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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!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18h

1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.

Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition

The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.

www.erininthemorning.com

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing the difference a little greenery makes

EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 1d

Vingt rues de Paris avant / après en une minute

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 1d

Vingt rues de Paris avant / après en une minute

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 1d

We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪

If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds funny today, but not long ago, the use of bicycles by women was considered *extremely* radical & dangerous--to be discouraged, even by supporters of women's right to vote.
All bc bicycles allowed women a tiny bit of freedom & mobility, without needing things a male guardian could withhold.

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Suffragist and educator Frances Willard riding her bicycle, Gladys (because it made her glad).

“I learned to bicycle when 50... and I think it is one of the best things I ever did. What pleases me is to see other worn-out women take it up, and find a new lease of health and life thereby."

Photo of a woman riding a bicycle on a country lane, circa 1890s.

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 2d

And with that, we wrap the 3rd thesis defence in the lab in one month! Sad to see these amazing students go, but SO excited to see what they all do next, and to keep collaborating in new ways.

But first time for a little break for them and for me I think 😂

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 2d

Proud of @emmasbacon.bsky.social who defended yesterday (co-advised @paqlab.bsky.social). 6 months of fieldwork, countless doors knocked on, 28000+ trees IDd, & an incredible MSc thesis on Montréal’s urban forest! While playing in an orchestra & publishing 3 side projects 🤩. Someone hire her ASAP! 😉

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 2d

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 3d

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 4d

Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 6d

Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"

My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)

The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?

Because Greta is right ..

A quote by Greta Thunberg stating that, "The one thing we need more than hope is actoin. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere."

It's in white font on a blue sky background with puffy white clouds.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 6d

"The impact was dramatic. Water use fell by more than 55% in under two years, from 1.2 billion liters per day to about 500 million.When rains finally returned in 2018, the reservoirs refilled. But the deeper lesson endured: transparent, collective action can shift behavior on a massive scale"

Can Tehran use the Cape Town model to escape a water crisis 'Day Zero'?

As Iran’s capital Tehran endures its worst water crisis in living memory, few recent global cases offer clearer lessons than Cape Town in South Africa in 2018.

www.iranintl.com

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Jean-François @meanderingemu.bsky.social · 10d

#bikeHFX

Flexipost being removed on Bell Road.

Road with no physical separation between the painted line splitting lanes for bikes and cars. Car seen in distance driving over the painted line

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 10d

Urban nature based solutions are critical - but often hampered by a lack of collaboration across sectors. How can we do better?

This was such a rewarding project to lead, alongside great colleagues from @environmentca.bsky.social, @treecanada.bsky.social, and many many others.

FACETS Journal @facetsjournal.bsky.social · 11d

New 📰| Improving cross-sectoral collaboration towards urban nature-based solutions: insights from a participatory workshop 👥 https://ow.ly/F20T50Xqzgg

📷 facets-2025-0035, Box 1, the "fishbowl" exercise.

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 10d

Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵

Racial Resentment Among White Americans by Birth Year and Demographics

This figure presents the same four-panel layout (education, gender, geography, religion) but for White Americans from birth years 1940 to 2000.

Education panel: A pronounced divide shows non-college Whites with substantially higher resentment across all cohorts, increasing sharply for older birth years. College-educated Whites rise more modestly but remain distinctly lower, especially among younger cohorts.

Gender panel: Male and female trendlines rise together, with women slightly higher in mid-century cohorts. Younger cohorts of both genders start lower and climb with age.

Geography panel: Regional lines separate clearly: the South is highest in resentment, followed by the Midwest. The West and Northeast show lower levels, with the Northeast consistently at the bottom. All regions slope upward toward older cohorts.

Religion panel: Protestants show the highest resentment, peaking among mid-century cohorts. Catholics sit in the middle. Non-affiliated Whites show the lowest resentment, especially among younger respondents, with a small rise among mid-century generations.

The figure notes CES 2024 data with GAM-smoothed trendlines.

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FACETS Journal @facetsjournal.bsky.social · 11d

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Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila @josephtumber.bsky.social · 12d

Looking to acquire portable soil temp/moisture and pH probes for our fieldwork

Figured I'd ask if anyone had suggestions or strong feelings about what to get!

🧪🌎🌳🍁
@sgradywelsh.bsky.social (lab manager) would greatly appreciate any input!

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 12d

🍃📣Upcoming CSEE Event! Join us online on Nov. 26th for a panel discussion Q&A on faculty positions. CSEE members will receive the link in their mailbox. (Event in English) #CSEE #online #paneldiscussion #eeb

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 17d

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

www.statnews.com

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 17d

My ask of any science enthusiasts who tell the story of Rosalind Franklin:
Don't make her life be about the DNA debacle. She died far too young, but she was a promising scientist in her own right, a mentor and scientific author.

Not for Watson or Crick, but for her legacy.

Jeffrey M @jeffreymphd.bsky.social · 17d

Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant but neglected, a heroine t...

www.thelancet.com

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 17d

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Kelly R. Zamudio, John J. Cullen , and 2 more Katharine Hayhoe, Kelly R. Zamudio, John J. Cullen, Dawn J. Wright, Carly D. Ziter

Jeffrey M @jeffreymphd.bsky.social · 17d

Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin

www.thelancet.com

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 18d

Please do! Details about the fellowship and the link to apply can be found here: thenarwhal.ca/2026-indigen...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22d

“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America

Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.

momentummag.com

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 22d

A quick explainer on Montreal’s election:

The urbanist Projet Montréal party of outgoing mayor Valérie Plante has lost the election to the opposition Ensemble Montréal.

Projet deserves a *lot* of credit for Montreal’s transformation in the past 10 or 15 years to be more bike/pedestrian-friendly.

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 24d

What a great audience! A treat for me to talk in my hometown.

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 24d

It was a Halloween treat 🎃 to have Dr. Carly Ziter deliver our Integrative Biology Departmental Seminar today: Understanding biodiversity and ecosystem services across urban landscapes. Thank you @carlyziter.bsky.social! And thank you for hosting our guest @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 24d

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 25d

“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”

archive.ph/2TI8J

Why are young people spending so much money?

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 26d

Yes, and this kind of public communication is a skill that can be learned and practiced!

Scientists have so many misconceptions around communication (that some people are just ‘naturally’ good presenters. Or that if you *are* a good presenter your work must just be easier/simpler, etc).

Alex Keyes, PhD @neuropharmnerd.bsky.social · 26d

i once had a professor comment that if you really knew your material, you could present it to anyone from any education background in a way they'd understand, from 1st graders to your phd peers

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Alex Keyes, PhD @neuropharmnerd.bsky.social · 26d

i once had a professor comment that if you really knew your material, you could present it to anyone from any education background in a way they'd understand, from 1st graders to your phd peers

Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 27d

Great advice in this thread! I’ve enjoyed winter biking in Montreal so much more than I thought I would.

BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 28d

Hey Friends

As we head into #wintercycling season, what are your tried and true tips that help you keep pedaling throughout the frigid season?

What advice would you offer newbies? #yycbike #yegbike #biketo #ottbike #bikehfx #bikeyvr

a picture of snow covered bikes with the words winter is coming

ALT: a picture of snow covered bikes with the words winter is coming

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