@okcparks.bsky.social @okcparks.bsky.social 
National Recreation and Park Association @nrpa.org Building strong, healthy and resilient communities through the #PowerOfParks and recreation.🏞️
Senator Linda Holmes @senlindaholmes.bsky.social Illinois State Senator for the 42nd District since 2007 | Aurora, IL
Assistant Caucus Majority Leader | www.senatorholmes.com
Kyle Blount, Ph.D. (they/them) @hydro-kyleb.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Springfield
PI, WATER Lab
Ecohydrology, water resource management, urban heat and microclimates, remote sensing, STEM education, and JEDI
https://kyleblount.weebly.com/
https://www.uis.edu/directory/kyle-blount
Gregory Shmegory @gregoryshmegory.bsky.social Chicagoland dufus, work in transportation planning & GIS. Retired half-assed jazz musician.
Slava Ukraini!
http://www.youtube.com/user/xenoexuberphobe
Amy Woodworth @woodcomm.bsky.social Marketing & PR Consultant, UX/UI, Web Developer. Interested in frontend coding, STEM, startups, web accessibility, watercolor art & cycling around Chicagoland.
Dev Portfolio: amywoodworth.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amywoodworth
Jim @jgoved.bsky.social Midwesterner. Proud Dad, lucky husband, retired teacher. [Woof] And Dog Dad. 5b/6a
Jennifer Davis @jmd5120.bsky.social I live in Chicago. I work in a lab. Sometimes I bike. Views are my own.
Ruhika Bhattacharya @sharkyru.bsky.social Researcher I at SIU Garvey Lab | Passionate about learning how climate change and anthropogenic impacts are influencing aquatic species 🦈🏳️🌈
John Cecil @johncecil.bsky.social Assistant Commissioner, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites @NewJerseyDEP #conservation #climatechange #equity #biodiversity
Mary H. @mehaas50.bsky.social Midwestern Nice (but not to fascists) Sometimes redacted. I’m on a trail somewhere. Nemophilist. Hockey/softball fan. Always striving to learn. Science is cool! Proud to live in Illinois.
Ramen Junkie @ramenjunkie.bsky.social Toy collector, video game player, professional complainer.
See also, Lameazoid.com
Also sometimes on Mastodon at Retro.pizza/@ramenjunkie and Tumblr at https://ramenjunkie.tumblr.com/
American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Founded 1870, AFS is the leading source of fisheries science and management information worldwide: https://fisheries.org/.
Brandon Semel @brandonsemel.bsky.social I'm just a biologist trying to help out prairies. Follow along to see what I do! All views are my own. I'm also on Instagram as @theprairieponderer
Jane Clark @dontfwmothernature.bsky.social I retired from the hospitality industry in March 2024. Now, I don't have to be nice to anyone! I live on a private nature preserve in southwestern Ohio. I am a flower gardener, a country girl that loves my country! I am here to troll the Magas!
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong @misscantbewrong.bsky.social Former Alaskan, current Evanstonian. Ruby and Bunny are my dogs.
Republicans are trash, stop voting [and making excuses] for them.
Extremely displeased with current events.
https://youtu.be/thuYNWYwQ68?is=vBLx-2oxtDwfBq6w
Chris Andoe @chrisandoe.bsky.social Publisher of Out in STL, author of Delusions of Grandeur and House of Villadiva. Enraged gay progressive. I live in an old house haunted by active and opinionated ghosts.
Papa’s Little Hobby @papaslittlehobby.bsky.social He/him. Dad, husband, and public interest lawyer by day. Artist and musician here and there.
Claire Waterhouse @clairewaterhouse.bsky.social Aquatic scientist
@lauermike.bsky.social @lauermike.bsky.social Chicago, Ravenswood/Uptown. Traveling. Cooking. Food. Border collies.
Nonprofit McLean @nonprofitmclean.bsky.social Documenting and sharing impacts to McLean County, Illinois services and nonprofits from Federal funding cuts. Submit your update at https://nonprofitmclean.org
GarthTucker @garthtucker.bsky.social Political Strategists and whiskey drinker. I get people elected without them even knowing. I am a leftist who has happily solid out.
State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel @senatormeg.bsky.social Illinois State Senator for the 49th District
Liberal Campers and RVers @liberal-rvers.bsky.social Please also refer to @liberalrvers.bsky.social, which is a carryover account from Facebook.
Digger @digger37.bsky.social Southern Illinois Environmentalist. Retired Union Coal Miner and life long labor Democrat. Love Tolkien and want to love Rowling again but dammit she is mean .
THE BIG MUDDY @thebigmuddynews.bsky.social The only thing dirtier than our rivers is our government. -Big Muddy News - Southern Illinois - Investigative Reports, OPEDs
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U.S. Climate Alliance @usclimate.bsky.social A bipartisan coalition of governors sustaining America’s fight against climate change with bold, state-led action. 🌎
usclimatealliance.org
ACEEE @aceee.org The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) – Make Energy Go Further | https://www.aceee.org/
Washington State Department of Ecology @ecology.wa.gov Official Washington state Department of Ecology account. Protecting, preserving and enhancing Washington's environment for current and future generations. ecology.wa.gov
The 21st Show @21st.show Illinois' statewide public radio talk show and podcast. Hosted by
@BrianMackey.com. Stream live at 11 a.m. Monday-Thursday on http://21stShow.org.
zach @zachkeesh.bsky.social midwestern millennial
Kassandra Tuten @kassandratuten.bsky.social Communications manager at University of Wisconsin Law School. Writer. Photographer. Editor. Designer. Runner. In love with nature, music, cooking, travel, mushrooms, history, dinosaurs and classical literature. 
PRB+ Magazine @prbplus.bsky.social The very best parks, recreation & camp stories. Read, subscribe, and submit stories here: linktr.ee/prbplus
@ilacadsci.bsky.social @ilacadsci.bsky.social 
Illinois Junior Acadely of Science @ijasorg.bsky.social The Illinois Junior Academy of Science exists for the benefit of students in the state of Illinois by hosting 12 regional science fairs and the State Science Exposition. www.ijas.org
WCIA 3 News @wcia3news.bsky.social Your Local News Leader
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Thomas Spriggs @tspriggs72.bsky.social Husband and father | Works at NWS Central Illinois | Penn State alumnus | Fan of Pirates / Penguins / Steelers / Packers
Alison Coulter @sdsufishecology.bsky.social Asst professor, fish ecology, movement, invasive and introduced species 🐟🐠🐡
Cam Davis @camdavismwrd.bsky.social Commissioner at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Clean water advocate
Cook County based environmentalist 
Natural Areas Association @naturalareas.bsky.social NAA is a communications, education and outreach organization serving natural areas practitioners and researchers. https://linktr.ee/naturalareasassociation
Maralyn Maralyn @maralynmaralyn.bsky.social 💙 Lover of Chicago, architecture, travel, art, restaurants, books,movies,fashion,justice, my fam, animals (I eat 🌱) and live music. Background actor. Dog sitter💙! ( Deactivated Twitter when Musk took over) 🚫MAGA🚫NO BIO or POSTS 🚫NO CRYPTO
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) @chicagohousing.bsky.social The Chicago Housing Authority provides homes to more than 65,000 households while championing vibrant, healthy communities across the city.
www.theCHA.org
Ben Panko @btpanko.bsky.social Chicagoan. Writer. #RVA native, Pittsburgh expat. Politics and Star Wars nerd, leftist, crazy cat guy. Same username on 🧵 and the other site. He/him.
Illinois EPA @ilepa.bsky.social Safeguarding the environment, protecting Illinois’ future.
RTs/follows/likes are not endorsements.
🔗 https://epa.illinois.gov/
@rachelbold.bsky.social @rachelbold.bsky.social 
Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social Photographer located in central Illinois. I love nature, I also do storm chasing and Aurora watching when I get the chance. Really into birds at the moment.
🌪️ = 5
Life list = 102
https://byron-hurley.pixels.com/
Village of Evergreen Park @villageofep.bsky.social 
Stephen Carey @stephencarey05.bsky.social Kinky playful boy who loves camping under the stars, drinking and dancing till sunrise, and hitting the road for spontaneous trips. Into fun, adventure, and seeing where sparks go.
📍 Crown Point | Northwest Indiana | Chicagoland
JHub @jhubrich.bsky.social My family, Chicago, University of Illinois, UIC, soccer, nature and the environment 
Ben Maas @masbenmaas.bsky.social Studying water quality for the state of Minnesota
Karen J Murchie, Ph.D. @karenjmurchie.bsky.social Fisheries scientist, life aquatic
@rbclark.bsky.social @rbclark.bsky.social 
University of Illinois Funk Library @illinoisfunk.bsky.social 
Jim Lamer @jimlamer.bsky.social Large river ecologist, Director at the Illinois River Biological Station. My team and I specialize in large river ecology (long-term monitoring, restoration, and management). Lots of interests: otoliths, invasive species management, telemetry, rstats,...
State Rep. Will Guzzardi @repguzzardi39.bsky.social 🏛️ State Rep. of IL's 39th District
📜 Assistant Majority Leader & Co-Budgeteer
🔗 repguzzardi.com
Illinois River Biological Station @irbs.bsky.social IRBS staff coordinate and undertake various research programs focusing on large river ecosystems and are active in outreach to the public.
Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant | #GreatLakes | Come for the #ecology & #scicomm, get reeled in by the fish puns
https://iiseagrant.org/about/our-team/katie-oreilly/
Chicago Tree @chicagotree.bsky.social Mostly reposting Chicago trees & sometimes other trees. And birds. And other things I find interesting.
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant @ilinseagrant.bsky.social Research • Education • Outreach | We help southern Lake Michigan communities foster a healthy environment & economy.
https://linkin.bio/ilinseagrant
@jpbobolink.bsky.social @jpbobolink.bsky.social Chicago bird conservation, nature; authoritarianism is creepy, so is patriarchy and white supremacy.
Great Lakes Commission @glcommission.bsky.social The Great Lakes Commission is a binational government agency established in 1955 to protect the Great Lakes and the economies and ecosystems they support.
📍Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ecology Action Center @ecoactioncenter.bsky.social Nonprofit Environmental Sustainability Agency for Bloomington, Normal, and McLean County, Illinois.
https://ecologyactioncenter.org
Housing Action Illinois @housingactionil.bsky.social 
National Association of Clean Water Agencies @nacwa.bsky.social The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is the nation's recognized leader in legislative, regulatory and legal Clean Water advocacy.
Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus @ilsendems.bsky.social Official State Senate Democratic Caucus (Not US Senators).
News, topics important to IL government. RTs ≠ endorsements.
FB: IllinoisSenateDemocraticCaucus | Insta, YouTube, Threads, X: ilsendems
State Representative Bob Morgan @repbobmorgan.bsky.social Official BlueSky account for Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan (58th district).
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social Protecting public health and the environment by providing wastewater treatment for Chicago and 128 suburban communities and serving as Cook County’s Stormwater Management Authority. Learn more at mwrd.org.
☎️ Report waterway concerns: 800-332-3867.
Dave Comerford @davecomerford14.bsky.social Dad, husband, advocate for teachers, public education and public employees (IFT), lifelong recovering journalist
Alex Degman @alexdegman.bsky.social Statehouse reporter for WBEZ Chicago based in Springfield. Hi! 
Illinois State Climatologist @ilclimatologist.bsky.social Official account for the Illinois State Climatologist Office. Based at the Illinois State Water Survey and Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
go.illinois.edu/climatologist
Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social Scientists to the State of Illinois at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
IHSA | Illinois High School Association @ihsa1900.bsky.social The IHSA was founded in 1900 and governs the equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience.
University of Illinois Extension @extension.illinois.edu Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
T.A. Snyder @tasnyder.bsky.social Writer. Producer.
Captain Rick @windycitysalmon.bsky.social Salmon & trout fishing charters on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
Info/bio: Windycitysalmon.com
Former finance
#salmon
#trout
#fishing
#greatlakes
@gotakeahikewithac.bsky.social @gotakeahikewithac.bsky.social 
Gwen Peebles @chiltonmomvibes.bsky.social Mom, wife, legislative girlie, doing my best.
@chicago-hiker.bsky.social @chicago-hiker.bsky.social 
Meredith Mahoney, Ph.D. @mermahoney.bsky.social biologist, cat mom, reader... there's probably more I'm not thinking of. she/her/hers
Amanda Pankau @apankau.bsky.social Director of Energy and Community Resiliency at Prairie Rivers Network
Coal | Energy Community Reinvestment | Renewables | Rural Illinois
Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks @cbusmetroparks.bsky.social 20 natural area parks with 230 miles of trails & over 28,000 acres of land in seven Central Ohio counties.
https://sprout.link/cbusmetroparks
Green Lake Association @glagreenlake.bsky.social We are a non-profit organization safeguarding the water quality of Green Lake—Wisconsin's deepest natural lake—through science-based action, diverse partnerships, & community activation.
Tina Tyson-Dunne @thecommish2.bsky.social Commissioner for Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Committed to preserving, protecting, and restoring the natural resources in DuPage County while providing opportunities for people to connect with nature. Fierce fighter for environmental justice.
WARM Program at UIUC @warm-isws.bsky.social Water & Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Providing data on Illinois' waters, weather, & soils. https://warm.isws.illinois.edu/warm/
MiStateParks @mistateparks.bsky.social You’re never more than an hour from a @MichiganDNR state park! Don't miss the state forest campgrounds, trails and harbors, too! #MiStateParks
Joy Scrogum @joysness.bsky.social Sustainability professional, science communicator, writer, creative reuse advocate, problem solver. Zero waste, pollution prevention, circular economy, environmental health = human health. Views my own. Check out my site, https://joysness.com/.
Elizabeth Lindquist @elindquist.bsky.social Oncology pharmacist
Nauvoo @nauvoo.bsky.social 
Washington State Dept of Natural Resources @wadnr.bsky.social Managing, sustaining, and protecting the health & productivity of Washington's lands and waters. 
Gary Scott @gscottjr.bsky.social Michigander turned Chicagoan.
Co-Lead of CNUChicago. Co-Founder and Board Member, ENU. Board Member, CNU. Co-Lead, BigTentUrbanistCoalition. MassTransit40Under40 - 2022 Honoree. ChaddickScholar. Views expressed are my own.
David Lakeman @davelakeman.bsky.social 
Mike Ziak @mikeziak.bsky.social Illinois born & raised, sad Chicago sports fan, loves to travel, in fact I would rather be on a beach right now.
@rock4mentalhealth.bsky.social @rock4mentalhealth.bsky.social 5k, live music, & vendor charity event for mental health. 9.7.25, Rochester, IL. rock4mentalhealth.com
Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com Architecture, interesting & historic places, Chicago, exploring cities by bike & transit. Mostly photos. Views my own. He/him. 🚲 🏙️ 🚆 🐱 🏳️🌈 📷
Nestle Among Nature @nestle.bsky.social Nature enthusiast | Photographer | Storyteller. I’m all about capturing the small wonders around us, nestling into the beauty of the everyday. Note: Not affiliated with any brands. #naturenestler
John Amdor @johnamdor.bsky.social 'John Amdor needs to get out more.' -Capitol Fax commenter, March 19, 2018
tweets without punctuation or capitalization are by cricket
Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
Matt Sullard @mattsullard.bsky.social Father, Husband, Lawyer, Volunteer, Democrat. Champaign County Board Member, Champaign County Democratic Party Vice Chair.
MattSullard.com
https://www.mattsullard.com/donate/