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"Auger-bored wells typically yielded more water and were less prone to surface contamination than dug wells; regional hydrogeology also made them preferable to deeper, drilled wells." - @forrestpass.bsky.social

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#envhist #cdnhist #waterhistory
On Drought, Dowsing, and Deep Drilling: Thinking About Groundwater History in an Age of Climate Emergency
Canada’s 2025 drought exposed groundwater precarity; in the past, Ottawa Valley settlers adapted to this precarity through dowsing, augers, and evolving well technologies.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I've been working on a"new" project on the #waterhistory of colonial Suriname for over a year now 💧 This week, I've finally made it to Paramaribo: wonderful to visit Fort Zeelandia (pic) and the Nationaal Archief 🤓 Today, I present at the Universiteit van Suriname: excited to meet the real experts!
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
CA's water history shows cyclical wet/dry periods, as seen in Steinbeck's 'East of Eden.' Managing water for agriculture, urban use, & environment through these cycles remains a complex, ongoing challenge. #WaterHistory 4/5
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Project Spotlight - Water and the Modern Prairies: Histories of Irrigation and Water Management

Led by @stundenbower.bsky.social

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#envhist #aghist #waterhistory #cdnhist
December 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Listen to "The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gRk...

Read "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...

#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A retelling of LA’s #waterhistory courtesy of Comedy Central’s Drunk History (2015), in which actor Jack Black plays #WilliamMulholland: youtu.be/70X-40Lj3QI?... #LAAqueduct
Drunk History - Solving Los Angeles's Water Crisis (ft. Jack Black)
YouTube video by Comedy Central
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November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nov 5, 1913: The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened #OTD. At the dedication, #WilliamMulholland uttered his famous line "There it is -- take it." #LAAqueduct #Infrastructure #Waterhistory

Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Call for Papers: Flowing-through-time: Water Management & Technology, from Antiquity to the Future

Deadline: December 1, 2025

More information: iwa-wwtac-2026.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

#envirotech #envhist #waterhistory
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."

"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."

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#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
The Erie Canal at 200
Erie Canal’s 200th: engineering success, reshaped settlement, boosted trade, harmed Indigenous lands and ecosystems, linked U.S.–Canada waterways, now mostly recreational.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Read more about each episode in the podcast series "Source of Life: Water Management in the Premodern Middle East", published by the Abbasid History Podcast: ancientbaths.com/2024/05/03/p..., and listen on Spotify or Youtube: open.spotify.com/show/15MitRP...

#waterhistory #middleeast #histmed
Podcast ‘Source of Life’
The podcast “Source of Life: Water Management in the Premodern Middle East” presents some of the results of an NWO Vici research project (2019-2025) at the Radboud Institute for Culture and History…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Tune in to the podcast series, "Source of Life", discussing the histories of water management in the premodern Middle East. Consisting of 8 episodes, the podcasts discuss, among other things, bathhouses, drinking water, aqueducts, and toilets. Produced by the Abbasid History Podcast. #waterhistory
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Open Access article on water management in medieval Trondheim, Norway, by Elisabeth Forrestad Swensen, Roos M.R. van Oosten, & Axel Christophersen:
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#watermanagement #waterhistory #disease #urbaninfrastructure #publichealth #archaeology
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September 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In this classic 1987 KIVA article, Crown looks at native water storage across the Southwest, which empowered native peoples to not only survive, but thrive in arid conditions. doi.org/10.1080/0023... #Archaeology #WaterHistory #SouthwestHistory #IndigenousInnovation #DesertSurvival
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How did desert farmers thrive for centuries? This week we highlight the archaeology of Hohokam canals in Arizona.
#Archaeology #WaterHistory #SouthwestHistory #IndigenousInnovation #DesertSurvival
September 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In Amsterdam today, sharing stories on how the 1953 North Sea Flood shaped Dutch migration — to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. 🌊 🚢 #WaterHistory #Migration #FloodHeritage
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Sat @ 10am: As part of the Granada Hills Centennial, there will be a talk about the history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct at the #GranadaHills Branch of the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #LAAqueduct #waterhistory
August 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Our exec member @stundenbower.bsky.social discussing the history of irrigation in Alberta & Saskatchewan on @th3gravitywell.bsky.social.

We'll be featuring the full episode on our website this upcoming week.

www.youtube.com/shorts/2xHbC...

#envhist #aghist #cdnhist #waterhistory
Irrigation Serves Corporate Not Public Interests #alberta #water #irrigation #podcast
YouTube video by The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy
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June 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Oh, and the pun with "drip feed" was of course intended! 🤓💦 #skystorians #waterhistory #envhist #envhums
June 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
‪Great to finally hold a paper copy of Water Cultures, the collection of essays I co-edited with Charlotte Ladevèze & Eva Rothenberger! To read us in 🇬🇧, 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 you don't even need a physical copy: PDF open access at www.academicpress.ch/fr/cultures-... #waterhistory #skystorians #envhist #envhums
May 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you would like to contribute to the Walkerton Water Crisis project, check out the Call for Contributors.

Proposals accepted on an ongoing basis.

niche-canada.org/2025/05/09/c...

#envhist #cdnhist #waterhistory #ontario
Call for Contributions: NiCHE's Walkerton Project
This NiCHE project takes the Walkerton water crisis as a point of departure for exploring the increasingly precious resource of potable water.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Archival footage of homes being moved by barge, low-bed and bulldozer due to the Keenleyside hydro-electric dam that flooded the Arrow Lakes valley in the 1960's.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcUu...

#envhist #cdnhist #waterhistory #envirotech #energyhistory
Flooding of the Arrow Lakes
YouTube video by The Narrow Arrows
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May 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New Call for Contributors!

Our editor @maryeb.bsky.social is building a project page to mark the 25th anniversary of the Walkerton Water Crisis and its impact!

Proposals accepted on an ongoing basis.

niche-canada.org/2025/05/09/c...

#envhist #cdnhist #water #waterhistory
Call for Contributions: NiCHE's Walkerton Project
This NiCHE project takes the Walkerton water crisis as a point of departure for exploring the increasingly precious resource of potable water.
niche-canada.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today on our site we have "Uncharted Waters? The Principle of Adaptation in Dutch Water Management" by
@mauritsertsen.bsky.social

The final post in our Historicizing Adaptation series, edited by
@stundenbower.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2025/05/08/u...

#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
Uncharted Waters? The Principle of Adaptation in Dutch Water Management
The Netherlands uses Adaptive Delta Management to future-proof water systems, blending engineering foresight, historical insight, and societal negotiation.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Great Lakes History Research Group (UWindsor and Grand Valley State University) invites proposals for a summer workshop series of works-in-progress.

Send your title and abstract in by May 15th

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#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
Call for Works-in-Progress: Great Lakes Histories
The Great Lakes History Research Group (UWindsor and Grand Valley State University) invites proposals for a summer workshop series of works-in-progress.
niche-canada.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM