Jane

Learning & growing as an environmentalist/writer/storyteller 🌱 Graduate from #UWaterloo in Environmental Studies (B.E.S.)

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

We can build & rebuild systems that embrace plastic-free principles: refill, regenerate, repair, share, reuse, and refuse single-use plastic. What else should be added to the list? 💥 Comment below. 🌎 🍃 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

📸 via @Greenpeace

[Bird 🌲🦆 @birdwarde]

🌟💛Yellow Spotted Salamander🍋🌼

[Watersheds Canada @WatershedsCAN]

Invasive species quiz!

How many invasive species can you identify before the answers appear on the screen?

#InvSpWk

[Waterloo Public Library @WaterlooLibrary]

Happy Birthday WPL! 🎉🎈#DidYouKnow? 147 years ago we purchased our very first set of library books for $38.55. There was no library building so the books were laid out on a table at Town Hall. It cost $2 to join the library, and you could borrow books in English or German.

#TBT

[Ani Dasgupta @AniDasguptaWRI]

Ecosystem restoration creates up to $30 for every $1 invested, supports biodiversity and stores massive amounts of carbon.

But projects fail when they prioritize trees over local communities. Here are 6 takeaways for implementing successful people-centered restoration🧵

[Watersheds Canada @WatershedsCAN]

Invasive species profile: Purple Loosestrife

How to identify it:
- Stems are woody and square
- Plant mass grows on average to be 60-120 cm tall
- Leaves are 3-10 cm long with smooth edges
- Individual flowers have 5-7 pink/purple petals that are approximately 10mm long

[Doug John Miller @DougJohnMiller]

The Botanist

[Leif Bersweden @LeifBersweden]

The trees are getting ready to perform one of nature’s greatest magic tricks 🪄🤹🏼 Their leaf buds are tiny bundles of colour, all packed full of the promise of spring, and a wonderful source of winter joy 🙏

IDs below!

[Leif Bersweden @LeifBersweden]

Week 3 of our #CouchTo10Mosses and it’s time to go to the woods! This is Common Tamarisk-moss (Thuidium tamariscinum), one of our most distinctive & *beautiful* species 😍

Read on for three tips to help identify it:

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[Hamira The Kobusingye @TKobusiingye]

Climate change issues are too Important.

We cannot leave them in the hands of climate enablers #Cop28

[judy 🌷 @judily_art]

just painting happy little wild flowers 🌼💜

[Jane @janecrystalp]

Adding this to my TBR ! An important to-read

[Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora_nature]

"Nature protects us as long as we protect nature." #FreshBananaLeaves https://t.co/KXwS2InpnW

[Jane @janecrystalp]

Currently reading ;

[Youth Climate Lab @YouthClimateLab]

NOW HIRING: Communications Specialist! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until 11:59pm ET on February 10th. Read the job description and apply now at https://t.co/PqVeLn4j4U

[Leif Bersweden @LeifBersweden]

Winter trees make my heart happy 😍 For me, they turn a winter walk into a treasure hunt - there’s so much colour around if we look closely. I just *love* how they’re all exactly the same yet completely different at the same time, how head-pleasing is that?! 🤌

[Jane @janecrystalp]

Just finished The How by Yrsa Daley-Ward

[Goodreads @goodreads]

It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

[Jane @janecrystalp]

Love for my local library 💙📖

[Watersheds Canada @WatershedsCAN]

Our fall series begins with Planning For Our Shorelands’ “Engaging Municipal Elected Officials to Protect our Freshwater”, on Thursday October 6 from 12:00pm-12:30pm EST. The webinar is free (donations encouraged) & open to the public & all municipal candidates.

[Charlotte Rankin @bumble_being]

Sharing’s caring 🐝🪰

📍 Williamston @NorthWildlife