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I guess I neglected to write an #introduction toot at the outset of my #TwitterMigration, so here it is. I am #professor in the Faculty of...

I guess I neglected to write an #introduction toot at the outset of my #TwitterMigration, so here it is.

I am #professor in the Faculty of #Environment at the University of Northern British Columbia. Despite the name, my university is pretty much in the geographical center of the province.

I teach a number of biology courses including #invertebrate #zoology and #cell biology. I run a very active research program, with some excellent students, covering a variety of areas of #insect #ecology, #entomology, insect #genomics, and #chemical ecology.

You can find a listing of peer reviewed research papers from my program here: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=hn4rCVsAAAAJ&hl=en

I am co-Editor-in-Chief of The #Canadian #Entomologist and a Section #Editor (Ecology) for The #PeerJ.

(As you’ve probably figured out by now, you’ll likely see a lot of insects and other little creatures on my timeline if you stick around.)

In my spare time I love to #fly #fish, #hike, find interesting plants and animals for #iNaturalist, and — most of all — spend time with my wife and two boys.

Oh, and I love #cats. Here is a picture of our two furry friends — Chira is the larger Bengal and Pfizer (yes we homed her during the early-pandemic) is the smaller tortie.

I’m glad to be here and to be meeting so many interesting people. Please say hi if you happen by.

Mapping the world's largest tropical peatland in central Africa. An area the size of England! (Sounds like a lot of...

Mapping the world's largest tropical peatland in central Africa. An area the size of England! (Sounds like a lot of mosquitoes...)

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-a-plan-to-solve-mysteries-of-congos-vast-tropical-peatland/

The Government of Saskatchewan is about to enact legislation to allow them to make an end-run around federal environmental and climate...

The Government of Saskatchewan is about to enact legislation to allow them to make an end-run around federal environmental and climate regulations.

From the Premier: https://twitter.com/premierscottmoe/status/1587616843979972608

Quote: Today, our government tabled historic legislation to protect our economic growth and prosperity from intrusive federal policies. The Saskatchewan First Act ensures that our province can continue to benefit from a strong and growing economy that allows us to invest in the important government services that matter most to you. It is time to draw the line and assert our constitutional rights.

The idea being that it’s a province’s constitutional right to avoid federal law. Let’s hope this doesn’t stand up in court.

Also note the oil pump jack in the Premier’s tweeted image. Tells you all you need to know.

Great article on Svalbard, with an ironic twist at the end. Quote: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦...

Great article on Svalbard, with an ironic twist at the end.

Quote: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘥 4𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 50 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.

Spoiler… coal!! :/

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63387233

A bit of morning snow for 1 November in the city of Prince George, British Columbia.

A bit of morning snow for 1 November in the city of Prince George, British Columbia.

Let’s hope this article from about a month ago re: a Bolsonaro loss in Brazil turns out to be reality. But even so, we have a long way to...

Let’s hope this article from about a month ago re: a Bolsonaro loss in Brazil turns out to be reality. But even so, we have a long way to go both in Brazil and wherever each of us live.

Link: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-bolsonaro-election-loss-could-cut-brazilian-amazon-deforestation-by-89/

I found these two (Lycosidae?) hanging out in my office plant watering pitcher. I moved them to one of the plants and I hope they stick...

I found these two (Lycosidae?) hanging out in my office plant watering pitcher. I moved them to one of the plants and I hope they stick around for the winter. You can never have too many friends.

We enjoyed the Jasper National Park (Alberta, Canada) dark sky preserve at Pyramid Island a few weeks ago.Dark skies are vital for wildlife,...

We enjoyed the Jasper National Park (Alberta, Canada) dark sky preserve at Pyramid Island a few weeks ago.

Dark skies are vital for wildlife, including birds, many of which migrate at night.

https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/info/designation/cieletoile-darksky