Petra van Cronenburg6d ago

I never thought anyone still bought zines these days! But hey, I’ve got my first customers. 🥰 That’s motivating me to come up with a few more, hopefully when things calm down a bit. What would you like to see:

My first mini zine after decades: https://ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138

#zine #zines #naturelovers #nature #biodiversity #sciComm #miniZine #NatureMatchCuts #natureHeals #zinester #zineMaking

Discovering nature
How-To for reconnecting with nature
inspirations for changing perspectives
other
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Digital Mini Zine (pdf) Reconnection For Aliens - NatureMatchCuts's Ko-fi Shop

Learn how to experience nature with a new perspective: 'Reconnection For Aliens' is a joyful inspiration for children and adults for nature contacts. ...

Ko-fi
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg6d ago

@paparatti Therefore, I love it to be here. Mastodon gave me a maximum of listeners, when I talked about #moss: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moss-the-emerald-treasure/id1630784381?i=1000707856049

You can talk about the most interesting topics but moss is grounding people, it's miniature worlds are easy and cheap to visit ... I was surprised how much people are interested ... not only on Mastodon.

#mosstodon #NatureMatchCuts #naturelovers

Moss - The Emerald Treasure

Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · May 10, 2025 · 56m

Apple Podcasts
Petra van CronenburgApr 1

Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir: "ces deux espèces ont poussé la gestion des #déchets encore plus loin, en développant un système étonnamment sophistiqué… de véritables "toilettes" ! Ces #chenilles maintiennent en permanence un étroit conduit reliant l’intérieur de la #galle à l’extérieur, par lequel elles évacuent régulièrement leurs excréments. Après chaque utilisation, ce conduit est obstrué à l’aide d’un opercule de soie." https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/actualites/des-chenilles-qui-vont-aux-toilettes

#Nature #NatureMatchCuts

Des chenilles qui vont aux toilettes !

La Nouvelle-Calédonie présente une biodiversité foisonnante. Un chercheur du Muséum, en collaboration avec des scientifiques de l'université de Tours, de l’INRAE Orléans, du Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Pays-Bas), et de l’Université Préfectorale de Kyoto (Japon), a publié une étude révélant la découverte de deux nouvelles espèces de papillons au mode de vie inédit.

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Petra van CronenburgMar 27

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@chiroptera/116298795666901623

A lot of #animals are real #gardeners or #farmers. We know about squirrels storing and forgetting nuts, elephants shaping forests, or birds dispersing seeds. But all too often we overlook less popular species and the vital role they play.

We can learn a great deal from our animal colleagues about #ecosystems and how to preserve them. More gardening bats and #sea gardeners: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-gardeners-run-wild-ii/id1630784381?i=1000643836080

#bats #conservation #gardening #trees #forests #forestFriday #NatureMatchcuts #ecology

Petra van CronenburgMar 14

"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

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, 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

The Guardian
Petra van CronenburgMar 14

#MatchCuts - my #recommendations featuring @shibacomputer and @WeirdWriter and @docjosiahboone whose writings have impressed me this week: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/81e57559-987c-4baa-993a-a2205c17e599

This curated and commented link list is part of my #newsletter #NatureMatchCuts which you can subscribe here: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/newsletter/sign_up

#memories #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #humanity #NoAI #remembrance #COVID #hospital #culturalHeritage #essay #longreads #humanmade

Match Cuts 2: Text Gems

Do you long for purely human-written texts that are so profound and wonderful you want to read them over and over again? Or that are so important you find yourself…

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Show threadPetra van CronenburgMar 10

@gutenberg_org And 60,000 years later, homo sapiens is astonished how bees communicate places by dancing geometry, and beetles use stars and angles for orientation at night ...

#NatureMatchCuts #geometry #archaeology

Petra van CronenburgFeb 26

I just saw the first bumble bee! Tiny insects are flying again. This is the time to come out of my hibernation modus and write more about #nature. I talk about #snails, and as they are still in their protection places, reflect on Homo-not-so-sapiens: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233

You can subscribe to my free #Newsletter: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/newsletter/sign_up ( #substack free #EuropeanAlternative )

#NatureMatchCuts #gastropods #sciComm #natureLovers #springVibes #journalism #factCheck #biology #biodiversity

Snails Or Slop Slime

You're probably all familiar with those pages on the big social media platforms that run as “entertainment” and steal content wherever they can. The main thing is to…

Steady
Petra van CronenburgFeb 25

I raged against the machine. And every time, I am surprised anew at how creative anger makes me. 😈 I even write faster. 🤭 See my new article "Snails Or Slop Slime" https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233
Provoked by a fake page for #naturelovers on a big platform.

#NatureMatchCuts #snail #snails #RageAgainstAISlop #AISlopSucks #factCheck #nature #knowledge #sciComm #animals

Snails Or Slop Slime

You're probably all familiar with those pages on the big social media platforms that run as “entertainment” and steal content wherever they can. The main thing is to…

Steady
Petra van CronenburgFeb 25

Please don't boost #aislop !

This slop graphic went #viral in my timeline on Mastodon. Commentators found the source in a FB slop page, and biologists in the comments tell the facts. Nevertheless, people burst into enthusiasm, so little do they know about nature. #AISlop sites on big platforms gather about 250k followers.

I did a fact-check about real snails.
You can read it here: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233

#snail #snails #animalsave #NatureMatchCuts #biodiversity #reconnectWithNature #blog