@BeckSamBar

Conservation scientist @chicagobotanic. Love: seeds, #scicomm, prairies, my kids, cats, @plantlovestory. She/her.

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Joined December 2011
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Patty Wetli@pattywetli11 Nov 2024
The Chi Botanic Garden & Chi Park District are at the forefront of research into the best lawn alternatives. Oooh, the mowers could go silent! @chicagobotanic @ChicagoParks #RethinkingLawns @BeckSamBar @lglyndal @chase_prairie news.wttw.com/2024/11/11/tur… news.wttw.com/2024/11/11/tur…

Turf Grass Is America’s Default Lawn Setting. Chicago Researchers Are Rethinking the Possibilities

Researchers at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Chicago Park District have teamed up on a project to answer one of ecology’s burning questions: What could lawns be besides grass?

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I’m so proud to share that the Rethinking Lawns project of @chicagobotanic @ChicagoParks & and @UMFlint just received the PACSP grant from the @NSF & @PGAFamilyFdn to support our research into lawn enhancement & replacement with native plants.
Allen Family Philanthropies@AllenPhil_20 Aug 2024
We are interested in science that leads to impact - that's why we are doubling our investment in science-driven conservation in partnership with @NSF. We need more collaboration between researchers & conservation partners to help bridge science & action. new.nsf.gov/news/us-national…
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Purpose: To gather information from restoration practitioners on their organization’s seed sourcing and procurement practices and identify factors that constrain their seed sourcing options. A better understanding of current seed sourcing choices and limitations (2/6)
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DR. CHASE PRAIRIE y’all!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Couldn’t be prouder of @chase_prairie. Photo’s blurry cause we’re vibrating on a higher frequency.
Two blonde ladies in regalia grin their faces off. Kohl Center beyond.

ALT Two blonde ladies in regalia grin their faces off. Kohl Center beyond.

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Meet grad student scholar, Brian Lovejoy! A 3rd-year Ph.D. student in the Plant Biology and Conservation program at @NorthwesternU, he is studying urban ecology to understand if there can be a balance between modern urban development & ecological integrity. Full story #linkinbio
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Becky Barak retweeted
Cooper@Cooperstreaming5 Oct 2023
Has a piece of art (music, a movie, a painting, or a play) ever moved you so much you did something drastic? Last year I watched Everything Everywhere All At Once with my boyfriend, & when it was over I cried & said "I can't do this anymore." It was the last time we ever spoke.
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A wise person once said that you will experience climate change through a series of increasingly wild videos, until you are the one taking the video.
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Becky Barak retweeted
Patty Wetli@pattywetli28 Sep 2023
Experts say "Don't panic." Have they seen the videos out of Pittsburgh? To help nip this infestation, look for juveniles/nymphs and eggs (we've got photos 👇), and time to get serious about eradicating Tree of Heaven. news.wttw.com/2023/09/27/spo…

Spotted Lanternfly Isn’t an Eco Disaster But It Does Have a Major ‘Yuck’ Factor. Here’s How Chicago...

The first sighting of the invasive pest was confirmed in Chicago, but we’re years from a major infestation and have learned from cities like Pittsburgh how to minimize the nuisance, an expert said.

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recommendation for my chicago friends is to smash them when they're nymphs because if you let them get fully grown they're big enough that stuff like, comes out of them when you step on them and it can really ruin your whole day
Patty Wetli@pattywetli28 Sep 2023
Experts say "Don't panic." Have they seen the videos out of Pittsburgh? To help nip this infestation, look for juveniles/nymphs and eggs (we've got photos 👇), and time to get serious about eradicating Tree of Heaven. news.wttw.com/2023/09/27/spo…

Spotted Lanternfly Isn’t an Eco Disaster But It Does Have a Major ‘Yuck’ Factor. Here’s How Chicago...

The first sighting of the invasive pest was confirmed in Chicago, but we’re years from a major infestation and have learned from cities like Pittsburgh how to minimize the nuisance, an expert said.

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Our new study published in @PNASNews reveals fire’s effect on plant reproduction is not one-size-fits-all. Small populations in fragmented habitat do not reap the same fiery rewards! Check out the paper here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
A flowering head of the narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia). Credit: Jared Beck

ALT A flowering head of the narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia). Credit: Jared Beck

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I am still at a loss for words to convey how surreal it is to see myself hosting the same show that inspired me as a kid. T-minus 1 month until premier day!
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom@WildKingdom5 Sep 2023
Welcome to a new era of Wild Kingdom... Our new series premieres Oct. 7 only on NBC.

Protecting the Wild Trailer

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The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.
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Did you apply to ComSciCon CHICAGO 2023? If not yet so what ate you waiting for!?
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Reminder, the 2024 @SmithFellows proposals are due in just over a month! There are a bunch of fellows along with the Program’s Exec Dir, Nicole Crane, at #ESA2023 - happy to answer any ?s from prospective applicants and mentors!
Smith Fellows@SmithFellows6 Jun 2023
2024 @SmithFellows Request for Proposal Announced! Deadline 15 September 2023. Proposal guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/smith-…
Smith Fellows cohorts 2021 - 2023 with logo and website: www.smith fellows.org

ALT Smith Fellows cohorts 2021 - 2023 with logo and website: www.smith fellows.org

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Becky Barak retweeted
Holly Jones@DocHPJones26 Jul 2023
A synthesis team I'm part of, led by Alicia Foxx at the Chicago Botanic Garden, is looking for a 2-year post-doc. Please share widely and apply if it's up your alley. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/…
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#Botany2023 I'm recruiting grad students for my new lab @umontana - if you're interested in plant demography, adaptation, and range shifts, please get in touch
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Next Wed. July 26 zoom or in-person @dartmouth: Discussion with panelists @yolanda_H_chen @Samniqueka_H @ArianePeralta @srivastavalab Come learn strategies that academic power-holders can use to diversify STEM. Allies welcome. Free but pls register & pls RT! #WOCinEEB #NSFfunded
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Becky Barak retweeted
Ecology@ESAEcology26 Jun 2023
New in @ESAEcology: Evolutionary history shapes grassland productivity through opposing effects on complementarity and selection doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4129 #RestorationEcology #Biodiversity #NSFFunded @NSF @andrewhipp @BeckSamBar @chicagobotanic @CFANS @UMNFWCB @MortonArboretum
Drivers of primary productivity in a phylogenetic × functional diversity experiment. Structural equation model for community biomass

ALT Drivers of primary productivity in a phylogenetic × functional diversity experiment. Structural equation model for community biomass

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Job ad coming soon! Biology @BucknellU Postdoc-to-Tenure-Track position for Aug '24 in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, or organismal bio. 2 yrs reduced teaching /course development as you set up a lab, then transition to TT role. 👀 on this space or DM w/ Qs. #Evol2023 #PUI
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Becky Barak retweeted
Patty Wetli@pattywetli2 Jun 2023
It's a cottonwood blizzard! Otherwise known as a "mast seeding" event. Thanks to @LaMontagneLab for adding a new term to my vocab. news.wttw.com/2023/06/02/wha…

What the Fluff? It’s a ‘Holy Cow’ Year for Cottonwood, and Here’s Why

Yep, it’s the annual appearance of cottonwood fluff, and if you were thinking this year’s showering seems excessive, you’re right. It is.

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