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Brooke Byerley Best, PhD

@BotanyBrooke

Dir of TX Plant Conservation @BRIT_org; sci & natural hist collections nerd; herbarium warrior! She/her. Opinions own. #blacklivesmatter still now always

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my naem is owl i hunt to eat i kech mai prey with my smol feet i fly by nite to snak n sex and in the lite i nap n rest my wing is best it make no sound as I attak thing on the ground of raptor fam i do partake if u see me it too late

The Elf Owl is the tiniest owl in the world, measuring no bigger than a sparrow. ow.ly/4Ncw30mZvpH

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Oof. FOURTEEN uncontested judgeships on my ballot. Four of them at the state level. 🤦🏻‍♀️


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JOB OPPORTUNITY: We are advertising an 18-month research assistant position to investigate the drivers of insect biodiversity change, working on the fabulous GLITRS Project (glitrs.ceh.ac.uk). DM to discuss further details, or apply here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

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Steve Almond, Kew trustee and ex banker told staff today, no "top tier talent would be persuaded to come and work at Kew by walking around the existing herbarium or indeed the facilities in Jodrell. They are not world class." Scientists beg to differ.. 🤯

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Come learn how to prepare and protect pastures from Desert Termites! Friday May 10th at noon! For more information and the zoom link, be sure to reach out to casey.matzke@ag.tamu.edu

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🔥New Blog Post🔥 👉In the ecoregions of the Rollings Plains and Cross Timbers of Texas, there are many native grassland communities that have been converted to low-diversity plant communities by long-term overgrazing of cattle and fire suppression.👇 agrilife.org/westtexasrange…

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FWBG's own Manuela Dal Forno was featured in SmithsonianMag on her work with lichens in museum collections. Way to go, Manuela! Read more in the article here: smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national…


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If you are a (or know any) USA-based undergrad students and like ferns, we have an opportunity for you to come do research with us at the @fwbotanicgarden for the @NSF -funded project #FernsofColombia. Apply and share 🌿💚 More info: fwbg.org/wp-content/upl…

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Post from Herbarium World on herbaria and libraries, two of the best institutions on earth! herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2024/04/15/her…


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Texas Agriculture Law is coming to San Angelo! Come check out this award winning program and learn all about laws and regulations that landowners need to know! This workshop also supplies 7 hours of CE credit for real estate agents! Register here - agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.ph…

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A teaching moment or just some half-hearted drama? Fun to watch either way! The goats are leaving tomorrow, but we hope to have them back next year! #GoatsInTheGarden [two goats on a log pretend to head butt]


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These flies are over 350 years old! Collected by Leonard Plukenet, Queen Mary II's gardener, in the 17th century! All perfectly 2 dimensional. @NHM_London @flygirlNHM

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The @fwbotanicgarden is hosting a small herd of goats through April 15 to help them clean up an invasive plant species in the Native Texas Boardwalk area. on.nbcdfw.com/1IEII91


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I dont know who needs to hear this but: If you are a researcher with field-based projects in Latin America, please hire local field assistants and local technicians. We have a surplus of extremely qualified biologists working in call centers, as uber drivers, etc... 🦎🐬🦐🦞🪷


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