Rooney’s old account @girls_can@social.cleverlibre.org

Update! All set to track migrating birds over the marsh.

#migration #movement #ecology #waterfowl #ducks #wetland #marsh

Save wetlands to save ourselves. #Wetlands have been cast as useless wastelands, but they store more #carbon than forests. In a time of accelerating #ClimateChange experts say we need to take a closer look at wetlands: for their survival, and our own.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/saving-wetlands-ecology-1.6617277

Like many others, I used to have specific imagery when someone would mention a swamp. A few years back, one of my best friends and hiking partner who grew up in Southern GA introduced me to the beauty of swamps and the unique ecosystems and wildlife they support and help to nourish. Since then, my love and appreciation for wetlands have grown exponentially.

Photos from Goose Creek State Park in NC from 2020.

#swamp #ecology #photography #hiking #wetlands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZjNTrcmGHE
“Legend has it that the moss grows on the north side of the trees…”
#turtles #turtle #pondlife #nature #outdoors #wetlands #CosmoSheldrake #mosstodon

2x HDR scholarships associated with my ARC Future Fellowship project 'Protecting Global #wetlands, 1945 to the Present', have just been advertised. Applications close 13 January 2023. Scholarships are for domestic candidates.

The topics and links to further information on each of the HDR scholarships is here:

Wetland histories: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/scholarships/scholarship-search/data/wetland-histories-domestic

International wetlands conservation and Indigenous people: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/scholarships/scholarship-search/data/international-wetlands-conservation-and-indigenous-people-domestic

#envhist #envhum #ozhist @histodons @envhist

#Birds #color #photo #photography #picture #image https://lawr1.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/birds-30/

I am gathering a list of people who want to be involved in the discussion around the formation of a "United Federation of Instances" which is an attempt to combat the fracturing of the fediverse and the general spreading of misinformation WRT moderation decisions.

If anyone is interested in being a part of it let me know in the replies. I will add you to the list, share the draft proposal, and we can start discussions. I have several people already interested.

Overwhelming evidence of outdoor transmission of Omicron by a man jogging through a park without a mask. Using surveillance videos, Chinese CDC investigators identified 256 people who passed within a meter of Patient zero as he jogged through the park without a mask. 13 (5%) were infected. He infected another 20 out of 20,496 park visitors beyond 1 meter. Nothing beats a surveillance state for contact tracing. https://covid.dropcite.com/articles/0bda88cc-8aaf-4de6-94f2-4bd23ee5c036

When we talk about #wetland #values, it’s important to understand that #value is the product of the #ecosystem #function AND the number of people who #benefit from the function. So, if a wetland slows down the flow of runoff, that’s a function, but if it does that upstream of your house during a major storm, THAT’S when it has value. Sure being near so many ppl causes stress and effects their integrity, but it also means they benefit A LOT of people. More people visit them, learn from them too!

Urban #wetlands are unglamorous compared to these other #wild , nearly pristine wetlands. They are usually full of #invasiveplants and litter. They don’t have the same #biodiversity. They’re more often small and fragmented. But this doesn’t mean they’re not #valuable! There is wildlife there, if you look.

Anyway, this is all to say you can’t argue #urban wetlands are not valuable. #UrbanWetlands are not wastelands. In fact, increasingly I’m convinced they are some of our MOST #valuable natural heritage features. It is essential we protect them. Fight #Bill23. Fight #development in the #greenbelt. Fight #WetlandCompensationPolicy. Defend and restore #wetlands in urban areas. (Infographic by Megan Jordan from #SaveOntarioWetlands

Another way to think about #value is in terms of #rarity. We have lost up to 90% of #wetlands in many of our #urban areas. These few remnant wetlands are therefore all the more precious because they are all we have left, even if they’re not pristine.

Urban #wetlands still store #carbon, mitigate flooding, purify the water, and support #birds, #turtles, #frogs and other species.

#peatlands and #Climate https://uwaterloo.ca/climate-institute/news/cop27-review

Interested in a PhD studying impacts of #wildfire on the greenhouse gas balance of #permafrost #peatlands? Both Oliver Sonnentag (Universite de Montreal) and I (University of Alberta) have open PhD positions - experience with eddy co-variance methods beneficial but not required. Check ad attached. #PhD