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Kylee Pawluk
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Senior Aquatic Plant Specialist, Province of BC, seaweed steward, scuba enthusiast, lover of oceans
The province of BC has proclaimed that June 1 will now be #BCWildSalmonDay! Fingers crossed for greater protection for this species and the the habitats essential for its survival (like #kelp and #eelgrass)! #BCpoli #conservation #salmon
May 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Breaking: HHS is canceling a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.
May 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
So excited to open this year's #oceanweekvictoria with the Community Day at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney! Pretty sure I'm going to get another awesome picture with Ollie the octopus!

www.salishseacentre.org/events/2025/...
Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea — World Ocean Day Celebration — SETINES/Sidney
Our annual World Ocean Day celebration is back Sunday, June 1, 11:00AM - 3:00PM. Join us in Beacon Park on the SETINES/Sidney waterfront for this free family-friendly event. Explore, learn and engag...
www.salishseacentre.org
May 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Exciting (?) news! #cosewic has finally assessed the state of #pycnopida as #endangered. It’s an important step to getting this species federal status and therefore protection. Pycnos are so important to BC’s marine ecosystems and kelp forests. #conservation #iucnredlist #canada #sara
May 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The 25th International Seaweed Symposium opens today! So looking forward to a week of #seaweed!
#ISS25
May 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Compilation of #ConservationJobs in 🇨🇦. All job ads include salary range.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

Please share! Conservation needs everyone.

(I’m not involved in these jobs and can’t answer questions about them.)
#conservationjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob
[April 29, 2025] Compilation of #ConservationJobs and #SustainabilityJobs in Canada. All shared job ads include salary ranges. I'm not involved in these positions. 1) Six jobs at Nature Conservan...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I had the privilege to #vote today in the #canadian #election. I voted for the candidate who's platform, track record, and stated values align with mine. I didn't vote for the person/party based on who Trump "likes" because at the end of the day that DOES NOT matter. #foreigninterference #cdnpoli
April 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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✨ New paper alert! ✨ We found that the #kelp #microbiome is disrupted in a warming ocean! 🌊🌡️ #Temperature had a larger effect than #nitrogen. Thanks to lead author Nichos Molnar, Robin Fales @intertidaleco.bsky.social & Cathy Pfister! enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Warming Seawater Temperature and Nutrient Depletion Alters Microbial Community Composition on a Foundational Canopy Kelp Species
Microbiome composition on the canopy kelp Nereocystis luetkeana in the northeast Pacific Ocean is affected by warming temperatures and nitrogen limitation. Following experimental manipulation of temp...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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1/ Happy International Women's Day to all women! Today is a day of collective global activism dedicated to honouring women all around the world. Today is a day of reflection, appreciation, and celebration and a reminder to continue to push for equality and inclusion in all of its diversity
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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My latest: The president of the United States is trying to destroy Canada
Opinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy Canada
The U.S.’s tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that they’ve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
After some serious doom scrolling this morning (its pretty much the only thing showing up right now) I needed something positive. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Montana Supreme Court upholds state judge's landmark ruling in youth climate case
The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected the state’s argument that greenhouse gases released from Montana fossil fuel projects are minuscule on a global scale and reducing them would have no effect on ...
www.pbs.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The Environmental Protection Agency will move to reverse its 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare — a step that would threaten most major climate regulations and make it harder for future presidents to enact new ones. www.politico.com/new...
EPA moves to ditch finding that greenhouse gases cause harm
The recommendation by Lee Zeldin, the agency's administrator, could upend existing and future regulations on climate change.
www.politico.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Summertime marine heatwaves (MHWs) in 2023/2024 were unprecedented and had wide-ranging biological, physical and societal impacts. Need to develop better response plans and adaptation/intervention approaches as MHWs intensify under climate change. New ms in Nat CC: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ocean extremes as a stress test for marine ecosystems and society - Nature Climate Change
In 2023–2024, widespread marine heatwaves associated with record ocean temperatures impacted ocean processes, marine species, ecosystems and coastal communities, with economic consequences. Despite wa...
www.nature.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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NCC is hiring 25 interns across Canada — from Corner Brook to Edmonton!

www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-ar...

Four types of internships:

🌱 Communications
🌱 Conservation and Stewardship
🌱 Engagement
🌱 Science and Technology

#ConservationJobs
February 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
For all the #seaweed lovers out there, the International Seaweed Symposium will be happening in Victoria, BC. I will be posting highlights here throughout the conference! #ISS25
February 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM