Anna Le

Aquatic Ecologist + Environmental Educator | SciComm | Conservation Photographer | MSc Science Education Montana State ‘25 | #firstgen | Views my own

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Can someone please confirm that being in your 20s suck and life gets better in your 30s? Because right now, I feel like an adult toddler stumbling through life, wanting my favorite snacks to help soothe me while I try not to have a breakdown every often or so

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

If you’re an outdoorsy nature loving person in the Portland metro area, please consider joining me in some of the upcoming workshops I’m leading! Register at https://t.co/4E6dfub45M

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Also, feel free to check out the new website https://t.co/EZGHR7iQYN !!

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Hello! The Grayling Education team’s expanding and I’m looking to add a Bilingual Educator (Spanish-fluency preference) to help on an upcoming project. This position is part-time and contracted for 6-months. Feel free to email or DM me with any questions!

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

@PabloJBarillas Thank you! Happy new year!

[merrin @wowzowee]

when men have a close relationship w their male professors it’s like “he’s so chill, we talk about marx and radiohead”

but when i try to talk to my female professors? it’s black swan. this 48 year old woman doesnt like me and my adoration for her is a a descent into madness

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Western Monarch Butterflies overwintering along the Southern California coast. This year the population reached 6,500 individuals at the Natural Bridges State Beach! Worth checking out if you’ve never visited them before

[RHenry 🇺🇸 @Chiefstormsky]

Those of you who follow me know that I went bird hunting this weekend with my aging canine companion Baxter! Such a memorable way to spend time on public land in Central Montana… but there was almost at terrible tragedy!

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Did you know you can fly fish for carp in the LA River, drive 15-minutes to the San Gabriel River, walk the bike path and spot green sea turtles? California is definitely a biodiversity hotspot and I don’t want to hear any purists bag on urban green spaces

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Some good news happening for my small business Grayling Education on top of many other professional developments - coming just 1.5 months after I got fired from my job. Just a few more weeks of grad school this semester and we can rest for the remainder of the year

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

A little hiatus for the last few months for good reason! Here’s to catching up on the world. Back in October, I spent 10-days in the Chihuahuan Desert and canoeing the Rio Grande River for 6-says focusing on photography

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

THIS is years of retraining my brain to love my body and not succumb to fad diets and fasting to look as I did in my early-20s. I’m much healthier in general by having a proper diet too. Clothes are supposed to fit you, you’re not supposed to fit your clothes!

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

I made the mistake of facing the scale when they were taking my weight at the doctors. I gained a few pounds that’s outside of what I think was my “norm,” felt bad for a day, went through my closet to purge the clothes that no longer fitted me, had a snack, and online shopped

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

One of the many reasons why I left academia and turned down funded research projects because of predatory behaviors of men in positions of power. I knew as a young woman starting out I had everything to lose and still chose to walk away. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone else

[Rita Swartz @buckleyswartz]

@KKgonza Most women, especially young ones just starting out in their adult life, have no idea no idea that so many men are opportunistic predators. We need a curriculum that teaches them how predators operate so they can protect themselves.

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

@TheAngryOlogist This looks so sick!!! I can’t wait to see what you do with it next! Would you mind sharing who you got tattooed by?? :)

[Taal Levi @taaltree]

These comments stink, but also every scientist would benefit from maintaining a polite form of "eff off" below the surface. Fight for your ideas if they're worth fighting for. Take criticism but don't wilt under it. Not everyone will like what you do. Prove them wrong.

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

canceling plans is ok. changing your entire look is ok. chasing an ancient instinct to swim thousands of miles upstream to return to your natal waters just to reproduce once and die so that your carcass can sustain an entire ecosystem is ok. do whatever you need to do to cope.

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

@alas_ash Hi Ashley!! I’d love more info if you can send me a message and we can chat more :)

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Let this be a reminder that you are replaceable at your job. I coordinated an entire school program, recruited volunteers, led trainings, revamped structure, created new relationship, all on my own the last few months to uphold an org and they FIRED me last night.

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

@somustakeem Thank you!!

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

@_sup3rqu33n_ It’s a good organization ran by people from the corporate world so makes sense :) thank you! I believe I’ll be good elsewhere too

[Anna Le @anna_bynature]

Can someone please confirm that being in your 20s suck and life gets better in your 30s? Because right now, I feel like an adult toddler stumbling through life, wanting my favorite snacks to help soothe me while I try not to have a breakdown every often or so