Science communicator | Strategic leadership for conservation orgs | Ph.D. prairie ecology | Kansas City, MO | Founder, Ampliflora | bio.link/itsdrfunkhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3mkbvjtlltk2rWhy have I watched this six times 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbvjtlltk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3mhgh2ql2ic2gBahaha great advice. Also realizing: No, I don't think anyone has ever told me I'm funny. DEVASTATED [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgh2ql2ic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3mhge2vchoc2wAnnouncement!!!!! The first cohort of my new course, Strategic Communication for Participatory Science Practitioners, launches April 17. (My birthday!) Share this with someone in #CitizenScience or #CommunityScience! Learn more and register here: https://participatorysciences.org/resources/strategic-communication-for-participatory-science-practitioners-course/19 Mar 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhge2vchoc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m65wzrhdcs2hYOU GUYS. Come work with me! Holden Forests & Gardens is hiring! 🧵21 Nov 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65wzrhdcs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m5wlu4howk2sthe feeds are very UGH today but "Birds! 🦉" remains pure #birds [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wlu4howk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m5wewb2pw227"I'm raising awareness!" you tell me, as you divert some of your limited bandwidth into "public outreach." OK, but: Awareness that accomplishes what? With which specific audience? Without those answers, "raising awareness" won't work. Here's why (and how to fix it): https://ampliflora.com/public-outreach-isnt-enough-you-need-strategy18 Nov 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wewb2pw227https://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m5k66xoaxs26Letttttt’s talkkkk abouttttt old growth forests. Depending on where you live, you may have never actually set foot in an old growth forest. (I mean, I’m pretty sure *I* never have, and I was a field ecologist for a number of years.)13 Nov 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5k66xoaxs26https://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m5hkpoqtzs25Even before I was a writer, I was always certain that if you could say the exact same thing in way that is more accessible and more engaging to read, you should. Scientists are also humans, so why wouldn't scientists want to enjoy reading manuscripts instead of slogging through them? Be the change! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hkpoqtzs25https://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m5hjlempjk25If you want to impress a small child, I highly recommend a headstand.12 Nov 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hjlempjk25https://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3xri46kes2z1. No such thing as overdoing Halloween 2. 😂😂😂😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xri46kes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3xpg4w4rs2sA couple years ago, my colleague Rebecah Troutman found an aphid munching on garlic mustard that turned out to be the first documented sighting of the insect *ever* in the U.S. (I admit I'm a little jealous, that's so cool!!)24 Oct 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xpg4w4rs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3sqa5lsqc2fDid I ever tell you about how I almost killed my lawn trying to save the insects? Maybe you’ve heard of “Leave the Leaves” — don’t rake your leaves; create critical overwintering habitat for lots of insects. Sounds easy, no? (And way better than raking…)22 Oct 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sqa5lsqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3skfesdi22dOh no, this makes me sad. The Yellowstone trophic cascade was my, uh, "spark" ecological theory 😅 I still tell people about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3skfesdi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3sjswldos2dIncredibly fun thread to read even if you don't have a good question for Matt 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sjswldos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3sjbwwans2dTIL crabs can climb walls [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sjbwwans2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3polomnck2mOooh! This is super interesting. "If you want someone to remember the story you’re telling, details of any kind tend to help...It gives you more potential ‘hooks’ for you to find that memory later on” [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3polomnck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3po37ixok2mOh good I needed a new fun fact to share at parties [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3po37ixok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m3pmn35lls2cIf you've asked me lately what my job is, I probably said something vague like "marketing." I used to say, "writer," and people's eyes would light up, but I always assumed they were then disappointed to learn I was writing articles and not romantasy novels. Thus, "marketing." 🧵21 Oct 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pmn35lls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3m2kgxht6ds2aShort 🧵: The Working Woods Hub has it all. It's a place: a woodland where they demonstrate different forestry management practices and landowners can come see the results. 📷: Forest management plots with (R) and without (L) non-native shrub removal. (Cred: Jessica Miller Mecaskey)06 Oct 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kgxht6ds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3lzqvnixlvk2tSometimes I'm in the mood to (attempt to) write something deep and meaningful. But sometimes I want to be like "look I found this movie house I've been obsessed with since age 5 on Zillow LOOK AT IT" https://thefunkyard.substack.com/p/its-big-white-victorian-mansion-season26 Sep 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqvnixlvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/itsdrfunk.bsky.social/post/3lu44bgtm5c2uIf you live in the U.S. west (or south, for that matter) of Ohio, you may not have heard of beech leaf disease. You’re more likely to have heard of — or lost trees to — Dutch elm disease, or emerald ash borer, or if you’re collecting social security, chestnut blight. 🧵16 Jul 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:usiv7wk7phi3erbwvgxercc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu44bgtm5c2u