Autumn Watkinson, PhD

Are you getting outdoors to hike this summer? Did you know that your hiking gear can actually increase the spread of invasive species in Canada’s natural spaces? To help prevent this, always clean your gear before & after an outdoor adventure! Learn more: bit.ly/2SS4TQY

Ask for trees in your city 🌳

If built, HWY 413 will destroy forests, farmland & a section of the Greenbelt. It will also cost over $6 billion of public money. Find out more and how you can help #StopThe413 environmentaldefence.ca/stop-the-413-3/

Do you know how bad you have to be at science to think that a mask does not block a virus but does block oxygen and carbon dioxide?

‘Learning to live’ with #COVID might mean masking in public spaces, annual booster shots and vaccine requirements forever. It can’t mean pretending the virus isn’t there and abandoning protections while we are ravaged by wave after wave of new variants we brewed by our hubris

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This is a defining issue. 40+ years of research on sustainable cities. Have we learned nothing? Climate change adaptation, food security and social cohesion - all undermined by this developer spree. This doesn’t help housing costs or make livable cities. #voteNO

NEW PAPER: "The disproportionately high value of small patches for biodiversity conservation" conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… in @ConLetters w/ Lenore Fahrig. A🧵1/n #biodiversity #conservation

Congrats to Dr. M Anne Naeth on recently receiving the @UAlberta Alumni Honour Award. Dr. Naeth is the Director of @ua_futureenergy and the Director of @lrigsualberta #alumniaward @UAlbertaAlumni @UofAALES

The top map shows which nations are most responsible for excess emissions. The bottom map shows which nations are most impacted by it. If we are not attentive to the colonial dimensions of climate breakdown, we are missing the point.

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 28th to March 4th! Check out nisaw.org to learn about the work being done on a national level to protect biodiversity, food supply, and prevent the spread of invasive species.🌾

Toronto 🇨🇦 Before Vs. After installing a protected 🚲 bike lane. The difference good infrastructure makes 👇👇 🎥 @mkapral twitter.com/mkapral/status…

@Valerie89Miller @AlbertaEE @scilitweek @TWoSEdm @sci_rendezvous @Sci_Od @SciGeekJulie @MmeAmandaGreen @insideeducation @PraxisMedHat @GreenUofA @IngeniumCa @SteamTeamBooks @solaralberta @YEGclimate @WISESTualberta @EcoSchoolsCAN @RCIScience But such a clever idea to use an ectotherm to explain solar energy!

@Valerie89Miller @AlbertaEE @scilitweek @TWoSEdm @sci_rendezvous @Sci_Od @SciGeekJulie @MmeAmandaGreen @insideeducation @PraxisMedHat @GreenUofA @IngeniumCa @SteamTeamBooks @solaralberta @YEGclimate @WISESTualberta @EcoSchoolsCAN @RCIScience Frog! ... Because how would you explain Sol the snake not eating Reginald? 😥🐍🐭🥩🍴

Calling all energy enthusiasts! We are looking for the newest energy expert to join Tommy and Remi in their upcoming adventure. Meet Sol, our solar energy specialists! Please vote below for your favourite- Sol the snake, or Sol the frog? Polls will be open until Wed, March 2nd.

Look at this cool soil art by @LewisFausak! Did you know he sells prints and other soil art as Adventures in Soil on Society6? Now you do. Go get you some!

A new public library in my area has these work stations for caregivers with babies! Maybe these are common in other places but Ive never seen anything like this before.

@kurtisbaute Mic drop

Since moving to Waterloo, I'm able to have my bike perma-set up. Zwifting while watching seminars has been a game-changer 👌🔥

@girls_can Today's was hard! I had the first three letters right on my 3rd attempt but had such a hard time with the last 2!

Wordle 213 6/6. Phew indeed! ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

First wordle and addicted. Wordle 208 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩