Sam Betances (she/they)

Fish & Wildlife Biologist | Ecologist | Former Fisheries Observer | DEIJA Advocate | Views expressed are my own | 🐟🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

Ready for rain but not ready for the darkness 🌧️🌚

[Seattle Weather Blog @KSeattleWeather]

Tonight marks Seattle’s final sunset of the year in the 8 pm hour.

After tonight, the sun won’t set at 8 pm or later until next April.

#WinterIsComing

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

Babies’ first conference!! 🐟🐟 #AFS153 #futurefishenthusiasts

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

If you are attending the 153rd AFS Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids this year and will be arriving by Sunday August 20th, please check out the Monsters of Environmental Justice Workshop! There is still time to register. See the image in this post for more details.

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

Find your people at the start of the conference! The Alphabet Social centers and celebrates historically marginalized identities. All are welcome! The Affinity Socials will celebrate unique identities among peers.

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

There are tons of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and advocacy (DEIJA)-related events to attend at this year's 153rd Annual AFS meeting. Here's a quick guide on what events are coming up in Grand Rapids!

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

(deep sigh) All six wildfires in the Pacific Cascade Region this weekend were caused by fireworks.

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

Friday on a Monday. And then it’s Monday again. 🇺🇸💥

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

@KCDavisSays My dad told me growing up “Life’s not fair. The fair only comes once a year down on south 41st street.”

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

Somewhere over the rainbow...are new adventures across @USFWSRefuges and other public lands.

🌈 This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the beauty and diversity of people, nature and wildlife. Join us: https://t.co/zvXFCm1lPc

📸: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge by Craig McIntyre

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

Literally begging Great Wolf Lodge to make a commercial with less wolves if only so my dog stops barking at the tv. She literally has the commercial memorized and will come running from the other room just hearing the dialogue alone 😂😅

[Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife @WDFW]

WDFW believes everyone belongs outdoors.

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

@ZippKay Thanks Kay 😘😘

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

✨Thirty-Fun (31) years old today✨
A cheers to many more years! 🥳

[Sam Betances (she/they) @thatfishgirlSam]

Good soup 🤭🥣

[Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center @mw_casc]

Join @usgs_climate and partners for this webinar series on integrating #IndigenousKnowledges into federal ecological/cultural research and resource management. Runs bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZP029TfseE

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

Symposium alert for 153rd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan (August 20-24, 2023):

Becoming Relevant to a Changing User-base: Strategies to Manage Future Fisheries

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

Symposium alert for 153rd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, MI (August 20-24, 2023):

The Future is Now: Supporting Students and Early Career Professionals In AFS

Symposium supported by: Equal Opportunities Section & International Fisheries Section

[Equal Opportunities Section of the AFS @AFS_EqualOpp]

2023 Equal Opportunities Section (EOS) Student Travel Award Announcement!
Please scan the QR code below or visit https://t.co/xExya1AZDr to access the online application for the EOS Travel Award to attend the 2023 AFS Annual Meeting held in Grand Rapids, MI (Aug. 20-24, 2023)