Dan Shepherd 🌳 @_dan_shepherd_

🤔💭 Ponders Plants, Science, Data & Art. Studied some of those things at @uoregon @columbia @kewgardens @waseda_univ | 2 x #VOTD Forest Bathing Somewhere Joined March 2009

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Ben Nyberg @BenBotanical

11 months ago

Big news 🤖🌿 Our aerial drone has uncovered a new plant species on Kauai's dry cliffs, marking a historic moment in botanical exploration. So cool to see how this tech is changing the way we explore and appreciate our world. Mahalo to our collaborators @OutreachRobotic

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Dan Shepherd 🌳 @_dan_shepherd_

a year ago

Many thanks to David McCandless @mccandelish and @infobeautiful for an entertaining & inspiring evening of data & design. #Datafam be sure and catch him on his current speaking tour! 📊💙 #iiblive LA hosted by @CineloungeFilm Sunset Blvd

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Beth Pratt @bethpratt

a year ago

Deer 255 reaches the end of her journey: The ungulate migrated farther than any deer known to science. @nijhuism @highcountrynews hcn.org/articles/deer-…

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Ferris Jabr @ferrisjabr

a year ago

For @NautilusMag, I wrote about a question that has obsessed me lately: What are the oldest surviving ecosystems on Earth? Turns out some extant meadows, reefs, and rainforests have persisted for hundreds of thousands to *tens of millions* of years nautil.us/the-oldest-eco…

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Dan Shepherd 🌳 @_dan_shepherd_

a year ago

I’m thrilled to have my viz about air pollution chosen as #VizOfTheDay by @tableaupublic You might be surprised how pervasive Unsafe Air actually is in our communities! 🙏 Many thanks to the all the #Datafam whose feedback made this viz a reality.

Tableau Public @tableaupublic

a year ago

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Dan Shepherd 🌳 @_dan_shepherd_

a year ago

Hey #Datafam To avoid icebergs, when would you launch a ship like the Titanic? WK 10 #B2VB Heatmap challenge gives us a clue. thx @HipsterVizNinja he is one of my favs to viz along with. 🙏 @ReadySetData @ItsElisaDavis @datavizfairy @tableaupublic public.tableau.com/app/profile/da…

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Dan Shepherd 🌳 @_dan_shepherd_

a year ago

Hey #DataFam new viz! 🚨 Did you know only 1% of the world's population lives in a country where the majority of its citizens can breathe Safe Air? 💨 🙏 @maf2k @NicoleKlassen12 @callmedeeray #VizOfficeHours #VizCollab @WHO @tableau @tableaupublic public.tableau.com/app/profile/da…

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Naomi Fraga @naomibot.bsky.social @naomibot

a year ago

Calling #TeamBuckwheat!📢 Dear Scientists, the time has come! Let's rally together in support for Tiehm's buckwheat! We are currently in the comment period for the Draft EIS. Let's tell the BLM that extinction is not an option. The Rhyolite Ridge Mine cannot move forward .👇 1/3

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Julia Jones @juliapgjones

a year ago

After a slow start, biodiversity conservation’s causal revolution is here. By this I mean the use of better methods for understanding cause/effect-allowing more accurate prediction of real-world impacts of interventions. New paper in @NatureHumBehav (1/?) nature.com/articles/s4156…

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Beth Pratt @bethpratt

a year ago

Now that a new mountain lion is in town, it is a chance for experts to study how it adapts to America’s second largest city. “I think it’s a sign that wildness has not given up on LA,” Ms Pratt said. bbc.com/news/articles/… @EmmaVardyTV @BBCNews

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IUCN @IUCN

a year ago

The first global mangrove assessment for @redlisteco shows over half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse. Learn why and what can be done 🧵

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Beth Pratt @bethpratt

a year ago

I just hiked to the top of the hill and what a view of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing with all of the girders installed. It’s now truly a bridge!!!

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful

a year ago

Now this is an information graphic! Sushi etiquette – The cheat sheet we have been waiting for. (creator: unknown)

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Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura

a year ago

A company is using garden trees to revive an ancient industry. atlasobscura.com/articles/dates…

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IUCN @IUCN

a year ago

The total number of protected areas is 293,696, explore them through the World Database on Protected Areas, the most comprehensive global database on terrestrial and marine protected areas. ➡️ protectedplanet.net @protectedplanet