PRI REACHED THEIR GOAL!!! MUSEUM OF THE EARTH IS STAYING OPEN!!! Thank you all so much for donating and spreading the word, I'm so overjoyed! Good things are still possible! www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
For #fossilfriday, The New York Times has written a good article about the Paleontological Research Institution, what the museum means to the field of Paleontology, and its current financial situation (much improved even from a few weeks ago).
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
Image of the Museum of the Earth saying "Thanks to you we have raised over $156,000 so far today!" Share your stories and what inspires you to give. Help us keep giving Tuesday going! The bottom says www.priweb.org/support
Sharing an update because PRI shared on other socials - over $150,000 was donated this giving Tuesday bringing PRI even closer to their goal. Im very hopeful that PRI is likely to weather this crisis and create a path forward continuing its research and educational mission! Thanks all who helped!
Meet the veliger larva - a tiny ocean drifter with a delicate shell and two ciliated โvelumsโ that look like fluttering ears. These velums help it swim through plankton and capture food.
๐ฅ Video by @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
#MarineBiology
Graphic that says I'm supporting PRI today because it's where my type specimen is with a picture of a Vermicularia (snail) apex. The PRI logo is in the bottom right and text reads www.priweb.org/donate
This #givingtuesday please consider donating to the Paleontological Research Institution/Museum of the Earth
PRI is a major US fossil collection and education center
& has been struggling after a major donor was unable to fulfill a pledge but is almost out of the woods, any support helps!
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News story from Syracuse local news about saving the Museum of the Earth. (They dont explain that the Museum footage is from a Halloween event so enjoy a lot of unexplained costumed folks)
Any help is greatly appreciated!
#savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils
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57 days left to raise enough $$ to save the Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth
Save science! Maintain Research! Preserve the truth! Keep teacher education going! Create wonder!
Rage against the dying of the light! ๐งชโ๏ธ๐ฆ
www.priweb.org/donate
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Update on the Paleontological Research Institution and their remaining need for donations to pay off their mortgage and avoid foreclosure
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help๐งชโ๏ธ๐ฆ
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My Experiment campaign was a success, and my #PhD project is now 103% funded! I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported and believed in me and this research project! I look forward to informing #restoration efforts in the Guana River Estuary, Florida!
bit.ly/465aIwf+
The goal is to quantify how much oysters were capable of filtering in the past compared with today, providing a long-term perspective to inform what oyster restoration decisions are feasible.
The Guana River Estuary in northeast Florida is impaired due to excess nutrients, which can fuel eutrophic algal blooms. Oysters naturally filter estuaries, but modern data is limited. This project aims to reconstruct a longer history of oysters using the preserved shells within living reefs.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
-Piloting novel methods to inform oyster restoration decisions (applicable to anywhere oyster reefs exist)
-Results to support a larger NSF-style proposal
-Helping me finish my PhD!
-The more shells I can radiocarbon date, the better my past estimates will be
ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT to support my PhD project on Experiment! I appreciate your support and willingness to share this project within your networks!
experiment.com/projects/rec...
#STEM #oyster #restoration #PhD #academia #paleontology #conservation
To learn more and support my work, visit: experiment.com/projects/rec....
The talented Dr. Pineda-Munoz, founder of Climate Ages wrote up an article about my PhD project and crowdfunding campaign! Please give it a read! I have until October 20th, 2025, to reach my fundraising goal, and I'm already 89% of the way there! climateages.com/oyster-reefs...
๐ ๐ My birthday is next week! ๐ ๐
For my birthday, I'm trying to reach my crowdfunding goal that will fund the last of my #PhD project! Please help me share within your networks and learn more: bit.ly/465aIwf+
#fundraise #fundingsolutions #fundingopportunities #gtmreserve #restoration #conservation
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ $๐๐๐ค:
*Piloting novel methods to inform what oyster restoration decisions are feasible (applicable to anywhere oyster reefs exist)
*Results to support a larger NSF-style proposal
***Helping me finish my PhD***
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: Samples are already collected and ready to analyze. The radiocarbon analyses have been tested, with preliminary results showing that oysters are accessible since the Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve was established in 1985.
๐๐จ๐๐ฅ: to quantify how much Guana River, FL oysters were capable of filtering in the past compared with today, providing a long-term perspective to inform feasible restoration options.
๐My PhD project is already +75% funded!!! ๐
Please help me share to reach 100% to finish my #PhD. Every little bit helps! THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and believed in me so far!
experiment.com/.../reconstr....
#fundingsolutions #funding #fundingopportunities #fundraise #STEM #academia
Iโm studying #conservation #paleobiology (applying a paleontologistโs skillset towards modern conservation issues), #scicomm, and conservation #storytelling. #fundingsolutions #funding #fundingopportunities #fundraise #PhD #STEM #fisheries #fisheriesmanagement #research #gtmreserve #restoration
Due to the current funding climate, Iโm crowdfunding the last of my PhD project, and ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ! ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, when I need to reach my $16k funding goal. I immensely appreciate your support!
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐: experiment.com/projects/rec...
