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[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

The outdoors have many natural barriers that make accessibility challenging, but it's thrilling to see how much tech, investment, and understanding can change the experience for people with disabilities and provide real independence #ENVS5000
https://t.co/8raNkInXUa

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

I've spent some time up in this part of CO Springs - creating an open space could help buffer against the impacts of rapid urbanization / development happening there (and also provide a maintained natural area for new residents) #ENVS5000

https://t.co/VRPNDXX2k2

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

@SaminaIslam_ That's a really good question - personally while I appreciate how attention-grabbing it is, it also might reinforce the idea that art is only for wealthy people - the thought is hurt the art, hurt the rich polluters who "own" art. But that art means a lot to the rest of us too

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

Although disappointing to hear about, you have to wonder where we would be without vigilance by @COParksWildlife and others to catch aquatic invasive species before they arrive - it has probably saved many of CO's unique waterways
https://t.co/8J2LSu2em7
#ENVS5000

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

#ENVS5000

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

They only were given a week of notice - definitely shows the need to integrate tribes at all stages of the decision-making process, not just for a letter of support at the end

"They didn't want us there to comment, they wanted us there for the photo opp"
https://t.co/XjHvFw3Vbw

[explore.org @exploreorg]

THIS 747 IS CLEARED FOR LANDING. Introducing your 2022 👑 Fat Bear Week champion.

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

Tarantulas, like many invertebrates, need champions to show how awesome and important they are, and La Junta is doing just that. It's always fun to see towns embrace their uniqueness - long live the Tarantula Festival! 🕷️🕷️🕷️

https://t.co/6paC5nV8aZ
#ENVS5000 #Colorado #spiders

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

What do you do when people keep building into areas that are at risk for climate disasters? Should you stop them? Hurricane Ian shows us what happens on the coast, but in CO wildfires create a similar problem

https://t.co/biHylR6l0X

#ENVS5000 #Hurricane #Ian

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

Exciting to see a species making a comeback, rather than having a setback!

But it makes me wonder how many other state animals are locally or fully extinct (not including state dinosaurs, of course)

https://t.co/YPkW3X2rAC
#ENVS5000

[Lars Krogmann @LarsKrogmann]

This is spectacular 🥹, a parasitoid flat wasp ovipositing in its host beetle larvae in 100 mio year old amber!

👇
https://t.co/Qnmh8oQKRT

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

Great overview from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist about the various extreme weather impacts of climate change - and how people are responding to these impacts

"None had an illusion that they could stop this transition"

https://t.co/9nlgYxtCEc

[CPW SE Region @CPW_SE]

It's tarantula mating season (often mistaken for a migration) and normally reclusive males reaching adulthood emerge to find an 8-legged mate. No reason to fear them. The big, hairy brown spiders are slow, gentle and not interested in people. (1/2)

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

"Wine is an expression of place ... And climate change is affecting those places."

Not a huge wine drinker but I'm very curious to try some from climate-resilient grapes!

#GetItFromTheGrower #ENVS5000
@CPRNews

https://t.co/Or0h2lhAmr

[Elizabeth W @silwaren42]

Spotted lanternflies are a great example of how climate change, previous invasions, and human activity contribute to how invasive species interact with their new landscapes. Fortunately none in Colorado yet but not impossible!
https://t.co/Z3UUvGeFgq
#ENVS5000 #invasivespecies

[Dr. Brian Lovett @lovettbr]

A bit of nuance for your Friday!

Spotted lanternflies were introduced into the US. New as they are, they can spread unchecked threatening native flora and fauna.

In this context we consider them invasive. Insects "become invasive" according to the context.