Olivia Sparrow

Water Resources Engineer working to protect water resources & build resilient communities. She/her. Opinions are my own.

[Dr. Julie Mai (@julieeemai.bsky.social) @JulieeeMai]

Getting really excited about tomorrow’s soft launch of #POSEIDON- a portal for AI assisted water quality datasets- with partners from @environmentca, Ministry of Environment, @DataStreamH2O. Stay tuned for more details!

[Kathryn Peiman @kpeiman1]

A short clip of brook trout in the Credit River (Ontario). #fish #nature

[Lake Ontario Waterkeeper @LOWaterkeeper]

Incredible digital map of Great Lakes St Lawrence River watershed. So many layers and such deep learning. Have fun with it. Learn. Protect & restore. https://t.co/Z6KWMgrj2G @swimdrinkfish @CanGeo @waterkeeper

[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

Today @WilliamJRipple et al released the 2023 report on the terrifying state of our #climate.

It should be read by every policymaker, decisionmaker, and journalist on the planet.

Here is a thread of some key takeaways.

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[Project Drawdown @ProjectDrawdown]

Project Drawdown has identified a list of 20 high-impact climate actions that individuals and households in high-income countries can take that together could reduce up to 25% of future greenhouse gases. Learn more: https://t.co/qmtCbSotBi

[Dan Kraus @CdnNatureSci]

Well, it's official. After being put on Canada's first list of endangered species in 1978, the Peregrine Falcon* is now Not at Risk in the Species at Risk Act.
Let success fuel our ambitions for nature!
@WCS_Canada
(*except the western pealei subspecies)
https://t.co/rPlbcbTrQ2

[Forrest Fleischman @ForrestFleisch1]

In the last week I've started to receive inquiries from people running tree planting programs wanting my help. I am suggesting that they shut down their programs. Here I will explain why:

[Sheila Colla, Ph.D @SaveWildBees]

Natural gardens now allowed without special approval/permit. Big win for 🐝🐜🦗🕷🐛🐦 #TOPoli. Thanks to staff and native plant activists like Lorraine Johnson for all their hard work!!

[Garth Mullins @garthmullins]

As we count the dead from the heat dome, @VCPCbc sends scorching manifesto on temperature, structural inequality and justice to @cityofvancouver. I can't summarize it here, so just read. h/t @mssinenomine
https://t.co/wZ1UcvhoiI

[Tara Moriarty @MoriartyLab]

Last night we learned my partner's healthy mom died of heat stroke in BC Sun night. She was found last night.

She was half-vaccinated and afraid to leave her apt for somewhere cooler b/c COVID. She was on the phone Sun hot and cranky but OK.

@AntibioticDoc 's message is urgent

[Peel Region @regionofpeel]

Peel Public Health has issued an updated Section 22 that will direct all businesses with five or more linked COVID-19 cases in the previous 14 days to close for 10 days. This will allow us to investigate without risk of continuing spread.

[Sheila Colla, Ph.D @SaveWildBees]

If you live in Toronto, please write in to say you agree with removing the exemption requirement for folks with natural gardens before March 31. #SaveTheBees #WorldWildlifeDay #LegumesNotLawns https://t.co/SmM99Xx5im

[Conservation Ontario @conont]

Starting today, Ontario doctors can offer prescriptions for #nature.👩‍⚕️🌲

A walk in the park. A breath of fresh air. These could soon be some of the treatments the doctor orders to cure what ails you. #StepIntoNature #HealthyHikes https://t.co/weAzXjQE8O
https://t.co/0YEMJ9AjPW

[Catherine Soplet @Soplet]

“If this tree could talk...” says @EdithGeorgeOAK.

Donate #CityTO by December 12.

The fight to save Zhelevo, Toronto’s most iconic red oak and create a parkette on Coral Gable https://t.co/go03yWg7gq
#trees #GHG #CarbonCapture

[Nora Loreto @NoLore]

A very smart friend told me the other day that she feels like all pandemic measures have been designed to keep us as close as possible to our old lives while also in misery so that we will do anything to cling to what we had, even when it is over, despite ...

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Incredibly powerful, must-watch moment.

Thank you, @esglaude.

[Ashley Salvador @AshleyASalvador]

WOW. Edmonton just made history, becoming the 1st major Canadian city to remove parking minimums CITY-WIDE.

We can finally park this policy back in the 70’s where it belongs!

Huge kudos to admin & #yegcc for leading the way! Thx to everyone who supported this!

🚗👋🏼🚲🏡🚶🏻‍♀️🧑🏽‍🦽🏃🏻‍♀️🙌🏼

[Sheila BoudrEAU ᓯᓚ @SheilaBoudreau]

Happy #IndigenousDay2020 June 21! @RU_Aboriginal has a great week planned, read abt it & register here: https://t.co/iMrF6JnReW #INDIGENOUS #TurtleIsland #decolonize your life

[Sheila Colla, Ph.D @SaveWildBees]

People in southern ON, QC or NB, we need your help! The Rusty-patched #bumblebee has not been seen in CAN since I found it @pineryprovpark in 2009. We are updating the @cosewic assessment & need help looking for it in these provinces b/c of #COVID19. Please RT! #RustyPatchedGo

[EEB_POC @EEB_POC]

Hi 👋🏽 we're @EEB_POC. Papers of Color. We re-tweet EEB research papers written by scientists who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Do @ us, we're here, we'll quickly check you're self-submitting and re-tweet.