2025 #NobelPeatPrize (Outreach) Peat Colours! The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics. Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.

Get your abstracts ready for the CGU/IAH-CNC Meeting May 24-27 in Halifax, NS. Deadline is January 10th! If you study streams, wetlands, forests, land-air fluxes, GHGs, carbon, soils, pollution, or nature-based climate solutions submit to exciting Biogeosciences sessions: tinyurl.com/CGUBGS2026

COP15 of the Ramsar Convention starts today. Here in Canada we have the privilege of being home to a quarter of the world's remaining wetlands. Let's not forget what a treasure they are. theconversation.com/canadian-wet...

Canadian wetlands are treasures that deserve protection

Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s remaining wetlands. Despite decades of efforts, wetlands continue to be under threat around the world.

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Check out our new paper "Ecohydrological drivers of Boreal Shield peatland fire refugia" in Ecohydrology. Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Tansley Review now out @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... big team effort involving @garethclay.bsky.social @jpritson.bsky.social @em-shuttleworth.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social @adamjohnst.bsky.social (1/2)

The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual. A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke. grist.org/climate/cana... #Wildfire #Smoke #Wildfires #Climate #Air #AQI

The smoke from Canada's wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path.

grist.org

Boreal wildfires are, yet again, raging near historical smelting toxic metal pollution sources. The peatlands, forests, and lakes near Flin Flon MB have elevated toxic metals (e.g. Hg, As, Pb) that current wildfires can remobilize to our air, land, and water (similar to tinyurl.com/yv7usr6b). 1/2

There is no better way to end two difficult weeks than a lab meeting with awesome scientists!

Pete Whittington, @wetland-ghg.bsky.social, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, & I are working on the #peatland #ecohydrology chapter for a forthcoming ecohydrology book. Its been a pleasure writing with such knowledgeable and supportive colleagues. But I'm most proud of us meeting the 6,000 word limit!

Hydrology Paper of the Day @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social @gregverkaik.bsky.social on how the release of Cu, Ni, S and other metals reduces moss species; changes the density, porosity and soil water content; modifies the water table; and transports toxins in Sudbury peatlands.

Colin McCarter@mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Christmas day publication (a first for me!) on how industrial smelters' impact hydrophysical peat properties and the implications for wildfires, restoration, and drought! A great collab with @peatofmind.bsky.social , @gregverkaik.bsky.social , and others! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New peatland paper alert! Very pleased to have our research on the impact of smelter pollution on peat hydrophysical properties published in Hydrological Processes. The paper was published on Christmas Day which was a special present given the challenges we had with this "Covid paper". 1/4

Colin McCarter@mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Christmas day publication (a first for me!) on how industrial smelters' impact hydrophysical peat properties and the implications for wildfires, restoration, and drought! A great collab with @peatofmind.bsky.social , @gregverkaik.bsky.social , and others! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Christmas day publication (a first for me!) on how industrial smelters' impact hydrophysical peat properties and the implications for wildfires, restoration, and drought! A great collab with @peatofmind.bsky.social , @gregverkaik.bsky.social , and others! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hydrophysical Properties of Peat in Undisturbed and Smelter‐Impacted Peatlands: Implications for Moss Recovery, Drought and Wildfire

Compared to undisturbed peat, the legacy of atmospherically deposited toxic metals from mining and smelter activities has altered peat hydrophysical properties rendering them more susceptible to peat...

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BG3.25: Polluted peatland landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions @garethclay.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... #PeatECR #PeatSky #EGU25

Having some #AGU2024 FoMo this year but can’t leave the family again. At least our (Drs Ellie Goud Pete Whittington Peter Beckett @florinp.bsky.social & @nbasiliko.bsky.social) research on restoring critical #peatland functions in heavily metal polluted landscapes is still there youtu.be/-smiKnf-WU8

Developing Novel Peatland Restoration Solutions in Metal Polluted Landscapes – Nipissing University

YouTube video by WebsEdge Science

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I would think it is possible emissions could be more toxic, but not my area of fire expertise. There’s some neat research in this domain (ish) for peatlands and toxic metal release, see www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Maybe @peatofmind.bsky.social has more thoughts!

Peat fires and legacy toxic metal release: An integrative biogeochemical and ecohydrological conceptual framework

Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids (TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands…

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The deadline for session proposals at this year’s Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting with CMOS is quickly approaching (December 2nd)! Submit your sessions ASAP. I cannot wait to see everyone’s amazing science this coming spring! www.cmos.ca/site/congres...

There is still time to register for the CGU Biogeoscience mentorship event later today! Come chat with us and our mentors about consulting!

Colin McCarter@mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interested in consulting after grad school? Come to CGU Biogeoscience's second fall coffee chat mentoring event Thursday Nov 21.

Paludiculture, peatland management and restoration meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... @tannebergerf.bsky.social #PeatSky #PeatECR #PeatlandsMatter

Polluted Peatland Landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... @garethclay.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social #PeatSky #PeatECR #PeatlandsMatter

Interested in consulting after grad school? Come to CGU Biogeoscience's second fall coffee chat mentoring event Thursday Nov 21.

Peat fire ecohydrological modelling MSc research opps! We are recruiting two MSc researchers for a May or Sept 2025 start. #ecohydrology #wildfire #modelling #peatlands GIS, remote sensing, and/or Hydrus-1D modelling skills are an asset. Details at mcmasterecohydrology.ca/opportunitie...

Busy week setting up 3 sites for GHG fluxes and building 800+ ft of boardwalk at our (Ellie Goud, Nate Basiliko, Pete Whittington, Peter Beckett, John Gunn) metal contaminated restoration trial in Sudbury! Couldn’t have done it without our awesome students!

The Mercury and Ecohydrology Research Laboratory is hiring a 2-yr PDF! Come work with us on restoring metal and sulphur contaminated peatlands! Applications due March 25th. DMs and email inquiries welcome!

Curious how methylmercury export from peatland catchments is changing due to climate change and cleaner air? Surprisingly, it is decreasing as lower atmo pollution more than offsets increase methylmercury production due to higher temps! tinyurl.com/5yzv59hx #PeatPaper… 1/3

Don't miss it, CGU BioGeoSci is having our second Mentoring Event tomorrow at 12pm EST. Come join us to learn about non-academic career paths!

Thinking of submitting a BioGeoSci paper soon? Consider submitting to our CGU BioGeoSci special issue in FACETS! Submissions due soon! www.facetsjournal.com/topic/canadi...

Peaty People, does anyone know of a global or northern peatland distribution map/analysis that accounts for the proportion of peatland type (i.e. bog, fen etc)? Even some larger regional analysis would be helpful.

A paper I have been working on for 4 years just got accepted! Yay! Stay tuned for mercury, climate change, atmo. pollution, and streamwater news! Also today, first methylmercury concentrations from my own analytical equipment and research grant! Busy but rewarding day for sure!

The second edition of the Peatlands and Climate Change book is finally here! A fantastic group of authors brings content on peat accumulation, peatland GHG exchange, responses to disturbance and links to international conventions. holvi.com/shop/peatlan...

Check out Peat ECR's beautiful peatland calendar! Proceeds from calendar sales help us support early career researchers through micro grants each field season.

Meike Lemmer@meikelemmer.bsky.social · 3y ago

The 2024 Peatland Calendar is finally published! This years theme: BOARDWALKS! 🪵 Order your copy today and support early career researcher around the globe. More information on peatecr.com/contact-us2/...