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Charles B. van Rees

@gulothoughts

Conservation scientist & naturalist | Asst. Professor @ UGA Writer @ Gulo in Nature |πŸ¦†#ornithologyπŸ’§#freshwater | He/Him

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Guideposts and guardrails for biodiversity accounting in the 21st century The new Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) calls for transformative change to integrate biodiversity and conservation goal…

Check out our 🚨New Paper🚨 in Biological Conservation! A team of conservation scientists from academia, government, non-profit, & corporate sectors designed this set of best practices and risks for biodiversity accounting. Check it out & please share!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

14.11.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guideposts and guardrails for biodiversity accounting in the 21st century The new Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) calls for transformative change to integrate biodiversity and conservation goal…

Check out our 🚨New Paper🚨 in Biological Conservation! A team of conservation scientists from academia, government, non-profit, & corporate sectors designed this set of best practices and risks for biodiversity accounting. Check it out & please share!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

14.11.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hero

03.11.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting! So glad to see people reiterating this important message. Namely, that wetlands of all kinds are the f*cking best

02.11.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD at The Jones Center and @ugaecology.bsky.social with Drs. Alex Strauss and @gulothoughts.bsky.social! We are studying isolated wetland invertebrates and upland-wetland linkages. Please share and reach out with questions! Join us in the beautiful piney woods of SW GA
www.jonesctr.org/jobs/

22.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Over the moon to sit in on another excellent wetland ecosystem ecology talk by @nickmarzolf.bsky.social
So much cool ecohydrology! 🀩
πŸŒ²πŸΈπŸŒΏπŸ’§πŸŒ±

02.10.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opportunities for Translational Water Research in Global Biodiversity Conservation Expanding upon concepts of Translational Water Research to recognize the critical interactions between water and the biosphere Bridging fields like ecohydrology and Integrated Water Resources Man...

🚨New Paper!!🚨 My colleague and I did a deep-dive into disciplinary siloes around research & practice in water resources management & biodiversity conservation to encourage problem-solving for 21st century problems. Check it out & please share!
#science #newpaper #academia #water #wildlife

20.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opportunities for Translational Water Research in Global Biodiversity Conservation Expanding upon concepts of Translational Water Research to recognize the critical interactions between water and the biosphere Bridging fields like ecohydrology and Integrated Water Resources Man...

🚨New Paper!!🚨 My colleague and I did a deep-dive into disciplinary siloes around research & practice in water resources management & biodiversity conservation to encourage problem-solving for 21st century problems. Check it out & please share!
#science #newpaper #academia #water #wildlife

20.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wildlife & Water Lab had our first social event/outing this past weekend, checking out a creek in a local state park! 🀩 a dream come true to work with a group of such fantastic students + collaborators. My heart is full!
#UGA #science #outdoors #ecology #gradschool

16.09.2025 12:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I’m biased but the water-associated warblers are all such heartthrobs

16.09.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wildlife & Water Lab had our first social event/outing this past weekend, checking out a creek in a local state park! 🀩 a dream come true to work with a group of such fantastic students + collaborators. My heart is full!
#UGA #science #outdoors #ecology #gradschool

16.09.2025 12:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My cool natural history observation of the summer: a mud dauber wasp built a nest by my doorway, and not a day later a cuckoo wasp showed up and starting chewing her way in to leave her own eggs! 🐝

#nature #entemology #naturalhistory #bugs #science

02.09.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My cool natural history observation of the summer: a mud dauber wasp built a nest by my doorway, and not a day later a cuckoo wasp showed up and starting chewing her way in to leave her own eggs! 🐝

#nature #entemology #naturalhistory #bugs #science

02.09.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New post in my nature blog, Gulo in Nature: biologist-verified spider facts! Come learn about spiders that lasso moths & about a spider named after collectible toy cars πŸ‘€πŸš—πŸ•·οΈπŸ•ΈοΈ
Please RT & share!

guloinnature.com/10-amazing-b...

#blog #nature #spiders #arachnology #newpost

01.09.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice hat bro

01.09.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New post in my nature blog, Gulo in Nature: biologist-verified spider facts! Come learn about spiders that lasso moths & about a spider named after collectible toy cars πŸ‘€πŸš—πŸ•·οΈπŸ•ΈοΈ
Please RT & share!

guloinnature.com/10-amazing-b...

#blog #nature #spiders #arachnology #newpost

01.09.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nature Dawgs (dare I say β€œBird Dawgs”??) at #AOS25! I enjoyed learning about painted buntings & intense lit reviews from fellow @universityofga.bsky.social scientists from the Warnell School of Forestry & Conservation.

14.08.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh shoot! Let’s get coffee or something!

Or I guess tea since the β˜•οΈ keeps running out πŸ˜‚

13.08.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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POV: it’s your first bird conference in like 8 years and you got a little excited

(and/or you’ve got too many friends who know how to buy sweet gifts!)

#AOS25 #birdnerd #science #ornithology #ecology #socks

12.08.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Very excited to attend my first bird conference as an assistant professor next week at #AOS25! It's been 7 years since my last ornithology meeting and I couldn't be more excited to make new friends and chat avian ecology & conservation (1/X). Let's connect!
#birds #science #ornithology #nature

07.08.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw thank you!! I'll try and post an earnest introduction soon

07.08.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus), a gorgeous marsh specialist in Europe. I can assure you they weren't happy!

This was back when I lived in Spain (and hadn't lost a lot of hair to cancer treatments!) and was volunteering with the Spanish Ornithological Society's banding research.

07.08.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

!!! Yes please! Excited to chat water, birds, & waterbirds!!

07.08.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to attend my first bird conference as an assistant professor next week at #AOS25! It's been 7 years since my last ornithology meeting and I couldn't be more excited to make new friends and chat avian ecology & conservation (1/X). Let's connect!
#birds #science #ornithology #nature

07.08.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love learning about nature? Want tips & skills for enjoying and learning from the outdoors? For the last 3 years I've been working on a #Nature #blog to help people connect to their natural world. Please check it out, share & repost--I'm excited to connect w/ Bluesky nature nerds!
guloinnature.com

22.07.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love learning about nature? Want tips & skills for enjoying and learning from the outdoors? For the last 3 years I've been working on a #Nature #blog to help people connect to their natural world. Please check it out, share & repost--I'm excited to connect w/ Bluesky nature nerds!
guloinnature.com

22.07.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.smithfellows.org/join-us

2026 Smith Fellowship apps are open! I'd love to chat with potential postdocs about projects on freshwater biodiversity, Nature-based Solutions, & wetland conservation. Reach out if the Wildlife & Water Lab at the Odum School of Ecology is up your alley!
#Postdoc #conservation
t.co/KTf4D5Igop

13.07.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a naturalist, I treasure meeting the non-human denizens of any new place I travel. This past week, I got to set foot in an island tropical rainforest for the first time in years thanks to #SFS2025 in Puerto Rico. What stunning forests!

#birdwatching #nature #rainforest #getoutside

27.05.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a naturalist, I treasure meeting the non-human denizens of any new place I travel. This past week, I got to set foot in an island tropical rainforest for the first time in years thanks to #SFS2025 in Puerto Rico. What stunning forests!

#birdwatching #nature #rainforest #getoutside

27.05.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing, what an awesome conference!

27.05.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0