Here We Go Again

July 17, 2024 Sarah Boon Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Let’s start with the good news. My book officially has a webpage with University of Alberta Press! Isn’t the cover fabulous? Hopefully they’ll add a pre-order link sometime soon – something I need to ask them about. Please share with your friends and networks to get the word out! — In bad news, it’s happened...

Big Backyard BioBlitz: Snapshots and sound bites to help nature

July 17, 2024 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Just like nature, community science has room for everyone, from the eagle-eyed expert to the newly hatched naturalist. There’s an exciting opportunity to make your own discoveries by joining NCC’s annual Big Backyard Bioblitz, taking place August 1 to 5.

Birders of a feather: Ethical wildlife photography

July 17, 2024 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Ethical wildlife photography is important for birders and photographers, and especially so for budding photographers.

Reading in Photos

July 10, 2024 Sarah Boon Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

I’m cheating in my photo blog this month by posting pictures of the books I’ve been reading. Most of them I’ve enjoyed, though one I haven’t started yet. I picked eight books and one magazine (Orion), because the magazine is as hefty as a novella. Let me know which books you’ve enjoyed recently! I came...

The King & Queen of OctoNation

July 10, 2024 Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics

Sy Montgomery (author: Soul of an Octopus) and Warren Carlyle (founder of OctoNation) on friendly octopuses, the Mayor of Octopus City, and their top octopus secrets from their new book Secrets of the Octopus that accompanies the National Geographic TV series. Second of a two-part interview about the wild world of octopuses! “We’re in the...

The Writer on the Computer

July 3, 2024 Sarah Boon Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Because of my illness, I often have to rest, but I don’t want to lie down and sleep. I just need to give my brain a breather from concentrating on recipes, housework, or gardening. It’s at times like these that I turn to the internet. We all know the refrain that scrolling (or doomscrolling) is...

Pause estivale ! / Summertime Pause!

June 27, 2024 Le Beagle - CSBQ Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Le Beagle reprendra ses posts réguliers en août / Le Beagle will return to posting regularly in Aug Conférences, travail sur le terrain, cours intensifs, et bien sûr quelques plaisirs d’été ! L’équipe Beagle reprendra ses activités régulières au mois d’août ! Nous sommes impatients de continuer à partager les articles des étudiant.e.s et des...

The challenge of invasive species control

June 27, 2024 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Invasive species control is an essential part of conservation, but it can be incredibly resource intensive. This blog explores some considerations when tackling this biodiversity threat and opportunities to optimize efforts.

Book Review: The Complications by Emmett Rensin

June 26, 2024 Sarah Boon Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Emmett Rensin is mad, and he’d be the first to tell you so. In THE COMPLICATIONS: ON GOING INSANE IN AMERICA, he writes about his life with schizoaffective disorder of the bipolar type. He’s been in and out of hospital, alienated many of his friends, but is considered ‘high-functioning’ because he can write. He started...

Ahh the things we’ll do for an onion….

June 25, 2024 chloevanloon Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

In early May of 2024, we drove and bushwacked into the depths of one area around Shasta Lake in search of the Minnesota Mountain Onion, a rare high-elevation, ridge-top dwelling onion described in 2022. The Northeast area of Shasta Lake takes patience to explore, especially with a non-4×4 vehicle, but it’s totally doable. We’ve been...

Environmental and Earth Sciences

Here We Go Again

Big Backyard BioBlitz: Snapshots and sound bites to help nature

Birders of a feather: Ethical wildlife photography

Reading in Photos

The King & Queen of OctoNation

The Writer on the Computer

Pause estivale ! / Summertime Pause!

The challenge of invasive species control

Book Review: The Complications by Emmett Rensin

Ahh the things we’ll do for an onion….

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