Margot Thomson 🌻

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

Brilliant!

[Karm Sumal @KarmSumal]

Vancouver showing out for #WorldCup2026

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.

Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.

She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.

Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.

What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@RobTheHockeyGuy I always take a water bottle, sorry $5 for a water is crazy (I don’t drink pop)

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@beauti_animals Old Quebec City

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@fw_naetoblaq If melatonin doesn’t work for you it means you have enough in your body. Try magnesium, and good luck

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@ForeverPhotos88 Too bad they won’t be able to open the roof. It’s so amazing when it’s open!

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@WorldCupMedia Canada 🇨🇦 1st then Germany 🇩🇪

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

This is the best thing I've seen today

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@japan_nobunaga I love your stories … brilliant!

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

♥️♥️♥️

[Genius White @ThomasLK007]

So proud and excited for my cousin Niko being officially named to Team Canada for this month's World Cup of soccer.

What a fucking dream come true for this kid from Burnaby, BC.

[Dragon Was Slayed @522IntoOvertime]

Let's go!!!
#canucks

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@SusanneEdinger My part Norwegian 19 yr old boy …. Have to go to bed an hour earlier than lights out so he can sleep on my lap. Mind you this is after he was laying on my lap all evening in the living room 🤷🏽‍♀️🥰😻

[Ethereal Cities @ForeverPhotos88]

Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@CANMNT_Official Got my tickets. Flying in from YVR. Se you tomorrow

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇨🇦 The dome of Science World in Vancouver has been transformed into a giant official match ball of the World Cup 2026 ahead of the tournament.

[Vancouver Canucks @Canucks]

😌

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

@BobGeary1675 @Shishler

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

A massive "GO CANADA!" message has been embedded next to Vancouver International Airport's north runway ahead of the FIFA World Cup. #YVR #FIFAWorldCup #WeAre26 #WeAreVancouver 🛫🇨🇦 ⚽

https://t.co/kXEJiwqRUl

[Margot Thomson 🌻 @cdnlady7]

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[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

Grouse Mountain installs the largest Canada flag ever made in honour of Canada hosting the FIFA World Cup. It can be seen across Vancouver. 🇨🇦 🏆