Hey, #ecologist fediverse! I have a question about the biome(s) of Northeast US and Eastern Canada.

I grew up in New England, but when I was 15 I moved to California (1986) and I had a biology teacher who said something interesting in passing about the predominant biome of New England: that unlike the forested parts of England and Western Europe, pretty much all the nutrients in our mixed coniferous/deciduous forests were actually in the trees and other botanical growth. As opposed to the soil.

And this is one of the reasons that early white colonists struggled mightily with agriculture here. They would clear the trees and underbrush, and assume that the soil that grew them so tall would also do likewise to their wheat and vegetables. Which it did not.

Can any of you confirm or deny this? I would love a pointer to a paper that makes this contention or explains it – or debunks it.

"Her research popularised the idea of the #woodWideWeb, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the #forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with #nature." Suzanne Simard and her newest book / interview: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/my-ideas-are-a-little-revolutionary-ecologist-suzanne-simard-on-intelligent-forests-the-climate-and-her-critics

#NatureMatchCuts #ReconnectWithNature #ecology #science #trees #ecologist #natureWriting #womenInSTEM #climateCrisis #bookstodon #book #SuzanneSimard

#Oregon #ecologist on state’s efforts to create safe #WildlifeCorridors over busy #roadways

By Malya Fass (OPB)
Jan. 7, 2026 11:38 a.m.

Image: "This undated artist's rendering from the Oregon Department of Transportation shows the design of an overpass crossing for wildlife spanning above four lanes of traffic on I-5, looking southwest. ODOT is expected to begin construction on the crossing in 2028 in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, less than two miles north of the California border."

"The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates 14.5 million wild vertebrate animals are killed on Oregon’s roadways each year. Data shows it’s difficult to control driver behavior with things like road signs and traffic regulations. A more effective way to mitigate animal fatalities is by redirecting the animals themselves.

"#WildlifeCrossings — human-made structures that allow animals to safely pass through habitats near roadways — have been a successful tool in preventing animal-motor fatalities. States like #Montana, #Colorado and #California have over 100 wildlife crossings, while Oregon has only six.

"Rachel Wheat is a spatial ecologist who serves as the wildlife connectivity coordinator for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. She joins us to discuss her work and tactics for improving transportation infrastructure for wildlife in Oregon."

Learn more:
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/07/wildlife-corridors-oregon/

#SolarPunkSunday #OregonPublicBroadcasting #Nature #WildlifeConservation #NatureCorridors #Roadkill #Highways #GreenSpace

#MaryRiver #cod thriving in #BrisbaneRiver catchment, century after relative #Brisbane River cod went #extinct & five years after thousands of fingerlings were introduced.

#Ecologist & #IpswichCityCouncil #waterway health officer Jack McCann said the Brisbane River cod went extinct sometime in the 1920s or 1930s.

Their disappearance led to the river losing one of its key apex predators.

#auspol #ecology #fish

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-17/mary-river-cod-brisbane-river-cod-catchment-apex-predator-bremer/106146520

Once again:
If we continue on this path, extinction is what awaits humanity. The only way out is to kill this system and radically change the way we see and interact with the world.

We need a #Revolution !

Thanks to Rage Climatique, a Montreal based #anticapitalist & #ecologist coaliton, for the inspiration!

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#anticapitalism #ecology #apocalypse #anarchism #politics #Art