Daniel Stewart
@d-stewart.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, Wetland Ecologist, Dad
UBC Conservation Decisions Lab
Burnaby, BC
estuarine ecology, ecological restoration, invasive species, plant conservation, botany
UBC Conservation Decisions Lab
Burnaby, BC
estuarine ecology, ecological restoration, invasive species, plant conservation, botany
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Deer are destroying B.C. island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
thenarwhal.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Deer are destroying B.C. island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
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While PM Carney’s fast-tracking initiative has been touted as a response to U.S. President Trump’s trade war, critics have pointed out the projects are largely backed by foreign-owned corporations — and include substantial U.S. investment.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
While PM Carney’s fast-tracking initiative has been touted as a response to U.S. President Trump’s trade war, critics have pointed out the projects are largely backed by foreign-owned corporations — and include substantial U.S. investment.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
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Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
To say I am livid with the cuts to conservation programs in the new Liberal/Carney budget is an understatement.
“Fast tracking major projects while reducing DFO’s oversight and monitoring capacity is a double whammy, a recipe for disaster when it comes to wild salmon, their habitat, and fisheries”
“Fast tracking major projects while reducing DFO’s oversight and monitoring capacity is a double whammy, a recipe for disaster when it comes to wild salmon, their habitat, and fisheries”
Carney’s $550M fisheries cut has ‘devastating consequences for salmon’: SkeenaWild - Victoria News
Conservation group reacts to budget cuts in research and monitoring
vicnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
To say I am livid with the cuts to conservation programs in the new Liberal/Carney budget is an understatement.
“Fast tracking major projects while reducing DFO’s oversight and monitoring capacity is a double whammy, a recipe for disaster when it comes to wild salmon, their habitat, and fisheries”
“Fast tracking major projects while reducing DFO’s oversight and monitoring capacity is a double whammy, a recipe for disaster when it comes to wild salmon, their habitat, and fisheries”
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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
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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/...
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It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
billmckibben.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
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Richmond is really stirring the pot here. The city is apparently not above instigating moral panic on the issue in a quest for allies. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Richmond warns property owners B.C. Supreme Court decision could ‘negatively affect title’
Mayor says many affected property owners were unaware of the ruling and, once informed, became deeply concerned about what it might mean
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Richmond is really stirring the pot here. The city is apparently not above instigating moral panic on the issue in a quest for allies. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Job posting for a Research Data Coordinator with experience in research and project management to join Team Shrub of Prof. Isla Myers-Smith here at UBC Vancouver. I share my office with these folks and know they do wonderful work up in the tundra. See link below:
Research Data Coordinator
Staff - Non Union Job Category Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants Job Profile Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 4 Job Title Research Data Coordinator Department Research |...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Job posting for a Research Data Coordinator with experience in research and project management to join Team Shrub of Prof. Isla Myers-Smith here at UBC Vancouver. I share my office with these folks and know they do wonderful work up in the tundra. See link below:
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Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
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The reviewer crisis: data from the journal Biological Invasions:
"Reviewer acceptance rates dropped steadily over the past two decades. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Reviewer acceptance rates dropped steadily over the past two decades. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The reviewer crisis: data from the journal Biological Invasions:
"Reviewer acceptance rates dropped steadily over the past two decades. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Reviewer acceptance rates dropped steadily over the past two decades. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Vancouver Island beggarticks (Bidens amplissima) is a threatened wetland plant mostly limited to coastal B.C. and, in my view, is severely understudied. My colleagues at UBC Botany, led by PhD student Megan Pawluk, just published a paper on distinguishing Bidens species via morphological traits.
Results of first morphometric analyses of Bidens (Asteraceae) in British Columbia
In southwestern British Columbia (BC), three closely related Bidens (Asteraceae) species overlap in habitat preferences and many of their morphological traits, leading to challenges in their identific...
cdnsciencepub.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Vancouver Island beggarticks (Bidens amplissima) is a threatened wetland plant mostly limited to coastal B.C. and, in my view, is severely understudied. My colleagues at UBC Botany, led by PhD student Megan Pawluk, just published a paper on distinguishing Bidens species via morphological traits.
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I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience
Please share widely! 🧪 🍄🟫 🌲
A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...
Please share widely! 🧪 🍄🟫 🌲
A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...
October 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience
Please share widely! 🧪 🍄🟫 🌲
A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...
Please share widely! 🧪 🍄🟫 🌲
A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...
Ripened seeds of wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) and water parsnip (Sium suave). It’s that time of year!
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Ripened seeds of wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) and water parsnip (Sium suave). It’s that time of year!
One of the highlights of digging through old grey literature is the hand-drawn illustrations. These drawings were included in "Estuarine Habitat Management: a Prospectus for Tilbury Slough" by Dorcey et al. (1983).
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
One of the highlights of digging through old grey literature is the hand-drawn illustrations. These drawings were included in "Estuarine Habitat Management: a Prospectus for Tilbury Slough" by Dorcey et al. (1983).
Beautiful day for vegetation, elevation, and sediment surveys in the Skeena Estuary, territory of the Gitxaała, Kitsumkalum, Ts’msyen and Lax Kw’Alaams Nations.
September 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Beautiful day for vegetation, elevation, and sediment surveys in the Skeena Estuary, territory of the Gitxaała, Kitsumkalum, Ts’msyen and Lax Kw’Alaams Nations.
Thanks @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social & @thenarwhal.ca for spotlighting some of the important research and restoration work I am a part of in the Lower Fraser!
When major industrial projects destroy salmon habitat, companies are required to build or restore new habitat as compensation. But conservationists say better long-term management is needed to make sure offset projects reach their goals. thenarwhal.ca/bc-fraser-ri...
Can a human-constructed marsh replace natural salmon habitat? | The Narwhal
A human-constructed marsh in B.C.’s Fraser River was meant to mimic natural salmon habitat. Offset projects can succeed — with ongoing attention
thenarwhal.ca
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social & @thenarwhal.ca for spotlighting some of the important research and restoration work I am a part of in the Lower Fraser!
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NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
August 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
Every now and then you stumble across a news headline that brightens your day.
August 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Every now and then you stumble across a news headline that brightens your day.
Another day working in the Fraser, another reminder that we still don’t have any form of vessel wake management in this important estuary.
July 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Another day working in the Fraser, another reminder that we still don’t have any form of vessel wake management in this important estuary.
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The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for unlawfully arresting a photojournalist, Amber Bracken, for doing her job in Wetʼsuwetʼen. Canadian taxpayers are funding the RCMP's legal defence; our non-profit newsroom relies on reader support to uphold freedom of the press. More in the thread 👇
Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, flew to Vancouver in April, took a glass elevator up a glimmering skyscraper and entered a boardroom full of lawyers. There she was grilled, for hours, about details of The Narwhal’s press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP.
July 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for unlawfully arresting a photojournalist, Amber Bracken, for doing her job in Wetʼsuwetʼen. Canadian taxpayers are funding the RCMP's legal defence; our non-profit newsroom relies on reader support to uphold freedom of the press. More in the thread 👇
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Traffic jam on the overpass into #vancouver yesterday afternoon… 😂 🪿 🪿 🪿
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July 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Traffic jam on the overpass into #vancouver yesterday afternoon… 😂 🪿 🪿 🪿
www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
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As someone who has spent years working on Xwe’etay (Lasqueti Island), this article resonates deeply: “there is [now] hard, factual evidence showing Indigenous people have been on the island for more than 300 generations.”
www.timescolonist.com/islander/in-...
www.timescolonist.com/islander/in-...
In the middle of everywhere: Researchers uncover Lasqueti's Indigenous history
Archeologists from SFU have uncovered evidence that 800 to 2,200 people once lived on Lasqueti Island.
www.timescolonist.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
As someone who has spent years working on Xwe’etay (Lasqueti Island), this article resonates deeply: “there is [now] hard, factual evidence showing Indigenous people have been on the island for more than 300 generations.”
www.timescolonist.com/islander/in-...
www.timescolonist.com/islander/in-...
These fragrant white bog orchids (Platanthera dilatata) always seem out of place in a tidal marsh. Today I smelled their sweet aroma long before I saw them.
June 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
These fragrant white bog orchids (Platanthera dilatata) always seem out of place in a tidal marsh. Today I smelled their sweet aroma long before I saw them.