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My new blog is at http://watershednotes.ca. See you over there!

New website, new directions

As you may have noticed, I’ve updated my website. I’m no longer using wordpress.com – largely because I was using the free version and I got strange ads (some about Trump!) and I didn’t have the ability to customize it the way I wanted to. Now I’m hosted by a web service company out of…

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Scientists on Twitter

The science behind Twitter reach.

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Communicating Science Communication to Scientists

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how and where we apply science communication. We use it when connecting with the lay public, and with decision-makers and journalists. It’s a way of opening a window into complex scientific concepts and ideas and making those concepts and ideas exciting for a broader audience than…

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Climate change triggers glacier change

Climate change is triggering significant glacier change, which has both geomorphic and hydrologic impacts.

Water Management on Southern Vancouver Island

Will the provincial government act on the recommendations in the new Watershed Watch report for BC?

Typing vs. Handwriting

Is typewriting just like using a computer? Not quite.

This Week’s Readings

This week I read two extremely different books. Both gave me something to think about in terms of privilege and writing. This week I read “The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod,” by Henry Beston, published in 1928. It’s considered a classic of nature writing, and follows his…

Better Late Than Never: New Directions for Watershed Moments

I didn’t get today’s blog post written yesterday, in large part because I’m rethinking what I want to write about here and what I want to share. As I work on revamping my webpage under a new web platform and hosting service, I’ve been thinking hard about how I can make this reboot work best…

“I am not well” redux

Lately I’ve been struggling with coming down from a bipolar high and dealing with all that comes along with that. I don’t even need to write a new post about it – you can read this post from last November that pretty much sums it up. But I also want to say that we must…