@monicavasile.bsky.socialI recently started working on the history of peatland restoration science in Finland, with a focus on forestry-drained #peatlands. Here are some beautiful peatland landscapes from this week's field trip, for y'all.
#histsci #envhist #peatlandrestoration #moss
@wombatscholar.bsky.socialFrom @harrycroft.bsky.social about the Augsburg conference on uncharismatic animals:
#envhum #envhist
@nichecanada.bsky.social“Peatlands have an incredible capacity to endure—if we give them the time and space to do so.” - Jennifer de Mooy
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#envhist #ecology #peatlands #climatechange #books #wetlands
@nichecanada.bsky.social"Aboriginal men’s success in the commercial logging industry and in logging sports led to the development of 'All-Native' logging competitions in the Fraser Valley." - @colinosmond.bsky.social
@nichecanada.bsky.social"The resulting environmental racism, devastation and pollution that mining brings to the land disproportionately affects Indigenous and other marginalized communities in Canada." - Sarah Perry
@nichecanada.bsky.social"Towards an Uncharismatic Turn in Environmental History: How to Talk about the Boring and Forgotten Ones?" - @harrycroft.bsky.social introduces our new series on Uncharismatic species, emerging from a workshop at Universität Augsburg in September 2026.
@envirohistory.bsky.social
@cduigan.bsky.socialAdorned with #scallop shells, a pilgrim by #Flemish artist Peter Snijers (1681-1752)
#IsolaBella #Italy #envhist #pilgrimage #religion #shellfish #FishFriday #heritage #art #oilpainting #FlemishArt
@farsouthhistory.bsky.socialCheck out Adam Bobbette's review of Javiera Barandiarán's "Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium," published in 2025 by @mitpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #mining #envhist #envhum #extraction
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@nichecanada.bsky.socialToday our editor, Nicole Miller, introduces her new series Dwelling in Place, which will run every Thursday through February!
Dwelling actively connects humans, architecture, and environments through evolving relationships.
@nichecanada.bsky.social"Postwar nudism—like postwar socialism or postwar feminism—reminds us that Canadian society always included subgroups of those who swam against the current—in this case, in the buff." - Sharon Wall
@eseh.bsky.socialThe deadline for next year's ESEH conference in Salzburg is approaching! Our early career network has set up a spreadsheet for all to use (also senior scholars!) to find panelists and panels. Please share! #EnvHist
@esehnextgate.bsky.social@farsouthhistory.bsky.socialCheck out Jodie Asselin's review of Marianna Dudley's "Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain," published in 2025 by @manchesterup.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envtech #envhum #energy
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@tolkienseminardtg.bsky.socialNicht vergessen - ihr könnt auch kostenlos online teilnehmen, registriert euch hier:
tolkien-seminar.de
📜Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkien
📅16.10.-18.10.2026, Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg
#Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚
@tolkienseminardtg.bsky.socialDon't forget that you can also attend online, and it's free! You can register here:
tolkien-seminar.com
📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien
📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg
#Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚
@nichecanada.bsky.social"Pilots described oil pipeline spills as 'the blackest of black' or a 'living black' they could see from the skies." - @seankheraj.bsky.social
@nichecanada.bsky.socialCall for Submissions – From Coulees to Muskeg: A Saskatchewan Environmental History Series
We are thrilled to announce the eighth year of our partnership with the @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social and Folklore magazine.
@nichecanada.bsky.social"History offers few precedents for the alarming scales and speeds of today’s anthropogenic ecological changes. These comparisons may be informative, but they are rarely comforting." - @malentendre.bsky.social
@nichecanada.bsky.social“'Will it be possible to save this salt marsh?' Rosemary Gilliat Eaton and the Preservation of Environmental Heritage in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia" by Vivian Lamoureux is part of the series “Gender and Atlantic Ocean Environments."