Mike Waddington 🇨🇦
@peatofmind.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology | School of Earth, Environment & Society | McMaster University | peatlands | ecohydrology | wildfire | drought | restoration | Nobel Peat Prize | https://www.mcmasterecohydrology.ca/ |
Hobbies:🧭 🏃♂️🛶🗺️🚴🏼
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Hobbies:🧭 🏃♂️🛶🗺️🚴🏼
Views are my own
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Happy Halloween!
Our latest #PeatPaper published in Hydrological Processes and led by MSc student Maia Moore!
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our latest #PeatPaper published in Hydrological Processes and led by MSc student Maia Moore!
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Congratulations Paul! Well deserved. It seems like yesterday when you were here in the MAC Ecohydro Lab (2010).
October 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Congratulations Paul! Well deserved. It seems like yesterday when you were here in the MAC Ecohydro Lab (2010).
For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year.
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year.
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
Back from a visit to 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 & 🇪🇪!
Enjoyed meeting ecology, biogeochem, and hydrology researchers to talk about #peatland wildfire, restoration, and resilience.
Sweden’s two #NobelPeatPrize laureates (Gustaf Granath, Betty Ehnvall) were in the audience of my Uppsala Uni seminar.
Enjoyed meeting ecology, biogeochem, and hydrology researchers to talk about #peatland wildfire, restoration, and resilience.
Sweden’s two #NobelPeatPrize laureates (Gustaf Granath, Betty Ehnvall) were in the audience of my Uppsala Uni seminar.
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Back from a visit to 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 & 🇪🇪!
Enjoyed meeting ecology, biogeochem, and hydrology researchers to talk about #peatland wildfire, restoration, and resilience.
Sweden’s two #NobelPeatPrize laureates (Gustaf Granath, Betty Ehnvall) were in the audience of my Uppsala Uni seminar.
Enjoyed meeting ecology, biogeochem, and hydrology researchers to talk about #peatland wildfire, restoration, and resilience.
Sweden’s two #NobelPeatPrize laureates (Gustaf Granath, Betty Ehnvall) were in the audience of my Uppsala Uni seminar.
New #PeatPaper by Lees et al. in #HydrologicalProcesses
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New #PeatPaper by Lees et al. in #HydrologicalProcesses
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
I started working at MAC 30 years ago this week teaching courses for two geography legends: hydrology (M-k. Woo) and biogeography (G. MacDonald). That experience and mentoring from Profs Woo and Rouse helped shape a research career in the emerging (at that time) field of ecohydrology. #BestJobEver
August 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I started working at MAC 30 years ago this week teaching courses for two geography legends: hydrology (M-k. Woo) and biogeography (G. MacDonald). That experience and mentoring from Profs Woo and Rouse helped shape a research career in the emerging (at that time) field of ecohydrology. #BestJobEver
And a little more organized now
August 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
And a little more organized now
Well, well, well (and a few piezometers too).
A peatland ecohydrologist’s backyard!
Those who know, know.
A peatland ecohydrologist’s backyard!
Those who know, know.
August 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Well, well, well (and a few piezometers too).
A peatland ecohydrologist’s backyard!
Those who know, know.
A peatland ecohydrologist’s backyard!
Those who know, know.
Q: How does a peat scientist that enjoys adventure spend the #WorldBogDay weekend?
A: 180+ km of trekking, paddling, MTB, and orienteering across the peaty northern Ontario landscape at the Wilderness Traverse 24 hour Adventure Race.
Completed the full course again!
📷: L. Moreira, M. Ashmore
A: 180+ km of trekking, paddling, MTB, and orienteering across the peaty northern Ontario landscape at the Wilderness Traverse 24 hour Adventure Race.
Completed the full course again!
📷: L. Moreira, M. Ashmore
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Q: How does a peat scientist that enjoys adventure spend the #WorldBogDay weekend?
A: 180+ km of trekking, paddling, MTB, and orienteering across the peaty northern Ontario landscape at the Wilderness Traverse 24 hour Adventure Race.
Completed the full course again!
📷: L. Moreira, M. Ashmore
A: 180+ km of trekking, paddling, MTB, and orienteering across the peaty northern Ontario landscape at the Wilderness Traverse 24 hour Adventure Race.
Completed the full course again!
📷: L. Moreira, M. Ashmore
Check out our new paper "Ecohydrological drivers of Boreal Shield peatland fire refugia" in Ecohydrology.
Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Check out our new paper "Ecohydrological drivers of Boreal Shield peatland fire refugia" in Ecohydrology.
Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Great day for bays!
Hole-in-the-Wall, Big Sound, Georgian Bay.
Hole-in-the-Wall, Big Sound, Georgian Bay.
July 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Great day for bays!
Hole-in-the-Wall, Big Sound, Georgian Bay.
Hole-in-the-Wall, Big Sound, Georgian Bay.
… and some photos of BDB at 25 years old.
An incredible #peatland #restoration success story!
@gret-perg.bsky.social
An incredible #peatland #restoration success story!
@gret-perg.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
… and some photos of BDB at 25 years old.
An incredible #peatland #restoration success story!
@gret-perg.bsky.social
An incredible #peatland #restoration success story!
@gret-perg.bsky.social
Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay!
This week @gret-perg.bsky.social celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bois-des-Bel #peatland #restoration project!
Throwback to 2000 and our first eddy covariance measurements on a restored peatland.
#BDB25
This week @gret-perg.bsky.social celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bois-des-Bel #peatland #restoration project!
Throwback to 2000 and our first eddy covariance measurements on a restored peatland.
#BDB25
June 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay!
This week @gret-perg.bsky.social celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bois-des-Bel #peatland #restoration project!
Throwback to 2000 and our first eddy covariance measurements on a restored peatland.
#BDB25
This week @gret-perg.bsky.social celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bois-des-Bel #peatland #restoration project!
Throwback to 2000 and our first eddy covariance measurements on a restored peatland.
#BDB25
We were happy to tour the 2024 #NobelPeatPrize Laureate, Betty Ehnvall, through our Nobel research sites this week.
@nobel-water.bsky.social
Wonderful discussions about peatland development, shallow #peatlands, and #wildfire.
@nobel-water.bsky.social
Wonderful discussions about peatland development, shallow #peatlands, and #wildfire.
May 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We were happy to tour the 2024 #NobelPeatPrize Laureate, Betty Ehnvall, through our Nobel research sites this week.
@nobel-water.bsky.social
Wonderful discussions about peatland development, shallow #peatlands, and #wildfire.
@nobel-water.bsky.social
Wonderful discussions about peatland development, shallow #peatlands, and #wildfire.
May 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Field photo: “It’s time to draw a line in the sand umm errr Sphagnum”
#Peatlands #PeatSky #wildfire
@nobel-water.bsky.social
#Peatlands #PeatSky #wildfire
@nobel-water.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Field photo: “It’s time to draw a line in the sand umm errr Sphagnum”
#Peatlands #PeatSky #wildfire
@nobel-water.bsky.social
#Peatlands #PeatSky #wildfire
@nobel-water.bsky.social
Next up for the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab at #EGU25 is our poster titled:
#Peatlands and Climate Change: Survival of the Deepest
16:15-18:00 (Hall X1, X1.14, EGU25-3812)
Stop by and tell us what you like (or don't like) about it and we'll give you a limited edition lab logo or "Swagnum" sticker!
#Peatlands and Climate Change: Survival of the Deepest
16:15-18:00 (Hall X1, X1.14, EGU25-3812)
Stop by and tell us what you like (or don't like) about it and we'll give you a limited edition lab logo or "Swagnum" sticker!
April 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Next up for the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab at #EGU25 is our poster titled:
#Peatlands and Climate Change: Survival of the Deepest
16:15-18:00 (Hall X1, X1.14, EGU25-3812)
Stop by and tell us what you like (or don't like) about it and we'll give you a limited edition lab logo or "Swagnum" sticker!
#Peatlands and Climate Change: Survival of the Deepest
16:15-18:00 (Hall X1, X1.14, EGU25-3812)
Stop by and tell us what you like (or don't like) about it and we'll give you a limited edition lab logo or "Swagnum" sticker!
🎵 Hello, Vienna calling, hello? 🎵
We kick off our #EGU25 peaty presentations on Monday with two talks on wildfire peat combustion!
Greg: Drained peatlands @gregverkaik.bsky.social
Paul: Climate change modelling
#peatlands #wildfire #ecohydrology
We kick off our #EGU25 peaty presentations on Monday with two talks on wildfire peat combustion!
Greg: Drained peatlands @gregverkaik.bsky.social
Paul: Climate change modelling
#peatlands #wildfire #ecohydrology
April 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🎵 Hello, Vienna calling, hello? 🎵
We kick off our #EGU25 peaty presentations on Monday with two talks on wildfire peat combustion!
Greg: Drained peatlands @gregverkaik.bsky.social
Paul: Climate change modelling
#peatlands #wildfire #ecohydrology
We kick off our #EGU25 peaty presentations on Monday with two talks on wildfire peat combustion!
Greg: Drained peatlands @gregverkaik.bsky.social
Paul: Climate change modelling
#peatlands #wildfire #ecohydrology
Vienna Calling!
The MAC Ecohydrology Lab are looking forward to the #EGU25 in just over two weeks.
We will be presenting our research on #peatlands, #wildfire, and #ecohydrology in several posters and talks.
Stop by our posters to talk all things peat.
Vienna Calling!
The MAC Ecohydrology Lab are looking forward to the #EGU25 in just over two weeks.
We will be presenting our research on #peatlands, #wildfire, and #ecohydrology in several posters and talks.
Stop by our posters to talk all things peat.
April 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Vienna Calling!
The MAC Ecohydrology Lab are looking forward to the #EGU25 in just over two weeks.
We will be presenting our research on #peatlands, #wildfire, and #ecohydrology in several posters and talks.
Stop by our posters to talk all things peat.
Vienna Calling!
The MAC Ecohydrology Lab are looking forward to the #EGU25 in just over two weeks.
We will be presenting our research on #peatlands, #wildfire, and #ecohydrology in several posters and talks.
Stop by our posters to talk all things peat.
“It has been a happy fact that my university experiences and scientific career have been favoured with some great mentors and colleagues” - W.R. Rouse (Cdn Geographer, 2008)
Wayne was a great mentor and colleague to me so it is a true honour to be this year's Rouse Climate Lecturer (March 27)
Wayne was a great mentor and colleague to me so it is a true honour to be this year's Rouse Climate Lecturer (March 27)
March 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“It has been a happy fact that my university experiences and scientific career have been favoured with some great mentors and colleagues” - W.R. Rouse (Cdn Geographer, 2008)
Wayne was a great mentor and colleague to me so it is a true honour to be this year's Rouse Climate Lecturer (March 27)
Wayne was a great mentor and colleague to me so it is a true honour to be this year's Rouse Climate Lecturer (March 27)
Nobel, Ontario home of the #NobelPeatPrize.
Winter 2025...
How it started (Feb 16)
How its going (March 15)
Winter 2025...
How it started (Feb 16)
How its going (March 15)
March 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Nobel, Ontario home of the #NobelPeatPrize.
Winter 2025...
How it started (Feb 16)
How its going (March 15)
Winter 2025...
How it started (Feb 16)
How its going (March 15)
My lecture highlights MAC Ecohydro Lab ECR-led research at the intersection of wildfire, climate, and carbon from the last 15 years. I also weave in references to Wayne's northern research legacy and the guidance and direction I learned from him as a professor, colleague, mentor, and friend. 3/3
February 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My lecture highlights MAC Ecohydro Lab ECR-led research at the intersection of wildfire, climate, and carbon from the last 15 years. I also weave in references to Wayne's northern research legacy and the guidance and direction I learned from him as a professor, colleague, mentor, and friend. 3/3