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Some towering willowherb from Brimham Rocks in #Yorkshire for this #MagentaMonday, where they made an enchanting contrast to the looming crags & gentle heather-draped moorland. How will #nature counteract the rockier corners of your week ahead, friends?

I offer up the barest hint of #autumn's blaze for this week's #ThickTrunkTuesday, along with vestiges of the rain-free weeks that wrapped up summer. Sometimes the shift in seasons is a subtle saunter recognized only by attentive observers; other times, it sweeps in like a tide!

I thought carefully if I was going to write share anything today. Recently, I’ve had discussions with friends and community members on how our relationship with this day has changed. #OrangeShirtDay #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation 📷 : @/morning.star.designs (Alana Jewell)

As the days grow shorter—& the skies seem only to know tones of slate, silver, & grey—I find myself turning to the trees for a respite from monotony, a reminder that growth & decay are each other's constant companions. This #ThickTrunkTuesday mate has surely seen both in spades!

The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. - James Baldwin

Dr. Lorien Nesbitt from the University of British Columbia, presented on "Advancing Equity in Canada’s Urban Forests: Beyond Metrics, Toward Community Empowerment." 🌳 Lorien Nesbitt

Carbon capture instead of stopping oil & gas EVs instead of reducing car dependency Ocean cleanups instead of stopping plastic production Planting trees instead of ending deforestation Ever notice how all the fashionable 'solutions' are all aimed at not changing anything?

New career opportunity at #UBCForestry!📣 We invite applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Urban Forest Accessibility – Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track). Applications close on November 30.📆 Details and apply: bit.ly/4fgwX5m 🔗

Murray has always walked into dark places with a flashlight so the rest of us can safely follow. A beam of light that cuts through injustice and shows the way to hope. Sending prayers and gratitude to him and his family who continue to be so generous in sharing him with all of

These felicias for #MondayBlue. They seem to be everywhere at the moment and I just love them 💙 #flowers #nature

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

Something that Tanya Talaga said a couple of weeks ago that hasn’t left me: when you think of Murray, think of the weight of hearing thousands of accounts of untold horror, and the toll it would take on your body. Think of taking that on. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

To honour the passing of Murray Sinclair, I’ve put an orange shirt in my window - and I’m inviting others to do the same across the country. We owe him, and the residential school survivors he supported, a great deal for helping to put us on the path of truth and reconciliation.

The Honourable Murray Sinclair always walked into dark places with a flashlight so that we can safely follow. A beam of light that cut through injustice and shows the way to hope.Sending prayers and gratitude to his loving family🧡

On this #ThickTrunkTuesday that marks the #USElection2024, I turn to #trees for their wisdom. Like this oak, I am certain we can gain strength from the shared roots that bind our twisting branches, convert withered notions of hate & division into compost, & turn over a new leaf.

The deadline for our Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Urban Forest Accessibility – Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) position is fast approaching. Applications close on November 30.📆 Details and apply: bit.ly/4fgwX5m 🔗

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…

Trump and Poilievre both want to interfere with academic freedom and independent thought. As Harvard said: No government should dictate what universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.

🌎 Happy Earth Day! Congratulations to Lorien Nesbitt and team for securing a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for "Networks of Care for Green, Healthy Cities." The Hikma team is excited to cheer you on as your project grows! Lorien Nesbitt SSHRC