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Dr Tara Martin

@taragmartin.bsky.social
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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.

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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In this perspective, we explore how to increase our impact by re-prioritizing how we spend our time on various activities and focus our efforts on actions most likely to lead to positive change. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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With Knowledge Comes Responsibility: Increasing Conservation Scientists’ Impact in a Time of Global Crises
The dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss continue despite overwhelming scientific evidence of their impacts on human well-being and planetary health. Those of us working in the fields ...
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Overabundance of browsers is destroying island ecosystems in the Salish sea cheknews.ca/radically-di...
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‘Radically different’ - what deer overabundance has done to Gulf Island flora
Over the last 50 years, native black tail deer have exploded in population across the islands, including Gabriola, eating through almost all natural plant vegetation and new tree saplings in their wak...
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Why are we still storing logs on top of the estuary? Time for a policy change @bcgovernment.bsky.social . The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Industrial Logs via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/07...
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The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Industrial Logs | The Tyee
Why does BC still permit a practice that’s known to devastate marine life?
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Less than 3% of big treed old growth forest remains in BC and it’s still being logged. Quietly Removed from BC's Old-Growth Deferral List via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...
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The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee
Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block.
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Decolonizing clean energy futures - Indigenous Clean Energy events foster connection, culture and community: thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-c...
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Decolonizing the future of clean energy | The Narwhal
Indigenous Clean Energy directional gatherings connect people across Canada, creating a community of Indigenous clean energy champions
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
New Research Alert: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/20/n...
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Conservationists ask: Will Ontarians spend $7 a year to save 88 species?
Nearly all species at risk in southern Ontario could vanish by 2050. A cost analysis of how to save them suggests the decline could be reversed if every Ontarian pitched in $7 a year.
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Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions @ibiosprogram.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Learn more about how "management of cumulative effects from multiple pressures is a key challenge to achieving thriving #watersheds for #salmon and people." From IBioS Member @taragmartin.bsky.social and colleagues here: www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.... #ecosystems #biodiversity
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Assessing cumulative effects to support Indigenous-led ecosystem-based management in salmon watersheds
The management of cumulative effects from multiple pressures is a key challenge to achieving thriving watersheds for salmon and people. We documented and mapped cumulative effects across salmon waters...
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
B.C.’s century-long feast on big, old trees has sent forests into freefall: thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l...
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How logging has sent B.C. forests into freefall | The Narwhal
A Sierra Club BC report reveals a gap between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 10/02/2026
"This study is a note of caution. Different herds face different conditions. Wolf control may not be reducing calf mortality as effectively as we once thought." @coleburton.bsky.social discusses a new study on reducing wolf populations to help save caribou?
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Wolf Reduction Helped Caribou Calves Survive — but Only in Rugged Terrain
Learn more about mountain caribou in British Columbia and how wolf reduction may not be the best way to protect herd populations.
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Sue Big Oil @suebigoil.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Legal experts and insurance leaders are linking out-of-control costs from floods, fires & storms with fossil fuels. The case for legal action to recover costs from polluters is mounting. Read our newest blog and tells us what’s happening with you. #affordability #risingcosts #suebigoil
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Climate-driven insurance crisis strengthens the case against Big Oil
If you’re a homeowner in Canada, you’ve probably noticed your insurance bills creeping up. Depending on where you live, you may have seen a dramatic jump.Premiums in Kamloops, B.C., almost doubled in ...
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
‘Shoreline armouring’ to protect expensive properties in the Gulf Islands has big implications for coastal ecosystems and the species they support - The battle of Baker Beach Salt Spring Island www.courthousenews.com/the-battle-o...
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The battle of Baker Beach
On gentrifying Salt Spring Island outside Vancouver, British Columbia, a debate over shoreline restoration has highlighted a culture clash between longtime residents and techie newcomers.
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Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions @ibiosprogram.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Another article highlight, because why not! CBC News article titled "Can the answer to future flooding be found in resurrecting an ancient lake?" features commentary from IBioS Member Dr. @taragmartin.bsky.social. Read the full article here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Can the answer to future flooding be found in resurrecting an ancient lake? | CBC News
Following the recent floods in Abbotsford and on the territory of the Semá:th (Sumas) First Nation in British Columbia, some researchers are renewing their calls to bring part of the ancient Sumas Lak...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 18/12/2025
In Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. In B.C., the government says: “We do not produce publications for peer-reviewed journals.” thenarwhal.ca/bc-coal-mini...
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B.C. government coal mining research ‘way behind’ | The Narwhal
In neighbouring Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. Why isn’t B.C.?
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 15/12/2025
Govts need to start considering planned relocation of people out of high-risk flood zones: buying out vulnerable properties could cost just under $1b, compared with more than $2b for new dikes and pumping infrastructure that still may not work, says @taragmartin.bsky.social
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‘Really challenging issue’: Many B.C. communities still at high risk for flooding | Globalnews.ca
Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.
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Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions @ibiosprogram.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This week’s IBioS Member Article Highlight! Dr. @taragmartin.bsky.social and colleagues explore "Centering Indigenous Cultural Resurgence to Improve Ecological Restoration: Learnings from the Revitalization of Cultural Keystone Places of the Quw’utsun Peoples." Read: doi.org/10.14237/ebl...
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Centering Indigenous Cultural Resurgence to Improve Ecological Restoration: Learnings from the Revitalization of Cultural Keystone Places of the Quw’utsun Peoples | Ethnobiology Letters
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
As the another atmospheric river unfolds in the Sumas prairie, its important to remember this region was once a lake and that allowing the lake to return and moving people out of harms way might be the most cost-effective response. thenarwhal.ca/bc-sumas-lak...
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Reflooding Sumas Lake recommended by researchers | The Narwhal
City of Abbotsford says managed retreat from Sumas Lake is not under consideration, despite new study
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
If you’re angry about the Cowichan decision, lay the blame where it belongs: thenarwhal.ca/opinion-eker...
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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
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 01/12/2025
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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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
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 18/11/2025
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...
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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
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Secret Map Shows BC Playing a Shell Game with Old Growth via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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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.
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 18/11/2025
@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.
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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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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
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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 05/11/2025
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
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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 03/11/2025
⚠️ 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.
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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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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....
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Dr. Julia K. Baum @baumlab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We’re hiring! See details below.
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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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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.
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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
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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.
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Dr Tara Martin @taragmartin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Spring is in the air and I’m dreaming of the flowers that await. #camasmeadows #salishsea #deerstewardship
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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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...
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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....
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