I am SUPER excited to announce that we are hiring a Restoration Ecologist! Apply to work with our team to develop & implement our restoration monitoring & testing programs! Help drive positive change and continual learning. abmi.ca/home/careers/c…

"The deck is stacked to have another wildfire season that is going to be challenging." - Dr. Jennifer Baltzer

163 "zombie" fires smoldered all winter in Canada & burst into flames this spring, incl Patry Creek fire near Ft Nelson. Zombie fires are burning more area as the world warms—which could boost emissions & start a feedback loop of even more fire. BBC Future bbc.co.uk/future/article…

Sheri Longboat (MA ’96, PhD ’13) has always felt a deep personal connection to water. She recently returned to Laurier as a faculty member and is working with First Nations to ensure they have safe drinking water. Learn more: wlu.ca/news/spotlight… #IndigenousHistoryMonth

I adore being a science advisor to AGU's Eos and am deeply touched for this recognition. Very fortunate to be able to devote time to science communication and meaningful heartwork. RASEI CU Boulder Arts and Sciences CU Boulder 🦬

Impacts of permafrost thaw on Alaskan lands. Live reporting from the field this week. Check it out and please share to spread awareness of RAPID climate change in the far north.

More impacts of permafrost thaw. Please share to spread awareness of how climate change and thawing permafrost lead to ground collapse, erosion, and loss of ancient carbon from soils.

Journalists from the New York Times followed Laurier Professor Jennifer Baltzer and her students into a scorched forest in the Northwest Territories to report on their research. Learn more: nytimes.com/interactive/20… Photo credit: Bryan Denton, New York Times

Learn more about the work of Jennifer Baltzer, #CRC in Forests and Global Change at Wilfrid Wilfrid Laurier University University: chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-t… NSERC / CRSNG Dr. Jennifer Baltzer

Thanks to $7.8 million in NSERC / CRSNG + SSHRC funding, Laurier researchers are collaborating with the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Territorial Agrifood Association to build a sustainable food system in the NWT. Learn more: wlu.ca/news/spotlight…

Congratulations to eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers who won prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research 🏆 Weston Family Foundation wlu.ca/news/spotlight… Laurier winners (1/2): Amber Buston-White, Katerina Coveny, Simon DePasquale, Christine Dunbar

Laurier winners (2/2): Jordan Jason-Byerley, Nick Luymes, Brian Newton, Alicia Pouw