🥇 Thanks to this A-team for hosting a great conference in Victoria, BC, Canada #GSB2026

☀️ Our delegates enjoyed the outdoors whale watching & riding e-bikes through the coastal countryside! #GSB2026

🏆 Oral Presentation Awards sponsored by Elsevier @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @geoderma.bsky.social @geodermaregional.bsky.social @ejsobi.bsky.social

🏆 Poster Awards sponsored by Soil Systems and the Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture & Environment @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social #GSB2026

🐜 Name drop: New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus #GSB2026 youtu.be/0mPvzDbZ13o

It has been really inspiring to get to know about so much great research and to connect with a lot of passionate researchers at the wonderful @gsb2026.bsky.social. I am also really grateful for the chance I had to share and discuss some parts of my PhD work in two oral and one poster presentations.

What an amazing conference! Is there anything better than spending 4 days talking about soil with fantastic soil researchers? Until next time #GSB2026!!

That’s a wrap on #GSB2026! 🎉 We cannot thank you all enough for coming out, providing fantastic presentations, making connections, and keeping soil biodiversity at the forefront of ecological research (in our completely unbiased opinion) 🪱 Safe travels home & see you all real soon!

A bit sad to leave beautiful Vancouver Island after #GSB2026. Thank you @lindolab.bsky.social and @carlosbarreto.bsky.social for an amazing conference!

This week is #GSB4 #GSB2026, the highlight of the soil biodiversity calendar! Sadly I couldn't make it this time (the joys of being a new father), so I guess I'll just contribute some photos instead... starting with this beautiful red-legged mite traversing a moss-covered log. #SoilBiodiversity 🧪

🏆 Congratulations to @thecrobe.bsky.social whose poster received the most votes from our delegates! Hope you enjoy Richard Bardgett's new (and signed!) book. See more about the book below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuer...

🏆 Travel Awards sponsored by @spun.earth and the Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture & Environment

🎤 Our third plenary speaker: Dr. María Briones hosted by our own Richard Bardgett

🎤 Early Career Showcase III #GSB2026

Physically I could not join the #GSB2026 in Victoria, #Canada (such a pity!), but I see my poster hanging there for you #SoilBiodiversity enthusiasts. 🤎 Thanks to @jseeber.bsky.social for presenting it for me! Missed it? No problem, find it here and enjoy reading it. 🤓 doi.org/10.13140/RG....

Day 2 of #gsb2026 was a blast - so many people doing interesting things! Proud to represent @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social and present preliminary results from FUNDER betweenthefjords.w.uib.no/funder/ at such a cool conference! (thanks for snapping the pic @paulkardol.bsky.social!)

📣 A huge thank you to our first two keynote speakers, Dr. Marín (@cmarin.bsky.social) and Dr. Jansson, for starting #GSB2026 off strong! Topics ranged from soil microbes as climate solutions to complexity science as a foundation for mycorrhizal research; we could not imagine a stronger start!

Today's NETSOB lunchtime symposium will focus on #soilbiodiversity indicators, metrics, and harmonized monitoring methods to support global, regional, + national soil #monitoring systems. 12:30-13:30 Join us ! @gsb2026.bsky.social #GSB2026 (Oak Bay 1)

🎉 Pub Night

📃 Poster Session II

We are also present at #gsb2026 ☺️ #soilbiodiversity @gsb2026.bsky.social David Fernández Calviño @uvigo.bsky.social showing results from our agricultural sites at #bioserviceseu project.

🎤 Our second plenary speaker: Dr. César Marín @cmarin.bsky.social hosted by our own Wim van der Putten

🎤 Early Career Showcase II #GSB2026

getting ready for day 2 of #gsb2026 with a mug of Pacific Blend🌱🪱🦠🍄

Reflecting on an incredible first day of #GSB2026 🪱 A warm welcome and official transition of leadership to the new Scientific Chair, @lindolab.bsky.social! We cannot wait to see what the future holds! Now onto day two 🐜

Dr Zoë Lindo kicks off the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity conference! #GSB2026 #soil #soilbiodiversity @gsb2026.bsky.social

Right on time for #GSB2026, soil fauna made it to the cover of Nat Eco Evo (great shot by frankashwood.bsky.social). Attendees who have questions on the journal or papers to pitch, feel free to chat to me at the conference. @thegsbi.bsky.social

📃 Poster Session I

Silent auction item is a print by a local artist; also the gift for our keynote speakers. You can place your bids at the registration desk #GSB2026.

Currently at my first @gsb2026.bsky.social conference! Loving this discussion about QUALITY over quantity - we need more [funding for] fundamental science, b/c that’s what populates our databases that *so*much* microbial eco is based off now. #GSB2026 #GSB4

At the Global Soil Biodiversity conference in Victoria? I’m presenting new global maps of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, tracing how plant carbon builds hyphae and spores belowground. Poster 16, come by if you’re around on Monday (today!) #GSB2026 #GSB4 Spores/hyphae by @vkokkoris.bsky.social

So exicited to start this amazing conference #GSB2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social Say hello if you are around! Want to chat about soil biodiverisy? 😀🪱🕷🐛🦠🍄☘️

I will be presenting my work today at 10:45 on multiple combined global change drivers on soil biodiversity and functioning #GSB2026 . @thegsbi.bsky.social Come to discuss super cool results 😀

Hey #GSB2026! Want to hear about soil protists? Want to learn more about long-read sequencing and assembling protist genomes? My talk tomorrow morning in the "Technological, Methodological, and Omics Advances - II" session will highlight some recent advancements in these realms 🦠🧬

We’re here! Join us at Stand 4 to meet our President Prof. Paul Hallett, and Executive Director Andy Morris —we’d love to say hello. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Qags50YGEeQ #Biodiversity #Soil #GSB2026

🎤 Our first plenary speaker: Dr. Janet Janssen, hosted by our own Tandra Fraser

🎤 Early Career Showcase I

🎤 Opening session this morning

🎤 Opening session this morning

Don’t forget our Early Career Showcase talks in the Theatre. 15 talks over the next three days showcasing up and coming soil biodiversity scientists #gsb2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social @gsb2026.bsky.social

I was honoured to welcome delegates to the 2026 Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, on behalf of Mayor Alto and my colleagues on City Council. 457 delegates visiting beautiful Victoria BC for 3 days - welcome and enjoy your time here! #gsb2026 #yyj @gsb2026.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social

🍸 The Welcome Mixer was a success!

👥 Registration is open!

👕 Did you order conference shirts? Pick them up at the registration desk starting at 2pm today

Registration desk for #GSB2026 opens at 2pm, and don’t miss the welcome mixer starting at 6pm. @gsb2026.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social

🎁 Our delegates will have stickers, buttons, postcards and more in their conference bags. See you all tomorrow! #GSB2026

Safe travels to everyone heading to Victoria and the Global Soil Biodiversity conference this week! Can’t wait to see everyone ! @gsb2026.bsky.social #GSB2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social

Informal pub night at #GSB2026. Please join us at the Sticky Wicket (strathconahotel.com/sticky-wicket) around 8pm onwards. Whether for dinner, a drink, or just to continue the conversation, we look forward to seeing you! @gsb2026.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social #soil #biodiversity

👀 Check out the conference program at globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/program/

🐋 Last spots available! Register now for our private whale watching and bike tours: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/tours/