#ThrowbackThursday 2022.
Working on #PenderIsland with #OceanNetworks #Canada to raise more public awareness & support to respect & protect our #marine #ecosystems 💙💚💙🌊
Education about ecosystems & ocean #biodiversity of botanicals/creatures/critters.
Information about importance of #MarineProtectedAreas - #MPAs & why a lot of grassroots organizations patrolling & doing stewardship is essential for ocean protection work, going forward.

#Conservation #Oceans #Environmentalists #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #SaveOurOceans #MarineBiology #MarineScience #seal #GulfIslandsPreserve #wildlife #MarineLife

#Petition in #Canada to pass a resolution recognizing the week each year in which March 22 falls as Canada #Water Week.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7165

Whereas:

Canada has 2 million #lakes 8,000 rivers, 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and 7% of global #renewable supply, the third largest of any country;

Canada's waters support vital #ecosystems, diverse #plants, #animals, #fish and other species across all regions;

It is integral to building a strong and #sustainable #economy

RE: https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/116143663951840335

The #European #bison #Bos #bonasus, prefers forests with open areas and was originally widespread throughout Central, Western, and Southern #Europe. #Herds consist of about 15 animals, with sexually mature males only seeking company during the #rutting season.The last originally #wildbison was #shot in 1927. Today's all descend from 12 captive individuals. Now, nine bisons were #released in the #Iberianhighlands to study how bisons can #restore #ecosystems.
© this text #StefanFWirth March 2026

Restoring native grasslands

"In western Victoria's volcanic plains there's 0.5 per cent [of native grasslands] left...The picture across much of southern Australia is almost as bleak. Since European settlement, intensive grazing, agricultural practices and urbanisation have all conspired to obliterate native grasslands.Though now protected by environmental laws, conservationists say remnant grasslands are still being destroyed."
"Natives are usually far less flammable than exotic species."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/native-grasslands-victoria-endangered-restoration-seed-demand/106391114
#grass #grasslands #endangered #ecosystems #NativeFlora #lawns #fossilfuels

Image:A remnant native grassland at Altona in Melbourne’s west survives beside industrial warehouses. (ABC Landline: Tim Lee)