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#InvasiveSpeciesWeek Reading "Beyond Fencelines: Invasive Plants and Property in Toronto" by gabi doiron niche-canada.org/2022/08/22/bey… #envhist #ecology #toronto #plants

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On this day in 1920, Molly Lamb Bobak was born in Vancouver. A teacher, writer and painter, she was the first Canadian woman to be sent overseas during the Second World War to work as a war artist. Let's learn more about her fascinating life! đź§µ1/10

On this day in 1920, Molly Lamb Bobak was born in Vancouver.
A teacher, writer and painter, she was the first Canadian woman to be sent overseas during the Second World War to work as a war artist.
Let's learn more about her fascinating life!

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A great job opportunity with my friends up in Fort Chipewyan helping complete research regarding the Holy Angeles Residential School. Please distribute to new or recent #cdnhist graduates. CHA/SHC (cndhistassoc.bsky.social), ActiveHistory.ca NiCHE. #envirohist #residentialschools #Metis

A great job opportunity with my friends up in Fort Chipewyan helping complete research regarding the Holy Angeles Residential School. Please distribute to new or recent #cdnhist graduates. <a href="/CndHistAssoc/">CHA/SHC (cndhistassoc.bsky.social)</a>, <a href="/ActiveHist/">ActiveHistory.ca</a> <a href="/NiCHE_Canada/">NiCHE</a>. #envirohist #residentialschools #Metis
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Stone #fishweirs are part of the #maritime #culturallandscapeof #FrenchPolynesia. Archaeology analyses show large pelagic fish, Scombridae and Carangidae, sea turtles and sea mammals were part of the diet in prehistory. #coastalhistory #maritimeheritage 1/4

Stone #fishweirs are part of the #maritime #culturallandscapeof #FrenchPolynesia. Archaeology analyses show large pelagic fish, Scombridae and Carangidae, sea turtles and sea mammals were part of the diet in prehistory. #coastalhistory #maritimeheritage 
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Did you miss the #WorldMigratoryBirdDay Webinar on the topic of this year’s theme "Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities" last week? No problem, you can watch the webinar on YouTube now at➡️: youtu.be/49xzy3Y63ys

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#BlackHistoryMonth Reading "Black and Chinese men were told they could use the bathing facilities but only between seven and eight o’clock in the morning, when few other patrons were likely to be present." niche-canada.org/2021/11/12/swi… #envhist #parkhistory #cdnhist

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Our editor-in-chief Dr. Blair Stein introduces a new series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, which made the beaver an official national symbol. "Beavers in Theory and Practice: Beyond a National Symbol" niche-canada.org/2025/02/25/bea… #envhist #cdnhist #beaver

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Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, showing a fisherman using raised net to catch birds on the lake in Valley of Mexico. The structure appears to have been form of weir (reed or twine #fishweirs were used by Aztec) like trap hung above the water to catch birds seasonally.

Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, showing a fisherman using raised net to catch birds on the lake in Valley of Mexico. The structure appears to have been form of weir (reed or twine #fishweirs were used by Aztec) like trap hung above the water to catch birds seasonally.
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#MSH45 | Summer 1953: Harry and Bill 🧵 One day, a man in a rumpled suit enters Harry Truman's lodge. "Tell that old coot if he wants a cabin, we don't have any." After he leaves, someone tells Truman it's Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. “I'll be goddamn go to hell!”

#MSH45 | Summer 1953: Harry and Bill đź§µ 
One day, a man in a rumpled suit enters Harry Truman's lodge. "Tell that old coot if he wants a cabin, we don't have any."

After he leaves, someone tells Truman it's Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.

“I'll be goddamn go to hell!”
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#BlackHistoryMonth Reading "Environmental Racism and the Climate Emergency: An Interview with Dr. Ingrid Waldron" niche-canada.org/2021/09/23/env… #envhist #cdnhist

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We launched a series on beavers earlier this week, which has us thinking about our HBC at 350 series from 2020. Revisit Stacy Nation-Knapper's intro to the series here: niche-canada.org/2020/11/02/hbc… #envhist #cdnhist #HBC

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#InternationalPolarBearDay Read "Bittersweet Lessons from 1973: Calgary’s New Polar Bear Enclosure" by George Colpitts niche-canada.org/2023/12/21/bit… #envhist #animalhistory #cdnhist

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Our Historicizing Adaptation series begins today with an introduction by S Stunden Bower! This series will feature environmental historians and scholars in allied fields reflecting on adaptation in historical perspective. niche-canada.org/2025/02/27/int… #envhist #adaptation