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Carly Ziter

@carlyziter.bsky.social

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Urban & landscape ecologist thinking about nature-based solutions for biodiversity, people, and climate in the cities we live in. Prof @ Concordia. Probably talking about trees on the radio. Potter. Knitter. Baker. Gardener. Year-round cyclist. 🇨🇦 (she/her) .. more

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hi, Bluesky! 🇨🇦 urban & landscape ecologist here - tweeting at the intersection of ecology and urbanism + mentorship and work-life balance. Based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal

On the off-hours: pottery, knitting, all-weather cycling, & the embarrassment and enjoyment of learning a new language as an adult!

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 14h

I never had the chance to meet Emma, but I always appreciated the optimism and enthusiasm in her communication. She had a way of making a better world feel so attainable, and I hope many will carry on her legacy.

Joanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 21h

Such sad news. She was a brilliant scientist, a great science communicator and a real enthusiast for what universities can achieve #EmmaJohnston

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor dies, aged 52

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.

www.abc.net.au

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Joanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 21h

Such sad news. She was a brilliant scientist, a great science communicator and a real enthusiast for what universities can achieve #EmmaJohnston

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor dies, aged 52

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.

www.abc.net.au

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch cycling infrastructure is such an absolute dream. Easy access to natural areas & city centers. So easy to get from A to B, even through busy intersections! People of all ages and body types just out on their bikes, living their lives. Wheel locks! I so badly want this for North American cities

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Juan Cole, Carly D. Ziter

Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 5d

If someone says to you, "what are you doing about students' use of AI?" ask them, "do you think that this should be my problem? How good do you think my response can be? Should it not be up to legislators & administrators to defend against a commercial industry's attack on your child's education?"

Reposted by Eric J. Pedersen

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 11d

Really enjoying #BES2025. Things I appreciate:
- Morning plenaries (gets people in on time, doesn’t leave morning speakers w/ empty rooms)
- Good length coffee breaks (30 min!)
- Vegan lunch served on site
- Posters across all career stages & spread across rooms
- Strong presence of journals/editors

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 12d

But more to come! Was a huuuuge effort just to get the dataset and do basic descriptive work, so we haven’t had a chance to get into many of the more interesting social-ecological questions!

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 12d

There’s also been pretty concerted efforts to plant in equity deserving and low canopy areas in recent years, so that may play into it too (if we’re just thinking about species richness, for example)

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks! We’re in the process of looking at that now. Very preliminary results show that it’s much weaker than we might expect from the literature, but I think there may be some interactions with urban form that we need to consider to tease out the patterns.

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 12d

Great idea!

Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 12d

Hey #BES2025, especially #ECR folks. Do you have a research project and are wondering about a target journal for it? Come up to platform 5 during posters tonight for speed review! You can get feedback f an editor. If your work has management implications, it would fit at @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 12d

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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 13d

Sandra Diaz' talk at #BES2025 was one of the best keynote's I've seen. She managed to weave art, storytelling, and cutting-edge interdisciplinary functional trait ecology together to show us the importance of connecting with people when we do our science. A great start to the conference!

Ainhoa Magrach @ainhoamagrach.bsky.social · 13d

So happy to see Sandra Diaz use trees from Gorbea as an example of relational values with nature #BES2025 🪾🍂💚💚

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 14d

@jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social mentioned you'd be here - would be lovely to meet in person!

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 14d

Really looking forward to presenting some of our past, ongoing, and upcoming work on the underappreciated role of private urban trees at #BES2025 tomorrow morning (in the Nature and Humans session)! Hoping to see some friendly faces and new colleagues there. @britishecologicalsociety.org

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 17d

I love the no-right-on-red in Montreal. Makes me feel so much safer as a cyclist and pedestrian, and less worried as a driver!

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17d

Some ideas for improving road safety that can be implemented in US cities without modifying infrastructure:

• No cars moving through the intersection when pedestrians have a "walk" signal.

• No turn on red.

• 20 mph speed limit.

• Leading pedestrian interval for cyclists.

Others?

Reposted by Evan Roberts, Carly D. Ziter

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17d

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 18d

Yes! We should all do this much more.

Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 18d

You can do this right now:

Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.

Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

Reposted by Carly D. Ziter

🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 18d

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pablo escobar meme of three positions looking lost with the text that reads 'existing canadian research program'

Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 18d

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 19d

Please contribute! We neex broad input, different forest types, and an array of natural disturbances to see how disturbance regimes are changing.

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Toronto Cycling and Pedestrian Projects @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca · 20d

Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is hiring three temporary Transportation Engineers to work on capital projects that implement bikeways, road safety improvements and Complete Streets features. Apply by January 6. https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/Toronto-TRANSPORTATION-ENGINEER-ON-M/597961817/

Cyclist wearing a brown jacket and red backpack riding on a designated bike lane that is separated from the roadway by a concrete planter.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 20d

Refining my earlier query (thx to those who replied!): I'm wondering if people can rec urban planning /design programs whose curricula center social justice (in *practice*; not just on the website!).

I'm esp interested in those that address *digital equity* — e.g., broadband, data centers, etc.

Reposted by Carly D. Ziter

ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 20d

it is possible, I promise you, to hold the truth that systemic problems require systemic solutions, AND to believe and tell people that change is possible and it starts in our homes, relationships, and communities

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 21d

I've seen many applicants to my lab end up in other places (sometimes my rejection of their application, sometimes their rejection of my lab!), and they absolutely thrive in those programs. Keep looking for the right fit.

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 21d

If you're a prospective student or postdoc reaching out to advisors - please try not to take rejections personally. Yes, you can always work on your application (and if you get feedback, consider it!) but often it really is just an issue of timing and/or resources.

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 21d

I'm in the thick of grad school application & recruitment season (maybe you too?), and I've been feeling particularly down lately about having to send so many rejections. I wish I had time, money, and bandwidth to take on all the amazing students who reach out, but unfortunately that's not reality!

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 22d

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

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Cathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · 22d

Utrecht has made space not just for bikes, but for trees.

Trees are prioritized, given space, and maintained by the municipality, not just in parks, but along every road that is developed.

A resilient city prepares for the future on a warming planet.

Long lines of mature London plane trees define roadway in north Utrecht.

Newly planted trees in newly repaved Amsterdammesstraatweg

Trees line a major road and bike path going under a railroad underpass

Reposted by Carly D. Ziter, Marta Maziarz

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 26d

Tonight I'll be speaking to Nature Guelph about our team's research on bioacoustic methods for studying bird migration. Join online through Nature Guelph if you're interested:
natureguelph.ca/events/eaves...

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 26d

If you have a student, anywhere in the world, who would like and entomological society membership please have them come on over to our entopoc.org website to sign up for up to three free memberships per student!

Reposted by Carly D. Ziter, Erin K. Buchholtz

gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 27d

Folks: I will be flying an ad for well funded PhD and MSc positions in the coming days. If you want to do movement ecology and conservation with these incredible animals… watch this space 🦉🌲

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