'He's going to be hard to replace' | Friends move to memorialize NKY #environmentalist who died in floods

#environment #Nature #Conservation

https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/hes-going-to-be-hard-to-replace-friends-move-to-memorialize-nky-environmentalist-who-died-in-floods

I don't care how many protest events you've been to, I don't care if you've spent time at blockades & got arrested either, don't care how much content you post online about caring about the environment IF -> you still choose to fly all over Canada for leisurely trips & when not flying everywhere, you choose to drive all across BC & across Canada, you choose to overconsume material items & create more unnecessary waste - you are part of the problems & not really a part of the solutions.

The above listed selfish human behaviours are not what any serious environmentalist engages in. It's what performative folks engage in - they film themselves multiple times daily to get views online on multiple sites. Their self worth is tied to their online life/likes. I do not enjoy being around high hypocrisy, dishonest, self absorbed, irresponsible people like that & avoid them as much as possible. I tend to adhere tightly to my standards of association & don't let unsavory selfish folks stay around me. I oust them fast & have not felt bad about it. Being cautiously careful about the company we choose to keep around us is a pretty big part of our self care as well.

#TexturesTuesday

I love interesting tree #bark. These are two very different old growth trees & their unique bark #textures
#Arbutus / #Madrona & Western Red #Cedar.

If I put caring about people's reactions above my natural born duties to Mother Earth & her needs - I have failed.

Wild First. Or we all tumble down.

#ThrowbackThursday
4 years ago, I first met this gentle giant.
It's one of the only older Western red #cedar #trees left at #W̱MÍYEŦEN #NatureSanctuary. Most of the land had been logged more than once before it was acquired for conservation & rewilding. This is a 2nd growth cedar & it is over 150 yrs old.

The W̱MÍYEŦEN #Nature Sanctuary is a 42 acre protected forest and riparian area ​that supports biodiversity while preserving ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The tranquil natural environment, inspires an awareness of nature as teacher and essential ally.

https://wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/

I'm a member of this local, biodiverse nature sanctuary. They mainly rely on memberships & public donations. They work with #Indigenous leaders/educators/naturalists from #Wsanec First Nations. The name was changed from the former Mary Lake Sanctuary to W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary to respect that the property is on native lands.

#Arbor #family of yellow #cedar #trees in the #forest. These are 3rd growth cedars, between 6-100 years old.
On territory.

#ThickTrunkTuesday

This beautiful, ancient yellow #cedar tree has a massive, moss covered trunk. It is estimated at over 500 years old. There are very few #ElderTrees of this scale found outside of protected parks on Southern Vancouver Island now. The few remaining unprotected old growth forest tracts should be conserved for stability & longevity of our wild, ancient ecosystems & for the future generations to enjoy/admire/study.

The need to protect old growth forests has been the case for decades but even more important in present times because of accelerated climate change & the increased greedy desperation of corporate ecociders & our governments who aid/abet the pillaging which destroys wild environments that are essential for humans to sustain our lives on Earth. Valuable medicines are found & several medicines have yet to be found in these old growth, coastal temperate, wild rainforests. We need to protect these ancient forests for the above listed & many more important reasons.

#Mosstodon

Our coastal temperate #rainforests on Vancouver Island are super lush with so much #biodiversity. They are worth conserving & protecting. These forests are also full of medicines, some yet to be discovered.

HT @rmblaber1956 !

"Early poems about #Merlin portray him as #environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of #Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show #Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with #Nature

by Steven Morris
Tue 25 Feb 2025 07.13 EST

"He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.

"But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world.

"Over the past three years academics from three Welsh universities have edited and translated more than 100 poems, all in Cymraeg (Welsh), about Merlin dating back as far as the 10th century.

"David Callander, who is based at Cardiff University’s school of Welsh, said some of the conclusions of the Myrddin Poetry Project challenged the modern view of the figure."

Tagging
@sevmunro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars
#History #Poetry #WelshHistory #Magic #Nature #Magicians

#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Roman #Emperor Nero (37). He is infamously known as the Emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned".

Birth Anniversary of #French Civil Engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832) - best known for the world-famous #EiffelTower.

Birth Anniversary of Brazilian #Environmentalist Chico Mendes (1944). He was assassinated by a rancher on December 22, 1988.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/news

GetUp!’s attacks on @WePlanetAus highlight the desperation of legacy anti-nuclear groups clinging to outdated dogma. For years, they’ve positioned themselves as gatekeepers of the environmental movement, but the world is moving on. Nuclear energy is now a central part of serious discussions about Australia’s clean energy future.

Let’s be clear: WePlanet Australia is a grassroots movement of scientists, environmentalists, and everyday citizens. They aren’t tied to any industry or government groups, and they don’t take corporate donations. Everything they do is powered by people who believe in fact-based solutions to the climate crisis.

GetUp pioneered innovative grassroots activism, and for that, they deserve credit. But their views on nuclear energy—and their attacks on those who challenge them—are wrong. While they cling to fear and outdated stereotypes, we’re championing modern nuclear energy as a zero-carbon complement to renewables like wind and solar.

They’ve run successful campaigns on nuclear energy, modern plant breeding, golden rice, and alternative proteins—because the future is built on hope, optimism, and science-backed solutions. The public supports our work because they see the need for evidence-based approaches to solving the climate crisis.

It’s disappointing to see GetUp distort facts and attack fellow environmentalists, but it won’t stop us. Australia is closer than ever to overturning its decades-old nuclear ban, and we’re on the verge of winning. Together, we can build a clean, sustainable future powered by truth, not fear.

2020.
When 3 Coast Salish Indigenous Chiefs invited me to join their small lead boat crew to meet up with other boats from Campbell River, Comox, Lund, Quadra Island & Discovery Islands to block some restocking of open net fish farms & demand that they get out of BC waters.

这篇文章由《卫报》专栏作家乔治·蒙比奥特 (@georgemonbiot.bsky.social) 撰写， 收录在他关于环境问题的文集《This Can’t Be Happening》中 。 本文最初于2017年12月20日发表在《卫报》。 随后在作者的网站上发表。 我们特别感谢蒙比奥特先生授权我们翻译并重新发布这篇文章。 https://dku-plant-futures.github.io/zh/post/the-unseen-world/ #environment #environmentalist #nature #conservation

Meet the #Indigenous leader using #psychedelic #medicine to heal the #traumas of #colonization

As an #environmentalist, Rueben George fought #oilpipelines in Canada. As a Sundance Chief and #therapist, he’s working to bring the healing potential of psychedelic medicine to his people — and eventually everyone.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/indigenous-leader-reuben-george-heal-traumas-colonization-psychedelic-medicine/

In the direct action bus with BushPig driving. When we went to support fellow activists in court.

I'm having issues trying to upload a 12 minutes interview vid of me talking at Fairy Creek Blockade - to my YouTube account. It is about why I went to the blockade & why I've spent over 3 decades of my life on Vancouver Island trying to get old growth protected as part of the longterm battle for overdue & necessary #BCForestryReform. Part of it is due to seeing what ecocide did to our matriarch family's village & lands/waters overseas in South Vietnam.
I'll try to upload the file again in a bit.

It should be criminal to kill trees that are older than man-made cathedrals. The man-made cathedrals still get more protection status than ancient trees that are older than mankind. That is so very foolhardy & myopic of man.