Jen Walker
@jenthefar.bsky.social
head in the clouds, bare feet on the ground, dog(s) by my side
from the Finger Lakes, survived LES NYC in the 80s, and after far too many forwarding addresses, settled in Cascadia
from the Finger Lakes, survived LES NYC in the 80s, and after far too many forwarding addresses, settled in Cascadia
"The dog genes identified by the team do not lead directly to any specific behaviour or emotion – rather, they influence behavioural regulation or broader emotional states."
“...you might have a bit more empathy if you know they’re genetically driven to feel sensitive and anxious”
“...you might have a bit more empathy if you know they’re genetically driven to feel sensitive and anxious”
Genes Behind Dog Behaviors Also Shape Human Emotions - Neuroscience News
Researchers analyzed the genomes and behavioral profiles of 1,300 golden retrievers and found that several behavioral traits—such as trainability, fear of strangers, and aggression toward other dogs—a...
neurosciencenews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"The dog genes identified by the team do not lead directly to any specific behaviour or emotion – rather, they influence behavioural regulation or broader emotional states."
“...you might have a bit more empathy if you know they’re genetically driven to feel sensitive and anxious”
“...you might have a bit more empathy if you know they’re genetically driven to feel sensitive and anxious”
“The entire training protocol...were first finely tuned with ten humans using the desktop Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab (Hunter & Rosales-Ruiz, 2023) with the purpose of minimising stress with respect to the care for animals.”
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November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“The entire training protocol...were first finely tuned with ten humans using the desktop Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab (Hunter & Rosales-Ruiz, 2023) with the purpose of minimising stress with respect to the care for animals.”
jabaat.org/home
jabaat.org/home
She is speaking directly to all of us. Our actions matter.
At #COP30 climate talks in Brazil, Indigenous land defenders from the Amazon region are demanding greater control over their territories. "We are the ones that are saying what the forest is demanding. We are the ones that are saying what the river is asking for," says Alessandra Korap Munduruku.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
She is speaking directly to all of us. Our actions matter.
Thank you, MaryAnn
Thank you, Charles
Thank you, Charles
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Thank you, MaryAnn
Thank you, Charles
Thank you, Charles
“Training built on trust lasts,” Coleman adds. “When we work with a dog instead of against it, we aren’t necessarily teaching obedience. We’re building connection, confidence, and communication in both dogs and their owners.”
Positive Reinforcement vs. Dominance-Based Dog Training: What Science Says
Experts and research agree that reward-based dog training builds trust, reduces stress, and creates lasting behavior far better than dominance methods.
a-z-animals.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“Training built on trust lasts,” Coleman adds. “When we work with a dog instead of against it, we aren’t necessarily teaching obedience. We’re building connection, confidence, and communication in both dogs and their owners.”
"A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat."
CDFW News | ‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal
A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, CDFW scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat.
wildlife.ca.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat."
"The Listen Up Collaborative, as the project came to be known, has collected more than 400,000 recordings...The data will help guide habitat restoration work, with the goal of drawing diverse animal species, mitigating fire risk and bolstering forests’ resilience in the face of climate change."
In Washington, Birds Are Giving ‘Yelp Reviews’ of Forest Restoration Work
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"The Listen Up Collaborative, as the project came to be known, has collected more than 400,000 recordings...The data will help guide habitat restoration work, with the goal of drawing diverse animal species, mitigating fire risk and bolstering forests’ resilience in the face of climate change."
There is much mushrooming in my neighborhood.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
There is much mushrooming in my neighborhood.
What items of reusables, non-plastics, earth-friendly items do you use around your house and in your everyday life? Which ones would you steer someone away from? Which brands do you know and trust, and/or which ones do you feel are greenwashing or misleading?
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
What items of reusables, non-plastics, earth-friendly items do you use around your house and in your everyday life? Which ones would you steer someone away from? Which brands do you know and trust, and/or which ones do you feel are greenwashing or misleading?
@banditelli.org captured this and shared it with us!
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@banditelli.org captured this and shared it with us!
"According to the class action lawsuit, PetSafe failed to disclose that its electronic ‘shock’ collars were not “harmless” as advertised and could allegedly cause physical and psychological harm."
$1.9M PetSafe electronic collar class action settlement
PetSafe and parent company Radio Systems Corporation have agreed to a $1.9 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to disclose that its electronic collars were potentially ...
topclassactions.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"According to the class action lawsuit, PetSafe failed to disclose that its electronic ‘shock’ collars were not “harmless” as advertised and could allegedly cause physical and psychological harm."
"Today on The Score we will explore films that celebrate the cultures that preceded Western colonization..."
The Pride of Indigenous Peoples | The Score with Edmund Stone
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November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Today on The Score we will explore films that celebrate the cultures that preceded Western colonization..."
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”
Jack Kerouac on kindness, the self illusion, and the "Golden Eternity" – wonderful letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/12/j...
Jack Kerouac on kindness, the self illusion, and the "Golden Eternity" – wonderful letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/12/j...
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”
Jack Kerouac on kindness, the self illusion, and the "Golden Eternity" – wonderful letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/12/j...
Jack Kerouac on kindness, the self illusion, and the "Golden Eternity" – wonderful letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/12/j...
Words that might help us live, not just survive.
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Words that might help us live, not just survive.
"Say over and over the names of things,
the clean nouns: weeping birch, bloodstone, tanager,
Banshee damask rose. Read field guides, atlases,
gravestones."
the clean nouns: weeping birch, bloodstone, tanager,
Banshee damask rose. Read field guides, atlases,
gravestones."
A Charm Against the Language of Politics by Veronica Patterson — THE MOVING PEN with Sharon Singer
I want to get up early one more morning, before sunrise. Before the birds, even. I want to throw cold water on my face and be at my work table when the sky lightens and smoke begins to rise ...
www.sharonsinger.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Say over and over the names of things,
the clean nouns: weeping birch, bloodstone, tanager,
Banshee damask rose. Read field guides, atlases,
gravestones."
the clean nouns: weeping birch, bloodstone, tanager,
Banshee damask rose. Read field guides, atlases,
gravestones."
Triumph of the trumpeter swans | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service share.google/Q8BiK7yfjEzC...
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Triumph of the trumpeter swans | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service share.google/Q8BiK7yfjEzC...
"Businesses stepping up to keep individual parks open during the shutdown represent one side of two dueling narratives swirling around national parks as the shutdown extends over a month."
In the Bay Area, donors are doing everything to keep iconic park open
Companies donated money to keep Muir Woods National Monument open.
www.sfgate.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Businesses stepping up to keep individual parks open during the shutdown represent one side of two dueling narratives swirling around national parks as the shutdown extends over a month."
"Worlds end when dogs die; eras come to a close. We three are living at the very end of an age."
Loving an old dog
This isn't a sad pet story
mzharrison.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Worlds end when dogs die; eras come to a close. We three are living at the very end of an age."
"Disobeying and dominating the laws, rhythms and shape of nature, as seen in the seasonal exploitation of human energy and labor via daylight saving time, perpetuates the unparalleled social and environmental decline uniquely characteristic to the current capitalist era."
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Disobeying and dominating the laws, rhythms and shape of nature, as seen in the seasonal exploitation of human energy and labor via daylight saving time, perpetuates the unparalleled social and environmental decline uniquely characteristic to the current capitalist era."