🧪 This is going to be a long one, friends. Buckle up. This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—

Deeply moving & inspiring opening ceremonies @ World Conf. of Science Journalists. Powerful keynote by Honourable Prof. Blade Nzimande, minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, supporting the work of science journalists to hold science and government to account. #WCSJ2025 @wfsj25.bsky.social

What a night! #aurora #JasperNationalPark

Hey #sciencejournalists! It's not too late to sign up for @wcsj2025.bsky.social. There's so much going on at this conference I may have to clone myself... www.wcsj2025.org @wfsj25.bsky.social

Great day of documentary shooting with the legendary @andrewmanske.bsky.social for Rotating Planet. Black bear den in the middle of a recently burned forest was a highlight!

#Science folks, I have an editor asking me to pitch Canadian wildlife stories. Watcha working on?

Science writers and journalists are often asked to moderate panels & other public conversations, but there are few training opportunities. It's why @ljevanso.bsky.social & I are hosting Moderating for Impact at the World Conference of Science Journalists. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/wo...#WCSJ2025

The flowers and mushrooms are still going strong in #JasperNationalPark. Hiked up Whistlers mountain this weekend. Glorious! Bonus: took the gondola down and saved the knees:)

@ljevanso.bsky.social and I will be hosting a workshop called Moderating for Impact. Pumped to be headed to South Africa! Woot!

Interesting nuances coming out of research by @gilbert-lab.bsky.social on the relationship between #ALAN and birds: "Overall, the birds that were most sensitive to light pollution in this study were the ones that had larger eyes on average for their body size." www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...

Mushroom and Flowerpalooza on the #JasperNationalPark Skyline trail.

Community recovery from a #wildfire “looks a bit like the EKG of a heart being able to absorb a shock,” Michael Higgins told me. Thanks @abihayward4.bsky.social at @cangeo.bsky.social for your support as I wrote this essay about #Jasper 's recovery. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the...

I'm interviewing researchers about the impacts of artificial light on wildlife. Today, I learned that dung beetles roll their dung balls in straighter lines by orienting themselves with the Milky Way. THE MILKY WAY!!! This research first came out in 2013. #Beetlemania www.science.org/content/arti...

I had the pleasure of being out on a wildfire documentary shoot with this legend last week. If you haven't seen Leanne Allison's work, I highly recommend starting with her NFB film Losing Blue, free to watch here: lnkd.in/eWxbgwxM

Researchers recommend six strategies urgently needed to facilitate ecosystem and community resilience to wildfire. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

The call is coming from inside the house...A fabulous thread about a 2023 USO (unidentified seismic object) by @mikeachim.bsky.social

My Canadian Wildlife Magazine article on wildlife in #JasperNationalPark following the July Wildfires. www.nikiwilson.com/portfolio/af...

Life coming back in the burn. #JasperNationalPark

IT’S HAPPENING! #Spring #jasperNationalPark

Do you study the effect of light pollution on wildlife and/or plants? Let’s talk! #ArtificialLightAtNight #ALAN #Wildlife #ScienceBluesky #Science

What Canadian Science Communicators Need to Know About the Changing US Science Landscape organized by @swc-can.bsky.social sciencewriters.ca/event-6143314

Here comes spring. And now we see what will grow up in the burn. #jaspernationalpark 🌱

Looking for an expert in #science #social #media to give a presentation and Q&A on zoom (60 minutes total) for a course I'm teaching this summer. Would love your recommendations!

Pumped to teach this #scicomm course at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre with Bob Holmes this summer: bamfieldmsc.com/education/pr...

Stunning day out in the burn.☀️🏔️

In light of what's going on in the world, I'm going to just start flooding my feed with beautiful pictures to take your mind (and mine) off of things. Something quite different from me, a black and white from Kootenay National Park in BC. Enjoy!

A beautiful red fox hanging out at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park. It’s clearly being fed. If it keeps approaching people, it will likely be destroyed. Folks, we are so happy to have you back here in Jasper, but please don’t feed the wildlife. It is not a kindness.

Thinking of everyone affected by #fires in #California. My heart aches for everything you will go through now, and in the months to come.

Low-angle light through the burn onto Lake Annette, Jasper National Park.

just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.

We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

Great day on location at Old Fort Point, Jasper National Park for Canadian Wildlife Magazine with @johnemarriott.bsky.social. Wolf tracks, leopard trees, and the stark beauty of the burn.

Good Morning.

I have a feature due. My house is sparkling.

Been there.

Spotted “leopard” trees created when the extreme heat of the Jasper wildfire boiled the sapwood and the wind tore the bubbled bark away.

Leopoldo López says over 70% of the world population lives under autocratic rule, up from 42% 10 years ago.

Happy Friday, Blue Sky friends. Wishing you some wildness this weekend. #MountRobsonProvincialPark

Lesson 15: Contribute to good causes. #OnTyranny

Removal of burned house debris is finally happening in Jasper. In my neighborhood, all the debris has to be “watered” to contain asbestos, a process that can be slowed by cold temps. Grateful it has begun. #JasperWildfire2024 #JasperNationalPark

The choices on Bluesky go beyond reactionary politics and pop culture entertainment. With the SciArt Starter Pack, get thought-provoking images from dozens of selected artists engaged in science. Plus, add the popular SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline. And no AI images. #newsky #xodus #academicsky

Skating today on Mile 9 Lake, east #JasperNationalPark. Frozen toes, happy heart.

"Deepfakes, AI and the Battle for Democracy" zeteo.com/p/deepfakes-...

I've put together this Starter Pack of Canadian science, environment and health reporters (both in Canada and living abroad). Please let me know you want to be added, or suggest folks I may have missed. 🧪 go.bsky.app/Uq2HC4Q

Winter has arrived here in #JasperNationalPark. The Athabasca River thickens with ice, and with the trees burned away, the snow reflects so much more light into the valley.

This year‘s #CBC Massey lecture is “What I Meant To Say: Remaking Conversations In our Time,” with Canadian writer and poet Ian Williams. A nuanced, five lecture series including advice for improving online conversations. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

If you are wondering about how to go forward in the world right now, consider reading this book by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. It contains 20 lessons on protecting democracy, and has given me a framework with which to think about the big and small ways I can do my part.