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possibly non-native frog released into Australia, what could possibly go wrong...

My former colleague Min Chen, now at @uwmadison.bsky.social , has a great "Proposal Coauthor Tool" uw-gcrl.github.io/coauthor_tool/

@romtoronto.bsky.social opens today, May 16th, Bees: A story of Survival, an immersive exhibition using art & science to help you imagine life from a 🐝's perspective. From the National Museums of Liverpool & Wolfgang Buttress. I'm bee-side myself that my image was chosen for the ads #bees 🐝1/2

Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera and oh, let's say Orthoptera

I'll add a unique take to this thread making the rounds today. Failure to understand this disparity has policy consequences. I've spent part of my career explaining to stakeholders why we can't replicate US levels of research to address Canadian pest management problems. 1/3

This is, of course, because the meeting is being held in May in Toronto when hockey rinks are always traditionally empty. #GoLeafs.

Geologists: Science's Red Shirts.

Students, if you’re thinking about dropping a note to that teacher or professor about what their class/project/mentorship has meant to you, but you worry it will be cringe or cheesy, let me just tell you they will coast on the fuzzy feelings prompted by that note for months, if not years

In Northern Ontario you never know when you might encounter a bear. Always carry your bear spray!

Damn can I have one morning at work without a body horror jumpscare

I'm looking for a couple people who would consider themselves advanced birders and who know Manitoba/Saskatchewan birds who would be willing to meet me on Zoom to test-run a quiz I've built for a guiding workshop. #birds

We’re pleased to launch the new quarterly FISC newsletter 🌍 Research highlights • Working Groups news • FISC Talks • upcoming events • opportunities for collaboration. 📩 See more and subscribe: www.forestinvasion.cz/news/fisc-la...

Slightly increase a band? Cake and Ice Cream

So it used to be Winnipeg, but in the past 2 years they have become an amazing supporter of our research so I need a new one. So Moose Jaw, I guess?

Motus Audio Day 28: Sault Ste. Marie, ON. With our friend and long-term flight call collaborator, Dr. Jennifer Foote of Algoma University, Natalie and Madison set up a Motus Audio in the Soo. Thanks Jenn! Nearby: sharing the road with a black bear! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social

My 3rd generation Toyota Celica. That was an awesome car.

Except maybe Tommyknockers. That book is messed up

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

Huh, would have thought we'd get Katy Perry...

Born in Prince George and happy to say I have not 1 but 2 Mr. PG statues AND a pair of Mr. PG socks!

Happy to report I have won the CJK MacQuarrie prize for excellence in forest entomology for 14 of the past 15 years.

"The dustbowl of the 1930s might have ended over eighty years ago, but many western Canadians still watch for its return." - George Colpitts, @stundenbower.bsky.social, and Bill Waiser niche-canada.org/2016/11/28/d... #cdnhist #envhist #aghist

You know, maybe after a certain age you should have to redefend your PhD every few years if you want to keep using it... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Slightly diminish a book Gus, Germs and Stainless Steel

Cecropia Moth the largest moth in North America, with a 7 inch wing span!

This did lead to a great deal of confusion for me when attempting to park our field vehicle in our last trip to Vancouver. One of the perils of doing urban forest entomology in big cities!

Somali proverb: "I against my brother; my brother and I against our cousin; my cousin, my brother and I against the world".

I got 40 out of 50 with only 4 months to go!

This Monday a Joint Conference organized by EPPO, FAO-REUFIS and BFW 'Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)‘' successfully started in Vienna (Austria). All materials (presentations, posters and the recording) will available on the EPPO website soon.

I'll take "How to start a fight at the meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, for $200 Alex"

Hate me today Hate me tomorrow Hate me for all the things I didn’t do to you deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/i...

CJFR proudly recognizes Shes Bhandari from the Ministry of Natural Resources as a 2025 Outstanding Reviewer for quality, timeliness, and volume of reviews. Congrats, Shes! Learn more about our Outstanding Reviewers ⭐▶️ https://ow.ly/8lW750YLomH #OutstandingReviewer

CJFR proudly recognizes Philip Burton from University of Northern British Columbia as a 2025 Outstanding Reviewer for quality, timeliness, and volume of reviews. Congrats, Philip! Learn more about our Outstanding Reviewers ⭐▶️ https://ow.ly/vzWe50YLo8P #OutstandingReviewer

CJFR proudly recognizes Aaron Weiskittel from the University of Maine as a 2025 Outstanding Reviewer for quality, timeliness, and volume of reviews. Congrats, Aaron! Learn more about our Outstanding Reviewers ⭐▶️ https://ow.ly/VxKL50YLowi #OutstandingReviewer

When you write or create, you need unbroken periods of time "Meetings are a disaster. A single meeting can blow a whole afternoon, by breaking it into two pieces each too small to do anything hard in" paulgraham.com/makersschedu...

Alternate take - Ontario's a huge province and it's reasonable for us outside of S. Ontario to expect a premier and ministers to drop by once and a while. If you think they can fly commercial I'd encourage you to look at Air Canada & Porter's service to N. Ontario.

I mean, c'mon it was right there in the name...

Ontario's Forest Health Review turns 50 this year! Join us in Barrie on October 28th to celebrate. New this year as part of the festivities, we've added a field tour on October 27th! For more details see: forestscanada.ca/en/event/ont... @forestscanada.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca

Ostrich farming in Canada is generally a Ponzi scheme (try thinking 'ostrich' and 'Canada' together), but this one tops them all - false claims one on top of the other ended up costing taxpayers $7M www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I'm glad the Astronauts are back safely but I feel bad for Jeremy Hansen. Out of country travel over the start of fiscal year he's going to be forever getting that travel claim approved. Hopefully he doesn't blow the CSA travel cap.... www.cbc.ca/news/science...

I know part of my problem is that I don't read Portuguese, but holy snap, why is it so hard to find email addresses for researchers in Brazil? I handle the occasional paper from S. America and it's always a struggle bus to find contact email addresses. What am I doing wrong?

So this goes full-circle if you really want it to: Atwood's entomologist father Carl establisjed the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. It's most famous alum is Roberta Bondar, Canada's 1st woman in space who worked in entomology labs in high school and during university

A good story on the upcoming fire season in Canada by Jordan Omstead -Canadian Press (though I may be biased) The 2026 fire season is a litmus test? www.castanetkamloops.net/news/BC/6080...

Systems like these don't work because technology is never going to solve your HR problem for you: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Host a young professional forester from Australia, Canada or New Zealand in 2027🌲 We’re looking for two host organisations to take part in the Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme 2027. Gain global insights & showcase UK forestry expertise. charteredforesters.org/host-a-young...

📢 The Programme and Book of Abstracts has been added for the upcoming EPPO FAO-REUFIS BFW Conference on Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers. ➡️ See more on the conference page here: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202... You can still register to attend too!