A drainage ditch runs central through two rice paddy fields, overlain by a blue sky. A guava tree grows defiantly in the center of the ditch. Just beyond, two colleagues measure greenhouse gas fluxes from the young rice growing in the left field.
Measuring terrestrial and ditch GHG fluxes from peatland sites in Telacogon today. Started off drizzly, but quickly improved
Feeling very privileged to be doing fieldwork in Mindanao, Philippines- again! One of the most beautiful locations in the world in my opinion. We are measuring GHG flutes and concentrations from soils and drainage canals in peatlands under various management regimes.
Gaps in the global network of precipitation monitoring stations are hindering efforts to assess climate change impacts on freshwater resources and to predict future pressures such as droughts and floods, according to new study in Nature.
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A surprisingly wintry day on the Migneint blanket bog. Three rewetted/restored sites visited for GHG flux measurements with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social.
Dress for the job you want not the one you have
Brits talk about 'pushing up the daisies' when we end our days but did you know that in Polish, it's 'smelling the flowers from underneath'!
This #FreeWillsMonth, we encourage you to consider what you can leave to loved ones, including a future for our wildflowers in the years ahead.
Picture isn't the workshop
Excited to be attending this technical workshop in Putrajaya, developing a toolkit for estimating C stocks and GHG emissions from ASEAN region peatlands 😀
Been doing it wrong all this time
1/2 On the 23-24/02, YPP will be hosting a Sphagnum planting day at Castle Bolton. We are looking for local volunteers who might be interested in joining for the day - no previous experience required, just an enthusiasm to play a hands-on role in peatland restoration and climate action!
A cold day on a rewetted Welsh blanket bog with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social, but great to get our GHG sampling underway for our @water4all-eu.bsky.social project ECO-WADE.
For those who followed me during the pandemic -
I spent an embarrassing amount of time making this
Looking forward to the weird and wonderful research I'll be carrying in this year, from Malaysia to the Migneint, beavers to ameobaes!
The 2026 Allan Robertson Grants are now open for applications! Are you under 30 and working in peatland conservation, responsible management, or innovative peat research? 👉 Apply here: peatlands.org/about-us/hon... 📅 Deadline 31 January #peatlands #peat #management #research #grants #earlycareer
🎵 We wish you rewetted peatlands… and a Happy New Year! 🎵
This is our 🌿💧peatland twist on the classic Christmas jingle.
We send it to all peatland lovers and hope for it to become as true as possible in 2026!🌟
Lovely Friday news; our EPSRC Impact Accelerator Account proposal has been successfully funded.
Titled "Ditching Methane to Engineer Net Zero" (yes, it's about ditches), and with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social also on board. Looking forward to more ditch GHG work in 2026.
New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Luke Oliver Andrews et al ⬇️
Spent the day with the fantastic Marvis setting up an experiment on a bog- never would have imagined I'd be sprinkling fertiliser on a peatland to help them but here we are
Another day another collar
This is a longshot... but does anyone know where I can get 10-12 kDa mwco dialysis tubing (preferably one that doesn't come in like 100 feet rolls and cost hundreds of great British pounds?)
A rather damp day sampling Hatch Mere with @peatblogger.bsky.social for the @gleonetwork.bsky.social GasLit project. Five sites sampled (4 x littoral, 1 x pelagic) for greenhouse gases and temp/O2 profiles.
O kurwa
Imagine getting into a fight with this fucker
Which desk do you reckon is mine?
Lovely day spent getting my flux on
Is academia a great path? Probably not. Can I say that you should choose government or the NGO sector or even tech for a more stable lifestyle? No! Do I have the slightest idea what to advise you to do with your life? No, no I do not.
Game board and instructions for a one-page role playing game called Wandering in the Wetlands. The link in the post will take you to a downloadable PDF.
Looking for some fun wetland content to spice up spring break? Enjoy this one-page wetland role playing game. All you need is a 6-sided die and something to mark your progress. Follow this link to the full version with hyperlinks to all the fun wetland facts: uwaterloo.ca/wetland-soil...
Another reason to celebrate today. FANTASTIC news for biodiversity in England. Important to recognise when Labour, Defra & @naturalengland.bsky.social do something really hugely positive for nature, both symbolically and in practice. Well done them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have a new #blog:
Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk wrote about the fieldwork she conducted in 2024 at the #Welsh #LTE Cors Fochno & the insights it offers on #ClimateChange.
This work was made possible by a grant from us in partnership with the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social bit.ly/4b7qOYs
