Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science @ the University of Guelph | Member of Wiikwemkoong | Nature nut | Proud momhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mmyz2i6pak2sWISE Lab Kyra Kestrel & I had a great time in Saugeen Ojibway Nation for collaborative Mukwa (black bear) project. We also learned about harvesting wild leeks with Elder Miptoon. Building relationships with community & the Land - an important part of working together to care for Mukwa 🐻29 May 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyz2i6pak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mmmlnbhs2225WISE Lab field work and fun has begun! What a great week with Wiikwemkoong's Land Dept Theodore Flamand, Nancy Kinoshameg, Point Grondine Park staff, Andrew Young, and an incredible team of stellar students!24 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmlnbhs2225https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mlbkkcxie22qCome join our team! The WISE Lab welcomes MSc applicants for two projects focused on Weaving Ways of Knowing in Mooz Ecology in partnership with 1) Magnetawan First Nation and 2) Nipissing First Nation07 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbkkcxie22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mkps5rhwcs2lCome join our team! Apply now. Please share. 🫎30 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkps5rhwcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3miw4yo4cfs2pCome join the WISE Lab and Wiikwemkoong's Species at Risk Program to study wolves!07 Apr 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw4yo4cfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mihgt3pj2225NEW PAPER! Caring for Akina Gegoo: Anishinaabe perspectives on biodiversity and conservation in Magnetawan First Nation, led by WISE Lab Claire Kemp01 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihgt3pj2225https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mgfsixrsck2r“Taking the time to return to the land and feel the essence of the earth grounds our mind, body, heart, and spirit under stressful moments” - Absolon (2011)06 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfsixrsck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mgdn3u6p6c2bDid you know that getting out on the Land helps improve mood, reduce stress and anxiety, fights depression, accelerates healing and much more? (Chauhan 2021).05 Mar 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdn3u6p6c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mgdmvhcp6k2bCongratulations to WISE and Young Lab Natasha Hirt for successfully completing her MSc on “Prioritizing Indigenous Knowledge and values in mnidooshenhs (insect) monitoring with Wiikwemkoong” 🎉🙌05 Mar 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdmvhcp6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mfzrfmk7yk2t“One thing I will say about Indigenous Peoples is we have mastered the art maintaining hope” ✊🏼 - Michelle Good (2023)01 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzrfmk7yk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mer7xq4b6s2dWISE / Young Lab Natasha Hirt created a photovoice feature for Arramat that highlights our collaborative work with Wiikwemkoong to support youth engagement, recovery and restoration of a wetland in Wiikwemkoong Territory Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/photovoiceproject--ilpbpp8/home13 Feb 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer7xq4b6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3meqqvaktgs2fNew WISE Lab Paper! The concept of cultural keystone species, revisited through the eyes of Indigenous Peoples13 Feb 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqqvaktgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3me4qx66nh22jWISE Lab Chris Lim is sharing his Ma’iingan (wolf) research at the @wahkohtowindevelopment Indigenous Lands Symposium 🐺05 Feb 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4qx66nh22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mdggtozauc23Lead with love ❤️27 Jan 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdggtozauc23https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mddpm3kbz22e📣NEW PAPER ALERT! Practices for braiding knowledges for biodiversity research and monitoring26 Jan 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddpm3kbz22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mbwlpwvhgs2cCome work with us!08 Jan 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwlpwvhgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3mbop6oxjhc2aPhD Opportunity! 📣🫎 The WISE Lab is partnering with @wahkohtowindevelopment to conduct moose research in the Chapleau, ON area, "Weaving Ways of Knowing for Revitalizing Community-led Moose Monitoring and Stewardship". Please share with anyone you think may be a good fit! 🫎🌿05 Jan 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbop6oxjhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma757jwguc2e"Working across cultures means recognizing and respecting each other’s different life experiences, goals, ideals, values, challenges, beliefs, family relationships, and so on. We are not all the same, and one is not better than the other." - Joseph and Joseph (2019)17 Dec 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma757jwguc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma6u456cz22y“The source of a research project is the heart/mind of the researcher, and “checking your heart” is a critical element in the research process. A “good heart” guarantees a good motive, and good motives benefit everyone involved.” - Wilson (2008)17 Dec 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6u456cz22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma6sycqhqk2rHave you been wanting to learn more about research & data sharing agreements for respectful cross-cultural collaboration with Indigenous Nations? Check out this cool resource (and more!) created by WISE Lab Claire Kemp and Magnetawan First Nation ⤵️ www.wiselab.ca/resources17 Dec 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6sycqhqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma4zk6koj225"You could call them natural resources or ecosystem services, but the Robins and I know them as gifts." - Robin Wall Kimmerer 202416 Dec 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4zk6koj225https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma4tq5a6is22Looking for an outreach, research, or community-based monitoring resource? Check out the ‘toolkits’ the WISE Lab students, staff, and partners have created here: www.wiselab.ca/resources16 Dec 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4tq5a6is22https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3ma4lwsaebc22WISE Lab Alum Karl-Antoine Hogue published his MSc chapter on applying the 5 Rs of Indigenous research in practice16 Dec 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4lwsaebc22https://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3m5eqzpjyks2h*NEW OPPORTUNITY* with the WISE Lab and Saugeen Ojibway Nation on "Community-Driven Mukwa (Black Bear) Conservation" - Please share!11 Nov 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:rz2nbjcmj4r5cfcss6rrill4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eqzpjyks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessepopp.bsky.social/post/3lgviplpbd22zTHIS ⤵️ Rise up warriors of love. 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