Parke
@parkefont.bsky.social
UCalgary BSc (Hons) in geology & environmental science
i’m a(n alluvial) fan of structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and field mapping :)
living, working, and playing on Treaty 7 land 🏔️⚒️🏜️
i’m a(n alluvial) fan of structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and field mapping :)
living, working, and playing on Treaty 7 land 🏔️⚒️🏜️
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I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
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I can see our corporate feedback for Microsoft and folks love Copilot, the personal assistant that just helps you do more!
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I can see our corporate feedback for Microsoft and folks love Copilot, the personal assistant that just helps you do more!
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'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall ⚒️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall | CBC News
Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday's deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain.
www.cbc.ca
June 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall ⚒️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A nice river, somewhere, meandering through a bit of glacial deposits and cutting into Upper Cretaceous shale and sandstone.
High-resolution prints are for sale on request (special edition!).
High-resolution prints are for sale on request (special edition!).
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A nice river, somewhere, meandering through a bit of glacial deposits and cutting into Upper Cretaceous shale and sandstone.
High-resolution prints are for sale on request (special edition!).
High-resolution prints are for sale on request (special edition!).
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And HUGE congrats to @parkefont.bsky.social on winning the APEGA Past President’s Medal for top student in geology. Whoop!! 🧪⚒️
June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And HUGE congrats to @parkefont.bsky.social on winning the APEGA Past President’s Medal for top student in geology. Whoop!! 🧪⚒️
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Huge congratulations to all Science students graduating today from @ucalgary.bsky.social but especially my research students @iamtekson.bsky.social @parkefont.bsky.social Malak Bouilouta, and Holly Basiuk as well as everyone in environmental science! 🧪⚒️🛰️
June 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Huge congratulations to all Science students graduating today from @ucalgary.bsky.social but especially my research students @iamtekson.bsky.social @parkefont.bsky.social Malak Bouilouta, and Holly Basiuk as well as everyone in environmental science! 🧪⚒️🛰️
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If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…
June 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…
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I absolutely love this map from @parkefont.bsky.social's @ucalgary.bsky.social undergraduate honours thesis about supraglacial channels. 🧪⚒️❄️
April 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I absolutely love this map from @parkefont.bsky.social's @ucalgary.bsky.social undergraduate honours thesis about supraglacial channels. 🧪⚒️❄️
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ThesisVeryCloseToDone.docx 😆 #academicsky 🧪⚒️ (shared with permission)
April 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ThesisVeryCloseToDone.docx 😆 #academicsky 🧪⚒️ (shared with permission)
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Next @parkefont.bsky.social is telling us about their work examining 7500 (!) supraglacial channels on Barnes Ice Cap from @planet.com satellite imagery 🧪⚒️❄️
April 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Next @parkefont.bsky.social is telling us about their work examining 7500 (!) supraglacial channels on Barnes Ice Cap from @planet.com satellite imagery 🧪⚒️❄️
Take a look at what my group has been working on for the past year! (gif courtesy of many hours of GIS anguish from me :) )
Next up: water scarcity in the Bow River basin, including some pretty slick animated maps and ArcGis Storymap storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/27f8...
April 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Take a look at what my group has been working on for the past year! (gif courtesy of many hours of GIS anguish from me :) )
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Tonight is one of my favourite nights of the year - the annual symposium from our @ucalgary.bsky.social senior capstone environmental science course where student groups present their research from the past 8 months. Follow along! ⚒️ @everocean.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Tonight is one of my favourite nights of the year - the annual symposium from our @ucalgary.bsky.social senior capstone environmental science course where student groups present their research from the past 8 months. Follow along! ⚒️ @everocean.bsky.social
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Today is the launch of @ucalgary.bsky.social Giving Day, where you can donate to important causes, like my department's field school program, and have your donation matched, with extra bonus matches for first time donors, alum, etc. give.ucalgary.ca/schools/Univ...
Earth, Energy, and Environment Field Schools
Join me in making a gift as a part of #UCalgaryGivingDay! Gifts can have double the impact!
give.ucalgary.ca
April 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Today is the launch of @ucalgary.bsky.social Giving Day, where you can donate to important causes, like my department's field school program, and have your donation matched, with extra bonus matches for first time donors, alum, etc. give.ucalgary.ca/schools/Univ...
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UCP - “12 year olds don’t have the capacity to understand the risks of gender affirming care! We must protect them!”
Also UCP - “Unsupervised guns for 12 year olds is totally reasonable”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/12/a...
Also UCP - “Unsupervised guns for 12 year olds is totally reasonable”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/12/a...
Alberta bill to permit 12-year-olds to use guns without adults around, among other Wildlife Act amendments
New legislation proposed by Alberta’s government would make hunting in a wheelchair legal and permit kids as young as 12 to use guns without adults around. Hunters would also not have to wear high-vis...
edmonton.citynews.ca
March 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
UCP - “12 year olds don’t have the capacity to understand the risks of gender affirming care! We must protect them!”
Also UCP - “Unsupervised guns for 12 year olds is totally reasonable”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/12/a...
Also UCP - “Unsupervised guns for 12 year olds is totally reasonable”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/12/a...
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“If I can only make it through this week, I’ll be able to get to that project I want to finish.”Rinse. Repeat. Forever.
December 22, 2024 at 7:31 AM
“If I can only make it through this week, I’ll be able to get to that project I want to finish.”Rinse. Repeat. Forever.
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Geochronologist: the age of the cup is the maximum deposition age of the water
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Geochronologist: the age of the cup is the maximum deposition age of the water
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty.
Geologist: the cup is the right way up.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty.
Geologist: the cup is the right way up.
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty.
Tomographer: the cup is between 0% and 100% full. Also there may not be a cup.
Receiver function specialist: there is a top and a bottom to the cup.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty.
Tomographer: the cup is between 0% and 100% full. Also there may not be a cup.
Receiver function specialist: there is a top and a bottom to the cup.
February 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Geochronologist: the age of the cup is the maximum deposition age of the water
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Geochronologist: the age of the cup is the maximum deposition age of the water
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Beyond the unreal recent soundbites, current debates about CA's water reveal the importance of geoscience edu & scientific expertise (hydrology, seasonal precipitation, watershed dynamics).
Understanding Earth's systems isn't optional for leadership; it's essential!
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www.wired.com/2016/08/dear...
Understanding Earth's systems isn't optional for leadership; it's essential!
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www.wired.com/2016/08/dear...
Dear College Students: You Should Take Geology
Most college students don't even consider geology, but they're missing out on the whole planet!
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Beyond the unreal recent soundbites, current debates about CA's water reveal the importance of geoscience edu & scientific expertise (hydrology, seasonal precipitation, watershed dynamics).
Understanding Earth's systems isn't optional for leadership; it's essential!
👇🏽
www.wired.com/2016/08/dear...
Understanding Earth's systems isn't optional for leadership; it's essential!
👇🏽
www.wired.com/2016/08/dear...
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Today is the founding date of a concentration camp
BREAKING | CBS News reports that a flight is scheduled to transport migrant detainees to Guantanamo Bay today, as confirmed by a U.S. official.
February 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today is the founding date of a concentration camp
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Absolutely packed house (450 people including online!) for superb double header EARTHx talk from @restingdinoface.bsky.social and @seismatters.bsky.social on biodiversity, climate change, and extinction. Diversity is indeed our strength. And don’t let anyone tell you differently. 🧪⚒️🦕
January 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Absolutely packed house (450 people including online!) for superb double header EARTHx talk from @restingdinoface.bsky.social and @seismatters.bsky.social on biodiversity, climate change, and extinction. Diversity is indeed our strength. And don’t let anyone tell you differently. 🧪⚒️🦕
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If you guessed USGS' Brian Atwater, you're right! My favourite quote of the talk: "Crabs are the enemy of stratigraphy". 🧪⚒️
January 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you guessed USGS' Brian Atwater, you're right! My favourite quote of the talk: "Crabs are the enemy of stratigraphy". 🧪⚒️
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Castle Mountain Fault scarp cutting across the Little Susitna River about 50km north of Anchorage, #Alaska. #lidar #geomorphology #faultscarp
January 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Castle Mountain Fault scarp cutting across the Little Susitna River about 50km north of Anchorage, #Alaska. #lidar #geomorphology #faultscarp
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Masks. Masks masks masks masks masks. You do not want to breathe houses that were built with lead paint and asbestos. And also the ones that weren’t.
Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Masks. Masks masks masks masks masks. You do not want to breathe houses that were built with lead paint and asbestos. And also the ones that weren’t.