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It was a great honor to be invited to speak at the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, MA last month in connection with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest for which I was an advisor. Got to meet so many wonderful people there. www.audubon.org/news/traveli...
Traveling Birds, Traveling Bird Exhibit
Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest lands at the Peabody-Essex Museum
www.audubon.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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if you're feeling down about the increasing cold and shortened days may i suggest the cone report for a bit of seasonal cheer: "With mostly very poor crops in the boreal forest from central Quebec westward to Manitoba, this has the potential of being the biggest flight year since 2020-2021." 🪶
Winter Finch Forecast 2025-2026 - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
By Tyler Hoar Featured Post Photo: ©David Turgeon GENERAL FORECAST It looks to be a flight year for many species in Eastern Canada. With mostly very poor crops in the boreal forest from central Quebec...
finchnetwork.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Yesterday "The Issue with Tissue - a boreal love story" screened at the Centre d'exposition de Val-David which is in the Laurentians where I began my love affair with forests & trees. To return to the Laurentians for the screening of my documentary about the boreal forest was an honor and privilege.
October 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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New: Seal River Watershed Alliance co-led bioacoustics research — combining “Indigenous knowledge and Western science” — showing more bird species than a previous report limited to western science.
#Manitoba #waterislife #wetlands
hopebuilding.blog/2024/11/27/l...
Land full of song
The Seal River Watershed in Manitoba is a haven for migratory birds at a time when birds are losing habitat elsewhere, says a study done collaboratively by land guardians, elders, land users, and t…
hopebuilding.blog
November 28, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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Imagine an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area spanning a pristine 50,000-sq-km watershed in northern Manitoba. Four First Nations, the Seal River Watershed Alliance, Canada, and Manitoba just took the next-to-last step to making it happen. I wrote about it. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/how...
How four Manitoba First Nations are protecting one of the world’s remaining wild watersheds
An agreement with the government says nations can move forward with feasibility study for new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in the Seal River watershed
canadiangeographic.ca
February 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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My good friends @audubon.org honors Seal River Watershed Alliance with Hemispheric Conservation Award. This watershed is a critically important ecosystem to many species of awesome birds.

@bird-wells.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Trump administration has blocked funding for research across the US Environmental Protection Agency’s main science division, according to sources inside the agency and internal e-mails seen by Nature.

https://go.nature.com/4mo52oy
US environmental agency halts funding for its main science division
E-mails reveal the stoppage at the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is encouraging workers to resign ahead of a reorganization.
go.nature.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Saw a migrating flock of 166 yesterday on a lake in Maine!
They're real, and they're *spectacular*

(Common merganser drakes, #birds)
April 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Do you remember getting piggyback rides from your parents when you were little? Loons have that exact same experience!

Learn more about the mighty loon at our exhibit, Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest!
March 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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learn about the boreal forest in a new exhibit at the OMSI

If you’re an Oregonian or just in the area, check out the  Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest exhibit, now on display at the Oregon Museum of Science (OMSI). This new boreal forest exhibit brings the critical ecosystem of the…
learn about the boreal forest in a new exhibit at the OMSI
If you’re an Oregonian or just in the area, check out the  Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest exhibit, now on display at the Oregon Museum of Science (OMSI). This new boreal forest exhibit brings the critical ecosystem of the boreal forest to life through interactive displays, stunning media, and personal stories. Visitors can explore the boreal forest’s sights, sounds, and textures while learning about the threats it faces from climate change, logging, and industrial development.
todayheadline.co
March 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Excited to see this literature review of coastal bird stewardship & management strategies w/ a focus on the Gulf published in JFO. This was Jennifer Fuller's first first-authored paper, & we worked with an amazing team of scientists to prepare & publish this work! journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss1/a...
Journal of Field Ornithology: Effectiveness of stewardship and management strategies to conserve coastal bird populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico: a literature review
Shorebirds, seabirds, and wading birds (hereafter coastal birds) have experienced considerable losses over the last century and require proactive conservation management to stabilize or grow populatio...
journal.afonet.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM