emily schmit

Washed Up Athlete || Creighton '17 II Coffee Connoisseur || Mountain Addict

[Imogene Cancellare, PhD @biologistimo]

These are the folks making decisions on endangered species:

[Michigan Department of Natural Resources @MichiganDNR]

This Barbie is a wildlife biologist.

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

A black bear naps in a bald eagle nest on JBER, AK during an eagle productivity survey. This work, led by Steve Lewis of the USFWS, is part of a partnership between the Service and JBER Environmental Conservation. Photo Credit: Cayley Elsik, JBER Environmental Conservation.

[Nebraska Game and Parks @NEGameandParks]

#FunFact - A group of cranes is called a sedge.

#WildNebraska #WildlifeEducation #NebraskaBirdMonth

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

"From heron out, no egrets." - someone wise, probably

Did you know that all egrets are herons, but not all herons are egrets? Pictured here is a great egret and a great blue heron - both capable of reaching impressive sizes.

📷 Jessica Bolser/USFWS

[Nebraska Game and Parks @NEGameandParks]

In Nebraska, sandhills wetlands have formed where sandy soils are dominant — groundwater fills these wetlands, which include marshes, meadows and fens.

Learn more about sandhill wetlands: https://t.co/nD0HtywPEw

📷: @PlatteBasin

[Nebraska Game and Parks @NEGameandParks]

Frogs and toads have a lot in common. They are both amphibians in the order Anura, which means "without a tail". Toads are a sub-classification of frogs, meaning that all toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.

#AmphibianWeek

[Nebraska Game and Parks @NEGameandParks]

Across Nebraska, several areas are home to scattered playa wetlands — mostly circular, rain-filled basins.

These wetlands provide important benefits to wildlife, improve water quality and minimize flooding.

Learn more: https://t.co/MPDdRjByXT

📷: @PlatteBasin

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

✨Meet the barbels.✨

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The perfect geometry of Hoya flowers

five-pointed double-star shapes that bloom from a sphere called an umbel

[Nebraska Game and Parks @NEGameandParks]

Also known as ecosystem engineers, beaver dams beneficially alter the surrounding environment more than any other mammal.

She Goes Outdoors Podcast discusses "Restoring Streams One Beaver at a Time".

🔊: https://t.co/Uy2efYY76X

📷: @NEBland_Haag

[Matthew Johnson @KSL_Matt]

California’s second largest reservoir was down to its lowest levels ever recorded in September 2021 (628’). Incessant parades of atmospheric rivers have almost refilled the 3.5 million acre-foot reservoir by March 2023 (845’). Lake Oroville, CA recovered 217 FEET!

📸: @CA_DWR

[Sam Alberti @sam_alberti]

once again asking why daylight savings doesn’t happen at 4pm on a friday instead of 2am on a sunday

[alexa @alexadoingstuff]

I cant think of a better feeling than peeling off gel mani on a work call

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

stranger: is this snake poisonous?

us: nah fam,

stranger: *picks up snake, gets bitten, starts foaming at the mouth*

us: it’s venomous tho

[meredith @noyeahobviously]

No but why do they all stand like they just got arms for the first time

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed and ignited a fire in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, setting off evacuation orders and a federal investigation. Now there are worries about the environment and transportation network.

Here's what we know. https://t.co/NAHYNj40qH

[Endangered Species Coalition @endangered]

The Endangered Species Act: Celebrating 50 Years of Success in Wildlife Conservation https://t.co/OuQzNVavlU #ESA50

[Ari Kohen @kohenari]

The millionaires and billionaires in Nebraska are definitely looking forward to having the same tax rate as the thousandaires.