Dr Tara Martin
@taragmartin.bsky.social
Turning ecological and climate data into decisions. Predicting cumulative impacts. Revitalizing land-human relationships. Lead - Conservation Decisions Lab UBC (www.taramartin.org). Mum | Scientist | Plant & Bird lover.
If you’re angry about the Cowichan decision, lay the blame where it belongs: thenarwhal.ca/opinion-eker...
The Cowichan decision is a long time coming | The Narwhal
Governments of Canada and B.C. laid the groundwork for the Cowichan decision by ignoring the issue of Indigenous Title for more than a century
thenarwhal.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If you’re angry about the Cowichan decision, lay the blame where it belongs: thenarwhal.ca/opinion-eker...
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Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
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B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
thenarwhal.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Secret Map Shows BC Playing a Shell Game with Old Growth via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Secret Map Shows BC Playing a Shell Game with Old Growth | The Tyee
Leaked data reveals a Forests Ministry biased in favour of big-tree logging, defying its science advisory panel in granting deferrals.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Secret Map Shows BC Playing a Shell Game with Old Growth via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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@taragmartin.bsky.social co-authored a study which found hyperabundant deer are pushing rare ecosystems to collapse, and Indigenous hunting could be the most effective path to recovery.
B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
thenarwhal.ca
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@taragmartin.bsky.social co-authored a study which found hyperabundant deer are pushing rare ecosystems to collapse, and Indigenous hunting could be the most effective path to recovery.
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Deer are destroying B.C. island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
thenarwhal.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Deer are destroying B.C. island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
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Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
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⚠️ Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act could strip away protections for 106 at-risk species — incl the piping plover, monarch butterfly & yellow-banded bumble bee.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
⚠️ Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act could strip away protections for 106 at-risk species — incl the piping plover, monarch butterfly & yellow-banded bumble bee.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Out today - Nature requires investment: Applying priority threat management to support biodiversity and climate targets - Camaclang - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nature requires investment: Applying priority threat management to support biodiversity and climate targets
We worked with a diverse group of local experts to identify cost-effective and complementary management strategies that could help secure the persistence of species of conservation concern for the le....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Out today - Nature requires investment: Applying priority threat management to support biodiversity and climate targets - Camaclang - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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One week to get your applications in for our Blue Carbon Canada positions! Come join a collegial productive team with @taragmartin.bsky.social Sara Knox, Mary O’Connor, Graham Clark, me and our stellar set of PDFs and grad students! 🇨🇦 🌊 #dreamteam
We're Hiring for 8 Positions!! Interested in conducting research on nature based solutions in Canada's coastal ecosystems? Blue Carbon Canada is recruiting 3 PDFs & 5 PhD students for Sept. 2025 in partnership w @wwfcanada.org www.bluecarboncanada.ca/were-recruit... Open to int'l scholars Pls repost
We're Recruiting! — Blue Carbon Canada
www.bluecarboncanada.ca
April 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One week to get your applications in for our Blue Carbon Canada positions! Come join a collegial productive team with @taragmartin.bsky.social Sara Knox, Mary O’Connor, Graham Clark, me and our stellar set of PDFs and grad students! 🇨🇦 🌊 #dreamteam
We’re hiring! See details below.
We're Hiring for 8 Positions!! Interested in conducting research on nature based solutions in Canada's coastal ecosystems? Blue Carbon Canada is recruiting 3 PDFs & 5 PhD students for Sept. 2025 in partnership w @wwfcanada.org www.bluecarboncanada.ca/were-recruit... Open to int'l scholars Pls repost
We're Recruiting! — Blue Carbon Canada
www.bluecarboncanada.ca
April 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We’re hiring! See details below.
Excited to share I'm finally a tenured Professor! It's been a long journey & I'm grateful to my colleagues far & wide for your support & my amazing team at the Conservation Decisions Lab. In a time of bonkers politics, job security facilitates the ability to speak truth to power.
#Tenure
#Tenure
March 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Excited to share I'm finally a tenured Professor! It's been a long journey & I'm grateful to my colleagues far & wide for your support & my amazing team at the Conservation Decisions Lab. In a time of bonkers politics, job security facilitates the ability to speak truth to power.
#Tenure
#Tenure
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A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation. Includes content from Dr. Andrea Reid; she leads UBC's Centre for Indigenous Fisheries. sustainability.stanford.edu/news/transfo... via @stanforddoerr.bsky.social
Transforming marine conservation, one chapter at a time
A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation.
sustainability.stanford.edu
March 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation. Includes content from Dr. Andrea Reid; she leads UBC's Centre for Indigenous Fisheries. sustainability.stanford.edu/news/transfo... via @stanforddoerr.bsky.social
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Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer #whale population. www.biv.com/biv-rss-news... via @bivnews.bsky.social
Canada sued over delay in protecting endangered killer whales
An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an emergency order to Cabinet — but they have yet to do so.
www.biv.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer #whale population. www.biv.com/biv-rss-news... via @bivnews.bsky.social
Spring is in the air and I’m dreaming of the flowers that await. #camasmeadows #salishsea #deerstewardship
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Spring is in the air and I’m dreaming of the flowers that await. #camasmeadows #salishsea #deerstewardship
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NEW PAPER ALERT!
We provide the first genetic evidence of cattail hybridisation in British Columbia, and demonstrate that field-measureable traits are still useful for differentiating cattails at this point in time in the region.
link.springer.com/10.1007/s122...
We provide the first genetic evidence of cattail hybridisation in British Columbia, and demonstrate that field-measureable traits are still useful for differentiating cattails at this point in time in the region.
link.springer.com/10.1007/s122...
Decrypting the Invasion of Non-native Cattails (Typha spp.) in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia, Using Morphological and Microsatellite Analyses - Estuaries and Coasts
Hybrid cattail (Typha × glauca), a hybrid between native T. latifolia and introduced T. angustifolia, has been recently identified through macroscopic traits in the Fraser River Estuary (FRE), Canada....
link.springer.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NEW PAPER ALERT!
We provide the first genetic evidence of cattail hybridisation in British Columbia, and demonstrate that field-measureable traits are still useful for differentiating cattails at this point in time in the region.
link.springer.com/10.1007/s122...
We provide the first genetic evidence of cattail hybridisation in British Columbia, and demonstrate that field-measureable traits are still useful for differentiating cattails at this point in time in the region.
link.springer.com/10.1007/s122...