Fantastic retreat opportunity for queer folk, June 19-21, in Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. pivotintoharmony.com/2026/03/30/l...

New resource! Place-based Education with an Indigenous Lens. I created this content in consultation with Indigenous colleagues at KPU, and Andrea Votto designed the website. wordpress.kpu.ca/place-based-... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuscience.bsky.social

This Thursday! www.yorku.ca/cifal/back-o...

Join us next Wed, April 8 for this Wild Spaces event at KPU Farm! www.kpu.ca/events/natur...

My music video for @itspetergabriel.bsky.social's song "i/o". Features footage taken through the microscope, from @kwantlenu.bsky.social's Amazon Field School, and SḴŦAḴ / Mayne Island. "I'm just a part of everything..." youtu.be/0_IcdZx6oa8?... #petergabriel #musicvideo #io #amazon #nature

I love my daughter's Etsy shop so much. Her business of curating, cleaning, reviewing and repackaging good children's books emphasizes diversity, kindness & sustainability. Such a beautiful thing she's doing for the world! She has all her reviews on Goodreads now. 🧡 #books #reading #diversity #kids

I'll be presenting for this mini-course, on the topic of learner-centered and community-based ways to teach sustainable development goals. www.yorku.ca/cifal/back-o... #SDG #sustainability #teaching #university #education

The Runner interviewed me for this Oral Stories Series project featuring Elder Lekeyten. runnermag.ca/2026/03/a-ne... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social

Spring 2026 Wild Spaces events! To register use QR code in poster or this link: wordpress.kpu.ca/wildspaces/e...

Join us for our next book club! Mar. 26 discussion. Theory of Water by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Climate+ Challenge and Wild Spaces Book Club Open to everyone. www.kpu.ca/library/book... @biidaasamose.bsky.social @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social

My chapter, "River in the Sky: The Fraser River Floods", appears in the book Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony and Love. cgscholar.com/publishers/b...

A powerful and intriguing new book by Amelia Walker. How can creative writers and readers be active agents in fighting social injustices? www.bloomsbury.com/ca/reading-a... #writing #reading #justice #writers

I'm reading some of my poetry tomorrow in support of the launch of Reading and Writing for Change. Hosted by Amelia Walker. events.humanitix.com/online-launc...

Fantastic Masters of Education Program, west coast of Canada. Application details here: www.sfu.ca/education/pr... #Masters #education #Study #Canada

Next Thursday. bccampus.ca/events/ #education #teaching #university #bccampus #BCTLC #westcoast

I'm presenting alongside fellow award recipients Anki Lekhi and Sarah Yercich. Award Showcase: Meet the Recipients of the 2025 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards Jan 29 @ 12:30–2 pm Link (scroll to Jan. 29): bccampus.ca/events/ @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social #BCcampus #BCTLC

This new article highlights the work of KPU Wild Spaces in section 4.4. Sustainability in Higher Education Across Canada (SHEAC) published this in New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social #wildspaces

Amazing project: “The River Knows What It Needs: Our Responsibilities to the Fraser,” documents a community dialogue about the health and revitalization of the Fraser Watershed, as situated within the laws of the Land since time immemorial. salmonasfamily.ca/about/river/ #river #Indigenous #SFU

Honoured to have played a part in this important project. surreynowleader.com/2025/12/29/k... @kpumedia.bsky.social

Apply to our MEd in Curriculum & Instruction: Place- & Nature-Based Experiential Learning program today! https://ow.ly/NIwI50XAo5C The program focuses on deepening ecological knowledge, weaving together holistic and Indigenous pedagogies and fostering social-emotional well-being.

Peter Gabriel being interviewed by a river in the pouring rain about life, the universe, and everything. youtu.be/ZUkCbHh5MqQ?... @itspetergabriel.bsky.social

The final Wild Spaces event of the year! An online webinar with Bridget McClarty on Awe, Relationship & Nature Connection. Details: www.kpu.ca/events/wild-... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social #wildspaces #nature #education #natureconnection

River walk photos! With Cougar Creek Streamkeepers. Next week: Awe, Relationship, and Nature Connection w/ Bridget McClarty Wild Spaces registration: form.jotform.com/252744797551... (Photos by Arts Practicum student Jenn Hayward) @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social

The Runner interviewed me on the Decolonizing Educational Practices website I created in collaboration with dozens of others, as well as our community of practice. Link here: linktr.ee/leebeavington @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kpupolicystudies.bsky.social

My favourite Wild Spaces event of the year: our annual A River Walk in a Salmon Forest with Cougar Creek Streamkeepers! This Tuesday. Session is full. You can put your name on the waitlist in case of last minute cancellations. Register: form.jotform.com/252744797551... @kwantlenu.bsky.social

Photos from the 41st event hosted by Wild Spaces! The Body as Geography with Parthi Krishnan. Next week: A River Walk in a Salmon Forest. (Photos by me and Arts Practicum student Jenn Hayward) @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpupolicystudies.bsky.social

This is an unhinged assault on the future of the City of Vancouver

Join us next week as we discuss the fascinating book Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social. How did a river in India get erased? How do cloud forests carry rivers in the earth, land and sky? What does it mean to be enrivered? www.kpu.ca/library/book... @kwantlenu.bsky.social #wildspaces

"Accessibility in the Wild" - I want to highlight this great post by Seanna Takacs. What does accessibility look like outdoors? "Accessibility is the most genuine of human witnessing, being together as quintessential thinkers and feelers." wordpress.kpu.ca/wildspaces/2... @kwantlenu.bsky.social

A conversation between Robin Wall Kimmerer and Björk inspired me to write this blog post. "If we want to address the climate emergency long-term, a foundational first step is for teachers and students to learn to live in a place as if it matters." wordpress.kpu.ca/wildspaces/2... #wildspaces

Still a few spots left for next week's event, The Body as Geography with KPU geographer Parthi Krishnan! Sign up here: form.jotform.com/252744797551... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpupolicystudies.bsky.social #wildspaces #geography #education #university

All four KPU libraries just turned into art galleries with 49 original works by KPU students on display! Swipe to see some of what students are creating ➡️ then go see them in person next time you’re on campus. Visit https://bit.ly/4ocF9bK to learn more about the initiative.

What a wonderful Fungi Forest Walk with KPU lab biology technician (and marvellous mycologist) Emily Betz! Sign up for upcoming Wild Spaces events here: form.jotform.com/252744797551... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social

The Mayne Island Conservancy is hosting three fantastic speakers this fall, starting with the wonderful Nancy Turner this Saturday. Check it out! mayneconservancy.ca/event/three-... #nancyturner #ethnobotany #mayneisland #joniolsen #Thomashomer-dixon

Only a couple spots left! Fungi Forest Walk next Tuesday at KPU Surrey. Register: form.jotform.com/252744797551... @kwantlenu.bsky.social @kpuarts.bsky.social @kpumedia.bsky.social @kpupolicystudies.bsky.social #wildspaces #education #nature #university #fungi

Dr. Lee Beavington: Holistic Teaching and Creative Exploration seechangemakers.ca/people/lee-b...

Fall Wild Spaces events: form.jotform.com/252744797551...

This semester's book club choice is very close to my heart: Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social. www.kpu.ca/library/book...

🔥 Sept 9 | 6:30pm ET: Join Seniors for Climate & author John Vaillant (Fire Weather) for a talk + Q&A on wildfires, fossil fuels & climate chaos. 700 signed up—help us hit 1,000!🌎 👉 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @johnvaillant.bsky.social #DrawTheLine #LaterIsTooLate #Seniorsforclimate

Kristina Gardner of The Runner wrote an article on my latest venture into music video creation for Peter Gabriel. runnermag.ca/2025/08/kpu-... #petergabriel #musicvideo #io #music #video #i/o

First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site #BritishColumbia 😓 halifax.citynews.ca/2025/08/15/c...

Yep, I made a music video for Peter Gabriel.

My profile on Peter Gabriel's 50:50 website: www.5050.dev/creators/lee... @itspetergabriel.bsky.social (photo by Justine Marie Photography) #petergabriel #musicvideo #io

A new music video released by @itspetergabriel.bsky.social was created by @kwantlenu.bsky.social instructor Dr. Lee Beavington. “I’m still processing this. I've been mega fan since I was nine years old and have a shelf dedicated to his albums,” he says. Read more: www.kpu.ca/news/2025/07...

Peter Gabriel (@itspetergabriel.bsky.social) just released my music video for his song i/o. As an ecologist and nature photographer that researches and teaches about the interconnection of all life, this song was a perfect fit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Ic... #petergabriel #musicvideo #i/o

I made a music video for @itspetergabriel.bsky.social. He will release it tomorrow, July 17. Here’s a screenshot of the creative process from Final Cut Pro.

When you're a mega fan of Rivers, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, @stanleydonwood.bsky.social, and @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social.

I wrote a tribute for Peter Gabriel's OVO album, for the occasion of its 25th anniversary. www.wildethic.com/ovo #petergabriel #ovo #millenniumdome

Stoked to have submitted our book draft to the publisher for Poetry as Environmental Geography. Thanks to co-editor Adam Vincent for the invite. He started this Poetic Inquiry Atlas series, which began with Vol 1, A Survey of Rigorous Poetics (linked here). vernonpress.com/book/2115 #poeticinquiry