Show threadDr Raye eating choccyAug 8, 2023
Three maps from my ATLAS OF EARLY MODERN WILDLIFE showing where wild animals were recorded in Britain and Ireland 250-500 years ago... ​
I found loads of records of Pine Martens and Otters. So why no records of Beavers from early modern England..?
John Ray (1693) says 'These animals have been cut down by hunters all the way to the final extermination, and their stock in England and Wales is thoroughly extinct...'
Were they already gone?😿​
#beaver #earlymodern #extinct #envhistodons
Richard HölzlAug 6, 2023

Had an interesting conversation with AP's Dana Beltaji on bark beetles, 🐜🌲☀️🐜:

Officials realized by the 19th c. that planting just one type of tree over and over again wasn’t a good idea ecologically, but “the economy countered that realization because spruce was such an attractive species,” he said.

“There is a long, long prehistory, but there’s also the (climatic) change now,” said Hölzl. “We can’t really blame our forefathers for that.”

https://apnews.com/article/climate-germany-bark-beetles-harz-spruce-2211332b8e841ad18fc16267bcbec6dc

#envhist, #envhistodons

Bark beetles are eating through Germany's Harz forest. Climate change is making matters worse

Tiny bark beetles have been causing havoc in Germany's Harz mountains, eating away at trees and killing off swaths of the spruce population by hampering their ability to take in nutrients. Drought — made longer and more intense by climate change — is making the problem even worse, as beetles prefer the trees weakened by a lack of water and reproduce better in the warm and dry conditions. Forest conservationists know they have a problem, but there are no easy solutions. A mixture of good planning, chemical pesticides and a longer- term effort to plant different trees in the region are strategies to keep the beetles at bay. But with the climate warming up, it's unclear if conservationists will win their battle against the bugs.

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Carya MaharjaJul 10, 2023
@jconnellstryker perhaps it would help to add tags too to spread the word, such as: #histodons #History #envhist #envhistodons
Douglas McRaeMay 1, 2023

Are you an environmental historian who uses Tropy? How does Tropy help you organize/analyze your sources? I will be presenting Tropy to a group of environmental historians next month and I'd be interested in hearing about your particular experience! PM me or reply, I look forward to hearing from you!

#tropy #envhist #digitalhumanities #environment #envhistodons #digitalhistory

William TullettDec 6, 2022
At Odeuropa we are working on an online ‘Encyclopaedia of Smell History and Heritage’, launching late next year. As editor-in-chief I am looking for those interested in writing entries! For more information, take a look at the Odeuropa blog: https://odeuropa.eu/2022/12/call-for-encyclopaedia-of-smell-history-and-heritage-entries/ (please do amplify this to your own networks - thanks!). #histodons #envhistodons #envhum #envhist #culturalheritage #culturalhistory #socialhistory #sensoryhistory #smellhistory #smellheritage #smellstudies #medhums #medhist
Call for Encyclopaedia of Smell History and Heritage ‘Entries’ - Odeuropa

One of the exciting outputs of the Odeuropa project will be a free, publicly-available, Encyclopaedia of Smell History and Heritage. This will be composed of 120 ‘Entries’ written by smell-history, -culture, and -heritage experts and a series of 24 ‘Storylines’ that explore the links between smells and key themes over time.  In the first two ... Read more

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Lucas ErichsenNov 12, 2022

Old profile, but a new #introduction.

I'm Lucas Erichsen, I hold a Ph.D. in #History and a technical degree IT. I’m interested in Environmental History, History of Technology, History of Computers, History of Science, Digital Humanities, #Python and #computer hardware.
A busy and complex intersection, but I do fell always curious and eager to learn the complex world we share and live in. #histodons #history #envhist #envhistodons #histofTech #digitalhumanities #computerscience

Dr. Sean MungerOct 31, 2022
@enthist @haushoferl @rachelcleves I'm an environmental historian! (At least I was trained as one). Let's start the hashtag #envhistodons!