Peyton Loss

is she, you know… *makes crying motion* in grad school

confirmed pickleball victim

I know he lives in a mojo dojo casa house #TheBachelorette #bachelorette

Producer: “You’re wearing a scarf, what’s the difference between yours and his?” Sean: “This is cashmere.” #TheBachelorette

Ran into USGS water samplers on one of our bridge stops while collecting our own water samples along the Red River of the North today! Such a cool surprise, and we even got an impromptu demo of how this Riverboat works. @peytonloss

Back to back events?!? Absolutely. 🤓We’re hosting the Drainage Research Forum July 20th & 21st 💧 It’s the days after our annual Crops & Soils day (more details on that to come) So while you’re here… find event info and register with the QR code ⬇️ 🤩

As Pay Issues Linger, Canadian Firefighters Start Refusing Work as Wildfires Burn. The Canary in the Coal Mine. You're next U.S. unless you do something.  THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP JUN 13, 2023 (PLEASE SHARE) Original article link in my bio. It’s finally here. The point in the story that I wanted to be wrong about. Just last week, I wrote that the United States needed to wake up to the impending pay cliff that’s headed for our wildland firefighters. I recently ran into some very dialed operational folks at dinner, and we discussed it. “I wouldn’t be surprised if folks started not responding. It’s going to push a lot of people out if we don’t get this fixed. We already saw a massive outflow in the last 3 years,” they said as light beers and ribs were consumed. “I don’t want to see it, but folks are talking.” I don’t want to see it either. I have been vocal about pragmatic solutions and hope it doesn’t come down to this. The best-case solution is fixing the funding issue before these types of decisions have to be made. We have 14 weeks… This was the topic of conversation on Friday’s podcast. Almost all the canaries in the coal mine have long since stopped chirping. But if there were one left, it would be in Canada. Parts of Canada have already reached the pay cliff. Yesterday, a 39-year veteran Forest Ranger in Ontario, Canada, made a public statement saying they would no longer respond to fires outside their local district and won’t work over the regularly scheduled 8-hour day. “We’re sick of this crap, and it’s time to take a stand… let er rip".” According to the firefighters, they have had a pay freeze for a decade in the Province while the cost of living continues to rise. Then when they were about to get a raise, a Bill was introduced during the covid lockdowns, Bill 124, that blocked public servants from getting pay increases. Since then, multiple Provinces in Canada have seen fire funding cuts, highly effective programs scrapped, and upwards of 40% of their workforce left. No wonder they are flying in thousands of firefighters from other countries to work… You could argue that paying wildland firefighters more instead of flying folks on jetliners from across the planet would be better for the environment, but I didn’t bring a headlamp, and that rabbit hole looks deep. This should sound eerily familiar if you have been following the pay issues in the United States. The wildfire pay cliff in America comes to a head in 14 weeks. Last week the Deputy Chief of the Forest Service told Congress that if a pay solution isn’t passed, they would not be surprised to lose 30-50% of their workforce. This is a major issue. Canada is seeing a busy fire season. The United States is about a month behind normal, but fire season always arrives. I don’t want to see the same thing happen stateside that’s happening to our neighbors to the North. There is one canary left in the coal mine trying to warn everyone about the impending loss of our wildfire resources. It’s telling us that we need to pay these men and women a decent wage. Folks who have gone 10 years without a pay increase. Folks who had a pay increase taken away from them during covid while being told they would be fired if they didn’t take a new experimental medical treatment. I hope people can hear this last canary calling from the depths of the mine. However, with the loud cacophony of voices on the surface yelling about “wildfire smoke, climate, forest management, wildfire conspiracy, wildfire equity programs, and wildfire AI drone systems,” I’m not sure this little bird’s song is getting through. Call your Rep. and tell them to support the proposed pay increases for wildland firefighters. Tell them to support The Tim Hart Act. We have 14 weeks… and we are out of canaries. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. (Support link in my bio.)

I asked AI to generate mascots based on a major industry &in each province. These are the results. British Columbia: Forestry With 55 million hectares of forested land, B.C. is one of the world's largest exporters of wood products.

Toured @AIC_crookston and learned about developing #oilseed markets in Minnesota @AURIcomm fields of innovation conference!

@LPeaseUMN Five days later…

Update from the coolest drainage plots in the US: It's still cold. Photos by @peytonloss

Conservation drainage #scientist by day, baklava server by night @SDSUExtWaterMan #CDN23

Let me drop the family picture 🫠 #CDNannualmeeting

Checked off Day 2! 🙌 Presented my poster on Tile drainage & its impact on South Dakota. So grateful for the valuable insights from the best in the biz! 😎 #CDNannualmeeting #conservation #drainage #water

Ate an oyster. Never need to eat one again ✌🏻

@merrinm @RafatArash I see your field pics and give you:

@RafatArash I see your field pic and raise you this

Classic field pics

I read an article yesterday from The New Yorker all about phosphorus issues. It did a really great job outlining some of the challenges we see with phosphorus management -- until it got to issues with Lake Erie. I happen to know a lot about this personally and from my research.

@CFANS_NWROC This one was taken exactly 5 years ago today!

When light refracts through ice crystals, this phenomenon occurs approximately 22° left, right, or both from the sun! Share your sundog pictures below! 👇🏻

☝🏼 Question for farmers: (retweet appreciated): 🌾 Do you keep wheat residue in your field? If yes, why? If not, what is the residue destination? As a grad student, I am just trying to understand farmers’ perspective :) Thank you!