Four ways the rogue president is undercutting the U.S. first amendment, which prohibits the federal government from passing laws restricting free speech or curtailing a free press. Michael Harris writes. #uspoli
Are you a journalist who is interested in writing about #rewilding? Or a reader wanting to learn more about this concept? Check out the latest #SEJournalFeature and then head over to the Rewilding magazine website and delve into all the great content there.
@sejorg.bsky.social
On point! From my FPF colleague on real meaning of charges against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort:
A satellite image shows Hurricane Ian approaching Florida in late September 2022. Climate disaster data maintained by Climate Central put the cost of damage from the tropical cyclone at $122 billion, with 152 dead
Even though the U.S. suffers multiple billion-$ #climatechange-related catastrophes, the gov't has ceased sharing the #data, per #SEJournalReportersToolbox. But in this case, civil society has rescued the info: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
A cartoon panda wearing a crown and holding a book marches beneath a banner that says 2 days to World Read Aloud Day.
Feb. 4 is World Read Aloud Day! This year’s theme is “celebrate learning” and I’ll be doing just that with virtual visits to classrooms in Canada and the U.S. Join me in honouring the power of reading and the importance of literacy as a foundational human right.
#kidlit #WRAD
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Yes, big thanks to @katemessner.com for helping #kidlit authors like me connect with teachers and librarians. I'm looking forward to my WRAD visits on Wednesday to schools in Texas and Alberta.
My "Bison: Community Builders & Grassland Caretakers" is in great company on this list.
Thanks to @therevelator.org for highlighting these new books that all aim to get young people involved with activities that support and protect wildlife and our environment.
Thanks for including my "Bison" on this list. I would have enjoyed reading every one of these books when I was a kid, and you're right -- I would find them interesting as an adult, too.
The cover of a book about bison superimposed over a photo of bison grazing in a mountain meadow. The book is "Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers" by Frances Backhouse. The photo on the cover of the book is of a bison cow and her calf.
One week until my “Better With Bison” webinar at the North American Bison Discovery Center. Join me Oct. 25, 1PM CT, to learn about what makes bison so special.
✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome
🔗 Join here: meet.google.com/ywx-uncf-nya...
@orcabook.bsky.social #bison #kidlit
Thanks! And for any teachers or librarians who aren't familiar with @authorsbooking.bsky.social, summer is a great time to check it out. There are lots of wonderful authors and illustrators there, all eager to engage with kids and share our books.
Trump's 2026 budget plan to defund the North American Breeding Bird Survey and USGS Bird Banding Laboratory will be a continent-wide blow to bird conservation efforts. Undoubtedly, that's the point.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
#citizenscience #birdbanding #ornithology
My favourite part of writing "Owls: Who Gives a Hoot?" was talking to kids involved in owl conservation. Last week, I finally got copies to one of those inspiring young people and his teacher at their school in South Africa.
www.citizen.co.za/alex-news/ne...
#owls #kidlit @orcabook.bsky.social
It was such a pleasure to be part of this @orcabook.bsky.social group launch of 8 fabulous new books for kids. Thanks to Munro Books for the beautiful venue and all the lovely people who came out to celebrate with us.
#kidlit #Canlit
"A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney."
Ten book covers.
📚👍 Spring doesn't just bring flowers.🌷 There's also these new #kidlit books by:
@parentclub.bsky.social
@laurabontje.bsky.social
@franbwrites
@caseylyall.bsky.social
@susanhughes.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
@valeriesherrard.bsky.social
@kirsten-marion
Four small plants with yellow flowers growing above old dead grasses in a field.
On this #EarthDay, I'm thinking of these Yellowbells (Fritillaria pudica) that I photographed during an April visit to the CSKT Bison Range in Montana a couple years ago. Despite cold, harsh winters and hot, dry summers, they reach for the light every spring and bring beauty to the world.
When fascism rises, journalism and women’s rights are first to fall.
Poilievre is attacking both.
We won’t let him.
#SaveTheCBC #WomensRights #CdnPoli #MediaFreedom #NeverPoilievre
Thank you for getting out there.
Public lands were key to pulling bison back from the edge of extinction and remain essential to protecting this keystone species. I'm honoured to have "Bison: Community Builders & Grassland Caretakers" included in this @the-revelator.bsky.social roundup of books about public lands.
Promo graphic with background photo of highway through a forest, with overlaid text "Election 2025 Virtual Townhall", event details and speaker headshots.
Do we really need to choose between the environment & economy in #Election2025? 🤔 On Apr. 15 @ 2pm PT, join our expert panel to discuss key election issues – incl. what deregulation could mean for workers, the environment & everyday Canadians.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #cdnpoli
Join us for an urgent discussion on the @apnews.com ban, White House press pool, and other attacks on the press by the Trump administration, featuring @briankarem.bsky.social, @stephaniesugars.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT
freedom.press/access-denied
A herd of bison in a mountain meadow with the cover of a kids' book about bison superimposed above.
It’s publication day for “Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers”! The Book Birthday edition of my Better With Bison newsletter has launch news, a peek inside the pages (highlighting the wonders of bison poop) and more. mailchi.mp/8906ca675612...
#bison #kidlit
@orcabook.bsky.social
I've read "Pride Puppy," unlike many of the people who want to ban it. It's a delightful book with a positive message and fun illustrations. Author @robinstevenson.bsky.social and illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social do not deserve the hatred that is being flung at them.
#standwiththebanned
Thanks so much for highlighting my book. I'm excited about getting my "Bison" into young readers' hands. The official pub day is next Tuesday.
I'm fed up with AI companies illegally using my books to train their generative AI. I just sent them a letter demanding they remove my works from their training data. You can use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
Attention Canadians. Be careful you're not carrying any "illegal ideas" if you're trying to cross the border. Ideas like, perhaps, human rights or climate change?
Also highly recommended for beaver fans: Chapter 4 of "Water Always Wins" by @ericagies.bsky.social. As she explains so well, beavers are "the original water engineers" and can help us deal with both drought and flooding. (The book's other 9 chapters are great, too.)
Book cover: A painting of two beavers cutting down a tree. The book title (Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver by Frances Backhouse) appears in the outline of a top hat, superimposed over the painting.
Book cover: The title (Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers) appears above a photo of a beaver sitting upright and holding a twig in its front paws.
Happy International Beaver Day! I've been writing about these guys for more than 15 years and they still amaze me. We came so close to wiping them out. Thank goodness enough concerned and determined individuals took action and changed the course of history.
#InternationalBeaverDay #CanLit
I'm in awe of, and grateful for, this man's dedication to defending democracy.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
A photo of bison grazing in a grassland with a bison calf in front. Over top of the photos are (1) a list of Indigenous uses for parts of a bison, (2) a list of Indigenous names for bison, and (3) the cover of a book titled Bison.
We can all celebrate and honour Indigenous languages by learning Indigenous names of a few local animals and plants. In my kids' books, I include examples, like these ones in "Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers."
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#NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay #kidlit
