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Erin Sexton

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Research Scientist, University of Montana, Institute on Ecosystems, Transboundary Rivers and Wildlife, Crown of the Continent and cross-border collaboration

Joined April 2015
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.@StateDept, @EPA & @USGS met with the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation to listen to Tribal priorities and reaffirm our commitment to strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships. We support the International Joint Commission to address pollution from mining. state.gov/support-for-in…


An unprecedented request by all six governments of the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation to address mine pollution in their territory. What is Reconciliation if not this? globalnews.ca/news/8920538/u…


“It confounds logic that the state would consider the plan of a foreign for profit company, that is the source of the contamination.” INDEED. DEQ backs up selenium study on Lake Koocanusa, Teck objects missoulian.com/news/local/deq… via @missoulian


A moment of quiet perfection in an otherwise chaotic world.

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Great day, great people, healthy river! How is your stonefly diversity? Kick-netting aquatic inverts. on the Nyack Floodplain. Thanks to @rlmalison @OrganizedTori @LenaJLBeck #flbs21

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Amazing article...archaic mining laws clash with forward-looking Indigenous-led watershed management. Saving the salmon: why the Gitanyow are creating a new Indigenous Protected Area: thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-gita….


Do fines make amends for lost fish and a polluted river? How can this company be found guilty and still propose the biggest coal mine in B.C., in the same river? Teck Coal fined $60-million for contaminating waterways in southern B.C. /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…


Exciting virtual forum focused on Fire in the Crown of the Continent. Amazing lineup of expertise and knowledge as we consider fire on the landscape.

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Erin Sexton Reposted

BREAKING: Joe Biden has chosen Rep. Deb Haaland to head the Interior Department, The Washington Post reports. Haaland, who is from the Pueblos of Laguna and Jemez, would make history as the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary.

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Yay! A good news tale where collaborative, transparent science led to a win for MT's fish, water and people. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this. New Rule Finalized to Protect Lake Koocanusa from B.C. Mining Contaminants via @FlatheadBeacon flatheadbeacon.com/2020/12/12/new…


“A standard in Montana would be the first step toward reining in selenium pollution from BC mines.” Montana Proposes New Rules To Stem Canadian Coal Mine Pollution mtpr.org/post/montana-p…


UM Bio-Station Receives Grant to Study How Flathead Fish and Mercury Mix via @FlatheadBeacon flatheadbeacon.com/2020/09/20/um-… Excited and honored to be a part of this important work with CSKT and FLBS. Stay tuned...


Better late than never. "This land heals", Murray said, "I think all of us could use some healing in the world right now."

“One hundred years ago, the Antiquities Act was sufficient. But we know from Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, monuments that weren’t permanently protected, that that’s no longer the case.” hcne.ws/39YcAt7



Erin Sexton Reposted

NEW PAPER: how do #grizzlybear populations in human-dominated landscapes persist when these same animals appear to be dying at unsustainable rates? With >40yrs of data and >2,500 bears, we explore the ecology of human-carnivore coexistence in @PNASNews: pnas.org/content/early/…


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