I’ve recently started my year-long journey as a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Voices for Science program in the Media/Communications track [see my posts on my AGU blog about my start in the program]. Part of my goals for the upcoming year is to increase my engagement on Twitter and the educational information and resources I share. In late April, I completed my first week-long Twitter campaign (utilizing TweetDeck to queue the tweets), tapping in to Earth Day/Earth Week and the Earth Day Network‘s 2019 theme of Protect Our Species. I’ve included all the tweets I posted below. Enjoy! (And it shouldn’t be any surprise that I focused most of my efforts on ocean species…)
Starting on Monday, which was April 22 (the actual Earth Day):
Happy #EarthDay everyone! In honor of #EarthDay2019 and #EarthWeek, I'll be posting this week on the @EarthDayNetwork campaign theme, #ProtectOurSpecies – learn how you can get involved with their education and advocacy efforts – https://t.co/0Wg23ZbKRo
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
If you are looking for some background information on #EarthDay check out this video from the National @ConstitutionCtr – an excellent connection between the history of the environmental movement and the role citizenship plays https://t.co/EvKVr8q1kB
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
In honor of @EarthDayNetwork's 2019 theme, @ChasingCoral has curated a playlist of songs that "remind us of the beauty of this planet & why it’s worth protecting." Listen to their #ProtectOurSpecies playlist to connect with #EarthDay every day! https://t.co/1bryJ4TPBo pic.twitter.com/WOevlMU1lO
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
Today for #EarthDay I'm calling attention to the @EarthDayNetwork #ProtectOurSpecies campaign for bees. Learn about the threats, how to protect, and actions to take to protect bees https://t.co/iXYz6DZcRK
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
Today for #EarthDay & all week in our @psulibs #VairoLibrary we are raising our #VoicesForScience and advocating to #ProtectOurSpecies – specifically, our bees and pollinators. Students can fill out online @NRDC forms & write postcards to the EPA & Amazon to ban neonic pesticides pic.twitter.com/3UHHbd6gnS
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
The campus community is also spending #EarthDay raising our #VoicesForScience by using the @EarthDayNetwork interface to email our Senators to support the Pollinator Recovery Act – you can do the same! #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/mfLSAt6be8 pic.twitter.com/T7RYxLPxGN
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
I'm very fortunate that our @psulibs #VairoLibrary is always willing to support STEM-themed celebrations like #EarthDay – to connect with the @EarthDayNetwork theme of #ProtectOurSpecies, they set up a book display to call attention to our pollinators pic.twitter.com/8La8xsWgey
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 22, 2019
My final #ProtectOurSpecies bees post will be to recommend this video. There are many @TEDTalks on bees, but this one starts by asking – what is a bee? #EarthDay https://t.co/9jz8oEnUo7
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
And on to the second day…
#EarthDay continues as #EarthWeek with the @EarthDayNetwork theme of #ProtectOurSpecies. Today, I'll be tweeting about coral reefs – see the campaign at https://t.co/kuO2uhMEbB
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
Excellent information about coral reefs can be found on the @noaaocean website, which includes podcasts, infographics, videos, tutorials, and more #EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/tNUvfRfs4l
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
#EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/BPw6M4RPtI
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
It's almost lunchtime! If you haven't watched the film @ChasingCoral, grab your sandwich and tune in, as this film is a must-see to learn about our reef communities and has you think about what we can do to #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/hLxCQCcFeO
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
Feeling like you'd like to take action on behalf of coral reefs? Buy and use only oxybenzone and octinoxate-free sunscreens & send comments to US FDA urging them to remove these chemicals from sunscreens, via @EarthDayNetwork #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthWeek https://t.co/8rYo7e4VkS
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
Wish you could visit a coral reef? Why not try a virtual ocean dive with @Google #StreetView, which will take you from the Florida Keys to the Great Barrier Reef and more! #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/fddtjCJb43
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
In order to #ProtectOurSpecies like coral reefs, we need to better understand them. One of my all-time favorite @TEDTalks and examples of #SciArt is by @margaretwerth on crocheting to understand the hyperbolic surfaces of corals #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/UAmK0POSOd
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
The @IUCN has an issue brief on Coral reefs and Climate change, which includes why the issue is important and what can be done to #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/gDjuzeJkXq pic.twitter.com/Mpc41JH2MF
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 23, 2019
Ending my day of #ProtectingOurSpecies tweets for #CoralOptimism with this @TEDTalks by @CoralSci – Why I still have hope for coral reefs #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/KGJW751AyP
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
On to the third day…
#EarthDay continues as #EarthWeek with the @EarthDayNetwork theme of #ProtectOurSpecies. Today, I'll be tweeting about whales – see the campaign with why we need to protect, the threats, and how to help [Photo: NOAA] https://t.co/MB0fbkok4E pic.twitter.com/k2I9Nim07q
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
Excellent information about 32 whale species can be found on the @NOAAFisheries website, which includes science and conservation & management information #EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/bqgRo3Zp43 pic.twitter.com/FQb3dS2JoI
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
#DidYouKnow that Whale Week and World Whale Day 2019 happened back in February? If you missed it, check out this site for whale videos, conservation information, and more #EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies [Photo: Alaska humpback, NOAA Fisheries] https://t.co/LLdizEcuNE pic.twitter.com/3RgeoNXYRO
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
Have you heard of whale lice? #DYK that Viking chess pieces were made of whale bone? Check out @HakaiMagazine for a variety of whale stories – trust me, you'll learn something new! #EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/8UH1eFz9Nw pic.twitter.com/tGZxBIVyAV
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
If you are looking for some larger-than-life whale #SciArt, look no further than the whale murals by @Wyland – see a summary at #AGUBlogs and learn the story #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/TTqulf3Htj pic.twitter.com/czXgxlec0E
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
Hopefully, we can #ProtectOurSpecies of whales better than we can our @Wyland whaling walls – he's a summary at #AGUBlogs of the Philly wall before it was removed #SciArt #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/6W9SbWNvZ8 pic.twitter.com/9wUaVmftDu
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
WhaleWatch reduces human impacts on whales with near real-time info on where they occur and are most at risk from ship strikes, entanglements, loud underwater sounds, etc. Learn about whale satellite tracking #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/osp6RgyFfk pic.twitter.com/BB3P5lSkpn
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 24, 2019
The U.S. federal government is allowing seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Join @EarthDayNetwork in urging the NMFS to reconsider granting these permits #EarthDay #EarthWeek #ProtectOurSpecies https://t.co/qh4eiqWrpM pic.twitter.com/by3RT29cxX
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
Moving on to the next day…
#EarthDay continues as #EarthWeek with the @EarthDayNetwork theme of #ProtectOurSpecies. Today, I'll be tweeting about crustaceans – see the campaign with the threats/why we need to protect, and how to help [Photo: NOAA] https://t.co/Cd7NVRw1jn pic.twitter.com/7lcAfFR5Xh
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
To #ProtectOurSpecies this #EarthDay #EarthWeek, let's start by learning more about this crustacean, the barnacle – from @NOAAOcean #TheMoreYouNOAA [CC Photo by Andrew Butko] https://t.co/nMDh3FPPEd pic.twitter.com/47FmaBHOoY
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
#DidYouKnow that, despite its name, the horseshoe crab is more closely related to spiders and scorpions than crabs? from @NOAAOcean #TheMoreYouNOAA #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/HZRHzxavSs pic.twitter.com/YaLnnMbVuc
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
Think lobsters are safe from warming temps? @NOAAClimate tells us that warming sea surface temps from climate change are forcing lobster populations to higher latitudes, challenging New England fishing communities #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/qK0J5hk831 pic.twitter.com/i7pQziLKOE
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
After seeing climate-related changes in the environment on their businesses, many lobstermen/women were eager to find strategies to improve resilience & help inform fisheries management policy. See @NOAAClimate #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/XjbAF8DRON pic.twitter.com/MXtxxwIV4s
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
Esperanza Stancioff (Univ. of Maine) connects climate to fishermen's bottom line by helping construct a systems dynamics model. See what that means for fishermen and crustaceans. #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/U46pxf7gNk
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
.@4fishgreenberg says that we are overharvesting/overeating shrimp. This @TEDTalks explores the sheer size and irrationality of the seafood economy, and suggests a few specific ways we can change it. #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/zjy0Y6Krem
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
At least we don't have to #ProtectOurSpecies from this… it turns out that plant-eating dinosaurs snacked on crustaceans! @NPRscience #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/SLKIL89qKX pic.twitter.com/SVSiKIbUNf
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
Ever wonder what renewable energy sounds like to a shrimp? @HakaiMagazine shares whether wave and tidal power could be a noisy nuisance to sea creatures. #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/WNOvg3CIel pic.twitter.com/CBF610okV8
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
As we are trying to #ProtectOurSpecies such as the Atlantic Blue Crab, seems like this crustacean has now become an invasive species on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, thanks to ships' ballast tanks – from @GuardianEco #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/DWUjJKhidY pic.twitter.com/V3dpawAoT8
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 25, 2019
And for the final day of Earth Week…
#EarthDay continues as #EarthWeek with my final day tweeting on the @EarthDayNetwork theme of #ProtectOurSpecies. Today, I'll be tweeting about sea turtles – see the campaign with the threats/why we need to protect, and how to help https://t.co/1lbiKcdXbC pic.twitter.com/Zuq8XKxGV5
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
#DidYouKnow that six sea turtle species are found in U.S. waters, all of which are listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act? @NOAAFisheries website includes science and conservation & management info #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/TAfMwH9VcX pic.twitter.com/acOVpCtA6F
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
In addition to this @NOAAFisheries website, https://t.co/iXUEmhvewp check out this #SpeciesInTheSpotlight video for the Pacific Leatherback Turtle #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/W7Rpt4AZNg
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
Of all the species @NOAAFisheries protects under the Endangered Species Act, they consider eight among the most at risk of extinction in the near future – including the Pacific Leatherback Turtle. [Photo: NOAA] #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/iXUEmhvewp pic.twitter.com/Tile3eoV8g
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
This @NOAAFisheries video draws attention to their #SpeciesInTheSpotlight: Pacific Leatherback Turtle Recovery #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/qFy66IBs3b
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
Want to swim underwater with a sea turtle? You can, in this @BBCEarth 360 video! #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/7VPZFtONNC pic.twitter.com/SMhuOxvwov
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
Sea turtles are among the world’s most ancient vertebrates. Learn this and more at @OurOcean with 10 Things to Know About Sea Turtles #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/2qVUd2OcZ5 pic.twitter.com/lRWxGQ30h5
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
If you are interested in seeing the tracks of sea turtles, be sure to check out the @conserveturtles migration map of >20 sea turtles #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek [Photo: Sea Turtle Conservancy] https://t.co/pH0f5lRDdV pic.twitter.com/rAZirgmzlH
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
There are some unique ways to help sea turtles. For example, an injured turtle needed help, and 3D printing offered a solution. View this @BBCEarth story of how a loggerhead was saved by clever thinking & technology #ProtectOurSpecies #EarthDay #EarthWeek https://t.co/FgI88XXgpe
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 26, 2019
And then, one final tweet….
Although #EarthWeek is over, every day should have us reflecting upon/taking action to #ProtectOurSpecies. Stories like this one need to be in the headlines 2ensure we never lose #EarthOptimism. Thanks @EarthDayNetwork, looking forward to next year’s 50th anniversary of #EarthDay https://t.co/y00yVfNn0F
— Dr. G (@guertin) April 28, 2019
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