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Elke Mackenzie (1911-1990)!

Mackenzie was a trans polar explorer and botanist who specialized in lichens species.

#DiversityinSTEM
#RepresentationMatters
#PrideMonth
#TransInSTEM | @StemTrans

https://t.co/mhdZ9WguBI

[Out in the Field @TWS_OitF]

It's the first day of #PrideMonth and we're celebrating all of our wonderful LGBTQ+ wildlifers! 🌈 This month is about reflecting on where we've been, celebrating how far we've come (as individuals and as a community), and continuing to advocate for progress. Happy #Pride2022🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Lilian Welsh (1858-1938)!

Welsh was an LGBTQ+ American physician who advocated for promoting women’s health and suffrage rights.

#LGBTQinSTEM
#RepresentationMatters
#SundayScientistShoutout
#PrideMonth

https://t.co/wXPcn7J75S

[Luis E. Escobar @Luis_Escobar_VT]

Help support young conservationists from diverse backgrounds!

[Fish & Wildlife Graduate Student Assoc. (FiWGSA) @fiwgsa]

@FIWGSA DEI’s inaugural Future of Conservation Technician Support Grant has been awarded to Dyess Harp!

@DyessHarp (she/they) is a student in @vtfishwild with research interests in human dimensions, conservation, botany, & LGBTQ+ issues.

@Luis_Escobar_VT | @mcguzman1997
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[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day25—We have Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)!

Just broke down racial barriers and conducted groundbreaking research in cell biology.

#RepresenationMatters | #BlackinCMDBio
#BlackHistoryMonth | #BlackInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!— https://t.co/bdry1Fogyu

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day26—We have Marjorie Richard (b. 1941)!

Richard is a Black American environmental activist dedicated to fighting environmental racism.

#RepresenationMatters|#BlackInEnvironment
#BlackHistoryMonth|#BlackInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/h3tJCiLrH6

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day3—We have Dr. Eugenie Clark (1922-2015)!

Clark was an ichthyologist who studied fish+shark behavior— aka the “The Shark Lady”🦈

#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#RepresenationMatters|@MoteMarineLab
#SundayScientistShoutout|#HERstory

Read more here!—https://t.co/4r6bBLtgfr

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day13—We have Dr. Ruth Gates (1962-2018)!

Gates was an LGBTQ+ marine biologist who studied coral reef ecosystems.

@himb_soest|@CoralResilience
#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/klHmcHGfjQ

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day18—We have Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998)!

Douglas was a women's suffrage and environmental advocate—aka "Grandmother of the Glades."

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/vuqGyfb4ee

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day25—We have Anna Botsford Comstock (1854-1930)!

Comstock was a nature artist and best-selling author of “The Handbook of Nature Study.”

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/lDQrCNYzpU

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day27—We have Dr. Wangari Maathai(1940-2011)!

Maathai was a Kenyan environmental & political activist and 1st African woman to win the Nobel Prize.

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout
Read more here!—https://t.co/CeJKYKOaoU

[Fish & Wildlife Graduate Student Assoc. (FiWGSA) @fiwgsa]

Check out this incredible wildlife viewing literature review by Emily Sinkular and @NaturalistKels!

@DayerLab https://t.co/5GL09Wo0vN

[VA TWS IDEA Committee @VATWS_IDEA]

@NaturalistKels was the @VATWS_IDEA diversity travel grant recipient this year!

[Fish & Wildlife Graduate Student Assoc. (FiWGSA) @fiwgsa]

@FIWGSA students presented their research at the hybrid 2022 Annual Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society.

@NaturalistKels – Ethnoracial Diversity in Wildlife Viewers: Understanding and Supporting Everyone in the Outdoors

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@vt_fishwild |@vt_cnre
@DayerLab

[Marcus Gray, CWB® @GrayFeist]

@VATWS_IDEA Here’s a community science opportunity to get more people afield. We also have a #VirginiaButterflies group on Facebook. https://t.co/SN63VNGlN1 #vatws