Thuring Christine
@thuringch.bsky.social
Ecologist, advocate/ organizer/ educator (esp. green roofs, wild bees, meditation), Buddhist, vegan, endurance athlete.
October is meadow sowing time! I'm pleased to have curated a diverse, all-native seed blend for City of North Vancouver:
🌿 1400sf #meadow at West Keith and Bewicke
☘️ seeded Oct. 17 on prepared soil
🌸 curated for extended bloom
🌻 species from the rain shadow of Van Isle
💙 no irrigation needed
🌿 1400sf #meadow at West Keith and Bewicke
☘️ seeded Oct. 17 on prepared soil
🌸 curated for extended bloom
🌻 species from the rain shadow of Van Isle
💙 no irrigation needed
October 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
October is meadow sowing time! I'm pleased to have curated a diverse, all-native seed blend for City of North Vancouver:
🌿 1400sf #meadow at West Keith and Bewicke
☘️ seeded Oct. 17 on prepared soil
🌸 curated for extended bloom
🌻 species from the rain shadow of Van Isle
💙 no irrigation needed
🌿 1400sf #meadow at West Keith and Bewicke
☘️ seeded Oct. 17 on prepared soil
🌸 curated for extended bloom
🌻 species from the rain shadow of Van Isle
💙 no irrigation needed
@grinbc.bsky.social will support this intiative by offering education & trainings on #greeninfrastructure maintenance. "As youth unemployment soars and climate anxiety deepens, a youth training and employment program focused on climate resiliency offers hope" www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/n...
A template for a national youth climate corps
As youth unemployment soars and climate anxiety deepens, a youth training and employment program focused on climate resiliency offers hope.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
@grinbc.bsky.social will support this intiative by offering education & trainings on #greeninfrastructure maintenance. "As youth unemployment soars and climate anxiety deepens, a youth training and employment program focused on climate resiliency offers hope" www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/n...
I just helped Dogwood's work to organize BC-ians to reclaim decision-making power over our land & democracy. www.dogwoodbc.ca/donate/?utm_...
thank you
www.dogwoodbc.ca
September 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I just helped Dogwood's work to organize BC-ians to reclaim decision-making power over our land & democracy. www.dogwoodbc.ca/donate/?utm_...
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Being Anti-Fascist is important but we need to also be aware about Fascism's root causes.
September 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Being Anti-Fascist is important but we need to also be aware about Fascism's root causes.
I’m pleased to share that I’ve obtained my Pollinator Steward Certification from Pollinator Partnership. It shows that I have a science and life-cycle based understanding of #pollinator needs, and understand #habitat creation according to those principles. Get in touch: let's make more meadows!
September 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’m pleased to share that I’ve obtained my Pollinator Steward Certification from Pollinator Partnership. It shows that I have a science and life-cycle based understanding of #pollinator needs, and understand #habitat creation according to those principles. Get in touch: let's make more meadows!
Lovely #raingarden walking tour yesterday! Any excuse to use my organizer yodel is a good one 🎶 #greeninfrastructure #seeingisbelieving #stormwater #biodiversity #urbanecology
Wonderful #raingarden walking tour yesterday. Thanks to our colleagues from City of Vancouver for sharing their work on #greeninfrastructure and #corridors, and to @thuringch.bsky.social for her good organizing. See you at our next tour on Oct. 21 🌿🌻🌞 grinbc.org/tours
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Lovely #raingarden walking tour yesterday! Any excuse to use my organizer yodel is a good one 🎶 #greeninfrastructure #seeingisbelieving #stormwater #biodiversity #urbanecology
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Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’.
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’.
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
On Sept. 16, GRIN will host a rain garden walking tour in East Vancouver. Please share with your networks! #greeninfrastructure #raingardens #climateresilience #biodiversity #stormwater
🌧️✨ Curious where the rain goes when it hits the ground? Next Tuesday, September 16 in East Van, join us for a guided Rain Garden Tour hosted by GRIN!
To RSVP check out our tours page — grinbc.org/tours 💚
To RSVP check out our tours page — grinbc.org/tours 💚
September 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On Sept. 16, GRIN will host a rain garden walking tour in East Vancouver. Please share with your networks! #greeninfrastructure #raingardens #climateresilience #biodiversity #stormwater
Completed in 2019, "Aglaya" is a 70m high garden condo tower in the Suurstoffi area of Rotkreuz. Trees are planted in pre-fabricated, permanent troughs. Detailed greening concepts were developed for each of the 85 homes. www.baunetzwissen.de/gerueste-und... #urbanforest #urbantrees #urbanecology
June 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Completed in 2019, "Aglaya" is a 70m high garden condo tower in the Suurstoffi area of Rotkreuz. Trees are planted in pre-fabricated, permanent troughs. Detailed greening concepts were developed for each of the 85 homes. www.baunetzwissen.de/gerueste-und... #urbanforest #urbantrees #urbanecology
MFO Park is a "symbiosis of industry and nature. The scaffolding maintains the dimensions of the original building, creating a link with the area’s industrial past." #greenfacades #livingwalls #urbanecology #climateresilience #publicpark
June 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
MFO Park is a "symbiosis of industry and nature. The scaffolding maintains the dimensions of the original building, creating a link with the area’s industrial past." #greenfacades #livingwalls #urbanecology #climateresilience #publicpark
Inside perspective at MFO Park, in Zurich-Oerlikon. The concept of "volume" was a central element of the park's design, in honouring the history of the space and its new public function. Very 3-dimensional! #greenfacade #livingwalls #urbanecology #coolcities #climbers #plants #waterharvest
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Inside perspective at MFO Park, in Zurich-Oerlikon. The concept of "volume" was a central element of the park's design, in honouring the history of the space and its new public function. Very 3-dimensional! #greenfacade #livingwalls #urbanecology #coolcities #climbers #plants #waterharvest
Hello, #greenfacade! The site of the former Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) in Zürich is covered by a double-walled latticework steel construction that is open on three sides, and covered by hundreds of climbing plants. Plants are irrigated by water captured on site. #livingwalls #urbanecology
June 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hello, #greenfacade! The site of the former Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) in Zürich is covered by a double-walled latticework steel construction that is open on three sides, and covered by hundreds of climbing plants. Plants are irrigated by water captured on site. #livingwalls #urbanecology
My favourite #greenroof in flower, what a treat! Zurich's Lake Water Filtration Plant (built 1914) is covered by 9-acres of wet meadow, a now-extinct ecosystem in the region. The roof supports 175 spp of plants, incl 9 orchids and the rare Anacamptis morio. #orchid #biodiversity #urbanecology
June 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My favourite #greenroof in flower, what a treat! Zurich's Lake Water Filtration Plant (built 1914) is covered by 9-acres of wet meadow, a now-extinct ecosystem in the region. The roof supports 175 spp of plants, incl 9 orchids and the rare Anacamptis morio. #orchid #biodiversity #urbanecology
Unlike most places, swimming in Switzerland is dreamy because of tertiary water treatment. #waterquality #biodiversity #stormwater #sewage #treatment #waterislife
Switzerland is one of the few countries to have introduced "tertiary" cleaning of sewage. Cleaning the sewage 3 times, removes not only bacteria & viruses but also chemicals & medicines - reducing risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria developing.
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast
In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Unlike most places, swimming in Switzerland is dreamy because of tertiary water treatment. #waterquality #biodiversity #stormwater #sewage #treatment #waterislife
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As I know this place well this is a great article and so true - also as I involved in ‘buildings’ what I think is strategic abt this story is the houses are sold - come live in #nature. So don’t chase the coin chase the future.
"The Treasury is driving this false wedge between homes + nature...but we have been working with housing developers for years + years in harmony...good companies want nature around the new-builds. It improves...mental health...reduces flooding, provides shade."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing
Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
As I know this place well this is a great article and so true - also as I involved in ‘buildings’ what I think is strategic abt this story is the houses are sold - come live in #nature. So don’t chase the coin chase the future.
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Just a heads up that this summer, folks with climate expertise should be pitching and publishing op-eds for the 30th anniversary of the Chicago heat wave, 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and 5th anniversary of the August Complex fire in California
April 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just a heads up that this summer, folks with climate expertise should be pitching and publishing op-eds for the 30th anniversary of the Chicago heat wave, 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and 5th anniversary of the August Complex fire in California
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I just signed a petition: Investigate X and Elon Musk for election interference. Sign here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/el...
Investigate X and Elon Musk for election interference - Leadnow
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February 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I just signed a petition: Investigate X and Elon Musk for election interference. Sign here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/el...
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With special treatment for oil and gas, Trump is telling us where he is vulnerable, and who his people are.
My latest column is out today:
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/03/o...
My latest column is out today:
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/03/o...
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas
Such an export tax would certainly face political challenges; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the oil and gas companies themselves will blow a gasket. But a strong case can be made that layering an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
With special treatment for oil and gas, Trump is telling us where he is vulnerable, and who his people are.
My latest column is out today:
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/03/o...
My latest column is out today:
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/03/o...
Calling all Burnaby residents: add your voice to the first Urban Forest strategy by Feb. 10! #urbanforest #trees #coolcity @terrybeech.bsky.social yourvoice.burnaby.ca/urban-forest...
Urban Forest Strategy
We’re building a plan to safeguard the health and diversity of Burnaby’s 2,900 hectares of tree canopy.
yourvoice.burnaby.ca
February 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Calling all Burnaby residents: add your voice to the first Urban Forest strategy by Feb. 10! #urbanforest #trees #coolcity @terrybeech.bsky.social yourvoice.burnaby.ca/urban-forest...
I definitely want proportional representation.
⚡ Listen to the majority, make history & commit to PR!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@freelandhq.bsky.social
⚡ Listen to the majority, make history & commit to PR!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@freelandhq.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: 68% of Canadians want to make every vote count! 🚨
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
February 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I definitely want proportional representation.
⚡ Listen to the majority, make history & commit to PR!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@freelandhq.bsky.social
⚡ Listen to the majority, make history & commit to PR!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@freelandhq.bsky.social
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🚨 BREAKING: 68% of Canadians want to make every vote count! 🚨
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
February 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🚨 BREAKING: 68% of Canadians want to make every vote count! 🚨
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
A new poll confirms overwhelming support for proportional representation. Will the next Liberal leader listen?
📢 Make your voice heard! Tag your MP, share this post & demand action!
Read more here: www.fairvote.ca/03/02/2025/n...
This monthly event starts tomorrow, Sun. Jan. 26 (4-5:30pm): "Awakening: Opening to the Simplicity of Non-Duality". vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/classes/awak... #buddhism #meditation #wisdom #Vancouver
January 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This monthly event starts tomorrow, Sun. Jan. 26 (4-5:30pm): "Awakening: Opening to the Simplicity of Non-Duality". vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/classes/awak... #buddhism #meditation #wisdom #Vancouver