Chris Young

PhD in history of science and technology; Project Manager for UEC Institute; teach biology and science citizenship; study history of urban wildlife science

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@SchlitzPark bring back The Miler! The new arch is a great addition and we love the mural. Thanks for your neighborhood focus.

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@UWM @UWMLEC what a privilege to think carefully about program design and stakeholders for the future of efforts to share the @urbanecology model; and now I have this cool caricature of me

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@KimberlyWatry in honor of your summer project

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

We know you've been itching for more beaver content, so without further delay, we give you North America's largest rodent doing some serious scratching and grooming at Zion National Park in Utah.

Video by park ranger Avery Sloss

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@BrewersFanCamp @BallySportWI Thanks Bill for the PSA on watering your lawn. Half the country is experiencing drought conditions. Good call!

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

You can make change in your community. Connect people to nature and each other. Let’s get to work on this together! @urbanecology https://t.co/v0qIVmhzzW

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

Hi Twitter. Probably going to check in a bit more often again! #DemocracyWins

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@FossilHistory You will write a Brilliant opening paragraph. Maybe you already have. Look for it somewhere in chapter 5. These things are not linear!

[Urban Ecology Center @urbanecology]

Join UEC's Early Childhood Specialist Matt Flower and @AlvernoCollege for Urban Nature-based Early Childhood Education and learn how to develop an environmental education program for preschoolers.
August 22 – August 23
Learn more and register here → https://t.co/BKk4wtwuH6

[Urban Ecology Center @urbanecology]

Join Animal Care Coordinator Danny Pirtle and Research and Community Science Coordinator Maggie Steinhauer for a Facebook Live program -- Seriously Sensational Snakes! -- on Tuesday, July 28, at 11 am - noon. #snake #FacebookLive #myuec

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

What does it mean to be an urban backyard naturalist? Let's look at the #naturalisttradition #UrbanEcology #environmentaleducation @urbanecology https://t.co/DMtF2jgIFW

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

Join me as I offer a look at the history of the naturalist tradition, with special attention to urban ecology 9AM July 24. https://t.co/jk3TACZYOy

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

Sharing the UEC model: connecting people in cities to nature and each other. Join us in August for an online Intensive. https://t.co/0iAzdceYPb #urbannature #novelecosystems #conservation #naturebasedsolutions #urban #nature #citynature #CitizenScience #landstewardship

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

@marklargent @eco_marci @AliceDreger Thanks!

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

How to transform the world? One city, one neighborhood, one kid at a time. Here's how we do it @urbanecology https://t.co/UJbzdAMQh2 and we want to help you make it happen in your community too.

[Urban Ecology Center @urbanecology]

Our staff got to do one of the best things we do all year: thank donors! Teams of 3-5 staff visited almost 50 community partners, corporations & foundations to express our gratitude & give a token of our appreciation. @BradyNASocial @YellowWoodGear @johnsoncontrols @MilwaukeeMPS

[Melissa McHale @UrbanEcologyMRM]

Science for cities! Tonight CSU graduate students presented “the state of the science” working with our partners in the City of Fort Collins. I’m so proud of these amazing women in science. #urbanecologylab #proudlabmama

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

My spring academic leave from teaching includes consulting at the @urbanecology as project manager for sharing the Center's distinctive model. Ask me for more details! https://t.co/v8AuIttR5E

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

Hope for the future, or at least an alternative to doom https://t.co/yz9iSRr0Jq

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

What are historians contributing to our understanding of science? Find out at #AAASmtg #Seattle, where I’m chairing a panel: “Nature Remade: Engineering Life from the Past to Future Worlds” Join me: https://t.co/OvmA4bn5lM

[Chris Young @degreeinscience]

"Ecology for cities advocates for an applied ecological science that will help inform urban design in ways that meet the needs of stakeholders and urban residents." -Diane Pataki (2018). @TNatureOfCities #inspirationfor2020