BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability

Twitter of the Environmental Science & Sustainability program @BYU. Discoveries and jobs in ecology, sustainability, ecosystems, science, and management.

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Welcome incoming students @byulifesciences. We are grateful to have you here!

Be generous with yourselves and enjoy this unique experience!

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Dear incoming @BYU students. If you are feeling unsure and insecure about anything, remember that even seasoned staff like @gomez_trs at the @byu_hbll sometimes get mixed up at the beginning of the semester.

#Welcome #YouBelong #YouAreNeeded

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

New study finds that the loss of Great Salt Lake could reduce local precipitation by ~50%.

We need to stop talking about lake evaporation as a "loss" or "water use". It is the source of our rain and snow.

@UtahDNR @utahwaterres @GovCox @growtheflow https://t.co/L6PQiGuxox

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Wundergrad Kate Olsen is leading a discussion panel about the recent Great Salt Lake Endangered Species Act petition.

Join the conversation at the link below.

@byulifesciences, @BYU

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Great Salt Lake deputy commissioner says he is worried we waste time on legal posturing and in fighting rather than constructive progress towards a healthy lake.

@growtheflow conversation ongoing at https://t.co/bMRSVTy4JL

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

We are so honored to learn from Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed tomorrow @BYU.

Join us at 11 to discuss one of the most important challenges and opportunities for Utah.

#utleg #utpol #GreatSaltLake @UniverseBYU @byulifesciences

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Learning from @Clancy4Utah at a Civic Engagement event @BYU.

"The key difference between a grenade thrower and someone who gets stuff done is the willingness to meet people where they are."

I'm so grateful for our members of the #utleg who take the time to educate and listen.

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Citizens and water professionals from @BYU, @UVU, @USUAggies, @UUtah, @byuidaho and beyond are teaming up to replenish Great salt Lake.

Will you put your shoulder to the wheel?

[Grow the Flow @growtheflow]

Want to start your week right? Join the movement to get water to Great Salt Lake at https://t.co/oGOPjdd6ci.

Living within our means will increase our water security and quality of life far beyond the shorelines of the salty lake we love.

#GrowTheFlow

[Grow the Flow @growtheflow]

This is what happens if you count on weather variability to sustain your terminal lake.

https://t.co/xcj4PM6rrL

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Hashtag this shouldn't be controversial. Hashtag Grow the Flow!

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

New research from @byulifesciences professors and students traces a path to climate stability and clean air.

"It's not enough to make things less bad. We need to create a clean and abundant future." says @BYU professor Ben Abbott.

[Christian Breyer 🦣 @ChristianOnRE]

1/ New research @UniLUT in collaboration with @thermokarst @BYU & @uidaho @UW https://t.co/n8NbXmsPbU highlights that #100RE enables the path to get back to the climate of the Holocene. This research links Earth system science & #100RE research.

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

I am excited to announce a new movement to help Great Salt Lake.

We are building a public action network of 100,000 people to constructively support bold policy innovation and an emergency rescue of the lake we love and depend on.

Follow @growtheflow and join the movement.

[BYU Abbott Ecology Lab @abbottecology]

New research out of @BYU, @UW, and @UniLUT maps paths to restore Earth's climate within a century.

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Congratulations to @BYU grad student Brian Brown on his first lead paper!

Working with an @NSF Research Coordination Network, Brian analyzed flow behavior of >3,000 rivers around the world.

Really fascinating math and practical breakthroughs.
https://t.co/ag4mhGN5AZ

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Important paper by @BYU professor Rachel Wood on the ecosystem services provided by Great Salt Lake's wetlands.

We manage wetlands for birds and water, but they also remove pollutants to help keep our water clean and our communities healthy.
https://t.co/BR1SmucHwk

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Dear @BYU students, staff, and faculty.

Come learn about Great Salt Lake, and what we can do to make it great again.

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Come learn about Great Salt Lake at the People's GSL Summit.

Information, inspiration, action, and a free lunch for the whole family.

https://t.co/n3aN91jjqV
#GrowTheFlow

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Dear @BYU students. Have you ever wondered how to get informed and involved in local civic life?

Tonight at 6:30, come jump in at the @ProvoLibrary!

[BYU Abbott Ecology Lab @abbottecology]

One of the most impactful things you can do to replenish the environment is to rejuvenate your local civic life. Tonight's the night!

[BYU Environmental Science & Sustainability @ScienceByu]

Multiple @BYU graduates and professors working with @Ch_JesusChrist to conserve water and replenish Great Salt Lake.

God has given us a sound mind and the spirit of power.

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

“We need to care for the Earth … and we’re accountable to God for that,” The lake crisis “is something that we need everybody paying attention to and thinking about.”

Thank you @Ch_JesusChrist for your leadership replenishing Great Salt Lake.
https://t.co/xhXyJuGHVA

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Some thoughts and questions about the dissolution of the Utah Lake development project.

I'm hopeful but pensive.

https://t.co/nS7Y815H7w

#utleg #utpol

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

After the most epic snowmelt ever, the Great Salt Lake appears to have stopped rising.

It's a tale of two lakes though.

The south arm is up 5', almost as high as it was in 2020.

The north arm is already headed toward a record low.

We've got a shot at saving the lake.

[Ben Abbott @thermokarst]

Is 1.5C above pre-industrial safe enough?

No.

We need climate restoration.

I'd love to hear your criticisms of our new perspective piece out today in @PLOSClimate.

#ClimateActionNow