Kayaking newbie
A klaxon sounds, six trumpet blasts echo from shore to shore. A moment of silence, and then a deep, thumping whoomph. I expect the shock … Read more
Are we winning yet? An update on the Cowichan River
My last post outlined some of the water issues we’re having here in the Cowichan Valley. Coincident with the fall equinox, we were in for … Read more
New season, more streamflow?
The first of the West Coast’s seasonal storms has blown in on the first day of fall, and Vancouver Islanders may almost be glad to … Read more
Another watershed moment
Regular followers will notice that there’s been little to read on this blog lately. Not having posted in over a month, I may even be … Read more
Guest blog posts for CSP and CSWA
This past week I blogged about the Mount Polley mine disaster, an event that I think we won’t hear the end of anytime soon as … Read more
The Mt Polley mine disaster
At two am on the morning of 4 August, 2014, a tailings pond at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley gold and copper mine broke through an … Read more
Editorial post at Science Borealis
Fear not, dear readers, I haven’t forgotten my blog but have been busy elsewhere – namely over at Science Borealis where we’re making plans to … Read more
It takes discipline
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? It’s National Novel Writing Month, and it usually happens in November. NaNoWriMo is a virtual writing group: you sign up … Read more
Women-In-Science Series at Canadian Science Publishing
This week, to celebrate Canada Day, the first in CSP’s Women In Science series was posted on their blog. For this post I interviewed Dr. … Read more
How do you decide what to blog about?
I was recently tagged in a post by Paige Brown over at From The Lab Bench to answer a few questions for her on science … Read more