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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...

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How do renters benefit? How do you ignore more than half the city’s population? Homeowners earn 60% more and get a reprieve, but renters face a 2026 provincial increase of up to 2.3%. Renters, 55% of the population and 73% of newcomers, spend 40-50% of income on rent and rely more on city services.

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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. ⬇️

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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. 🌲💚

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

If you aren't in Vancouver, we'll do our best to stream this session live. The cell coverage isn't great in the forest, so no promises. :D

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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...

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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...

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

On the second Saturday of every month we gather to sit in nature for 30 minutes. Join us or host your own! sitspot.club 🌲💚

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Sit Spot ⚫️ Club – Sit. That's It.

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Trees: western redcedar, Douglas-fir, western Hemlock 🌱 Plants: Salal, Oregon grape, trailing blackberry, Bracken fern, wood fern, and more 🐦‍⬛ Birds: Pacific Wren, American Robin, Flycatcher, unknown woodpecker

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Sit Spot ⚫️ Club – Sit. That's It.

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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. 🌲💚

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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

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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. 🌲💚

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I recall many conversations with NASA JPL staff that said near earth exploration and mining made a lot more sense than Mars. And Elon’s daughter Vivian said it’s just a marketing stunt for funding.

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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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

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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

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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.“

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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

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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...

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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.

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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

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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...

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The Coyote Next Door

What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Frog and toad have the right idea. We also sit and do nothing. Seriously. sitspot.club

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Sit Spot ⚫️ Club – Sit. That's It.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 .

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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.

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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?

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

You’re welcome, world 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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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. 🇨🇦

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

You’re the GOAT. Seriously. We need more Senators like you.

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Tara Tiger Brown, PhD 🌲💚 @taratigerbrown.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Obviously the gulag overseers cleaned him up before he spoke with the Senator.

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Doctoral Research on Jericho Park’s Health Benefits and Risks from Proposed Development – Tara Tiger Brown, PhD

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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...

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Doctoral Research on Jericho Park’s Health Benefits and Risks from Proposed Development – Tara Tiger Brown, PhD

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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.

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