Taking time to notice your surroundings, to look closely at the world that surrounds you, is one of the best ways I've found to cultivate curiosity and reconnect to wonder. ✨ #westcoast #macro #temperate #rainforest

Brilliant TED Talk by Rebecca McMackin from 2023 on gardening and park design for both biodiversity and wild beauty. ✨ www.ted.com/talks/rebecc...

Happy belated Earth Day, everyone. This is Loudon Park in #Nanaimo BC, and we're encouraging the @cityofnanaimo.bsky.social reconsider their plan to cut down these beautiful ~80 year old fir trees. Peaceful protest video found here: youtu.be/vW-YKZKGGTs #saveloudonpark

Wow, these four simple climate solutions also have tremendous benefits to biodiversity and human well-being. drawdown.org/insights/fou...

From Nanaimo Food Hub: “The #Nanaimo Food Hub is hosting work parties at 3460 Jinglepot road every Friday from 3:30-5:30. Today we will build beds and plant favas beans! :) message the onsite farmer Rhianna with any questions 778.677.0076 #foodsovereignty” #LocalFood #VanIsle

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the invasive species cleanup this past Saturday! We got two massive piles of Ivy, Daphne, and an entire Holly tree off the land, making more room for the native understory to establish and thrive. ✨

Tomorrow morning! 10am at the Colliery Dam Off-Leash Dog Loop in #Nanaimo ! . We'll have a few pairs of gloves and pruning tools to borrow, but kindly bring your own if you have them. ❤️

Our #landscapedesign aims to sequester carbon and mitigate some of the localized effects of #climatechange for residents, but we know that #resilience alone is NOT "the answer" — it's a way to buy more time for our societies to collectively #decarbonize. We can't adapt to extreme climate change.

📣 Calling volunteers in #Nanaimo, BC! Sat, Mar 22, 10am-1pm @ Colliery Dam Dog Park for an #invasivespecies removal work round. Bring work gloves if able - limited gear will be available to borrow. (1/2)

From #Qualicum Beach (year-round!) #FarmersMarket: “The Qualicum Beach Farmers Market has been growing our community for 28 years. All items at our farmers market are 100% made, baked, or grown on Vancouver Island. We require that the vendor you meet at the market, be the…

🎉 Excited to announce that Zack Simon, founder of Patchwork Ecosystem, has joined the board of the NCAH: @nanaimoclimatehub.bsky.social 🎉 Here's to working for greater climate resilience and grassroots action here in #Nanaimo #BC.

Hi Folks, I made a starter pack for people who like to grow food in tune with nature. Please share, and let me know if you would like to be added or removed 🌱 #regenerativeagriculture #permaculture #foodforest #agroforestry #nativeplants #fruittree #homestead #berries #soil go.bsky.app/QJ7Vpu2

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I started a Regenerative Design/Permaculture pack, so I can more easily find others working in this realm. If you're doing work in this realm of permaculture, regenerative design, whole systems design, system thinking, etc, please let me know!

Beautifully succinct @science.org #article by Sierra Bouchér showing one small slice of the incredible influence #FirstNations peoples have had in guiding regional #biology & #agriculture since time immemorial. www.science.org/content/arti...

Go to Google Search "Gulf of Mexico" Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" Choose "Send feedback" Click "Gulf of America" Click "Inaccurate content" Click "Incorrect" Tell Google the correct name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

Make healthier landscaping decisions. Plant a Native Plant. Remove an Exotic Invasive Plant. Save the planet one backyard at a time. #nativeplants #invasivespecies #dougtallamy

Design Showcase This was a #landscape-design from 2024, and the one that earned us our #permaculture certification. The clients had an exposed site, mostly turf, and wanted a more naturalist, cottage garden aesthetic. We recommended a small #orchard bolstered by #native #berries and #wildflowers.

Did I just see the best SuperBowl ad, ever? ✅ Sells nothing ✅ Long-term thinking ✅ Backed by science ✅ Focuses on empathy ✅ Helps people & planet 👉 sciencemoms.com | @katharinehayhoe.com #climatechange #environment

Design Showcase The client needed a border bed revamp after discovering how existing plants were #toxic for their #dogs. We filled the space with #Saskatoon, Oval-leaf #Blueberry, Evergreen #Huckleberry, Coastal #Strawberry, #Kinnikinnick, Blackcap #Raspberry, #ferns, and #native #wildflowers. ♥

Design Showcase "Blackwood Commons" was a 2021 #concept #design for a #park in #victoria #bc responding to the sudden need for more beautiful public meeting spaces. The project never broke ground, but received praise from collaborators, neighbours and city staffers. It's one we're still proud of.

Invasive species clean-up day at Morrell Sanctuary here in #Nanaimo , #BC . Huge thanks to the #VIU Eco Club for organizing this, and sanctuary volunteers like Bob who gave us a crash course on identifying noxious invasives.

Do you have a favourite climate mitigation strategy? The reality is that it will very likely also have trade-offs. Understanding trade-offs of different climate mitigation options is essential for effective implementation, or implementing them at all. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Our recent presentation alongside @nanaimoclimatehub.bsky.social is now available as an article on our website! . We'd love to get feedback from anyone versed in #biology , #ecology , #permaculture , or #landscaping and keep the conversation evolving. patchworkecosystem.com/urban-permac...

Feeling energized after giving our presentation on urban #permaculture for #climatechange #resilience! . #rainwater harvesting, positioning #nativ trees and plants to insulate homes, and how this approach benefits the #community around as well. . Full presentation to be released this week!

Excited to be here on @bsky.app , and looking forward to building a strong community of #sustainability, #permaculture, and #climatechange resilience enthusiasts. Keen to connect with #landscaping , #landscapedesign and #communityplanning professionals near #nanaimo , BC.