Happy #NationalPandaDay.
Habitat loss & fragmentation makes pandas a vulnerable species that requires dedicated conservation to preserve their numbers. The day is dedicated to celebrating them and spreading awareness of the threats they face to encourage efforts to protect them. #Panda #PandaDay

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! The best way to ensure wildlife survival? Take action. Little steps can make a difference:
• make a regular donation to a conservation group
• volunteer in a conservation organization
• write letters/sign petitions to let gov’t know how you feel.
#Wildlife #Conservation

The #MugOfTheMonth:
Part of a 2-part gift I received for Christmas. The macaw illustration is by #EdwardLear. A well-respected naturalist & natural history artist. He has the distinction of having a #macaw in South America named after him. The book features his illustrations.
#LearsMacaw

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Happy #InternationalCribbageDay! It’s a day for celebrating the card game that has you moving pegs around a board in a race to 121 (& trying to avoid being skunked!
Even more fun if you have a #crib board with carving on it or shaped like a canoe… like those featured here. #Cribbage #CribbageDay

Happy #SuperbOwlDay! #BarredOwls #GreatHornedOwl #Owls

10 of the Best Outdoor Adventure Summer Camps across Canada – Explore Magazine Although summer is several weeks away, now is the time to be thinking about summer camps.

Looking for a #SummerCamp For your kids? Now is the time to register – and here are some options across Canada you might want to try.

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Today is #BirdFeedingDay!
Also the start of #NationalBirdFeedingMonth. I’ve been part of #ProjectFeederwatch for 10 years. I’ve counted over 30 #bird species in our #Vancouver yard & recorded them through #BirdsCanada & #CornellLabofOrnithology.
The birds featured here are just a few of them.

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay.
#Wetlands are not just swamps, something yucky to be ignored or drained. Healthy wetlands actually help prevent flooding, act as filters so that we can have clean drinking water & provide habitat for a wide variety of animals.
#Wetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #Ducks #Birds

This is figure 1, which shows blue capital and its values (in 2020 or the most recent year for which data are available).

Oceans provide essential ecosystem services to human society, yet the climate impacts on blue capital have long been ignored. A study in Nature Climate Change shows that accounting for the potential damage would almost double the social cost of carbon estimation. go.nature.com/4riGn6w 🌊 🧪

Is it possible to be invisible? Fiction is full of characters with the power to vanish. But some animals have real-life ways to become nearly invisible.

Is it possible to be invisible? Some animals have a clear answer. www.snexplores.org/article/how-person-anima...

Two Ways to Climb a Tree—But Why? YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Because two ways are better than one? ;-)
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It’s #TreeTomeTuesday. This week’s book is about the #borealforest - its importance to our planet, how it’s disappearing, & possible solutions to the dilemma. The author is the founder/director of #BlackMountainsCollege, which teaches skills for mitigating & adapting to climate change.
#TheTreeLine

Happy #SquirrelAppreciationDay! Whether you want them in your yard or not, at some point they’ll be there! 🐿🤷‍♂️
#Squirrels #CheekySquirrels #FriskySquirrels

It’s #TreeTomeTuesday.
Just one chapter in. Written by a professional forester who has a different concept of how we should be doing #forestry. He’s against many current forestry practices, but doesn’t think we just completely leave forests alone, either. Some interesting ideas. #BooksAboutTrees

Woodpeckers grunt like tennis players when they peck These birds grunt like tennis pros when making their rat-a-tat, a strategy that may help steady woodpeckers' movements.

Thanks to elaborate coordination between muscle and breath, woodpeckers can hammer at a perfectly consistent rate for an extended period of time. www.snexplores.org/article/woodpeckers-grun...

Today is #InternationalHotAndSpicyFood Day.
There are many really good hot & spicy foods in various cuisines around the world: Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian, East Indian, Mexican, Morrocan…the list goes on. Treat yourself a new hot and spicy dish today. #HotAndSpicy #InternationalCuisine

WestJet reversing move to install tight seating layout after backlash MONTREAL — In the wake of a backlash sparked by a viral video, WestJet has cancelled a new seat configuration that squeezed an extra row on board many of its planes and left passengers with less legroom.

WestJet reversing move to install tight seating layout after backlash

Today is #NationalBirdDay! The 4 birds featured here – Steller’s jay, downy woodpecker, Anna’s hummingbird, & red breasted nuthatch – were just 4 of the species I saw while doing my bird count for #ProjectFeederwatch today.
You can learn more about this citizen science project at www.birdscanada.org

Today is #NationalWildlifeDay.
A day to focus on the ongoing efforts to conserve endangered wild animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, marine mammals, insects.
I took the images featured here in #BC, #Alberta, & %Ontario.
#GrizzlyBear #MerlinFalcon #Moose #CommonLoon
#NationalWildlifeDay2025

Happy #NationalAviationDay.
Celebrate being able to “make like a bird” - in #planes, #helicopters, & gliders. Do you remember your first flight? Mine was in a bush plane in Northern Ontario.
#biplanes #bushplanes #propplanes #jets #helicopters
#AviationDay #NationalAviationDay2025 #Aviation

Happy #NationalAcadianDay!
A day when #Acadians celebrate their heritage and history. I’ve travelled through various parts of #Acadia in both #NB & #NS. Photos here including #Edmunston, #GrandFalls, & #NovaScotia’s #AcadianVillage. #AcadianDay2025 #AcadianVillage #NewBrunswick

Another interesting collection of writing about trees, forests, and their importance to the world.

#TreeTomeTuesday #TreeTomeTuesdays #TreeTome #TreeTomes #BooksAboutTrees #TreeBooks #LanguageOfTrees

Happy #NationalLighthouseDay! Mark the day by visiting a local #lighthouse or getting involved with a group trying to preserve a lighthouse as a #HistoricSite. Featured here: pix of #lighthouses in #Newfoundland #Quebec #NewBrunswick & #NovaScotia

Arrived in yesterday‘s mail: my certificate for finishing second overall in the “Other Feature“ category of the #POMAC #awards.
Ran in the Nov-Dec issue of #CanadianWildlife mag.
#Award #POMACAwards #CanadianWildlifeFederation #CWF #CWFMagazine #ProfessionalOutdoorMediaAssociationOfCanada

BC Parks Foundation secures grizzly corridor purchase amid pushback from Pemberton farmers, officials Some residents have expressed concern about attracting grizzlies to the Pemberton Meadows and using potential farmland for conservation

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How Doug Ford Plans to Dismantle Ontario’s Most Popular Provincial Park More than half of the Wasaga Beach shoreline could be opened to development

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Today is #WorldRangerDay: a day to celebrate #parkrangers, #forestrangers, #bushrangers, or whatever you want to call them, worldwide, whether in #Africa, #Asia, or #NorthAmerica. Their jobs range from guiding tourists to stopping poachers. #RangerDay #Rangers #KahuziBiega
#Borneo #Algonquin

5 Adventures on Newfoundland’s Irish Loop Located on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, the Irish Loop is a 312-kilometre drive that provides travel adventures for all tastes.

Driving the #Irishloop in #Newfoundland’s #Avalon peninsula. #Birding #Hiking #Golfing #History #Archaeology #Paleontology

Enjoy Nature While Giving Back - Asparagus Magazine If you love getting outside, why not help preserve and protect the environment while you’re out there?

Happy #WorldNatureConservation!
#WorldConservationDay #Conservation #GivesBackToNature
Here’s an article I recently wrote for #Asparagus magazine about giving back to #nature.

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