And the second in the series. #Biodiversity and carbon offsets—cornerstones of neoliberal conservation—have become critical tools for mining companies, with consequential social and ecological costs in #Liberia and #Guinea. #envhist #convivialconservation

Thanks to @africasacountry.bsky.social for working with us on this two-part series on The Underbelly of Conservation, as mining and #conservation increasingly work together to dispossess local communities of land and livelihoods in the name of development and environmental protection in West Africa.

Check out Kim Jarvis's review of Edward I. Pitts's "Sketching the Adirondacks: Letters from the Wilderness," published in 2025 by Syracuse University Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #ecocrit www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

It’s publication day! The Missouri, America’s Longest River: A Cultural and Environmental History comes out today, featuring my chapter—“The Colonization of Montana’s Milk River Valley, 1879-1889”—that I began during my MA @umontana.bsky.social for my thesis. Check it out!

Heyo! - @tinaadcock.bsky.social, Sarah, and I decided to extend the deadline for Succession IV: Queering the Environment – “Queer Joy” to APRIL 13th!! It's hard to focus on joy right now. That's why we chose the theme. niche-canada.org/2026/02/28/c... #envhist #envhum #queerecology

Each year, whale sharks gather at Ningaloo Reef in Australia, and their seasonal appearance may remind us that the story of the ocean is also our own story. Learn more in our latest Arcadia article by Laura-Marie Dehne, illustrated by her beautiful photograps. #envhum #envhist

The #swallows have returned to #Wales! Now reported on #socialmedia but once annually recorded in the #newspaper - especially when they were as thick "as flies on a fly paper" on the bridges of #Aberystwyth - from Cambrian News & Merionethshire Standard, 27 April 1900 #BirdingWales #envhist #nature

Check Victor Naranjo's review of Joshua Howe & and Alexander Lemons's "Warbody: A Marine Sniper and the Hidden Violence of Modern Warfare," published in 2025 by @wwnorton.com; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social; #envhist #envhum #pollution www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

#Skystorians: What are your favorite papers and books that discuss working with historical life writing?

Mes amies, I’ll be in #montreal soon to give a book talk on #territorialnatures, hosted by @dcporter.bsky.social: FASCIST SHEEP (yes, really) Land and Livestock in Inner Mongolia under Japanese Rule Wednesday April 8 at 4:00 PM McGill University 680 Sherbrooke, Room 1041 #envhist #envirohist

The latest issue of Environment and History (32.2) is out now! Subscribers can read here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32... 🗃️ #envhist

Sneak peek into what my book is about, now that it is off to the typesetter—TOC for #territorialnatures is up on the @uchicagopress.bsky.social site. Thanks to my manuscript workshop, I abandoned chronological argument for a thematic one, embedding it into the book structure. #envhist #histstm

Check out Jennifer Eaglin's review of Maria Rentetzi, Angela N. H. Creager, & M. Susan Lindee, "Negotiating Radiation Protection in the Nuclear Age," published in 2025 by @upittpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #nuclear #envhum www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

Carney's New Nature Strategy: Red Flags and Optimism Conversation with Michael Bissonnnette, @wcelaw.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNb7... #cdnpoli

A new article from IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant! You can read the article at the link below: 🏺

A powerful piece here that describes reconciliation in action and how this valuable process is now under threat from funding reductions and the growth of denialism. An essential read.

Today we have "The Land Holds Truth: Searching for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential Schools" by @archaeomapper.bsky.social The latest in our Land, Memory, & Schooling: Env. Histories of Colonial Education series, edited by C. Fraser & @jdunkin.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/04/03/t...

Dear #envhist community, I will be presenting my draft paper “Wind and Site Engineers, 'behind the turbines' 1971-1999" at the CHSTM Energy History Working Group on April 10th. Feel free to join and/or contact me cc @eseh.bsky.social @leruche.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social

It's @ehiggs.bsky.social !

Howe Sound, British Columbia Walter J. Phillips 1935

The recording of our Mountain Voices: Memory, Story, and Permanence roundtable, co-hosted with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, is now available! Absolutely wonderful 1.5 hour reflection & discussion between the volume's editors and a few contributors. niche-canada.org/2026/04/02/r... #envhist

#OTD (Fri, Apr 2) 1909 at #JoeLake, #AlgonquinPark: "Mr. George reported sick. I advised [he consult] a doctor…as a sick Ranger is no use on a beat where traveling must be done." @nichecanada.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social

... sigh ... If you are a historian who wants a space to write about the history of the forest service, we're still editing our Tracking the Effects: Environmental History and the Current United States Federal Administration series over at @nichecanada.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/04/11/c...

hello good morning howdy, I am teaching undergrads today for the first time in a long time and I hate that I have to start with the AI speech. Has to happen. I just hate it.

The proposal deadline for Succession IV: Queering the Environment – “Queer Joy” has been extended to April 13th! Send @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, @tinaadcock.bsky.social, and Sarah York-Bertram your ideas related to queer joy. niche-canada.org/2026/02/28/c... #envhist #envhum #queerecology

'It’s big. It’s old. It’s going to outlast us, no matter how much of the world we reduce to dollars and dust.'

"Known as the Porcupine herd, these caribou take the longest land migration of any animal on earth, traversing steep mountains and icy rivers in Canada and Alaska before reaching the Arctic coastal plain, where they have their young." - @finisdunaway.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2021/04/22/w...

Today we have "Îyâmnathka: Yamnuska" by Ben Gadd This is the latest featured excerpt from Mountain Voices, part of our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/04/01/i... #envhist #cdnhist #mountains #books

ICYMI: Deadline for Mountains, Danger, and Endangerment is April 30th! The conference will take place in Geneva, Switzerland in November. How do ideas about danger and endangerment inflect and shape perceptions, experiences, and engagements with mountain places? niche-canada.org/2026/03/30/c...

As a researcher of early 20th-century North America, Finnish migrant settlers, weather, and settler colonialism who has played RDR2 several times, I really enjoyed reading Nolan Teynolds’ article. @nichecanada.bsky.social

We are accepting proposals for a resident 16-week summer research fellowship, which will investigate a topic relevant to the history of health and health care. ⁠ ⁠⁠ Find the full application details here:https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/fellowship #histmed #fellowship

While doing some unrelated research, I stumbled upon and greatly enjoyed this queer analysis of the orca from @nichecanada.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2024/07/08/a...

This is fascinating. Indigenous agriculture seemed to manage without these introduced earthworms. "This episode of IDEAS traces the worm’s complicated cultural and ecological history — beginning with their arrival as an invasive pest in the ballasts of colonial ships." @nichecanada.bsky.social

We've extended the deadline for Succession IV: Queering the Environment until April 13th! niche-canada.org/2026/02/28/c... #envhist #envhum #queerecology

Did no one even vett this, @royalbcmuseum.bsky.social? Even by generative AI standards, it is a horrifyingly inaccurate depiction of gold prospecting... #bchist

Hey @royalbcmuseum.bsky.social - why are you using an AI generated image when you have a wealth of digitized images and paintings from the gold rush that you could use?

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

We are *just* 8 subscribers shy of 500 newsletter subscribers. Subscribe now to get tomorrow's March newsletter!! niche-canada.org/subscribe/ #envhist #envhum #cdnhist #histgeog

Our Tracking the Effects: Environmental History and the Current United States Federal Administration series is accepting submissions on a rolling basis - niche-canada.org/2025/04/11/c... #envhist

Call for Papers – Mountains, Danger, and Endangerment 12-13 November 2026 Geneva (Switzerland) Proposal Deadline: 30 April 2026 "Danger and endangerment have long been central to the experiences, knowledges, and governance of mountain environments." niche-canada.org/2026/03/30/c... #envhist

ICYMI: "As we stand on the precipice of missed 2030 climate targets, EIAs contain hundreds of pages justifying the expansion of oil and gas and adjacent industries.” - Felice Physioc niche-canada.org/2026/03/26/t... #envhist #oilsands #energy #energyhistory

"Through mourning the destruction of both plants and their defenders, park supporters connect police brutality with environmental degradation now in the same ways that park creators in the 1960s saw those intersecting forces transforming parks into..." - K. Lovell niche-canada.org/2023/06/15/l...

#otd 50 yrs ago, #PEI launched Energy Days, w/ int'l experts speaking on the future of energy - a 1st step in PEI's plan to become a world leader in self-sufficiency & sustainability. This spring @joshmacfadyen.bsky.social & I are writing about the spirit of ‘76. Watch the skies. #cdnhist #envhist

The Saint Lawrence Seaway - Part 2 "A look at the environmental changes and impacts of the community surrounding the Seaway" Funded by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7-5...

Bio of the Day: Hamilton Hartley Killaly (d. 1874), engineer and civil servant. A lengthy association with the Welland Canal, an integral part of the St Lawrence route, began for Killaly in 1837. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/killa...

Our most-read articles published in January! Links in the thread below. #envhist #cdnhist #urbanhistory

Read "'Chemical Castration': White Genocide and Male Extinction in Rhetoric of Endocrine Disruption" by Meg Perret from our first Succession: Queering the Environment series here: niche-canada.org/2020/06/09/c... #queerecology #envhist #envhum #scicomm

Inside the Trump-linked deal to secure Canadian resources | the fifth estate www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u2g...

#OTD (Sat, Mar 28) 1908 at #BoundaryLake, #AlgonquinPark: "Tried my hand at making johnnycake; a flat success, but down it went with syrup while hot. Mr. Ranger pronounced it fine with a twinkle in his eye. [Ranger] Teddie McCoy left this morning disgusted with Park." @nichecanada.bsky.social

New Comment: "…so much to explore! The setting of Fallout 4 is so vividly detailed that it transports you right to that specific location. Each area has a distinct atmosphere and color scheme that makes you feel like you are there." - TheRetroArcade.Games niche-canada.org/2025/10/24/i... #envhum