Brendon
@brendonstuff.bsky.social
#ldnont 🇨🇦 Bird conservation evangelist doing research in urban planning. I work with #environment #nonprofits at intersections of #communityorganizing, #policyanalysis, #naturebasedsolutions and #urban #ecology
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Brendon
@brendonstuff.bsky.social
· Nov 17
📌🧵 In an effort to make this new profile more representative of me and accessible for people who land on it, this pinned post (skeet?) is meant to represent my interests and share some background on who I am and why I am here. Hello Bluesky!
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We want to invite you all to the opening night of the Annual Fall Lecture Series at Museum London! More details about this event, and the event series can be found on our website: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We want to invite you all to the opening night of the Annual Fall Lecture Series at Museum London! More details about this event, and the event series can be found on our website: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
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Glad this keeps getting news coverage. More native plants, less lawn, happy planet!
Good info included from @brendonstuff.bsky.social!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Good info included from @brendonstuff.bsky.social!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In a sea of brown lawns, why some natural gardeners are bringing messy back | CBC News
To water or not to water? Turns out, that may not be the question. As abnormally dry weather sweeps across much of the country this summer, is it still responsible to maintain a grass lawn?
www.cbc.ca
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Glad this keeps getting news coverage. More native plants, less lawn, happy planet!
Good info included from @brendonstuff.bsky.social!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Good info included from @brendonstuff.bsky.social!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
COSEWIC has labelled the Snowy owl as Threatened in Canada. Next we wait for the government to respond. This article identifies the need for greater public education about anthropogenic factors in the Snowy owl’ decline and ways for our society to collectively reduce harms
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Snowy owl labelled threatened by expert group — and humans are primarily to blame | CBC News
The snowy owl, Quebec's majestic avian emblem and Harry Potter's iconic companion, is at risk of becoming endangered if action isn't taken to reverse the threats to its survival, an independent adviso...
www.cbc.ca
May 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
COSEWIC has labelled the Snowy owl as Threatened in Canada. Next we wait for the government to respond. This article identifies the need for greater public education about anthropogenic factors in the Snowy owl’ decline and ways for our society to collectively reduce harms
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
repeat after me kids
There
Is
No
Such
Thing
As
“AI Art”
There
Is
No
Such
Thing
As
“AI Art”
May 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
repeat after me kids
There
Is
No
Such
Thing
As
“AI Art”
There
Is
No
Such
Thing
As
“AI Art”
if we ever decided collectively to hold a day for recognizing and respecting women who don’t have kids, I would totally support that
May 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
if we ever decided collectively to hold a day for recognizing and respecting women who don’t have kids, I would totally support that
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⛳🧠 Proximity to golf courses linked to Parkinson’s disease
A new study found living within 1–3 miles of a golf course was associated with higher Parkinson’s disease risk, likely linked to pesticide use and groundwater contamination.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #NeuroScience 🧪
A new study found living within 1–3 miles of a golf course was associated with higher Parkinson’s disease risk, likely linked to pesticide use and groundwater contamination.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #NeuroScience 🧪
Proximity to Golf Courses and Risk of Parkinson Disease
This case-control of older US adults examines risk of Parkinson Disease by proximity of residence to a golf course.
doi.org
May 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
⛳🧠 Proximity to golf courses linked to Parkinson’s disease
A new study found living within 1–3 miles of a golf course was associated with higher Parkinson’s disease risk, likely linked to pesticide use and groundwater contamination.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #NeuroScience 🧪
A new study found living within 1–3 miles of a golf course was associated with higher Parkinson’s disease risk, likely linked to pesticide use and groundwater contamination.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #NeuroScience 🧪
next time someone wishes me “happy Friday” in a virtual meeting I’m going to ask them why
May 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
next time someone wishes me “happy Friday” in a virtual meeting I’m going to ask them why
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One of the biggest citizen science studies ever conducted — if you logged an eBird sighting in N. America in the last 14 years, this paper represents your work and this alarm is all of our responsibility to sound:
Avian life is slipping away.
🌎🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Avian life is slipping away.
🌎🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
North American bird declines are greatest where species are most abundant
Efforts to address declines of North American birds have been constrained by limited availability of fine-scale information about population change. By using participatory science data from eBird, we ...
www.science.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
One of the biggest citizen science studies ever conducted — if you logged an eBird sighting in N. America in the last 14 years, this paper represents your work and this alarm is all of our responsibility to sound:
Avian life is slipping away.
🌎🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Avian life is slipping away.
🌎🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out this new video featuring my PhD research! @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social
Over 1 billion birds die each year in the U.S. after hitting glass they can't see. But we can change that. Go inside the flight tunnel at Western University where researchers are testing bird-safe glass. Learn more + how to help: bit.ly/stopbirdcoll...
#StopBirdCollisions #LightsOutForBirds
#StopBirdCollisions #LightsOutForBirds
May 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Check out this new video featuring my PhD research! @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social
Here’s my #electionday hot take: the “I voted” stickers no longer being circulated are an undervalued asset for bolstering voter turnout. They are a small, inexpensive yet highly visible positive incentive for voters to participate and demonstrate their values. We should make voting cool and normal!
April 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Here’s my #electionday hot take: the “I voted” stickers no longer being circulated are an undervalued asset for bolstering voter turnout. They are a small, inexpensive yet highly visible positive incentive for voters to participate and demonstrate their values. We should make voting cool and normal!
I’m about done with “elbows up”. Can we do “eyes open” next?
April 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’m about done with “elbows up”. Can we do “eyes open” next?
Ontarians need to realize that our rights are being taken away, and we are being scammed for short-term profit.
Developing the economy versus protecting the environment through evidence-based regulation IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY.
“Red tape reduction” is marketing, not policy.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Developing the economy versus protecting the environment through evidence-based regulation IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY.
“Red tape reduction” is marketing, not policy.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
London environmentalists say Ontario's mining push puts endangered species at risk | CBC News
Environmentalists in London and across the province say the Ontario government's push to cut so-called red tape to speed up the development of mining operations in the north could have dire consequenc...
www.cbc.ca
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ontarians need to realize that our rights are being taken away, and we are being scammed for short-term profit.
Developing the economy versus protecting the environment through evidence-based regulation IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY.
“Red tape reduction” is marketing, not policy.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Developing the economy versus protecting the environment through evidence-based regulation IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY.
“Red tape reduction” is marketing, not policy.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
so the pope directly criticized the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, then met with the vice president and told him (a catholic) to his face that he is wrong, and then immediately died? kind of badass tbh. RIP
April 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
so the pope directly criticized the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, then met with the vice president and told him (a catholic) to his face that he is wrong, and then immediately died? kind of badass tbh. RIP
This TVO piece is from 2021; the faces and issues of the day have changed, but the legal basis for federal and provincial jurisdictions remain the same. A great read for folks trying to make sense of federal campaign promises that encroach on provincial responsibilities
amp.tvo.org/article/whos...
amp.tvo.org/article/whos...
Whose file is it anyway? The feds, the provinces, and who controls what | TVO Today
ANALYSIS: Can the federal government do that? Isn’t that a provincial thing? TVO.org breaks down how responsibilities get divided up — and what happens when there’s a conflict.
amp.tvo.org
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This TVO piece is from 2021; the faces and issues of the day have changed, but the legal basis for federal and provincial jurisdictions remain the same. A great read for folks trying to make sense of federal campaign promises that encroach on provincial responsibilities
amp.tvo.org/article/whos...
amp.tvo.org/article/whos...
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🌍🧪 Plastics will linger past 2060 – even with bold policy action
A new study finds that even under the most ambitious global plans, microplastics will keep rising due to legacy waste.
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#Plastics 🧪 #SciComm
A new study finds that even under the most ambitious global plans, microplastics will keep rising due to legacy waste.
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#Plastics 🧪 #SciComm
Global environmental plastic dispersal under OECD policy scenarios toward 2060
Global plastic pollution budget finds most historical plastic waste on land, indicating need for remediation policy instruments.
doi.org
April 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🌍🧪 Plastics will linger past 2060 – even with bold policy action
A new study finds that even under the most ambitious global plans, microplastics will keep rising due to legacy waste.
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#Plastics 🧪 #SciComm
A new study finds that even under the most ambitious global plans, microplastics will keep rising due to legacy waste.
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#Plastics 🧪 #SciComm
The Liberal Party under Trudeau introduced the Nature Accountability Act (Bill C-73) in 2024. The bill never made it past the first reading.
www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Will @mark-carney.bsky.social bring back this critical legislation to uphold Canada's commitment to protect biodiversity?
www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Will @mark-carney.bsky.social bring back this critical legislation to uphold Canada's commitment to protect biodiversity?
April 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Liberal Party under Trudeau introduced the Nature Accountability Act (Bill C-73) in 2024. The bill never made it past the first reading.
www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Will @mark-carney.bsky.social bring back this critical legislation to uphold Canada's commitment to protect biodiversity?
www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Will @mark-carney.bsky.social bring back this critical legislation to uphold Canada's commitment to protect biodiversity?
all the time and energy spent talking about celebrities on a joyride in space (subsidized by taxpayers) could have been used to make people aware of massive defunding of NASA that will set American space exploration and science back by at least a generation
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Documents reveal Trump’s plan to gut funding for Nasa and climate science
Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
all the time and energy spent talking about celebrities on a joyride in space (subsidized by taxpayers) could have been used to make people aware of massive defunding of NASA that will set American space exploration and science back by at least a generation
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
That time of year when you blink and accidentally drop $100 on native plants
April 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
That time of year when you blink and accidentally drop $100 on native plants
Love to see folks out in community cleaning up trash. Let’s remember the ‘war against litter’ cannot be won by only targeting people throwing items on the ground; litter mostly originates from structural and systemic gaps that must be remedied through policy reforms and proactive bylaw enforcement.
April 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Love to see folks out in community cleaning up trash. Let’s remember the ‘war against litter’ cannot be won by only targeting people throwing items on the ground; litter mostly originates from structural and systemic gaps that must be remedied through policy reforms and proactive bylaw enforcement.
ngl I have really struggled with Passover the last couple of years
April 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ngl I have really struggled with Passover the last couple of years
theyre ‘flooding the zone’! these rapid changes and overlapping crises are too much to handle!
me growing my little native plant garden:
me growing my little native plant garden:
April 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
theyre ‘flooding the zone’! these rapid changes and overlapping crises are too much to handle!
me growing my little native plant garden:
me growing my little native plant garden:
Within the past 30 days, as the stock market was deliberately tanked by American politicians, nearly $4 million worth of stock was traded by 15 American politicians 🧐 www.capitoltrades.com/trades
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Within the past 30 days, as the stock market was deliberately tanked by American politicians, nearly $4 million worth of stock was traded by 15 American politicians 🧐 www.capitoltrades.com/trades
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