Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) 🇨🇦🇺🇦

New grad students often adopt a stance of hypercriticism as a shortcut to seeming savvy.

When I was one, Nick Salvatore told us he didn't like "shit-on-the-book seminars" so we would instead spend our time talking about what *worked* in various texts to see what we could learn from other authors.

⛏ Just as the Klondike Gold Rush was ending, Thomas Fuller went on a building spree in Dawson. Have a look around

Click the link below to check out this week's feature story!

'They’re Still Standing'
Story by Tim Falconer
Photo by Andrea Magee

uphere.ca/articles/theyre-still-standing

Civic Searchlight is now free to use You can sign up right now to access our ever-growing database covering hundreds of Canadian municipalities, no subscription required. Search 59,000 hours and counting of transcribed public meetings, a...

Great news - The National Observer is now making Civic Searchlight free for everyone.

If you want to follow any municipal council’s meetings, or see how a subject like bike lanes are covered by any Cdn council, you can use this database to find that info
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/09/n...

Cool! "Unusual for a fishing spider, D. schauinslandi has evolved a terrestrial lifestyle, inhabiting forests and feeding predominantly on cave wētā."

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...

Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:

Orange Oyster #Mushroom. NWT, Canada. Mushroom is about 10cm, left to right. #fungi #fungifriends

The Arctic Winter Games have begun in Whitehorse! My choir got to sing the national anthem at the opening ceremonies... and it was great to see the young athletes from around the North!

holy shit

Strathcona S1 Ep 06 YouTube video by TELUS STORYHIVE

I’m so proud of my son for pursuing his interests. Here is a brief view of his summer work using @inaturalist.bsky.social to document biodiversity in Strathcona Provincial Park.

youtu.be/7K1Ov2dG01c

How it Works

Here in British Columbia, we have access to the fecal immunochemical test (or "FIT test") every two years, as a free screening program for the entire province. They mail out the kit to us, and then we just drop it at our local health lab.
www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/co...

CBC Gem Watch popular shows like Schitt's Creek, Luther, Kim's Convenience, plus Films and Live TV on any device

Found a way to watch the #Paralympics for free if you live in the #US. Requires a #VPN pointed to #Canada and a #CBC (Canadian) Gem Account. There is a ton of coverage. No need for a peacock subscription. Thank you / Merci Canada.

@shannonpeel.bsky.social

Gem.cbc.ca

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!

Today we celebrate the incredible women helping protect and care for nature across Canada. From researchers and conservationists to volunteers and community leaders, their dedication helps ensure our lands and waters thrive for generations to come!

#CelebrateWomen

Iqalutsiavak (Beautiful Fish)
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
2005

The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife You might have a love-hate relationship with daylight saving time, but research shows that urban wildlife may stand to benefit

You might have a love-hate relationship with daylight saving time, but research shows that urban wildlife may stand to benefit

Happy Birthday, Catherine!

I could try and say something relevant, topical, profound even on the general state of everything. However what I feel I need is a small, purple, Sea Lavender Weevil. So here it is. #Nature

Love rivers?! Looking for an exciting PhD opportunity to better understand how to restore rivers at a landscape scale with multiple stakeholders?!
Details below!
@stir.ac.uk

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A few square inches of tree trunk. At least 4 species of lichens (Parmelia, two Physcia species and Caloplaca) plus Red Tree Brain Fungus. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.

❄ International Polar Year breathes life into Arctic science

'Breaking the Ice'
Story by Jessa Sinclair
Photo by Paul Nickle

Click the link below to check out this week's Tear Sheet from March 2007!

uphere.ca/articles/breaking-ice-0

SimpleMappr Create free point maps for publications and presentations

Regrettably, I have decided to decommission SimpleMappr, www.simplemappr.net on September 1, 2026. You may read about its origins, what others have accomplished in its 18 year run, and the reasons why I must turn it off in a document I wrote last night bit.ly/simplemappr.

Scared of Spiders? The Real Nightmare Is a World Without Them A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast majority of them.

Scared of Spiders? The Real Nightmare Is a World Without Them

Breathe
Jeff Dillon
2022

Bald Eagle Tracks Pop quiz: what’s the largest winter wildlife track you’ll find on PEI? Coyote is our largest animal, so that would be a reasonable – but wrong – guess. Snowshoe Hare’s hind feet are pretty big, but no...

The largest winter wildlife track on PEI comes from an animal you might not have thought of: the Bald Eagle! Learn more in today’s post.

www.pei-untamed.com/post/bald-ea...

Pioneer Series, Maple Sugar
Thomas Wilberforce Mitchell
1930

may i offer you some shrews in these trying times

Northern Lights
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2014

If the economy is so dependent on oil that it requires a war in the Middle East or some other devastating exogenous event to buoy oil prices and come closer to balancing budgets, maybe we're not making the best decisions.

Any Canadian tweeps recall what the GoC version of the OPERA Insar portal is? I can't locate it. @natural-resources.canada.ca

This happened at least twice in my memory when I was a member of the university's Academic Appeals committee. Can't remember which academic units were involved.

Also if your primary concern about the permanent time change is kids walking to school in the dark I present to you years of research showing school should start later in the day

www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...

ewa.org/data-researc...

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...