Katie O'Reilly

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An image of the sun obscured by wildlife smoke
An AQI score of 649
An image of low visibility on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan due to wildfire smoke
The "This is Fine" dog with wildfires
A screenshot of a scene in the TV show "The Good Place" with the text, "Yeah, yeah, the nightmare crab door, we've all seen it"
A sketch of a bluegill fish
A giant statue of a muskellunge fish
A reef triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known by the Hawaiian name Humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a
Devils Hole pupfish underwater
A Twitter exchange about the WeRateDogs rating system
The "This is fine" dog meme
A bright red Sally lightfoot crab
A bright red crab on black lava rocks
A sketch of a bowfin
A Lake Erie water snake
Satellite image of algal blooms in Lake Erie
A flier for the State of Lake Michigan meeting being held on November 4-6, 2026 in Michigan City, IN
A screenshot of a news article about invasive carp removal in the Illinois River; wildlife officials have removed 50 million pounds of invasive carp, the equivalent of roughly 5000 elephants
A cropped image showing a snorkeling bug asking "Am I shrimp too?"
A screenshot of a Twitter post about scientists wanting to tell people everything
A mouth-brooding cichlid fish and her grateful spawn
A species of fish, Nothobranchius attenboroughi
A news graphic about a cow on the loose
A group of people outside the US Capitol Building
The US Capitol Building in Washington DC
A flier advertising upcoming webinars that will feature lightning talks about crayfish research and management; one webinar will be held on April 27 at 2 PM CT, and the other will be held on April 28 at 11 AM CT.
A tiny turtle on a person's hand
A visualization of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project barrier
A screenshot of a Twitter post about the Brandon Road project
Lake Sturgeon spawning
Two bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
A screenshot of a news broadcast with the text "VA Smartmouth Bass Fishing"
A screenshot of a tweet with text "living by the Great Lakes in winter" and artwork of a fox dealing with a lot of wind
A screenshot of a Twitter post about a beaver blocking a subway entrance in Canada
A map showing the distribution of invasive bigheaded carps in the Illinois River
Invasive silver carp jumping out of the water
A bumper sticker that reads, "I'm just a shrimp and life is a nightmare"
A flyer for the Invasive Crayfish Collaborative webinar on Tuesday February 24 at 12 PM Central time. Register for the webinar here: https://invasivecrayfish.org/events1/
A person holds a male bowfin in breeding colors
A diagram showing the differences among different redhorse species
A modified screenshot of the famous "they're good dogs bront" meme
A book cover featuring a dog and ship
A Valentine's Day poem from a pink salmon
A marine iguana on lava rocks
A map of the Great Lakes showing the number of federal employees lost by each state
the car salesman *slaps roof* meme, but with a wetland
A wetland landscape
A sweater with a Santa holding a muskie that says "Merry Fishmas" and a set of trout cards
All of the fish species featured during the 2025 #25DaysofFishmas
A map of the US showing different species of sturgeon that can be found in different regions
Two people hold a large Atlantic sturgeon
Several Atlantic sturgeon underwater
An image showing historical harvest of Atlantic sturgeon
Two Atlantic sturgeon underwater
A lake sturgeon in an aquarium "sucks" up food from the bottom
Four people hold a very large Atlantic sturgeon caught in New York state
A map of the east coast of the United States with the different Atlantic sturgeon distinct populations highlighted
An Atlantic sturgeon wearing a Santa hat; the text says December 25
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Atlantic Sturgeon on December 25
A child observes a carp in a bathtub