Abigail Derby Lewis

Senior Conservation Ecologist. Director, Conservation Tools Program @ Field Museum. Mother. Obsessed Gardener.

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Our paper about creating resilient cities came out today! It's open access and intended to be a discussion piece, so please send your thoughts and questions our way! #UrbanNature https://t.co/Csav7Xjxns

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

@warblerchips 😂❤️

[Field Museum @FieldMuseum]

Read more about Loreto and why the people working to conserve it can be a model for protecting land sustainability in the 21st century. 🌎https://t.co/NtCb1IQOII

🧵📸: Álvaro del Campo

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Call for Papers on Urban Resilience!! This is a super fun project that spans across time, space and disciplines. And the deadline for submitting a title is fast approaching- JUNE 18th. Please share widely, and reach out if you have any questions.

[Field Museum @FieldMuseum]

Hear Field Senior Conservation Ecologist Abigail Derby Lewis on @WBEZreset today at 12:20pm talking about biodiversity trends in Chicago and how you can help pollinators. 🐝 https://t.co/GtHsw3KlzR

[Carl Armstrong @AuthorCarlArm]

Still the most under-reported ecological story in North America. Imagine taking a sixth of all remaining old-growth redwoods, complete with their endangered fauna, to build a road.

That is the analogy and those are the stakes.

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Too often, birds flying through cities crash into glass buildings and die. This new case study provides the best evidence yet that turning off building lights can drastically reduce bird mortality. #fieldmuseum Great work @warblerchips !
https://t.co/RIaKgnTgAO

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

TOMORROW! 5/13 connect to the newly launched Planning for People & Pollinators Toolkit and Network #urbannature #monarchs #pollinators #FieldMuseum

https://t.co/3RoNLQXKMY

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Nature is still open! Check out @FieldMuseum resources to help connect to nature while #SocialDistancing

[Douglas Stotz @warblerchips]

New web site from @FieldMuseum with resources to help Chicagoans connect to nature while #SocialDistancing. Includes beginner's guide to spring nature, guides to some plant and bird groups, spiders, how-tos from gardening for nature, etc. Check it out!
https://t.co/MK0DYEQ5il

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Monarch butterflies are dying out and researchers @FieldMuseum find Cities and city residents could grow 30 percent of the milkweed plants monarchs need to survive. Check out the coverage in @NatGeo https://t.co/8zGlnz3WxN

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

RT @MarshMaiden Does Nature need cities? Scientists @FieldMuseum say "yes." Increasing evidence points out that not only do cities need nature but that nature, and particularly Monarchs, need cities, too. Check it out https://t.co/l1nx2xUQPw

[Marsh Maiden @MarshMaiden]

Does Nature need cities? Scientists @FieldMuseum say "yes." Increasing evidence points out that not only do cities need nature but that nature, and particularly Monarchs, need cities, too. This newly ⬇️ published paper shows how https://t.co/IW2XKhklSk

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Inspiring stories and storytellers Queen Quet & Cynthia Naha! #naf2019 #ClimateJustice #tellyourstory

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Excellent break down on the numbers from @KHayhoe

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

When it comes to what climate goals we should be aiming for, there are a lot of "magic numbers" floating around - 2 degrees, 12 years, 350ppm, net zero emissions, and more. Here's a short thread explaining the scientific basis--or lack thereof--for each.

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

@bingaman @ChicagoParks So cool, @bingaman !

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Talking with @ducanada about monarchs! Check out the newest podcast 🐛

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It may be winter but we've always got monarchs on our minds. @aderby4 talks about the flight and plight of these butterflies with @ducanada. https://t.co/wpVyoNbmZs

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

@MPCJosh @stevevance @DavidJakubiak @DanielKayHertz @yfreemark @LEEBEY @norabeck @AldenLoury I know a certain geographer that has deep thoughts on this @markjbouman "Where do Chicago's suburbs end"

[Abigail Derby Lewis @aderby4]

Monarch butterflies surge in Chicago as they migrate. Why cities could be a key to saving them https://t.co/UW7JJuKNGw #ShowYourMilkweed @FieldMuseum

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Sharing a meal @FieldMuseum #ShowYourMilkweed

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Best caption for this covert milkweed bug conversation? @FieldMuseum #ShowYourMilkweed Photo by @lexwinter

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Week 3 monarch monitoring in front yard: 23 cats (0 eggs, 0 first instar, 10 second instar, 3 third instar, 10 fourth instar) @FieldMuseum #showyourmilkweed