This past week, I had the pleasure of participating in the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026. What an amazing array of specialists and excellent presentations! Canβt wait to attend the next edition! Big thanks to @thegsbi.bsky.social and everyone involved!
#GSB2026
Our group experienced a major permafrost slump just across the river from where we were paddling on a northern stretch of the Horton River (northern Canada) some years back. Frightening and dramatic indeed.
The Frogs Sing Loudly in Spring
Christi Belcourt ~ MΓ©tis
2021
A lovely afternoon by Lancaster canal. The aquatic insects are emerging - alderflies (ππͺπ’ππͺπ΄) and caddisflies (πππΊπ±π©π°π΅π’π¦ππͺπΆπ΄ π±π¦πππΆπ€πͺπ₯πΆπ΄, I think) #UKwildlife #freshwater
Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of Californiaβs solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.
Why flower with the summer crowd when you can get a jump on the competition in spring? Being precocious comes with advantages and disadvantages. Learn more in todayβs post!
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βοΈ Our delegates enjoyed the outdoors whale watching & riding e-bikes through the coastal countryside!
#GSB2026
π Name drop: New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus
#GSB2026
youtu.be/0mPvzDbZ13o
A small hawk with a slate-grey back and rusty bars on its chest, and orange feet. Perched in a grey, leafless willow.
I came home from my choir concert (at almost 9 pm, yay light!) to find this little Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing the Redpolls. And once the SSHAs arrive, can the juncos be far behind? #migration #birds #Yukon
Seven years after a coalition of Manitoba First Nations formed to protect the Seal River Watershed, government has signed on to a historic joint proposal to protect the richly biodiverse ecosystem.
thenarwhal.ca/seal-river-w...
This is dope as hell. Humans are pretty amazing at doing cool shit when there aren't some stupid assholes fucking shit up
Come work with us!
Max once again out here doing the Lordβs work on factchecking nonsense about pollution pricing for the countryβs biggest emitters
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots and the Alt theme is #Gulls
Thatβs a wrap on #GSB2026! π
We cannot thank you all enough for coming out, providing fantastic presentations, making connections, and keeping soil biodiversity at the forefront of ecological research (in our completely unbiased opinion) πͺ±
Safe travels home & see you all real soon!
After big dams on the upper Klamath River in far northern CA were removed in 2024, Chinook (king) salmon migrated upstream for the first time in 100+ years--and now they have hatched.
#Taxonomy friends, I'm searching for generic revisions that include treatments without a nomenclatural act - e.g. a species listed for completeness with only a diagnosis + remarks. Anyone have good examples? #bugsky
Congratulations on the Discovery Grant! Well done!
Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves πͺΆ
So fun to work w/ #rggs students & #Amnh #NSf #REU students! Predicting northern stonefly responses to climate change using species distribution modelling and population genetics (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) - Insect Conservation & Diversity resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
What frustrates me about conversations about the grand bargain of Pathways/CCS for a west coast pipeline is that they assume CCS projects will actually work at scale. AFAIK, there is no evidence that this is true. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Hey @stephenbheard.bsky.social - you might be interested in this!
Why do humans cause strange biological shifts without even trying? π§
Iβm proud to share my first PhD paper! We explore the intersection of citizen science, taxonomy & anthropogenic disturbance in rare species. π¦π§¬ Just the start of a big year for crustacean research!
Untitled - Loon and Chicks
Carl Ray ~ Anisininew
1974
Highland creek at UTSC after thunderstorms this morning
Hello Bluesky β I research how communities live with floods, uncertainty, and environmental change.
My work explores resilience as lived experience, negotiation, and sometimes resistance.
Developing XR tools for participatory climate decision-making.
#HumanGeography #ClimateResilience
Improving water quality to bend the curve of freshwater biodiversity loss.
Our new review offers 14 steps in 4 themes:
Improved monitoring and understanding
Regulation & enforcement
Pollutant remediation at source and in catchments
Addressing systemic drivers
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....
Hampshire College just announced our closure.
I've only been here <2 years but absolutely love being here.
I don't know if I am staying until the final closing in Dec 26 or this June 26.
If you need a random wastewater/enviro engineer/bioinformatics person I am unexpectedly back on the job market!
π₯ Most guests on a Nunavut cruise never leave the luxury of their mega-yacht. What are they missing?
'A Bit Rich'
Story/Photo by Arty Sarkisian
Click the link below to check out this week's feature story!
uphere.ca/articles/bit-rich
