iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3/3 Maybe you will try a plant based diet, maybe you try to thrift before you buy new, maybe you try to actively commute to work. Whatever you do, know that you have the power to make a difference everyday - so everyday, strive to Hope like Jane! @janegoodallcan.bsky.social

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2/3 Reflecting on this hike, I am thinking about Dr. Jane Goodall’s message that we have to hope actively. Everyone’s actions in their daily lives make a huge collective difference for biodiversity conservation and the climate. So I urge you to think WWJD (What Would Jane Do) in your everyday life.

Final litter haul! We were glad there wasn’t more on the trail!

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1/3 That’s a wrap on our @janegoodallcan.bsky.social Hike for Hope! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our first hike! In fact, because of matched donations, we actually raised a total of $665, meaning that we SURPASSED our goal!

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sound up to hear me huffing and puffing for nature 😂🌱 @janegoodallcan.bsky.social

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Starting our @janegoodallcan.bsky.social Hike for Hope at Mont St Bruno National Park!

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Raffle Alert! 🚨 Win this rad tote and sticker set by donating to our @janegoodallcan.bsky.social Hike For Hope page! Every dollar is an entry! All donations submitted (with your name) by Sept 8th will be entered. Winners announced on Sept 9th! janegoodall.crowdchange.ca/128058/page/...

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

That’s a wrap on #ICAIS2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland! Great conference thanks to the excellent organizers and presenters! Also, what better way to end a conference than with a demo of the ecology detection dogs!

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The second day of #ICAIS2026 wrapped up with a lovely dinner with colleagues and friends at Queen’s University Belfast (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social ) stunning Great Hall.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Day 1 of #ICAIS2026 was a blast! Met some amazing people and had the opportunity to listen to two excellent presentations by @veronicagroves.bsky.social 🐟and Brook Schryer 🦞 from the Ontario Federation of of Anglers and Hunters.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New crayfish design alert! 🚨🦞 Check out this Big Water Crayfish (Cambarus robustus) with classic large chelae and pronounced tubercles. A beautiful native species to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. Grab the sticker at my redbubble vanmieva.redbubble.com 😉

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Had a great time meeting @drecrevisse.bsky.social in person this past weekend and discussing all things crayfish! 🦞🦞🦞

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Help @sebtheis.bsky.social and I choose our route for the @janegoodallcan.bsky.social Hike for Hope! Vote for your fav by commenting below! I’ll share the winning route in 24 hours! You can support our hike here: janegoodall.crowdchange.ca/128058/page/...

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Looking for some new ecology stickers? Check out my redbubble account for some fresh(water) designs! 🐟🦞🌊 vanmieva.redbubble.com

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I went on a solo hike today at Bronte Creek Provincial park with the goal of witnessing the beginning of the salmon run. The salmon haven’t made it this far west yet, but I was blessed to find this beautiful Cambarus robustus who had recently molted.

Cambarus robustus at Bronte Creek Provincial Park.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

That’s a wrap on field season 2025! Check out some highlights from the 9 weeks spent on the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Rivers! 4/4

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

That’s a wrap on field season 2025! Check out some highlights from the 9 weeks spent on the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Rivers! 3/4

Native Cambarus robustus from the St. Lawrence river.

Stonecat captures near the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

A happy researcher with the first Faxonius virilis of the season.

Handling a small native Faxonius propinquus

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

That’s a wrap on field season 2025! Check out some highlights from the 9 weeks spent on the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Rivers! 2/4

Taking environmental measurements at a site in Lac St. Francis

Looking for crayfish with my favourite people for my birthday.

Measuring and weighing a large Native Faxonius virilis from the St. Lawrence river.

A perfect molt of invasive Faxonius limosus showing it’s distinct angular red abdominal markings.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

That’s a wrap on field season 2025! Check out some highlights from the 9 weeks spent on the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Rivers! 1/4

Setting crayfish traps in the Ottawa river.

Native Faxonius propinquus from the St. Lawrence river

A large female invasive Faxonius limosus from the St. Lawrence river.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Blessed to find this beautiful electric blue Faxonius virilis while sampling the St. Lawrence for my doctoral work! This is a fairly rare phenotype for this native North American species!

Blue female Faxonius virilis from the St. Lawrence river.

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Victoria Van Mierlo @vanmierlo.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Check out our new paper "Bioclimatic, terrain, and specific peatland composition are major drivers of woodland caribou winter habitat suitability in northern Ontario". I am grateful to have worked on this important topic with this amazing team! cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....

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