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A few last words before my blog hiatus

December 2, 2019December 13, 2017

*Edited Dec 13 to add link to post on Bernadette Conant, CEO of Canadian Water Network. *Edited Dec 14 to add link to Editors BC … Read more

Tags #wordsmatter, Christmas, citizen science, climate change, community science, disability, editing, equity, fake news, language, mental health, scicomm, science communication, science literacy, spoonie, womeninSTEM

#WordsMatter: Language in Science Communication

December 2, 2019December 6, 2017

As I’ve been writing my recent blog posts about science communication, I’ve run across a number of terms that are key to science communication, though … Read more

Tags audience, citizen science, communication, cultural literacy, engagement, knowledge mobilisation, language, media literacy, public, scicomm, science communication, science communicator, science culture, science journalist, science literacy

Women in Science, Citizen Science, Science Communication, and More!

December 2, 2019March 17, 2017

I’ve had a few pieces of writing come out lately that I haven’t had a chance to chat about yet, so thought I’d collate them … Read more

Tags blog posts, books, Caroline Fox, cdnsci, citizen science, Dawn Bazely, Imogen Coe, logging, open access, publications, reading, science, science communication, streamflow

Citizen science

December 2, 2019March 12, 2014

My latest post for Canadian Science Publishing came out yesterday – all about citizen science, what kind of projects we have in Canada, and what … Read more

Tags birding, Canadian Science Publishing, citizen science, CSP, earthworms, groundwater wells, guest blog, NEPTUNE Canada, RinkWatch

Arctic Memories

December 2, 2019September 10, 2013

This morning I’m thinking of the Arctic, for a range of interrelated reasons. A tragic accident in the Arctic Ocean (M’Clure Strait) this morning claimed … Read more

Tags Arctic history, Canadian Arctic, citizen science, fieldwork, glaciers, risks
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Hot off the presses - my developing story today for @thenarwhalca. More to come.... Cost of B.C.’s Site C dam balloons to $16 billion as Horgan vows completion amid geotechnical concerns: https://t.co/8sivmNAhUX #bcpoli

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Great infographics in this article about #avalanche risk in the 2020-21 winter.

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Snowpack is near historic lows in many areas in the West -- so why are so many people dying in avalanches? @jonnypeace has some answers in @highcountrynews https://t.co/3qHtED7SBu

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