@ScienceWithKyra

Science Communicator & PhD Candidate in Environmental Science. Find me on šŸ’™ā˜ļø instead: https://xitter.cf/t.co/S1I1G2KWj1

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Joined September 2013
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Lights. Camera. Action! Talking šŸ”„with @gracie_crafts and @KyraLSimone @grahamperry1 (šŸŽ„) and @GBayBiosphere
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We presented our #SurvivalOfTheDeepest #peatlands poster on Tuesday at @CGU_UGC We are seeking input from a wider range of perspectives on ecohydrological feedback strength as a function of peatland peat depth #PeatTwitter Details and link to a survey: mcmasterecohydrology.ca/survā€¦
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šŸŽ‰New PhD opportunity tackling landscape-scale research on #SpeciesAtRisk & #wildfire! Co-supervised by @peatofmind (based at @envwaterloo), join our interdisciplinary collaboration with @GBayBiosphere & partners on a #mapping project to support a Natural Assets Management Plan
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FLAP Canada@FLAPCanada31 Oct 2023
Please RT- residents of Ontario, we need your help! šŸ—£ļøšŸ¦šŸŖŸ Ask your MPP to support the Bird-Safe Windows Act, 2023 to incorporate bird safe design into the Ontario Building Code. Take 2 minutes to fill out this form, then personalize your email and send forms.gle/rKxmJQfvZtB9xJdv5
One simple action to save millions of birdsā€™ lives. Write to your Ontario MPP requesting their support for the Bird-Safe Windows Act, 2023. Learn more at flap.org/Ontario-building-code. Photo shows Queens Park with colourful migratory birds flying overhead. Background shows a grid of white dots similar to a bird safe window.

ALT One simple action to save millions of birdsā€™ lives. Write to your Ontario MPP requesting their support for the Bird-Safe Windows Act, 2023. Learn more at flap.org/Ontario-building-code. Photo shows Queens Park with colourful migratory birds flying overhead. Background shows a grid of white dots similar to a bird safe window.

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Just out from Washington Post: Why many scientists are now saying climate change is an all-out ā€˜emergencyā€™ Escalating rhetoric comes as the data show alarming issues. See our comments as scientists and the new climate report here doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad0ā€¦ wapo.st/49e42N2

The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory

Life on planet Earth is under siege. We are now in an uncharted territory. For several decades, scientists have consistently warned of a future marked by e

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Wayne Gates@Wayne_Gates5 Oct 2023
Doug Ford is spending $650 million of your tax dollars on a private luxury spa - while my community in Fort Erie is facing a shortage of care at the urgent care centre. Share if you agree - taxpayers shouldn't be paying a dime to a spa when people don't have 24/7 health care.
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EXCLUSIVE: When Ontario Premier Doug Ford first took office in 2018, his first environmental minister was given a simple yet central task: get climate legislation out of the way of business. Here's Ford's environmental mandate. globalnews.ca/news/9937615/oā€¦ #ONpoli

Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate law impact on businesses | Globalnew...

The mandate letter written for the provinceā€™s environment minister suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to create more of it.

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Big shout out to this big field crew of students & postdocs! We just completed an assessment of moss recovery from the 2018 PAR33 wildfire (5 years post-fire). Early analysis suggests the importance of watershed size and perhaps hydrological connectivity. #PeatTwitter
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Relaxing after a long day of post-fire moss restoration research. We are testing the moss layer transfer technique on rock barrens Maia Moore, @GuillerezMimi, @KyraLSimone #FieldPhotoFriday #GenerationRestoration
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(Almost) five years following the 2018 Key River (PAR33) wildfire #FieldPhotoFriday @KyraLSimone
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In case they need reminding, Iā€™ve compiled a list of all the times Doug Ford and his housing minister Steve Clark said they wouldnā€™t touch the #Greenbelt (caution: long šŸ§µ ahead):
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Emma McIntosh@EmmaMci17 Nov 2022
Why would anyone spend millions on Greenbelt land that can't be built on? Six developers did since 2018 ā€” now, their land is set to be taken out of the Greenbelt. Lucky bet? Or did they know? A āœØStarwhalāœØ investigation by me, @njaved and @BKennedyStar thenarwhal.ca/ford-ontario-gā€¦

Developers who bought Greenbelt land after Fordā€™s win set to profit | The Narwhal

Over half the parcels of land set to lose Ontario's Greenbelt protections include properties purchased since Ford was first elected

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We have a website for #SaveOntarioWetlands. There are new blogs and resources coming online daily. We have a tool to help you contact you #MPP and the Legislative Assembly standing committee considering #Bill23. Please click here: saveontariowetlands.weebly.cā€¦ #onpoli
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Why are #wetlands important? So many reasons, but here are 4 šŸ‘‡ Visit saveontariowetlands.weebly.cā€¦ to see how you can take action to #SaveOntarioWetlands
Four simple reasons not to develop wetlands: habitat, flood prevention, water filtration, and carbon sequestration.

ALT Four simple reasons not to develop wetlands: habitat, flood prevention, water filtration, and carbon sequestration.

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Wow ā€” transparency is good. Letā€™s take next step: report on overflows in real time. Simple technology, that improves literacy & protects people. Flushing everyday items can contaminate Lake Ontario & local waterways, city warns. ā¦@swimdrinkfishā© thestar.com/sponsored_sectioā€¦
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Earlier this week Maia M, Rachel F, @KyraLSimone, & I kicked off our post-wildfire rock barrens and peatland ecosystem restoration research on a private island in Georgian Bay. We are testing moss recovery strategies to enhance soil development #PeatTwitter #FieldPhotoFriday
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#FieldPhotoFriday PhD student @KyraLSimone monitoring one of the ~100 groundwater wells in the Nibi (Water) Observatory for Boreal Ecohydrological Landscapes (NOBEL) This site burned in the 2018 Key River wildfire (Parry Sound 33) #PeatTwitter
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A fun day filming with the @thewaterbros at a few of our NOBEL sites for a future episode on all things #peatlands and #water! Thx to PhD student and #scicomm specialist @KyraLSimone for helping make our peatland research clear and effective #PeatTwitter @BWF_BorealWater
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The MAC Ecohydro Lab campfire, pizza, and sā€™mores evenings are back! #FieldWorkSZN #PeatTwitter
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