Sign in

Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚

@taratigerbrown.bsky.social
337 followers 124 following 167 posts

Nature + Health Researcher studying how natural environments support stress regulation, social connection, and meaning. Created Sit Spot Club and Silent Trails.

PostsRepliesMedia
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Book Bats! 🦇📚 Two libraries in Portugal, the Joanina Library and the library at Mafra National Palace, host small bat colonies that come out at night and eat moths, beetles, and other insects that can damage precious old books and manuscripts. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these...
smithsonianmag.com
020
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
It’s Caturday and don’t you forget it.
031
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
WATCH: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC yesterday explaining an upcoming Council motion to keep ICE out of Vancouver. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
cbc.ca
Should Vancouver kick ICE out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Vancouver councillors Pete Fry and Sean Orr have introduced a motion to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from participating in security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to prevent potenti...
77919
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“Well that was an awesome waste of time. Another day in paradise.” This is reportedly what Mayor Ken Sim said after hundreds of Vancouverites passionately shared why the city budget cuts will harm them and their community. Read what Vancouver has to say - it’s not a waste of time. ⬇️
040
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This was me participating in democracy by calling in to Vancouver city council to oppose the 2036 budget cuts to parks. 🌲💚
181
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
At the International Conference on Forest Therapy, Kristine Koster and I introduced the Silent Trails Pilot Project, focused on developing therapeutic urban park spaces. Visitors reported feeling more relaxed and more aware of natural sounds. ubyssey.ca/science/icft...
ubyssey.ca
ICFT 2025 shows forest therapy as global and interdisciplinary
The second International Conference on Forest Therapy was held from August 9–11, hosted in the UBC Forest Sciences Centre with additional outdoor sessions taking place in the UBC Botanical Garden, Pac...
040
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
During July’s Sit Spot i noticed the dappled light. Birds playing among the tree branches. Falling leaves floating slowly as gravity pulled them to the forest floor. Tree tops gently swaying. The feel of air between my fingers. Shifting light as clouds filtered the sun’s rays. 🌲💚
240
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
June Sit Spot was met with a chorus of birds and ended with Douglas fir and Rosehip tea. I’ll be hosting the next one on Sat., July 12th in Pacific Spirit Park. It’s free, it’s relaxing and it’s a nice way to connect with others that need a break. 🌲💚 Signup: sitspot.club #Vancouver #Nature
011
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I’ll be guiding forest bathing at VanDusen Botanical Garden on July 5, Aug 16, Sept 20. Join me among Douglas-firs and Japanese maples to discover connection in nature. 🌲💚
140
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
June Sit Spot was met with a chorus of birds and ended with Douglas fir and Rosehip tea. I’ll be hosting the next one on Sat., July 12th in Pacific Spirit Park. It’s free, it’s relaxing and it’s a nice way to connect with others that need a break. 🌲💚 Signup: sitspot.club #Vancouver #Nature
011
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I was nervous about chaperoning 130 high school kids at camp. They were awesome. The camp was awesome. Steve the Seal was awesome. Fun fact: when forest bathing was first proposed in the early 80s, it aimed to help city kids connect with nature and escape the urban desert. 🌲💚 #natureconnection
040
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I’m looking forward to celebrating the Summer Solstice by guiding at VanDusen Gardens. This session is oversold, but the next one in July still has a few spots available. vandusengarden.org/explore/cour... #Vancouver #nature #forestbathing
060
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“Brown partnered with Metro Vancouver Regional Parks and in 2024 launched a pilot project: Silent Trails. Set within the park system of the City of Vancouver and the surrounding area, two acoustically protected trails create a space where people can go to listen to nature.“
030
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
If you’re feeling stressed about [insert list] and need an escape, this retreat in beautiful BC, Canada is designed to help you feel better. Ken trained me in forest therapy, and I guarantee you’ll feel completely relaxed afterwards. Also, there are miniature goats. www.natureconnected.ca/bcretreat
020
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Strategies to talk about vaccines with your community (not internet randos 😉) via @nature.com: - Don't dismiss concerns. - Share reliable info that addresses specific worries. - Most hesitant individuals aren't anti-vaxxers; sharing personal vax experiences can help. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
010
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This black bear found a good foraging spot. It was the first time @seanbonner.com has seen a bear in the wild. So cute. #coexist
141
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Understanding and respecting the resilience of urban animals, such as coyotes and raccoons, can help us reconnect with ourselves, nature, and our community. www.biographic.com/the-coyote-n...
biographic.com
The Coyote Next Door
What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.
161
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I’m officially a wizard. 🧙
050
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
To celebrate #GlobalBigDay, we will sit quietly in nature to listen to birds. Last year, I identified over 20 birds with eBird in the same spot, so I’m excited to see which birds greet us this time. sitspot.club/event/may-10... #Vancouver #Birds #Nature
140
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
332312944
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Researchers in Uganda turn banana waste into fibre for textiles and hair extensions www.scidev.net/global/suppo...
scidev.net
Banana fibres refined for textiles, hair extensions
Researchers in Uganda are developing techniques to soften banana fibres and make them more like cotton.
020
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
SCONC- Science Communicators of North Carolina @sconc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The big take home message: more resistance training helps increase blood flow within muscle, helping to reduce blood glucose levels and reduce insulin resistance. Time to lift some weights.
media.tenor.com
elmo from sesame street is holding a pair of dumbbells in his hands .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is holding a pair of dumbbells in his hands .
011
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
SCONC- Science Communicators of North Carolina @sconc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The nests were most likely to be found in stems collected during the spring. The only time it is safe to cut a stem back to ensure you are not endangering bee nests is during the winter.
112
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
SCONC- Science Communicators of North Carolina @sconc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
More people are planting gardens to support local pollinators, but often those gardens look a bit scraggly in the fall and winter. So how can we keep them looking nice while still supporting pollinators?
122
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
You’re welcome, world 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
092
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day! 🌎💚
050
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Advanced voting for the Canadian election opened two hours ago. The lines are over an hour long. This is what happens when another country threatens your sovereignty. 🇨🇦
1177
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
Internet Archive @archive.org · 17/04/2025
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help. At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine. Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit. 👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the... 🧵⬇️
Defend the Internet Archive.
Protect the Wayback Machine.
Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit.
Sign our open letter on change.org
1181942115536
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
In 2012 I wrote about the six NASA JPL women who worked on the Mars Curiosity Rover mission. They are among the pioneering women in blue we should praise and never forget: Pauline Hwang, Ann Devereaux, Kelly Clarke, Leslie Livesay, Nagin Cox, Tracy Neilson www.forbes.com/sites/tarabr...
forbes.com
The Women In The Blue Shirts Who Dare Mighty Things
PASADENA, CA - AUGUST 5: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Pauline Hwang (L) and Nagin Cox hold packs given to each of the team members that contain a mars bar and peanuts in the Mission Support Area at J...
041
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I wrote to Vancouver City Council ahead of the April 15 Jericho Lands hearing to share evidence-based concerns about risks to Jericho Park. My research shows it offers measurable health benefits. Once lost to urbanization, we don’t get places like this back. taratigerbrown.com/2025/04/doct...
taratigerbrown.com
Doctoral Research on Jericho Park’s Health Benefits and Risks from Proposed Development – Tara Tiger Brown, PhD
020
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@seanorr.bsky.social Hi — I tried to email you, but I am not sure of your council address. I wrote a letter to councillors regarding my doctoral research on the health benefits of spending time in Jericho Park and my concerns about the land development proposal. taratigerbrown.com/doctoral-res...
taratigerbrown.com
Doctoral Research on Jericho Park’s Health Benefits and Risks from Proposed Development – Tara Tiger Brown, PhD
000
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Akebono (daybreak cherry) is a medium-sized tree that grows to 25 feet tall and features an umbrella-shaped crown. It is the most commonly planted early spring-flowering cherry in Vancouver, known for its rainproof flowers and resistance to disease. Perfect for sitspot.club 🌸
A woman sits under a large cherry blossom tree in full bloom, surrounded by fallen pink petals. The scene overlooks a grassy area with additional trees and shrubs, with mountains and a body of water visible in the background under a bright blue sky.
000
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Sitting quietly in nature is preventative healthcare. 🌸
020
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I'm running away to the woods to shake off some of this dystopian stress. Join me! sitspot.club/sit-spot-mar... #Vancouver #Health #Wellness #Nature
010
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship🌲🇨🇦 @forestry.ubc.ca · 06/02/2025
“You shouldn’t have to leave the city to get away from the noise, right?”🌇 The silent trails study, co-led by #UBCForestry PHD candidate Tara Brown @tiger.bsky.social, has investigated the effects of being immersed in the sounds of nature.🌱 Read more from @ubyssey.ca: ubyssey.ca/sports/silen...
ubyssey.ca
UBC PhD candidate's project 'Silent Trails' shows the powerful effects of immersing yourself in nature
Vancouver produces a lot of noise — anthropogenic noise. Even submersed in nature, the sounds of car traffic can be more common than birds chirping. Tara Brown knows this well.
0134
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Meanwhile, in California, wolves are flourishing! Near the end of 2024, state wildlife officials counted 70 wolves in the state (up from just 44 in 2023) and reported at least 30 new pups. www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/wo...?
020
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Thank you to everyone who filled out a Silent Trails survey. Studying nature + human health is much easier when humans provide data. ;)
010
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Too many countries are culling wolves, which is ineffective and unethical. Read about Yellowstone wolves and how they improved biodiversity in the park. It's crucial to prioritize long-term conservation strategies that protect both wolves and the ecosystems they inhabit.
032
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
“House Republicans have been targeting the Fish and Wildlife Service for deep funding cuts, partly to diminish the Endangered Species Act” missoulacurrent.com/grizzly-budg...
missoulacurrent.com
USGS: Grizzly monitoring could suffer from budget cuts
Some federal decisions related to grizzly bears are imminent, but so too are budget cutbacks and leadership changes that could affect grizzly management.
022
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Researchers surveyed 1,500 Americans, evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, about why they care for nature: *We need nature to survive. 🌲 *It’s beautiful. 🤩 *Future generations deserve to enjoy it, too. 👶 However, preventing climate disaster or fulfilling religious duties caused rifts.
media.tenor.com
a man standing next to a tree with a codetwo logo in the background
ALT: a man standing next to a tree with a codetwo logo in the background
110
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Shooting keystone species from helicopters at the edge of National Parks (which they don’t understand is a border) is just dirty and cruel. Please sign: act.biologicaldiversity.org/KMKIBFUCsEW9...
050
Reposted by Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚
Sean Bonner 🔥 @seanbonner.com · 23/12/2024
Imagine that, getting cars out of cities and encouraging people to walk, bike, take trains, etc drastically reduces pollution.
7475123
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Tis the season for gingerbread houses that aren’t really houses. 1. Cuckoo Clock inspired by travels in Europe
110
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
“Why are we keeping that Duolingo streak going if we cannot properly say ‘Hi, how are you doing today?’ in the language we’ve been studying for years?” -Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick
010
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The 2024 State of Canada’s Birds 🇨🇦🦆🦅 Habitat loss and degradation remain the biggest threats to Canada’s bird populations from urban development, agriculture, and resource extraction. There’s hope thanks to participatory science such as eBird and community action. naturecounts.ca/nc/socb-epoc...
053
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
TGIF #Vancouver #Kitsilano
000
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Soaking up vitamin D before grey clouds and rain returns.
050
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Monday Blues
000
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
“Tara admet que travailler sur un doctorat est très stressant. « Alors oui, je joins le geste à la parole. Et il m’arrive fréquemment de prendre des bains de forêt pour réduire mon stress », dit-elle en souriant.” 🌲💚 ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/212...
ici.radio-canada.ca
Des sentiers silencieux pour mieux s’imprégner de la nature
Le sentier Top, dans le parc Pacific Spirit, près de l’UBC, et le sentier Ravine, dans le parc régional Campbell Valley, à Langley, sont les sentiers les plus silencieux des parcs du Grand Vancouver.
000
Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Excited to share my research on Silent Trails in Metro Vancouver, where nature does the talking! 🌲🤫 I discussed the survey results and what’s next for the project in Global News’ Shaping BC's Environmental Future series. Listen here: globalnews.ca/news/10033182/shaping-bc-2024
globalnews.ca
Shaping BC - BC | Globalnews.ca
These editorial stories and interviews will focus on the people, companies, research, and innovations leading the environmental and sustainable movement in B.C.
010