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Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · 7d

Honored to have made it into this always fantastic anthology as a "Notable" for my piece in Hakai Magazine (one of the last features the magazine published) about cold-water coral research in Chile. @pulitzercenter.org @biographic.bsky.social

Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 8d

Wrote a bit about this year's edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing - and posted the Notables jaimealyse.beehiiv.com/p/basnw25

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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 13d

Hydrology Paper of the Day @lireactivewater.bsky.social on deep learning to model and infill river water temperature data to provide a better understanding of heat waves in rivers: riverine heat waves last longer than air heat waves, and showing linkages with climate change in the Anthropocene

Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 13d

Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

doi.org/10.64628/AAI...

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

River heat waves are rising faster than the pace of air heat waves. That’s a problem for fish, drinking water quality, and food and energy production.

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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 17d

>250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River today, marking the first open-river swim in that urban waterway in nearly a century! The city approved the event—organized by A Long Swim, a local nonprofit—earlier this summer. We can restore our urban rivers!

insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...

‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In - Inside Climate News

More than 250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning, marking the first open-river swim in the once-polluted urban waterway in nearly a century. After a false start last year, the ci...

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Peninsula Streams and Shorelines @peninsulastreams.bsky.social · Sep 9

Check out our work here with @saanichbc.bsky.social! Thanks @psfca.bsky.social for the steadfast support! We couldn’t do it without you!

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · Sep 4

Salmon have made their return to a creek in Saanich just one year after a restoration project was completed.

Salmon return to Saanich creek after major restoration project

Salmon have made their return to a creek in Saanich just one year after a restoration project was completed.

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · Sep 9

Unspeakably sad. WE ARE Nature. We are animals. We are an intrinsic part of the family of life.

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Sep 8

🌳 Losing touch with nature

A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SciComm 🧪 #Nature

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

www.theguardian.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Sep 8

In a new study, ecologist Jia Hao Tow and his colleagues critically examine how some species end up with international CITES protection, how and why others fall through the cracks, and what we can do to potentially mend those fissures.

www.biographic.com/triaging-the...

Triaging the Global Wildlife Trade - bioGraphic

Can we take a more systematic approach to protecting endangered species from international trade?

www.biographic.com

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Zacc Lavigne 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️ @zacczeep.bsky.social · Jan 30

I recently had the honor of collaborating with my colleagues in the UVic Community Mapping Collaboratory to create an Arcgis StoryMap about the ongoing restoration of the Colquitz River in Saanich, BC, Canada. Here's the link:

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e884...

Full blog post in the comments !

Eastridge Colquitz Mainstream Restoration Project

UVIC Community Mapping & Peninsula Streams Society - StoryMap by Olivia Gatrell, Langley Chan, Nabila Kazmi, Zacc Lavigne & Katrina Adams

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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hydrology Paper of the Day @laenavarro.bsky.social on how oral histories, logbooks from the fur trade and whaling, maps, archives and artwork provide insights and challenges for characterizing environmental processes over time: fire regimes, coral reef and wetland changes in a global context.

Laetitia Navarro @laenavarro.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt

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Pacific Salmon Foundation @psfca.bsky.social · Jun 10

Big news for salmon stewards in BC! 🎉

PSF just announced a record $1.8 million to 119 grassroots salmon projects across the province. See what salmon projects are happening near you: psf.ca/news-media/1...

$1.8 million to ramp up salmon stewardship efforts | Pacific Salmon Foundation

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has awarded an unprecedented $1.8 million to 119 community-led salmon stewardship projects across British Columbia. This funding will yield an estimated $15 million...

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Peninsula Streams and Shorelines @peninsulastreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

Getting your roofs cleaned? Check out these best practices to make sure you don’t harm ecosystems downstream! peninsulastreams.ca/moss-control... @saanichbc.bsky.social @districtofoakbay.bsky.social @esquimaltbc.bsky.social

Moss Control & Water Protection: Best Practices for Roofs near Watercourses - Peninsula Streams Society

Moss Control & Water Protection: Best Practices for Roofs Near Watercourses Protect our creeks, ponds, and shorelines by choosing watercourse‑safe ways to control moss on your roof. Many moss control ...

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · Jul 19

“Under colonization, the total mass of pink salmon and chum salmon dropped by 40 percent. Forage fish — such as herring, eulachon, surf smelt, and anchovy — declined by 99 percent, and sturgeon were nearly wiped out.”

e360.yale.edu/digest/pacif...

Research Details Devastating Toll of Colonization on Pacific Northwest Wildlife

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 20

Last week I wrote about yet another of the disastrous outcomes of privatisation. If there's one thing almost everyone in England wants, it's renationalisation of water. But no, we can't have nice things. Just more shit. Literally in this case.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · Jul 20

North Saanich finally passes OCP after years of battles

While the district’s director of planning says the new plan sets the district up to meet provincial housing targets, some councillors disagreed, with three of seven voting against it.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Jul 20

We need your help to keep doing the crucial environmental journalism that bioGraphic is known for. Your contributions go directly toward the stories we’ll publish for the rest of the year and beyond.

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Donate to bioGraphic

Support our cause by donating to bioGraphic.

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Peninsula Streams and Shorelines @peninsulastreams.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our coastal ecosystems are disappearing and our response is hindered. Thank you to WCEL for creating this case study to help inform a future #bccoastalmarinestrategy that protects our shorelines!

@seachangemarine.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @cpawsbc.bsky.social

West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · Jul 17

Coastal habitats and salt marshes like Mermaid Creek in Sidney, BC are disappearing fast. Our case study reveals how current provincial coastal management is failing our ecosystems. We then suggest solutions that the Province can carry out under the BC #CoastalMarineStrategy. #bcpoli

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CPAWS-BC @cpawsbc.bsky.social · Jul 7

@seachangemarine.bsky.social's eelgrass expert Sarah Cook, who is working to restore these vital habitats, shares why eelgrass is so important for marine life, coastal protection, and carbon storage.
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Eelgrass meadows: the coastal lifeline at risk | Planting Curiosity

Join Rachael Tancock as she dives beneath the waves to explore the hidden world of eelgrass, an underwater flowering plant that forms lush meadows along the B.C. coast. In this episode, Rachael meets ...

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Eileen Kinley 🇨🇦 @eileenottawa.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ecojustice covers a lot of bases here. Including

.... “On top of the compressed process set out in Bill C-5, it also gives the Governor in Council the ability to fully exempt a national interest project from the application of any federal law."

Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · Jun 6

Bill C-5 is part of a disturbing trend that weakens #democracy and sidelines Parliament. Rushing big projects without following key environmental laws puts nature, wildlife, and communities at serious risk.

Read our reaction and analysis on Bill C-5: ecojustice.ca/news/ecojust...

Ecojustice slams Bill C-5 as a threat to democracy

By fast-tracking “national interest” projects, the government risks silencing communities, sidelining science, and undermining the law.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · May 31

There are many sources of chemical pollution in our rivers, but tertiary treatment for sewage could clean up the meds that pass straight through us & down the loo, household cleaning products, chemicals from skin care, hair care, washing clothes & food. 1/

www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · Jun 3

As the country with the longest coastline in the world, defending our values, identity and economy requires safeguarding the ocean. Our new blog outlines our priority marine law and policy goals for the next four years like #HighSeasTreaty #MarineProtectedAreas + more. Check it out! #cdnpoli

What does Canada need to do to protect the ocean in the next four years?

As the country with the longest coastline in the world, defending our values, identity and economy requires safeguarding the ocean. We must ensure that the federal government meets its commitments to ...

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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · Jun 4

#Bill15 #bcpoli

First Nations leaders, environmental groups make last-minute plea to kill Bill 15

The B.C. NDP's controversial Infrastructure Projects Act will have its final vote no later than May 28

www.theprogress.com

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Daniel Cressey @dpcressey.bsky.social · Jun 3

“In a nutshell, ‘good things’ come from the Ocean while ‘bad things’ go to the Ocean.”
U. Rashid Sumaila from @ubcoceans.bsky.social in @natureportfolio.nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Best-case scenario for 2050 section from research paper by U. Rashid Sumaila

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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · Jun 4

SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation members on the Saanich Peninsula have been chasing a dream of acquiring more of their traditional lands back under their control.

‘Land Back Strategy’: SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation campaigning to purchase back Salt Spring Island land

SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation members on the Saanich Peninsula have been chasing a dream of acquiring more of their traditional lands back under their control.

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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · Jun 4

Concern is rising rapidly around the Cowichan River, as water levels continue to fall. Days into June, snowpack levels in the area are sitting at just 35 per cent of normal.

‘It’s dropped so fast’: Record low snowpack impacts Cowichan River

Concern is rising rapidly around the Cowichan River, as water levels continue to fall. Days into June, snowpack levels in the area are sitting at just 35 per cent of normal.

cheknews.ca

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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Apr 30

🆕 & #OpenAccess in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Rather than taking a one-way trip to the sea, many young salmonids are making far more complex migrations than previously thought

📄Juvenile salmonids traverse coastal meta-nurseries that connect rivers via the sea
doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Juvenile salmonids traverse saltwater environments to inhabit non-natal drainages among Deep Creek, West Twin River, and East Twin River freshwater systems along the Olympic Peninsula, in western Washington State. This schematic highlights empirically observed paths of two juvenile coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch, orange and purple) and one juvenile Oncorhynchus mykiss (yellow) that made complex movements among drainages over periods of 203 days, 305 days, and 241 days, respectively. Numbers track individuals’ chronological detection sequences. Arrows indicate movement paths among drainages, with dashed line arrows showing additional details of individuals that moved back and forth between the East Twin and West Twin Rivers. For presentation purposes, points and arrows are staggered vertically, distances between streams are compressed, and the bottom of the figure points north. Image credit: Su Kim

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spencer roberts 🦈 @unpopularscience.bsky.social · May 3

One of the biggest citizen science studies ever conducted — if you logged an eBird sighting in N. America in the last 14 years, this paper represents your work and this alarm is all of our responsibility to sound:

Avian life is slipping away.

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

North American bird declines are greatest where species are most abundant

Efforts to address declines of North American birds have been constrained by limited availability of fine-scale information about population change. By using participatory science data from eBird, we ...

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