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Dr Tara Martin
@taragmartin.bsky.social
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Turning ecological and climate data into decisions. Predicting cumulative impacts. Revitalizing land-human relationships. Lead - Conservation Decisions Lab UBC (www.taramartin.org). Mum | Scientist | Plant & Bird lover.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d
Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.

Instead, it incl:

❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity

Reposted by Tara G. Martin, Benjamin Larue

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d
⚠️ Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act could strip away protections for 106 at-risk species — incl the piping plover, monarch butterfly & yellow-banded bumble bee.

🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 11d
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Out today - Nature requires investment: Applying priority threat management to support biodiversity and climate targets - Camaclang - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nature requires investment: Applying priority threat management to support biodiversity and climate targets
We worked with a diverse group of local experts to identify cost-effective and complementary management strategies that could help secure the persistence of species of conservation concern for the le....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Apr 23
One week to get your applications in for our Blue Carbon Canada positions! Come join a collegial productive team with @taragmartin.bsky.social Sara Knox, Mary O’Connor, Graham Clark, me and our stellar set of PDFs and grad students! 🇨🇦 🌊 #dreamteam
baumlab.bsky.social Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Apr 14
We're Hiring for 8 Positions!! Interested in conducting research on nature based solutions in Canada's coastal ecosystems? Blue Carbon Canada is recruiting 3 PDFs & 5 PhD students for Sept. 2025 in partnership w @wwfcanada.org www.bluecarboncanada.ca/were-recruit... Open to int'l scholars Pls repost
We're Recruiting! — Blue Carbon Canada
www.bluecarboncanada.ca

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · Apr 14
We’re hiring! See details below.
baumlab.bsky.social Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Apr 14
We're Hiring for 8 Positions!! Interested in conducting research on nature based solutions in Canada's coastal ecosystems? Blue Carbon Canada is recruiting 3 PDFs & 5 PhD students for Sept. 2025 in partnership w @wwfcanada.org www.bluecarboncanada.ca/were-recruit... Open to int'l scholars Pls repost
We're Recruiting! — Blue Carbon Canada
www.bluecarboncanada.ca

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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · Apr 14
We're Hiring for 8 Positions!! Interested in conducting research on nature based solutions in Canada's coastal ecosystems? Blue Carbon Canada is recruiting 3 PDFs & 5 PhD students for Sept. 2025 in partnership w @wwfcanada.org www.bluecarboncanada.ca/were-recruit... Open to int'l scholars Pls repost
We're Recruiting! — Blue Carbon Canada
www.bluecarboncanada.ca

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · Mar 6
Excited to share I'm finally a tenured Professor! It's been a long journey & I'm grateful to my colleagues far & wide for your support & my amazing team at the Conservation Decisions Lab. In a time of bonkers politics, job security facilitates the ability to speak truth to power.

#Tenure

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Mar 5
A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation. Includes content from Dr. Andrea Reid; she leads UBC's Centre for Indigenous Fisheries. sustainability.stanford.edu/news/transfo... via @stanforddoerr.bsky.social
Transforming marine conservation, one chapter at a time
A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation.
sustainability.stanford.edu

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Jan 29
Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer #whale population. www.biv.com/biv-rss-news... via @bivnews.bsky.social
Canada sued over delay in protecting endangered killer whales
An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an emergency order to Cabinet — but they have yet to do so.
www.biv.com

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · Jan 28
It’s such a mild winter in the Pacific Northwest… Lomatium utriculatum in bloom already!

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · Jan 25
Spring is in the air and I’m dreaming of the flowers that await. #camasmeadows #salishsea #deerstewardship

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jan 22
NEW PAPER ALERT!

We provide the first genetic evidence of cattail hybridisation in British Columbia, and demonstrate that field-measureable traits are still useful for differentiating cattails at this point in time in the region.

link.springer.com/10.1007/s122...
Decrypting the Invasion of Non-native Cattails (Typha spp.) in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia, Using Morphological and Microsatellite Analyses - Estuaries and Coasts
Hybrid cattail (Typha × glauca), a hybrid between native T. latifolia and introduced T. angustifolia, has been recently identified through macroscopic traits in the Fraser River Estuary (FRE), Canada....
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