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Dustin Bajer (he/him)

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🌿 Cities As Ecotones 🌿 Educator | Beekeeper | Tree Farmer | Urbanist Founder of Shrubscriber (community tree farming) and BeeComm (backyard beekeepers) Inner-City Edmonton, AB

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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 02/09/2026
Fire in the backyard. Admiring the peach tree, while the neighbour teaches violin lessons. #yeg
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 01/09/2026
Well, let’s give this a try. #saffron
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 29/08/2026
Not so gentle reminder that boulevards are public/green infrastructure that support trees and climate change adaptation. It is illegal to park or drive over boulevards because doing so compacts soil and damages tree roots. Damages elm and ash trees are more susceptible to diseases. #yeg
Two cars parks on the roots of an elm tree in Albert Avenue.A U-Haul parked on the roots of an ash tree in McCauley.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 27/08/2026
Hey, Edmonton, the ERVCC is looking for volunteers to plant trees and shrubs on Saturday (August 29th) www.ervcc.com/upcoming-eve... #yeg #yeggarden #yagnature #yegrivervalley
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Phase Two Restoration Project — Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
This event will include setting our intentions, buckthorn pulling, tree and shrub planting. Location is the Edmonton Dragon Boat Dock Area co-located with the Dawson Park parking and shelter. Thi...
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 14/08/2026
Alberta separatism has many faces, to be sure. But our research identifies it as a far-right populist movement at its core. Like other FRP groups, they are driven by making society smaller and more exclusive. Rhetoric to that end receives spontaneous applause at their rallies.+
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 08/08/2026
How about a law that all Data Centers must operate entirely off grid using renewable energy. And another requiring their cooling mechanisms use only closed loop cooling systems. How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
Pronghorn Buck showing those famous horns that shed annually, have forks and a boney core.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 09/08/2026
Thousands of black locust babies on a pallet nursery #Robinia #Robiniapseudoacacia #yeg #urbanag
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 08/08/2026
Check out the stunning leaves and colour of these Chinese Coffee Tree seedlings! #Gymnocladus #Gymnocladuschinensis #UrbanAg #YEG
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 08/08/2026
Hey, McCauley Residents, Choose a tree from the Cultivate McCauley Tree Exchange, and we’ll gift you a tree for your yard. #YEG #YEGTtrees #McCauley
Cultivate McCauley Lawn SignCultivate McCauley Tree Picker
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 08/08/2026
Spidervan
Spider web on the side morrow of my van
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 21/07/2026
Hey, #yeg, do you like trees? The City is updating its Urban Forest Management Plan and wants your thoughts. www.edmonton.ca/residential_...
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Trees and Urban Forestry | City of Edmonton
The City values its urban forest, actively expanding and preserving it. Careful management and education ensure lasting benefits for future generations.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 12/07/2026
A moment between thunderstorms to take Apple Serviceberry, Japanese Quince, and Cornus mas cuttings. ⛈️🪴⛈️
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
On July 16, there is the Premier’s breakfast at the legislature. I encourage everyone to go and ask her all your questions. Because she rarely makes appearances in public in #yeg #ableg
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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Heck of a storm. Pretty good aftermath. #yeg Photo credit: @nyhofs.bsky.social
Double rainbow against great sky over wet roads and green lawns A silly man in great wellingtons standing on a wet lawn beside a a young man m on a wet sidewalk. Both have hands in their pockets. They are both wet.Suburban street wet with rain. The sun is shining but it’s still raining .A silly man stands, back to the camera (which is lucky for you because he is not beautiful) on a wet street. The sun is beginning to shine in the aftermath of an intense summer storm.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 11/07/2026
Post storm backyard #yegwx #yeg
Post storm backyard Edmonton
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 10/07/2026
Oh, hello baby Korean Pine #Pinuskoraiensis #TreeFarming #yeg
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 10/07/2026
I may be wrong, but I suspect that there are more walnut trees in this row of propagation boxes than in the rest of Edmonton — three species, all grown from local seed sources. #yeg #yegfood #juglans
Walnut seedlings at the Shrubscriber nursery
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bthl.bsky.social @bthl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Happy update: just handed off 8 little Norway maples to @dustinbajer.com. One day they’ll be providing shade and colourful autumn foliage in other ppl’s yards 😁
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 09/07/2026
Thank you @bthl.bsky.social! I will find good home for them! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 14/04/2026
Hey, #YegGarden Folks, Holding onto a rusty or dull set of pruners? Spade not spading like it used to? Swing by Alberta Ave on April 22nd for a free Tool Maintenance Workshop. luma.com/fbjv79xz #YEG
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Garden Tool Maintenance Workshop · Luma
A Spring Tool Maintenance Workshop hosted by Shrubscriber! Sharpen your shovels, perk up your pruners, or bring anything that could use a little cleaning…
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
To quote @thewaroncars.bsky.social:
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Danielle Smith, what’s going on??? Mitch Sylvestre, the separatists’ leader, says that you will be passing a Bill next week to help separatists circumvent recent Court decision on First Nations’ application. Are you collaborating with separatists? vt.tiktok.com/ZSHq19NF2/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 11/03/2026
“Our work suggests that over 2,000 years of increasing European biodiversity was generated because of —not in spite of—humans” www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/03/the-... #biodiversity #blackdeath Via @anthropocenemag.bsky.social
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The Black Death holds a surprising lesson: Humans and biodiversity can go hand in hand
When the Black Death depopulated Europe, abandoned farmland reverted to forest—and plant diversity declined. The lesson may complicate modern calls to simply “let nature take over.”
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 28/02/2026
I harvested these tomatoes 5 months ago and they’re still going strong.
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So Over the Conservatives 🇨🇦🍁 @energy-girl.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I find shifting the blame of failed public policy and mismanagement of taxpayer funds to “immigrants” - is you know…..pretty fucking despicable. Smith proving that rock bottom not only has a basement, but a sub floor. #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #Canadasky edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signals immigration shift ahead of provincial address
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will have more to say on immigration at her provincial address on Thursday.
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Grow Together Edmonton @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
BREAKING: We're staying at 8 homes per lot! Edmonton City Council today voted against reducing the maximum number of homes per lot from 8 to 6 in the RS zone! #yeg #yegcc
A screenshot of a digital voting record from the Edmonton City Council regarding "Midblock Redevelopment Amendments."

A prominent red banner at the top states the motion was **Defeated** with a vote count of **4 - 8 - 0**.

The specific breakdown is as follows:

* **In Favour (4):** R. Clarke, M. Elliott, T. Parmar, and K. Principe.
* **Opposed (8):** A. Knack, M. Janz, J. Morgan, E. Rutherford, A. Salvador, A. Stevenson, K. Tang, and J. Wright.
* **Abstain/Conflict:** None.
* **Absent (1):** A. Paquette.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 16/01/2026
Hey, @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social , As a block, we've spent hours notifying neighbours, digging out vehicles, and organizing off-street parking, only to be notified that plowing has been completed. @edmontonanne.bsky.social @andrewknack.bsky.social
Missed our block"Done"Alternative, off-street parking for residents.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 19/09/2025
Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy. I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together. We need a government that serves the many, not the money. Join in. lewisforleader.ca/ youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
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Why I’m running for NDP leader
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
From the DM's... UCP MLA says via email that the decision to use the notwithstanding clause was not just about getting students into classrooms... The UCP were worried that arbitration would cost them "hundreds of millions, potentially billions". #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed
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lizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 17/08/2024
based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think: In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 01/12/2025
When I learned about Storage Tomatoes, I knew I needed to grow some. Storage 🍅s are bred to have long shelf-lives and can, apparently, sometimes last from harvest to Easter. The skin as thicker and the flesh a little more acidic, but a pretty damn good fresh tomato for the start of December.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 27/11/2025
Cultivating better futures by planting 1000-year-old trees edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/...
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Tree lovers unveil mural that imagines leafier future
A group of tree enthusiasts is pushing Edmonton to imagine the city in 1,000 years with a new mural at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 25/11/2025
Hey Edmonton, What would it take to grow 1000-year-old trees throughout the City? Find out at a screening of 'The Secret Long Tree Society" at the Alberta Art Gallery this Saturday (Nov 29th) at 3 PM. www.youraga.ca/whats-on/upc... #yeg #yegevents
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The Secret Longtree Society: Cultivate the Millenium
The Art Gallery of Alberta is more than just a gallery; it’s a place for everyone to discover, connect, and be inspired. We invite you to explore the world of art with us through exhibitions, events, ...
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 01/11/2025
Yep. And my call to Tories to stand up still stands.
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Alberta needs a few good tories
The province’s conservative movement has lost its balance, and democracy is paying the price
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The NDP found their numbers! Bill 201 would - increase minimum wage to $18 over 3 years and then index it to inflation. - Eliminate the lower "youth" minimum wage (youth don't pay lower prices, after all) - Ensure tips stay with service staff. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi pulled few punches today… Not only did he condemn Smith’s claim Peter Lougheed would support her attack on human rights… He called her and the entire UCP caucus cowards. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Student walkout being planned for Lethbridge. www.reddit.com/r/Lethbridge...
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From the Lethbridge community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Lethbridge community
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 28/10/2025
A lot of questions today about how Danielle Smith -- the "libertarian" and "conservative" -- could use closure & the notwithstanding clause to remove Albertans' Charter rights. The answer: she's neither libertarian nor conservative. Is the province or her party, though? We'll soon find out.+
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 28/10/2025
I'm the next few days, it would be a mistake to: ❌️ limit the resistance to the teachers' demands or saving public education ❌️ make labour/workers/unions the only faces of opposition The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is much broader than one strike or one set of rights.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Meanwhile, in Manitoba… At least one premier has a grasp of just how serious using the notwithstanding clause is… And is taking steps to ensure that at least one province doesn’t use it before hearing from the courts. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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trevorrobb.bsky.social @trevorrobb.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
“(The provincial government) is coming up with solutions for problems that don’t exist. The decision for the province to come in and change that feels like overreach." #yeg #yegvote #yegelxn #abpoli #ableg
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🤫 Nobody tell David Staples this is all because of the changes me and my UCP have made to how municipal elections are held in Alberta. Let's see if he can use his "journalism" skills to figure it out on his own!🤭 #abpoli #yyc #yycvote #yeg #yegvote
A social media post by David Staples, columnist with the Edmonton Journal Post Media Newspaper, posted on October 27, 2024 which reads: The huge win for everyone on all sides, left, right and centre, is an election where everyone believes the results are credible. We used to do this effortlessly. Vote on Election Day with proper ID. Vote with paper ballots. Votes counted by citizens with scrutineers. A social media post by David Staples, columnist with the Edmonton Journal Post Media Newspaper, posted on October 20, 2025 which reads: Unbelievably stupid process to vote in Edmonton. Do they have no voter list anymore? Where they quickly check your name, ID and give you a ballot? Long line up to fill out paper with name/address, line up again so someone can check paperwork. Idiotic slow, stupid process.  A snippet from a news article stating "The process for voting is different this year, which can impact the time it takes to vote. All electors are legislatively required to complete a Statement of Eligibility Form (Form 13) at the voting station. This form is a declaration by an elector that they meet the required legislated criteria to receive and cast ballots. Also, some electors will need to be added to the permanent electors register before receiving their ballots. This can take time. We ask Edmontonians to plan ahead and please have patience.
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Taproot Edmonton @taprootedmonton.ca · 21/10/2025
Voting stations are closed and we are now awaiting results from Edmonton Elections. Follow along with our dashboard: edmonton.taproot.vote/2025/results #yegvote #yeg
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Unofficial results - 2025 Edmonton Municipal Election
Unofficial election results for the 2025 Edmonton Municipal Election held on Oct. 20, 2025
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 13/08/2025
Hello, Future Secret Society Members, We're hosting a screening of "The Secret Long Tree Society" here in Edmonton on August 26th. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-secret... #yeg #yegtrees #yeggarden #yegnature
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The Secret LongTree Society – Film Screening & Nursery Planting
The Secret Long Tree Society and the EFCL invite you a screening of the CBC documentary The Secret LongTree Society.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 30/07/2025
The Secret Long Tree Society is a documentary about a group of people who are trying to grow 1,000-year-old trees from seed. 🌲 I am one of them 🤫 The doc airs on CBC this Saturday, August 2, at 8 PM. Or stream it for free on CBC Gem. vimeo.com/1104979113 #yeg #trees #longtrees
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The Secret Long Tree Society - TRAILER
Streaming August 1st on CBC Gem.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 25/07/2025
The Catalpa tree I gave my neighbour is flowering for the first time!
Catalpa blossomsCatalpa blossomsCatalpa blossomsCatalpa leaf
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Joy goblin (Adam or Humbled Follower) @humbledfollower.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
In the busiest of weeks, I saw something beautiful! A tiny oak tree growing up from the artificial turf at work. Proof that no matter what may try and stifle nature and beauty, it always emerges. I hope your beauty can thrive folks. ✌🏻🫶🏻
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 25/07/2025
Better option - we tax billionaires into a living wage and fund a society that gives everyone the same opportunities they were afforded.
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Dustin Bajer (he/him) @dustinbajer.com · 23/07/2025
The John Janzen is temporarily closed, so I've been hosting their beehive in our backyard. The colony outgrew their living arrangement, so here’s a time-lapse of me moving them into their observation hive. #bees #beekeeping #beehive #urbanbeekeeping #urbanagriculture #yeg
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