Andrew Rypel

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19 October 2026 20:42

This is for an aquatic extension agent stationed in West Alabama - beautiful country! Here is another link if the one below doesn't work: jobs-auburn.icims.com/jobs/10637/a...

Andrew Rypel

andrewrypel.bsky.social

14 October 2026 20:06

Wild rice can look like just another emergent aquatic plant. But if you trace its many connections, you'll find that almost everything is connected to it. The birds, fishes, food webs, Indigenous cultures - even history. Manoomin is a "Great Connector." 🌾👇 tnature.substack.com/p/the-great-...

Andrew Rypel

andrewrypel.bsky.social

09 October 2026 19:34

🚨 New paper led by grad student Alex Ginez! So many native fishes are still labeled as “rough fish” and given no management attention, and often unlimited harvest - still! But are these fishes actually capable of sustaining high harvest? academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad... A thread on the study 🧵👇

Andrew Rypel

andrewrypel.bsky.social

07 October 2026 18:04

Healthy Mussels = Healthy Rivers

Andrew Rypel

andrewrypel.bsky.social

30 September 2026 21:38

We talk a lot now about raising free-range kids. But what about free-range adults? We have so much, but stopped going anywhere without clear, justifiable reasons - ALL the time. My new essay is about leaving more room for wandering, surprise & spice in life 🌿👇 tnature.substack.com/p/being-a-fr...