Dr. Katie Smith

#SFEstuary folks! If you haven’t heard I am partnering with the Elkhorn Slough NERR for another @thesaltymouse.bsky.social workshop! Registration closes on the September 18 at 5 pm so be sure to grab your spot before they are gone! www.eventbrite.com/e/biology-an...

After binging @ologies.bsky.social for months finally hit 1 that was frustrating. An older academic, when asked twice how he managed to publish so much, credited it to getting lots of sleep, exercising, and relaxing? Not a single word to acknowledge the wife that managed the kids/household? Rough.

MENOPAUSE: Moods. Sweats. Brain fog. Pain. Every age & gender owes it to the people in your life to understand it. w/ @drmaryclaire.bsky.social, Dr. @ldurgavich.bsky.social & Dr. Monica Christmas. Pt 1: why? Pt 2: what can you do? Pt 3: advice for loved ones www.alieward.com/ologies/meno...

I have officially connected with the author who won my consultation and I am already SO EXCITED TO READ THEIR BOOK!!! @romancingthevote.com #VotingRights #WildlifeBiology

Bidding is open! Let’s support @romancingthevote.com @voteriders.bsky.social and @scsjofficial.bsky.social!! #VotingRights You can find my consultation donation here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

I am donating 4 hours of time for wildlife conservation & wetland ecology professional consultation. I have expertise in small mammals, coastal wetlands, endangered species management, Alaska fisheries, grad school/academia, & lots of other topics! Super stoked to support @romancingthevote.com!

We have reached the point of the summer king tide season that the Santa Venetia Marsh berm is overtopping. We are about a month out from the highest summer tides. Remember that in the summer king tides happen at night!! @kingtides.bsky.social #KingTides #SanFranciscoEstuary #SFBay #SeaLevelRise

You know you have really made it as a famously weird rat girl when members of the public call you to tell you they have stashed a dead @thesaltymouse.bsky.social in a public park for you. 🤣 #WomenInWildlife #SMHM #SanFranciscoEstuary #SFBay #EndangeredSpecies

You know you have really made it as a famously weird rat girl when members of the public call you to tell you they have stashed a dead @thesaltymouse.bsky.social in a public park for you. 🤣 #WomenInWildlife #SMHM #SanFranciscoEstuary #SFBay #EndangeredSpecies

Y’all it’s getting to be that time of year again. When you can feel the heat radiating off the bay water in the evening. Glorious. #SFEstuary #Wetlands #WomenInWildlife

Listening to the @npr.org piece about @cornellbirds.bsky.social’s eBird app on @kqednews.kqed.org while actively in the field using eBird for research today was very amusing. 🤣 #WomenInWildlife #WildlifeConservation #SFEstuary

@thesaltymouse.bsky.social in a Salsola soda dominated diked unmanaged pond on a cloudy day. Though the species is generally considered a tidal marsh obligate dependent on Salicornia, recent research has shown that they are much more generalist within wetland habitat. #SMHM #SanFranciscoEstuary

Heard my first mouse of the season tonight!

Got some footage of the @kingtides.bsky.social overtopping the outer berm at Santa Venetia Marsh. There is a known population of @thesaltymouse.bsky.social here. Winter #KingTides are likely the deadliest time of the year for SMHM. Luckily the weather was pretty mild during these tides. 🌊🧂🐀🌊

The #SFBayArea this king tide weekend. #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise

The most interesting thing about writing an article for The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Professional magazine is learning who actually reads those things right away because those folks keep texting to congratulate me. 🤣 #WomenInWildlife #UrbanWildlife #SeaLevelRise @thesaltymouse.bsky.social

Me running not walking to yell “THAT’S OMNIVORY NOT CARNIVORY.” 🤣

If you haven't seen this yet I recommend a watch and a share!

This is how you support your members in terrifying times. Nicely done @mammalogists.bsky.social. Thank you for being a strong voice for science and scientists.

What a privilege to play an in-person game of #FindThatLizard with @afroherper.bsky.social during her capstone plenary at the Western Section of @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting! Her insights into the wildlife field are so powerful. Thank you for joining us this week Dr. McGee!

Sometimes when I am going through old #research talks about @thesaltymouse.bsky.social to poach slides I am surprised at how nice some of my old presentations are, back when I had a lot of time to work on them. Maybe this is the year I start presentations early enough to make them badass again. 🤞

Hey #Mammalogists, I would like to submit a proposal for the 2025 Wildlife Society conference in Edmondton. I've been wanting to do a Symposium on conservation of peri-aquatic special-status mammals. Salt marsh harvest mouse, Amargosa vole, Perdido Key beach mouse, etc. Anyone interested? #TWS

Hey #hydrology folks! Seeking recommendations for in situ saline water flow/velocity monitoring equipment. Right now looks like Badger Meter is most common for research. I would appreciate any insights folks have about brands to favor or avoid. Including a SMHM doing hydro stuff for visibility. 🧂🐁

Sometimes I look at historic aerials and see all of the Bay Area cities build on fill, on top of marshes, and I cannot comprehend that they could source, transport, grade, and compact that much fill in the short time that those communities were built. Why can't we fill tidal restorations that fast?

King tides coupled with tornado-warning-strength west winds means our East Bay marshes are getting hammered with extraordinarily high tides, some of which are extremely vulnerable already (esp those on the Richmond Shoreline). Think good thoughts for our salty little endangered friends out there. 🧂🐁

Reducing your meat consumption can have positive benefits for wildlife in lots of ways. www.marinij.com/2024/12/11/l...

#BayArea friends! Please join us tonight for this #WesternTWS diversity+ community hang at 6 PM, Almanac Beer Co in Alameda! Snacks and some drinks will be provided! I made fried green tomatoes! Spread the word!

Hello friends! Please consider joining us for the Western Section of The Wildlife Society Diversity Committee Community Hang Out! The event will be Thurs Dec 12 at 6PM at Almanac Beer Co in Alameda. All are welcome and some drinks and food will be provided! #TWSWest #Diversity #TheWildlifeSociety

Hello friends! Please consider joining us for the Western Section of The Wildlife Society Diversity Committee Community Hang Out! The event will be Thurs Dec 12 at 6PM at Almanac Beer Co in Alameda. All are welcome and some drinks and food will be provided! #TWSWest #Diversity #TheWildlifeSociety

Hello world! I am Katie Smith and I love the salt marsh harvest mouse. 🧂🌊🐁 #SFEstuary #SMHM #WomenInWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Research #WildlifeConservation #ConservationManagement