September fish contaminants cruise with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.socialy

Gone fishing with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social 🧪 🐠

3 days into the school year and we are already hit with Plague #1

The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. (Published May)

Nice day for #cladophora monitoring with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social and @environmentca.bsky.social 🧪 🤿

Big bird incoming with #lidar

I think I found my new favourite way to collect samples!

Love testing new #drone equipment!

Big and little 🚁

Me: 2 weeks camping in nothing but barefoot and sandals no problem... Also me: Walks in the driveway barefoot and break my toe 🩹

I don't really have many photos of myself in the field (I'm usually the one behind the 📸). I feel these two sun up the story of my last year. From ❄️ to 🏖️

Mad science mode engaged... Don't worry, I had my safety squint game on point

Being pushed to apply new technologies and AI while simultaneously being asked to physically snail mail a form with 2 lines of input across the country perfectly sums up work .... 🇨🇦

Here is what we have been up to the past few months prepping our Nuisance Algae monitoring program with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social youtu.be/59zc0MPkhps

Made a new friend today on the side of the road 🐢

Yikes

New fieldwork programs got me feeling like this. Any tips getting sand out of your wetsuit? ⛱️

Science inspired #Lego with the kids. Our take on the CCGS LIMNOS, but with a detachable imperial AT- Walker and a penguin prison. 🚢

Probably one of my favorite tools in my home "office". The ability to just whip up parts for various projects is 👌

When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2) (also try to avoid swimming in sewage)

Any guesses how deep the water is? Installing benthic algae frames with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social

My scientific career is now full circle! Framing more decks for science... Maybe I should switch careers 🔨 🪚?

Out on the water with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social

Good selection there. Better than Jerry 😉

The speed and efficiency of Lidar is 🤯🤯🤯🧪🚁

Fieldwork these days is different ☺️ ⛺️ 💧

Sure beats digging snow pits (kinda) ...

I was just thinking about something like this... Love it!

Installing phone stands for citizen science -based shoreline monitoring. This summer, try and find our Algae monitoring stands across the #greatlakes

Abstract cacti sculptures, or citizen science monitoring devices? 🌵🧪📸 with @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social

I'm searching for a freshwater #algae field guide (with pictures). Anyone have any recommendations? 🧪 🌊 ☘️

Hey, I'm still learning here ... #greatlakes

Steamy load! Yum

🍁Coast Guard Griffon headed out to Lake Ontario

Bluebird spring days on Lake Erie. Can you name the spot? #greatlakes

Carney ripping Poilievre's priorities with a fantastic zinger on plastic straws "thank god". Great sound bite. #cdnpoli

I'm a pretty simple guy: 1) I don't support genocides. 2) I do support taking actions on existential threats to my children's future. 3) I do support using modern science & scientific knowledge to reduce diseases to the best of our abilities. This doesn't seem radical to me, why does it to you?

Feeling Glad I see some Clad(ophora). Smell ya later 🤢

Things that make you go 🤔 velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...

Its #TacoTuesday 🌮.... but not in a good way. I've been battling severe "Tacoing" with my #Drone shoreline mapping lately...

More boats #shiptok

This is the level of Chaotic - Good energy 🧪 needs... Or maybe Lawful - Evil? You decide #DND

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New #drone regulations coming out in 🇨🇦 include a fancy new license category, Level 1 complex operations. This would allow Beyond line of sight flights in low risk, remote places with drones up to 150kg! tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/...

More boats...

Sure it looks sunny, but it's still below freezing. Trying to be more active with a morning run and polar dip 🥶

Seems others were enjoying the blue skies and spring like conditions (it was a whiteout ❄️ on the way home...)

Always a fun experience flying #drones next to a nuclear power station. Fortunately I know a guy who is licensed to do so ^

Made a new friend today in the field. Luckily I came across these guys before I started dmy drone work. Great chats about atmospheric and coastal conditions along the bluffs

My boy Neil knows what's up