English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft

English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft

Initiative aims to keep alive age-old skill, and at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset improve habitat for the shrill carder bee

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Just in case the climate-changing emissions, air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution weren’t enough www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says

Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times

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"Sirens, Mermaids, and the Male Imagination from Homer to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey" by @bethanyhenderson.bsky.social is part of the series “Gender and Atlantic Ocean Environments,” co-edited with Written in the Waves journal, for their special issue Soil and Sea. niche-canada.org/2026/09/15/s...

Sirens, Mermaids, and the Male Imagination from Homer to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey

In Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, among the creatures that Odysseus must face are the beguiling sirens whose magical voices enchant the minds of unwitting sailors, luring them to a watery grave.

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Last month I published an interview with Devon Rumpel on his documentary about the Meewasin logo, “A Vision for the Valley.” It was a pleasure to learn more about the impetus behind the work and the experience of getting to meet and speak with the logo’s designer, Vic Sotropa. 🔹 #envhist #yxe

Exploring Women’s Roles in Canadian Skiing History In Episode 6.3 of NiCHE Conversations, Charlotte Mitchell and PearlAnn Reichwein joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss their Ski Like a Girl podcast project. www.youtube.com/shorts/PlQPx... #envhist #skiing #cdnhist #wmnshist

Exploring Women’s Roles in Canadian Skiing History #skiing #womenshistory #canadianhistory #envhist

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I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

Just read @ajehman.bsky.social's chapter about mushroom picking in Prairie Feast. 🍄🥰

A grumpy old Swede.@rcolof.bsky.social · 6d ago

Been out picking mushrooms and here's a few of them 😁 The bag is so heavy that my shouldeer started to ache on my way home 😄😄 The Monster joined us on the walk as well, I think it was slow enough for her to enjoy it much more than usual. #mushroompickning

Come for the legislative sleight of hand in a bill Exxon "developed"; stay for the apparent quid pro quo Exxon engaged in with the world's largest pesticide makers. fieldnotes.substack.com/p/exxons-adv...

Exxon’s ‘Advanced’ Deception Revealed

Confidential docs show Exxon is waging a campaign of misdirection to weaken rules on its hazardous ‘advanced recycling’ business. The oil giant’s congressional allies don’t want to talk about it.

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New @chacruna.bsky.social article: "Between Protection and Control: Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office Reignites the Debate on Ayahuasca Regulation in Brazil" by Henrique Antunes Brazil’s MPF proposes new working groups to update ayahuasca regulations. chacruna.net/brazil-mpf-a...

Between Protection and Control: Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office Reignites the Debate on Ayahuasca Regulation in Brazil

Nearly 20 years after CONAD's 2006 framework, Brazil's MPF calls for new working groups to revise regulations on ayahuasca and DMT amid shifting cultural uses.

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@the-goose-media.bsky.social doing incredibly funny work that is worth your time. youtu.be/bzZ30_2kyms?...

Jordan Peterson's Billionaire "Ark" | The Goose Media

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New @chacruna.bsky.social Chronicles article from @hoodooalphabet.bsky.social - "The Case That Shook Céu do Mar" A Santo Daime padrinho’s trial and acquittal raise questions about systemic issues in the church. chacruna.net/paulo-robert...

The Case That Shook Céu do Mar

Paulo Roberto Silva e Souza was acquitted of abuse charges despite prosecutors' appeals and widespread allegations within Rio's Santo Daime church.

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I wonder if there's any bigger project considering the transatlantic passage from Levant to the 'new' world.

NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · last wk.

"Letters Across the Sea: Gender, Weather, & Greek Shipping Networks in the Atlantic World, 1900–1930" by Dimitra Chrysoula Kardakari opens our series “Gender & Atlantic Ocean Environments,” co-edited w/ Written in the Waves journal for their special issue Soil & Sea niche-canada.org/2026/09/08/l...

August reading stats.

The rise of SUVs in Edmonton from 2009 to 2025. Cars 270k ➡️ 212k. SUVs 104k ➡️ 333k

Some more scenes from our Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society - @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social board gathering in and around Elbow and Lake Diefenbaker. #skhistory #exploresask #envhist #Saskatchewan

New on @chacruna.bsky.social Chronicles from Ibrahim Gabriell - "Hidden Treasures: How a Team of Chilean Psychonauts is Preserving Jonathan Ott’s Legacy" Chilean researchers rescued psychonaut Jonathan Ott’s library for a Chilean archive. chacruna.net/how-a-team-o... #histsci #psychedelics

Hidden Treasures: How a Team of Chilean Psychonauts is Preserving Jonathan Ott’s Legacy

Fundación Lobeliana rescued late psychonaut Jonathan Ott's historic 108-box library in Mexico to establish a revolutionary research sanctuary in Chile.

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"Our ability to speak well on behalf of other species seems a crucial problem to solve for both science and animal protection." - Candice Allmark-Kent niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/n... #envhist #histsci #books #animalrights #animalhistory

New Book: Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada: Practical Zoocriticism

Between the Nature Fakers controversy and the legal status of animals as “property” in anti-cruelty legislation, my curiosity was consumed by these fascinating juxtapositions in the history of animal ...

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A lovely weekend excursion with my Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society - @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social colleagues, exploring Elbow and learning about the region’s history, potlucking and playing games, and birding around Lake Diefenbaker and Gardiner Dam with Stan Shadick

Tonight’s Recipe: Three Green Bean and Bulgur Salad 🔸 Rating: Excellent 🔸 Recipe by Lauren Joseph, Epicurious 🔸 recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/USsi0... 🔸 #cookingwithdewitt #cooking #bulgur #salad #veganrecipes

Articles at the intersection of queer ecology and joy topped our most-read list in June! Our Editor-in-Chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, has the details! www.youtube.com/shorts/5lAW1... #envhist #envhum #queerecology #musictheory

Our Most-Read Articles in June 2026! #queerecology #envhist #history #musictheory #envhum

YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE

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In @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social's latest interview, she speaks with Jennifer de Mooy, author of Water, Carbon, Time: Exploring Peatlands in a Warming World (@uminnpress.bsky.social September 2026), which explores peatland conservation and climate. niche-canada.org/2026/08/25/l... #envhist #climate

Language, Landscape, and Longevity: A Conversation with Jennifer de Mooy on Peatlands in a Warming World

Jessica DeWitt interviews Jennifer de Mooy about her new book, Water, Carbon, Time, exploring peatlands, environmental history, language, and climate hope.

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Gina Brooks on Reconnecting w/ Land & Kin As we wait for Season 6 of NiCHE Conversations w/ @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to wrap up, let's look back at the season In 6.1, @rmbryant.bsky.social & Brooks talked about the restoration of a 19th century Waponahki basket www.youtube.com/shorts/D6eKo...

Gina Brooks on Reconnecting with Land and Kin

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I appear in this Global News story - that's one of the national TV broadcasters in Canada, for those in the U.S. unfamiliar with the Canadian media landscape - about Trump renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" globalnews.ca/video/120351...

‘Lake America’: Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada | Watch News Videos Online

Watch ‘Lake America’: Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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I was interviewed for this PBS story about "Lake America" share.google/oX5xf1cdEpgp...

Trump's pitch to rename Lake Ontario belies its history

President Donald Trump mused on social implied the name of the lake is tied to the Canadian province, instead of the other way around.

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I actually do not get, at all, the instinct that dolls are not worth studying. It does actually strike me as pretty interesting that we have so consistently throughout history made little people and used them as make belief aides. Why would that be even prima facie contemptible or absurd to study?

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3w ago

well, Craig, we can't all be studying money and bitcoin now can we?

Tonight’s Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese 🔸 Rating: Good 🔸 Recipe by Ines Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine 🔸 recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/LrcQY... 🔸 #cookingwithdewitt #cooking #macaroniandcheese #buffalochicken #buffalosauce

America's Most TOXIC Site Could Be Worse Than CHERNOBYL "The clean energy transition and the A.I. revolution both need LOTS of land to succeed. Could this radioactive site half the size of Rhode Island be just what they need? Or is it a disaster waiting to happen?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLUA...

America's Most TOXIC Site Could Be Worse Than CHERNOBYL

YouTube video by PBS Terra

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If you haven't have a chance yet to check out my interview with Devon Rumpel, please do! His documentary about the history of the Meewasin logo is awesome and a valuable addition to our understanding of Saskatchewan's history. niche-canada.org/2026/08/17/h... #envhist #yxe #sask #cdnhist

Always Read the Plaque: The History of Meewasin's Logo with Filmmaker Devon Rumpel

Jessica DeWitt interviews filmmaker Devon Rumpel about A Vision for the Valley, exploring the design history and legacy of Saskatoon's iconic Meewasin logo.

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New @chacruna.bsky.social Chronicles - "Healing in Community: Reflections on Racial Trauma and Plant Medicine in Oaxaca" A 2025 Oaxaca retreat helped racialized psychotherapists heal racial trauma through community and sacred plant medicine chacruna.net/healing-in-c... #medicine #psychotherapy

Healing in Community: Reflections on Racial Trauma and Plant Medicine in Oaxaca

Six racialized therapists joined a 2025 Oaxaca psilocybin retreat to address racial trauma and burnout through Indigenous guidance, community care, and reciprocity.

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Once more before Sunday ends, here's today's 290th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarship from the past week. Please share widely to support all these folks as well as my work on these threads, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 4w ago

The new school year is almost upon us, but summer isn’t quite done, & neither are the summer #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 290th of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +