A gorgeous assassin bug (bee assassin, Apiomerus sp., I think A. flaviventris) spotted by @mhedin.bsky.social at night during our recent macro workshop in Anza-Borrego Desert, CA. This species is known to collect plant resins and apply them to their eggs as a protective chemical coating. #Bugsky 🐙🌿

#NewIssue No. 59 is a special issue: New Frontiers in Northern Economic Development, with partial support from #CanNor #CanadianNorthernEconomicDevelopmentAgency Thanks to Yukon artists Copper Caribou for the gorgeous cover, "Nàagàii Ddhah (Bead Mountain)" doi.org/10.22584/nr5... coppercaribou.com

I went for a xc ski this morning and I was disappointed to not see any insects on the snow. But when I got home, this little snow scorpionfly was waiting at the foot of my stairs! #Boreus #Whitehorse #Yukon #Mecoptera

Big excitement in Carcross, Yukon today, when an Ivory Gull was spotted resting on the ice at Bennett Lake. I'm not sure how (or why?) it got there but it was great to get my lifer! This is a bird of the High Arctic, and there are only two previous records for the Yukon...

Lovely spring day near Haines Junction, Yukon... Mt. Martha Black (2512 m, 8241') rises straight out of the Shakwak Trench in the 'foothills' of the much mightier Icefield Ranges.

The stoneflies are out! Here's a female Dwarf Snowfly (Capnia nana) yesterday from Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek) near Whitehorse.

It's that time of year! A pair of Bald Eagles get close near their nest at the mouth of Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek), north of Whitehorse. #birds #Yukon

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Nän käk ndä tr’ädäl On the Land We Walk Together The Dawson Land Use Plan has been released! Years of hard work has resulted in a detailed, thoughtful vision for this unique part of Canada. #Yukon #Tr’ondëkHwëch’in For the full plan or a shorter summary, see: dawson.planyukon.ca/frlup-docs/f...

I haven't seen Hairy Woodpeckers at all this winter in my Whitehorse, Yukon backyard ... but yesterday this fine fellow showed up! We've had a bitter, long winter so I think most have them must have (sensibly) vacated the territory and headed for more pleasant climes. #birds

In an age of spin, grifters and political gangsters we need to be reminded of the political figures who stood for a bigger vision of what we could and should be. This is my reflection on the life of Stephen Lewis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLp...

Hey now, look what drops in a month! My old pal Jesse Winter has spent several years reporting on what the brilliant @johnvaillant.bsky.social calls "21st-century fire," that is, blazes bigger and hotter than our systems are entirely prepared for. This book is gripping and important. Recommended!

‘The Isaac family patriarch and matriarch consists of Chief Isaac and Eliza Harper (daughter of Chief Gäh St’ät). Chief Isaac is from the Wolf Clan and Eliza Harper is from the Crow Clan.’ - Chief Isaac’s People of the River. When the Klondike

I love these little guys!!! And the adults are very cool too (www.flickr.com/search/?user...), and pollinate chocolate!

Consider this your invitation to Bumble Bees 101! In this webinar, we will be exploring how bumble bees live their lives, what threats they are facing, and what you can do to help! 🐝 🗓️Apr 13 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET 🔗Register for this free event: www.bumblebeeatlas.org/pages/2026-e...

The concept of "moral courage" is something all Canadians should reflect on deeply as we rapidly adjust to "the new world order"... What do we stand for?

Not much sign of open water on the Yukon River downstream of Whitehorse today....

RIP Stephen Lewis, one of the greats, “In 2003, he co-founded the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which as of last year had raised more than $200 million for grassroots organizations fighting AIDS on the ground in Africa.”

I discovered the elusive chestnut mining bee in New York after a gap of 119 years

Checked out Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek) on my way to skiing today... but no stoneflies yet. Next week for sure! #Plecoptera #Whitehorse #Yukon

Our kid in B.C. Canada went to the “Parade For No Reason” yesterday, the kickoff to the Penticton Arts & Music Festival. I love the “different day, same shit” dung beetles. Apparently they even had giant dung balls to roll. 🪲💩⚽️

Sunburst(orange) and Gold Speck(yellow) lichens. NWT, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

I feel like reposting this everytime I see someone post about spring flowers.

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

Bzz bzz bzz... Bee species missing from Washington for a century have been rediscovered here. www.kuow.org/stories/bee-...

Insect biodiversity decline is real, but we barely know what we don't know about most species and communities, let alone how to conserve them. This excellent new paper discusses the unique conversation needs of insects, and our next steps. 🌎🪳🪲 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

We should increase public funding for taxonomy, because otherwise we get bitcoin flies. (Meanwhile, the agency that supports most taxonomy in the US, NSF, has all but stopped giving out any funds under the Trump regime. So we can expect more bitcoin flies)

ICE guards 'sadistic, inhumane and abusive,' jailed Penticton woman says vancouversun.com/news/ice-gua...

RIP Prof. Galdikas, an outspoken advocate for orangutans and the preservation of their rainforest habitat 🌿 www.vdu.lt/en/vmu-commu...

Spring in the Yukon... look at all that open water! Stoneflies will be crawling out any week now 😎! Wolf Creek, Whitehorse

Not much recycling going on at the local picnic area... but picnicking has also been down over the past few months for some reason! #Whitehorse #Yukon

🎶"Stay on the sunny side, always on the sunny side..."🎶 ... or "how to get through spring in the Yukon." Only two months until these aspens have leaves!

Golden Moonglow Lichen. NWT, Canada. Diameter of lichen is about 1cm. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Whitehorse folks, there is a fascinating talk about a seabird mystery coming up! 7 pm April 12th at the Beringia Centre... Free cookies and tea! #YukonU #YukonScienceInstitute #YukonBirdClub

LOOK what just arrived today, @loriweidenhammer.ca ! It’s gorgeous and so packed with information. Beautiful photos as well. Can’t wait to dive in 🌸🐝🌺🌻🐝🧑‍🌾

Zen and the art of backyard maintenance. I think I know what Robert Pirsig would say, but...

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is "Reflections" ... so here is a Lesser Yellowlegs pondering some life choices in Whitehorse, #Yukon in mid-May 2022 (We're a ways from open water happening here so not many reflections yet this year!) #birds

Without taxonomists, nothing can happen in biodiversity research!

Green Rock Posy Lichen (Rhizoplaca melanopthalm). NWT, Canada. Lichen is about 2cm, left to right. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.

Dawson in a Purple Mood Ted Harrison 1990

Today Glen Hvenegaard, Jeremy Mouat, and Heather J. Marshall share their new book, Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta (@ualbertapress.bsky.social 2025), which just won the 2026 Alberta Wildlife Publication Award! niche-canada.org/2026/03/13/n... #envhist #cdnhist #alberta #histsci #books

As part of the #YukonBiodiversityForum, the Yukon Science Institute is presenting a special lecture by Isla Myers-Smith, 6:30 PM March 27 at the Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall Rm. The Forum itself is all day March 28 at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Ctr. Register (free) at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/2026-yukon...

I wrote a blog post for the Wilson Society about my recent paper with @davetoews.bsky.social where we confirmed the identity of the most common *non-hybrid zone* hybrid warbler, which we named the uncommon mourningthroat.

Here's a cool tool a made to help you write more good. academic.oup.com/ae/article/7...

Posted by the Tla’amin Nation on Facebook. This is epic. 𝗠𝗣 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙪𝙣𝙣: “𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙭, 𝙗𝙪𝙙.” www.facebook.com/tlaaminnatio...

Missed seeing this event live today, but it's the talk of the town at the #ArcticWinterGames in Whitehorse! cabinradio.ca/282989/news/...

Crustose lichen mix: Candelariella (yellow), Rhizocarpon (dark grey) Dimelaena (off white) and Acarospora (brown). Photo covers about 6cm, left to right. NWT, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Wow!

The Arctic Winter Games have begun in Whitehorse! My choir got to sing the national anthem at the opening ceremonies... and it was great to see the young athletes from around the North!

Polycaulinia sp lichen. #Newfoundland, Canada. Photo covers about 6cm top to bottom. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends