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Evert Lindquist

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Ottawa, Victoria
Covers:  I'm interested in environment and climate change reporting, with a focus on endangered species conservation and invasive species management.

Evert Lindquist’s Journalist Portfolio

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Coastal Peregrine Falcons' Mysterious Decline

Coastal Peregrine Falcons' Mysterious Decline

bioGraphic — In North America, coastal populations of the once-embattled bird are missing, and no one is quite sure why.

Rethinking and repurposing landfills

Rethinking and repurposing landfills

Climate Story Network — One innovative Nova Scotia company is recycling an impressive 90 per cent of what goes into landfills, but is it solving one problem only to contribute to another?

Finding a Living Dinosaur: The Shoebill Stork

Finding a Living Dinosaur: The Shoebill Stork

Farm Radio International — To save the Mabamba Swamp and the birds that live there, Joseph Kimbagaya had to convince his friends, his elders, and the Catholic Church.

Lightning strikes surge in Canada's north, but your home doesn't have to be next

Lightning strikes surge in Canada's north, but your home doesn't have to be next

Canada's National Observer — Environment Canada is trying to find out if climate change is to blame for a spike in lightning strikes that is starting fires and frying electronics, said Gabor Fricska, lightning service development supervisor for the Meteorological Service of Canada.

Green roofs reap climate benefits. How do you build one?

Green roofs reap climate benefits. How do you build one?

National Observer — Green roofs are taking root across Canada, enhancing urban environments with heat moderation, stormwater catchment, carbon dioxide storage and perfect gardening conditions.

Visiting the Kraken at Home

Visiting the Kraken at Home

Hakai Magazine — Researchers have captured what might be the first known recording of a colossal squid living freely in its natural habitat.

A backyard balancing act

A backyard balancing act

Climate Story Network — The idea of rewilding is taking root as a way to support native species while also boosting biodiversity and countering some of the impacts of climate change.

The greening of Halifax roofs

The greening of Halifax roofs

Climate Story Network — Green roofs can help offset flooding and moderate temperatures - all while greening the Halifax skyline.

Do robot snowplows have a future in Canada?

Do robot snowplows have a future in Canada?

National Observer — Robot snowplows have run trials in communities across Canada, as well as on federal land, but whether they'll replace emissions-heavy snowplows is uncertain.

A push to protect rare old-growth forests

A push to protect rare old-growth forests

National Observer — Quebec has just 477 square kilometres of recognized old-growth. Experts want more awareness and management of these centuries-old forests before it's too late.

Troubled waters: Advocates await federal solutions to container ship spills and lost sea cans

Troubled waters: Advocates await federal solutions to container ship spills and lost sea cans

Capital Daily — Debris from 2021 MV Zim Kingston spill still washing up across Vancouver Island's west coast

Bird's-eye view of crucial habitat for declining species

Bird's-eye view of crucial habitat for declining species

National Observer — Some 250 years ago, Pacific herring existed so abundantly in the Salish Sea that the Lekwungen Peoples would rake them from the ocean. Today, more than a century of settlers overfishing this species continues to have impacts on regional bird life.

Environmentalists hopeful for change amid Western Canada's terminally melting glaciers

Environmentalists hopeful for change amid Western Canada's terminally melting glaciers

The Charlatan — Using a supercomputer at UNBC, researchers have projected that most glaciers in Western Canada will melt away by the end of the century.

A dangerous shell game: Ontario's Bill 23 adds to threats faced by Ottawa's at-risk turtles, expe...

A dangerous shell game: Ontario's Bill 23 adds to threats faced by Ottawa's at-risk turtles, expe...

Capital Current — Local reptile experts advocate greater awareness of Ottawa's at-risk turtles following the passing of the Ontario government's Bill 23.

Environmentalists warn Ontario's Bill 23 threatens Ottawa's wetlands and green spaces

Environmentalists warn Ontario's Bill 23 threatens Ottawa's wetlands and green spaces

Capital Current — Local environmentalists discuss the risks they feel Ontario's proposed Bill 23 poses to Ottawa's wetlands and greenbelt.

Hampton Park conservation group eyes improved support from NCC and city

Hampton Park conservation group eyes improved support from NCC and city

Kitchissippi Times — Hampton Park conservation group eyes improved support from NCC and city

Canada goose poop problem in Greater Victoria needs new solutions, experts say

Canada goose poop problem in Greater Victoria needs new solutions, experts say

Victoria News — Egg sterilization only goes so far; robotic fox, feces Zamboni tried elsewhere

Buoy gathering wind data near Victoria will undergo maintenance

Buoy gathering wind data near Victoria will undergo maintenance

Victoria News — UVic's wind turbine device by Trial Islands relayed six months of renewable energy data

Canada's avian flu outbreak: Should the bird feeders go?

Canada's avian flu outbreak: Should the bird feeders go?

Victoria News — BCSPCA says feeders and baths pose risk, others prioritize poultry

Tsunami risk presentation exposes Oak Bay's vulnerability

Tsunami risk presentation exposes Oak Bay's vulnerability

Victoria News — McNeill Bay, Oak Bay Marina shown as most vulnerable to flooding

Volunteers advocate for sustainable infrastructure at Oak Bay's Cattle Point

Volunteers advocate for sustainable infrastructure at Oak Bay's Cattle Point

Victoria News — Boardwalk design for protecting biodiversity will be presented to council

Brock introduces Canada's first sustainability science PhD

Brock introduces Canada's first sustainability science PhD

The Charlatan — Applications are open for a new PhD in sustainability science at Brock University, a program that will connect students with global climate change experts and unite diverse perspectives.

Increased space debris and light pollution from satellites worry Canadian professors

Increased space debris and light pollution from satellites worry Canadian professors

The Charlatan — Many stars may turn permanently invisible to our eyes due to rapid increases in satellite launches, according to research from a team of Canadian professors.

Volunteers beat back invasive species along McNeill Bay bluff in Oak Bay

Volunteers beat back invasive species along McNeill Bay bluff in Oak Bay

Victoria News — Massive project follows three decades of ecosystem restoration
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