Patrick Culbert
@patrick-culbert.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor of Teaching, UBC Faculty of Forestry
Apparently, I now work at the Smithsonian Museum of arts and industries. (Either that or my building is serving as the backdrop for an action sequence in Percy Jackson and The Olympians season 3.)
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Apparently, I now work at the Smithsonian Museum of arts and industries. (Either that or my building is serving as the backdrop for an action sequence in Percy Jackson and The Olympians season 3.)
First time I’ve ever seen nodding onion in landscaping 😊. I remember a few years ago when there was a stink because the university insisted on mowing down some fireweed (an art installation) before it went to seed, lest it establish on campus. I really appreciate the complete turnaround on this.
July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First time I’ve ever seen nodding onion in landscaping 😊. I remember a few years ago when there was a stink because the university insisted on mowing down some fireweed (an art installation) before it went to seed, lest it establish on campus. I really appreciate the complete turnaround on this.
Sometimes a humpback whale photobombs your shot of orca mom and baby. 🤷♂️
July 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sometimes a humpback whale photobombs your shot of orca mom and baby. 🤷♂️
One convenient thing about camping with an EV is powering an electric kettle with the car. I’m really tempted to ditch the propane Coleman stove for an electric tabletop induction burner.
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One convenient thing about camping with an EV is powering an electric kettle with the car. I’m really tempted to ditch the propane Coleman stove for an electric tabletop induction burner.
Just ran 5K for the first time in my life. (33:22 PB! 😂) I will assume the coyote pup I saw at the start of my run was a good omen.
June 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just ran 5K for the first time in my life. (33:22 PB! 😂) I will assume the coyote pup I saw at the start of my run was a good omen.
The planting at the reconciliation pole is looking quite nice. Definitely prefer this over mowed grass.
June 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The planting at the reconciliation pole is looking quite nice. Definitely prefer this over mowed grass.
Worst campus parking space ever.
May 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Worst campus parking space ever.
This tree didn’t come to play. 👀
May 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This tree didn’t come to play. 👀
I appreciate this false Solomon’s seal that popped up in an otherwise unkept planter on campus.
May 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I appreciate this false Solomon’s seal that popped up in an otherwise unkept planter on campus.
I’ll stick with my credit card for cishet white men 😂🤪.
May 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’ll stick with my credit card for cishet white men 😂🤪.
Spotted this garter snake on Friday. TIL that garter snakes are both venomous (but very mildly at a level that does not affect humans) and poisonous (because their body retains toxins from certain amphibians they eat). 🤯 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_...
April 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Spotted this garter snake on Friday. TIL that garter snakes are both venomous (but very mildly at a level that does not affect humans) and poisonous (because their body retains toxins from certain amphibians they eat). 🤯 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_...
Really exceptional West Coast Fire event with @johnvaillant.bsky.social and my amazing colleagues @loridanielsubc.bsky.social and @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Really exceptional West Coast Fire event with @johnvaillant.bsky.social and my amazing colleagues @loridanielsubc.bsky.social and @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social
Looks like it’s currant-ly spring. (I’ll see myself out.)
March 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Looks like it’s currant-ly spring. (I’ll see myself out.)
Filmed some single-stem Heli-logging at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest yesterday. (They did not let me fly the helicopter.)
February 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Filmed some single-stem Heli-logging at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest yesterday. (They did not let me fly the helicopter.)
Got my first decent owl-in-flight photos today!
February 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Got my first decent owl-in-flight photos today!
Sometimes, the easiest way to find a bird is to spot the birders. (Northern hawk-owl in Ladner, BC)
February 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Sometimes, the easiest way to find a bird is to spot the birders. (Northern hawk-owl in Ladner, BC)
I was very lucky to have a sunny, snowy day to film at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. @forestry.ubc.ca
February 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I was very lucky to have a sunny, snowy day to film at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. @forestry.ubc.ca
Here is a current photo of the Pacific Ocean for you (Vancouver, BC). You’ll have to take my word that it’s right through that snowy fog.
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here is a current photo of the Pacific Ocean for you (Vancouver, BC). You’ll have to take my word that it’s right through that snowy fog.
If you install the UBC Safe app on your phone, you get these occasional things as notifications.
February 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
If you install the UBC Safe app on your phone, you get these occasional things as notifications.
Beautiful weather for a trade war 🤷♂️.
February 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Beautiful weather for a trade war 🤷♂️.
I just had the thought that maybe it would be a good exam question to ask AI to illustrate the nitrogen cycle and then ask students to point out some things that are wrong. Clearly I'm in over my head.
January 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I just had the thought that maybe it would be a good exam question to ask AI to illustrate the nitrogen cycle and then ask students to point out some things that are wrong. Clearly I'm in over my head.
About to teach a course helping 180 1st-year forestry students chart their academic and career paths. I asked DALL-E to illustrate. (I needed a good laugh).
January 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
About to teach a course helping 180 1st-year forestry students chart their academic and career paths. I asked DALL-E to illustrate. (I needed a good laugh).
When I was in high school, I would go to Best Buy to look through all the VHS and CDs. Now you can’t buy any music or a movies in the store, but they do have turntables. This is a strange timeline.
December 19, 2024 at 1:41 AM
When I was in high school, I would go to Best Buy to look through all the VHS and CDs. Now you can’t buy any music or a movies in the store, but they do have turntables. This is a strange timeline.
