Diamon Clark

Adventure Traveler | Environmental Educator | Storyteller

[grist @grist]

⏰ It’s finally time! We are accepting applications for @Grist’s six (paid, remote) climate reporting fellowships (due by December 19), and we’ve made some important changes y’all should know about.

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Self care is community service and professional development. HR, act accordingly.

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@IWLA_org Dr. Wilson is fantastic! I agree. I have a degree in environmental science, have conducted independent research, and lead community science projects and STILL hesitate to call myself a “scientist”.

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What are the minimum qualifications to consider oneself a “scientist”? …asking for a friend 😬

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Caught this #fox on our #trailcamera carrying prey. What do y’all think it has? This video was recorded at 2am. I’ve rewatched this several times and have no clue.

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@JuitaMartinez Damn, this is maddening lol I know you were annoyed

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@n8ture_al The joy 🤩

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@highscicomm Woah! This is fascinating. I just did some trail camera surveying of an urban forest in my neighborhood. No coyote- but reports say they’re around.

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@VoteMcCray There’s a community protected forest called Fairwood Forest, just up the street from the church. I would love to see our children utilizing that space ✨

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@mrpkdoubleu Wooooowww

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@EveryDayAVacay This is probably an easier one

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Am I the only one that didn’t know about Baltimore’s flying squirrel population? FLYING!#southernflyingsquirrel

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I’ve been sharing my naturalist practice with my community. And I continue to learn with and from them.

We are re-learning. We are decolonizing. We are liberating. We are respecting nature. We are giving a damn-
about the future.

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Been reflecting on my role as I facilitate an all Black class of Maryland Master Naturalist trainees and want to highlight the history of Black naturalists- Past, Present, and Future.

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I am an #naturalist.

My practice is rooted in #liberation, #leisure, and #resistance. It’s taken me to far away places, on wild adventures, and led me right back to myself.

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Today I learned that greenhouse gases take about 50 yrs to be released from the atmosphere. Even if we stop our emissions today, our climate will continue to change for the next 50 years- and it’s already hot, y’all. Look at what’s happening to our planet.

[NOAA Climate.gov @NOAAClimate]

The July climate outlook from @NWSCPC favors a hotter and drier than average July for regions out West which just experienced a record setting heatwave. Meanwhile, a cooler and wetter month is forecast for the Southeast. https://t.co/hVVzbJawym