HUMANS CONVERTED AT LEAST 250,000 ACRES OF ESTUARIES TO CITIES, FARMS IN LAST 35 YEARS

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In case you thought industrial pollution dumped into rivers was a thing of the past in the U.S. by Nina Lakhani theguardian.com/environment/20…

Delighted that Ben noticed this!

This is a purpose of mine. Rather than keeping ecology and animal intelligence/personhood separate—stories are typically about one or the other—both perspectives should inform any story about wildlife.

I'm looking forward to it!

Thanks for making my article in The Atlantic a gift article so everyone can read it. Scientists are testing how to fortify marshes against sea-level rise.

It's coming soon!!!

In a massive #landback win, the Haida Nation gets 10,000 square kilometers of their unceded homelands from British Columbia.

Hakai Magazine and Serena Renner have the best coverage, with vital context to understand this history-in-the-making: hakaimagazine.com/news/in-coasta…

Congratulations!!!

In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back.

By affirming Indigenous land ownership, BC and the Haida Nation signal a new era for Indigenous relations.

I'm honoured to add some important context to this big news for Hakai Magazine 1/4

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Erica Gies / SlowWater.World Twilight Greenaway Ian James Improving soil health will replenish dried-up lakes and rivers, and recharge the aquifer.

Organic Matter Can Improve Your Soil's Water Holding Capacity
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Happy to see The Atlantic pick up my story on shoring up marshes against sea-level rise.

'Beaver dams hold back water & canals spread it out... The result: a verdant valley bottom that doesn’t burn.'

Loved this The Colorado Sun feature on the firefighting skills of our semiaquatic saviors, feat. (who else?) Dr. Emily Fairfax (+ an Eager shoutout).

coloradosun.com/2024/04/19/fig…

Inspiring story of community-led forest conservation in the Solomon Islands. Intact forests don't just store carbon; they help regulate water and climate stability too. by Jo Chandler for Yale Environment 360 e360.yale.edu/features/solom…

Huge news. Broadly speaking, this is not the state vs. farmers. This is the state protecting low-income people from dry drinking wells and sinking land that floods when it rains from billionaire growers who have over-exploited natural systems. Ian James latimes.com/environment/st…

Not just in the western US. Not just for salmon. By Ajit Niranjan theguardian.com/environment/20…

Did you know some fungi make little loops in their hyphae that they use to NAB nematodes?? They're the boa constrictors of fungi. What else is going on in the dirt??

Take my low-stakes, just-for-fun, nature appreciation class and learn about it 🐛

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A very interesting read about marsh restoration by 'shallow placement of mud', similar to what we have done with the Mud Motor (ecoshape.org/en/final-repor…) in the Netherlands (and mentioned in the article).

How to fortify a marsh against sea-level rise without smothering the marsh? Putting mud on the bay floor and letting the tides apply it might just work. My story for Hakai Magazine hakaimagazine.com/news/making-a-…

In Calif., “Do we have enough water?” In fact, we have plenty of water. There’s a lot of room to reallocate. Political will is shifting to open those conversations, particularly WRT equity. And equity should extend to nonhumans who keep natural systems functioning.

If in Tucson, AZ come join us Saturday, April 13 for the annual Dunbar Spring Neighborhood planting of rain and native food forests!

Then Sunday, April 14 for the planting in the West University Neighborhood. Details in link below...

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