Excited to be in Halifax for this year's annual @cgu-ugc.bsky.social meeting. It's been a busy May so far with fieldwork, so what have we been up to?
Maria Strack
@wetland-ghg.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair studying peatland-climate interactions. Fascinated by methane bubbles. Working to restore wetlands. Cyclist. she/her
🧵Jack Mintz has a new piece in the Financial Post arguing that men in Canada are being discriminated against through federal research funding allocation and Canada Research Chair hiring quotas. @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found this is simply misinformation.
Jack Mintz: End DEI targets in federal research funding
The provinces, which regulate and fund universities, should step up to make sure grants and positions are allocated solely on merit. Read on
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🚨 New paper with Percy Korsah and @wetland-ghg.bsky.social Increased methane emissions from boreal #peatlands following linear disturbances www.nature.com/articles/s43... Photo: peatland with seismic line running across it (+ impact of 2023 wildfire in the background. Photo credit: Melanie Bird)
It's World Wetlands Day! Soggy wishes to all who celebrate. Need some music for your wetland party? Enjoy some of the music videos our lab group has put together over the years www.youtube.com/@ghglab9201/...
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Thousands of workers cut from the federal public service, including scientists, researchers, and entire programs across environmental, wildlife, and health fields. This is a devastating blow to science and monitoring across Canada, and will have far-reaching impacts. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the federal public service
Hundreds of public servants have already received layoff notices in Ottawa and across Canada, as the federal government begins to issue notices of potential job cuts in departments. CTVNewsOttawa.ca l...
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Huge congrats to the excellent bakers in my research team (their award-winning cake modelled after a bucket lysimeter is in the bottom right)! Delicious science communication!
The Water Institute@water-institute.bsky.social · 7mo agoEdible research, impressive results! Congratulations to @wetland-ghg.bsky.social – champions of the SWIGS 2026 Bake Your Research Competition for their incredible multi-layer peat bucket cake! 🎂🌱
Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...
Bogs are real superheroes, cast as villains | Dr. Merritt Turetsky | TEDxBoulder
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science. Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science. Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science. Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
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The joy of reclaiming the street! (The road as closed for construction at the time and he was gleefully yelling ban cars as he ran down the street)
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 9mo ago“Alone in the middle of the street, with no cars to fear and silence reigning, it really does feel like your street.”
📣 Save the Date! You’re warmly invited by Line Rochefort, Maria Strack, and their teams to an upcoming event you won’t want to miss. 🗓️ Details coming soon on the www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca — stay tuned! @wetland-ghg.bsky.social
"Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives." #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Speed cameras save lives. Do we really need more reason to keep them?
Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives.
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So fun to be part of this project. Some research sites close to my heart included in this fun international collaboration. Thanks @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com for leading.
Dr Scott J. Davidson@wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · 10mo agoThe Conversation article that @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and I wrote about the PeatPic Project and the power of harnessing people, community science and the importance of research networks is now online too theconversation.com/harnessing-t... #Peatlands #PeatColour
Working on some paper revisions and encountered some interesting messaging on the USDA webpage. Some propaganda with your soils research...
First Nations asked the Doug Ford gov't for oversight measures over special economic zones (law-free areas for trusted proponents & designated projects). They asked for a public registry, an appeals process on cabinet decisions and time limits. The government said no thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight
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Excellent 10 days in Alberta collecting a whole load of CO2 and CH4 flux data, vegetation surveys and drone surveys at our burned peatland sites - super cool to see the vegetation recovery already. Project in collaboration with @wetland-ghg.bsky.social
“…Canada 🇨🇦 continues to lag behind other countries in R&D spending; it spent 1.8% of GDP on research in 2024, placing it sixth in the G7 industrialized nations and well below the 2.7% average among the 38 nations that are members of the OECD.” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
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Mark Carney calls it nation building. First Nations call it betrayal. Bill C-5 is Mark Carney’s plan to fast-track infrastructure and energy projects deemed to be in the “national interest.” But leaders warn it could ignite a new wave of Indigenous resistance. thewalrus.ca/first-nations-wa...
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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New PhD funding opportunity: Quantifying natural flood management through peatland restoration in the upland moorland environment (Physical Geography @exeter.ac.uk ) @dpanici.bsky.social @philipimetcalfe.bsky.social @uoe-creww.bsky.social www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Quantifying NFM through peatland re | University of Exeter
The University’s Department of Geography invites applications for a PhD studentship funded by the Environment Agency and South West Water and the University of Exeter to commence as soon as possible t...
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Since 1970, a total of 411.5 million hectares of natural wetlands have been lost globally. To restore & conserve the wetlands essential for achieving global biodiversity and climate goals, we face a financing gap estimated between $275 billion and $550 billion. www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
Always a pleasure to share information about how important our peatlands in Canada are and raise awareness about the threats they face www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Carbon emissions from Canada's wildfires are spiking. But that's not counting our vast peatlands | CBC News
A new government model to estimate peatland emissions and their impact on climate change could provide a new perspective on the problem — and spark new discussions about solutions.
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Investigating the effect of interacting disturbances - fire and cut lines- on peatland carbon exchange @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com
We have a global treasure in the Hudson and James Bay Lowlands and we need to spread the word and fight to protect it
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · last yr.The Cree call theJames Bay lowlands "Yehewin"-breathing lands. The globe's fragile lungs hold 5 times more carbon per acre than rain forests. Carney and Ford want to rip it up for the Ring of Fire. The guys playing with me - Lawrence Martin/Vern Cheechoo are serious musicians and land defenders.
Ever wondered how functional traits of common peatland plants vary among sites? We got you - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This was a fun group project with @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com and many grad students and post-docs.
Intraspecific trait variability in four geographically widespread peatland plant species in Canada
Plant traits directly influence ecosystem carbon exchange through photosynthesis and respiration, and indirectly control nutrient cycling through stru…
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🌍 Big news in peatland science! 5 current & former PERG researchers are in the global top 10 for peatland restoration! 🌿 🏆 Shoutout to Line Rochefort #1 worldwide! 💥 @ulaval.ca also ranks #1 globally! 📖 Read: shorturl.at/uJl6A #Peatlands #PeatSky @wetland-ghg.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social
A global development and dynamics of peatland restoration: a bibliometric analysis
Peatland ecosystems play a critical role in conservation of biodiversity and climate regulation, but face ongoing degradation from land-use change, mi…
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We have given up our right to move safely (i.e., walking, cycling, dancing, running) in our cities so that cars can move "freely". Instead of standing up for that right of movement, we're told to protect our bodies for impact...
Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · last yr.103 cyclists suffered major injuries in crashes with cars in the last year on record in Alberta. 5 died. In 73 of those collisions, the driver made an "improper action" vs. 30 who were "driving properly." 🔗: open.alberta.ca/dataset/2502... Anyway, here's the RCMP reminding cyclists to stay safe:
