Mica Jorgenson
@micaamy.bsky.social
🔥 professional fire nerd🔥| Dr. of #envhist | recovering academic | 53.9171° N | loves maps | fun stuff advocate | personal account
Joe Gilchrist imagines a future with fire in BC that I want to live in. indiginews.com/features/lon...
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares 'a better way of looking after the land'
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning 'needs to be multiplied hundreds of times' — returning to Indigenous stewardship
indiginews.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Joe Gilchrist imagines a future with fire in BC that I want to live in. indiginews.com/features/lon...
Reposted by Mica Jorgenson
Today our editor, @micaamy.bsky.social, unveils a map made by Geoffrey Wallace that visualizes the geography of NiCHE blog posts going back to 2004.
"Animating the Archive: The Geography of NiCHE Posts since 2004"
niche-canada.org/2025/11/27/a...
#envhist #envhum #cdnhist #histgeog
"Animating the Archive: The Geography of NiCHE Posts since 2004"
niche-canada.org/2025/11/27/a...
#envhist #envhum #cdnhist #histgeog
Animating the Archive: The Geography of NiCHE Posts since 2004
While NiCHE began as a Canadian environmental history network, its subject matter has always been situated in an international context, fostering conversations and collaborations across borders.
niche-canada.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today our editor, @micaamy.bsky.social, unveils a map made by Geoffrey Wallace that visualizes the geography of NiCHE blog posts going back to 2004.
"Animating the Archive: The Geography of NiCHE Posts since 2004"
niche-canada.org/2025/11/27/a...
#envhist #envhum #cdnhist #histgeog
"Animating the Archive: The Geography of NiCHE Posts since 2004"
niche-canada.org/2025/11/27/a...
#envhist #envhum #cdnhist #histgeog
The EU bringing us more tools for watching fire and smoke from space. First images from Copernicus Sentinel-5A, including formaldehyde linked to emissions from wildfires on the northwestern coast of Angola. #wildfire www.copernicus.eu/en/media/ima...
First images from Copernicus Sentinel-5A | Copernicus
www.copernicus.eu
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The EU bringing us more tools for watching fire and smoke from space. First images from Copernicus Sentinel-5A, including formaldehyde linked to emissions from wildfires on the northwestern coast of Angola. #wildfire www.copernicus.eu/en/media/ima...
I may have shared this article before, but I was thinking about it again over the weekend so here it is again. Open access (👏) science showing 16.3% variance in water quality in the Fraser River basin due to fire. #wildfire firehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725010538
Cumulative effects of fire in the Fraser River basin on freshwater quality and implications for the Salish Sea
The movement of water from land to the ocean serves as a major biogeochemical link between terrestrial and marine systems, through which terrestrial d…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I may have shared this article before, but I was thinking about it again over the weekend so here it is again. Open access (👏) science showing 16.3% variance in water quality in the Fraser River basin due to fire. #wildfire firehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725010538
TNG and the Williams Lake tribune with some rare and refreshingly sane coverage & commentary on BC's most recent title case. wltribune.com/2025/11/07/c...
Cariboo nation calls B.C. out on misinformation about Aboriginal title - Williams Lake Tribune
The nation said declaration of title does not target private property
wltribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
TNG and the Williams Lake tribune with some rare and refreshingly sane coverage & commentary on BC's most recent title case. wltribune.com/2025/11/07/c...
I learned so much this summer from so many people, and now it's time to take a rest. Looking forward to a winter of learning and working hard to make things better in the small ways I can.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I learned so much this summer from so many people, and now it's time to take a rest. Looking forward to a winter of learning and working hard to make things better in the small ways I can.
Its always a pleasure to give back to an organization that contributes so much to our field. Support NiCHE! @nichecanada.bsky.social fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...
Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Its always a pleasure to give back to an organization that contributes so much to our field. Support NiCHE! @nichecanada.bsky.social fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...
you know academia is truly a dumpster fire when a policy paper is behind such a pricy paywall that the policy professionals its allegedly aimed at at don't have enough budget to access it. Good job everyone keep up the good work.
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
you know academia is truly a dumpster fire when a policy paper is behind such a pricy paywall that the policy professionals its allegedly aimed at at don't have enough budget to access it. Good job everyone keep up the good work.
This morning when I opened up NASA FIRMS to check for heat signatures, I recieved an error message that stated that information was no longer being regularly updated due to federal funding constraints. Has anyone else sees this? Any additional info? #wildfire
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This morning when I opened up NASA FIRMS to check for heat signatures, I recieved an error message that stated that information was no longer being regularly updated due to federal funding constraints. Has anyone else sees this? Any additional info? #wildfire
The Gaurdian is really on a wildfire smoke kick, and I'm here for it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wildfire smoke will kill nearly 1.4m each year by end of century if emissions not curbed – study
A separate research found that at the current rate of global heating, more than 70,000 people will die in the US by 2050
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Gaurdian is really on a wildfire smoke kick, and I'm here for it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Delighted that this work continues to find new audiences, and (although purely coincidental) feels very appropriate coming out on the last day of my last fire season deployment. Thank you for hosting me, and for the work of your wonderful editorial team @envhistnow.bsky.social !
Today to celebrate anniversary week, we're thrilled to share a crosspost with our friends at @nichecanada.bsky.social: @micaamy.bsky.social's incredible comic for fire season #envhist #envhum
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Living with Smoke: A Comic for the Fire Season
This essay was originally published in June 2024 in NiCHE: Network in Canadian History & Environment. Each year, British Columbia’s (BC) wildfire seasons force us to reckon with two stories abo…
envhistnow.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Delighted that this work continues to find new audiences, and (although purely coincidental) feels very appropriate coming out on the last day of my last fire season deployment. Thank you for hosting me, and for the work of your wonderful editorial team @envhistnow.bsky.social !
Sentinel 2 images from the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Liard. Left: Some serious fire behaviour from sept 9. Right: Autumn colours on the boreal from Sept 10 -- and an orange retardant line from a small lake (centre of the image).
September 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sentinel 2 images from the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Liard. Left: Some serious fire behaviour from sept 9. Right: Autumn colours on the boreal from Sept 10 -- and an orange retardant line from a small lake (centre of the image).
Pine...uh....finds a way
September 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Pine...uh....finds a way
The impacts of wildfire smoke (and climate change generally) can be amorphous and hard to trace, but here the Guardian has accomplished a story that pins them to the page. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The impacts of wildfire smoke (and climate change generally) can be amorphous and hard to trace, but here the Guardian has accomplished a story that pins them to the page. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I can't take my eyes off these fires in the west of the Cariboo region. Its the summer that won't end out there, despite COLD overnight temperatures and shortening days. Look at this one chugging through a cutblock -- open flame visible from satellite (sept 7).
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I can't take my eyes off these fires in the west of the Cariboo region. Its the summer that won't end out there, despite COLD overnight temperatures and shortening days. Look at this one chugging through a cutblock -- open flame visible from satellite (sept 7).
I haven't had much cause to bust out my corsi-rosenthal box yet this summer, but today its making short work of the 160 AQI outside (currently 15 in my office).
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I haven't had much cause to bust out my corsi-rosenthal box yet this summer, but today its making short work of the 160 AQI outside (currently 15 in my office).
Sentinel 2 captured some truly unhinged fire behaviour yesterday. When you can see an organized flame front from space, its safe to say that our fire behaviour is "aggressive."
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sentinel 2 captured some truly unhinged fire behaviour yesterday. When you can see an organized flame front from space, its safe to say that our fire behaviour is "aggressive."
Also from August 30 -- Sentinel captured the plume coming up from SS104 burning near Fort Provenance, NWT, as it punched up into the atmosphere.
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Also from August 30 -- Sentinel captured the plume coming up from SS104 burning near Fort Provenance, NWT, as it punched up into the atmosphere.
Watching smoke from space is one thing -- watching fire is another. This is a capture from Aug 30, and is of the fire burning north of Tsacha Lake in BC. Flames are visible from Sentinel's passover -- you can see them burning in the patch of green in the top left.
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Watching smoke from space is one thing -- watching fire is another. This is a capture from Aug 30, and is of the fire burning north of Tsacha Lake in BC. Flames are visible from Sentinel's passover -- you can see them burning in the patch of green in the top left.
A recovering academic moment of realization today: I'm developing a new course for my organization and not only am I getting paid to write the content but I have access to a team of 3 subject matter experts and am working directly with an adult learning professional. Academia, take notes.
August 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A recovering academic moment of realization today: I'm developing a new course for my organization and not only am I getting paid to write the content but I have access to a team of 3 subject matter experts and am working directly with an adult learning professional. Academia, take notes.
ditnikkwun / ᑔᐪᘆᐟᐠᗒᐣ / Castilleja miniata
August 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
ditnikkwun / ᑔᐪᘆᐟᐠᗒᐣ / Castilleja miniata
Wildfire smoke is more deadly than other sources of PM 2.5. I originally read about this study in the Guardian today, but here's the original paper.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Quantifying the short-term mortality effects of wildfire smoke in Europe: a multicountry epidemiological study in 654 contiguous regions
Associations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality were larger for fire-related
compared with non-fire-related PM2·5. Assuming wildfire PM2·5 has the same effect
as total PM2·5 substantially und...
www.thelancet.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Wildfire smoke is more deadly than other sources of PM 2.5. I originally read about this study in the Guardian today, but here's the original paper.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Orange sun and ash falling on Vancouver Island last night was a disorienting experience.
August 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Orange sun and ash falling on Vancouver Island last night was a disorienting experience.
Should be taking the day off work, but then I thought: what if I could see the Wesley Ridge fire from space? Sentinel imagery from yesterday (Jul 31)
August 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Should be taking the day off work, but then I thought: what if I could see the Wesley Ridge fire from space? Sentinel imagery from yesterday (Jul 31)
Reposted by Mica Jorgenson
You can read about the background behind this article and the research that led to it in @micaamy.bsky.social and John's post on our site, "Writing Health and History During a Global Pandemic" - niche-canada.org/2021/05/10/w...
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory
August 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You can read about the background behind this article and the research that led to it in @micaamy.bsky.social and John's post on our site, "Writing Health and History During a Global Pandemic" - niche-canada.org/2021/05/10/w...
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory
#envhist #histmed #mininghistory