Black. Lives. Matter. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. An unending macabre list of names, stretching back years, decades, centuries. They are victims of terrorism, injustice heaped upon injustice… Continue reading
Great news, MyLGF community! It’s Science Literacy Week in Canada and My Little Green Foot has been nominated for the Short List for People’s Choice Award: Canada’s Favourite Science Blog! Yay us!! As of… Continue reading
As I approach the end of my Master’s program, I decided to reach out to other international students living in Paris to get a feel for their particular experience as graduate students en France. Along… Continue reading
We’ve all heard the saying, “things don’t always turn out the way you’d expect.” My university undergraduate experience, as is the case with most, was a very narrow focused one, separate from a… Continue reading
By Kaeli Swift Camp robber. Whiskeyjack. Canada jay. Gray jay. I know of no other bird that goes by as many names as the Canada jay. In fact, it has so many names… Continue reading
Life as a graduate student in France can be tricky, especially if you’re new to the French higher education system. If you can get past the French bureaucracy and almost non-existent customer service,… Continue reading
Summer is a special time for me, but not for the reasons you might think. As the world’s only flying mammal takes to the skies, I feel an excitement as I watch them… Continue reading
By David Evans When you think of the ocean, you probably immediately conjure an image of a sandy beaches, warm salt water, sunshine, coral reefs, or diverse marine life. But our oceans’ health… Continue reading
What is citizen science? Citizen science has many definitions, but simply put, it is the collection of data to aid in research collaborations between scientists and volunteers (citizen scientists) to increase opportunities for scientific… Continue reading
By Sarah Ludlow In a previous blog post on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s blog, Land Lines, I discussed how scientists determine long-term trends in bird populations through annual monitoring. Those estimates provide valuable information… Continue reading
