The Network in Canadian History & Environment. NiCHE is a confederation of researchers & educators who work at the intersection of nature & history. niche-canada.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukrno5e5k2aWhat environmental history topics merit HSMBC consideration? How can we improve #EnvHist representation in official commemorations? Send your pitches to @alanmaceachern.bsky.social for a series on Commemorating Canadian Environmental History by September 14th!! https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/18/a-failure-to-commemorate-a-call-for-submissions/02 Sep 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukrno5e5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukqwa2ak22aToday we have "River–City Interface: Layers of Planning Through Time" by Zuzanna Sliwinska Part of a series that investigates if rivers can be heritage, and if so, what kind of heritage. A companion to Canadian Heritage Rivers, edited by @ramya.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2026/09/02/river-city-interface-layers-of-planning-through-time/02 Sep 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukqwa2ak22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukq3hw6pk2a"Mount Revelstoke" by Nancy J. Turner is the latest featured excerpt from Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada. This is the latest book in our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2026/09/01/mount-revelstoke/02 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukq3hw6pk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukpb7ztqk2aICYMI: Environmental historians and humanists who work on plant medicines are encouraged to submit proposals to speak at Psychedelic Culture 2027: Beyond Consensus. Deadline: 10 October 2026 https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/27/call-for-speakers-psychedelic-culture-2027-beyond-consensus/ #envhist #envhum #histmed #plantmedicines #psychedelics02 Sep 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukpb7ztqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukokv6rs22aICYMI: “As we mark the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 and the Indian Act, I feel called to think about their impacts within the context of these buffalo and their eventual decimation.” - Sara Pilon https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/28/askiy-wahkohtowin-the-buffalos-home/ #envhist #cdnhist #treatysix #skhistory #sask02 Sep 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukokv6rs22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mukkp7lxi22aRead more in "Canada Has Never Had a Leak-Proof Oil Pipeline" by @seankheraj.bsky.social - https://niche-canada.org/2019/12/16/canada-has-never-had-a-leak-proof-oil-pipeline/ #envhist #cdnhist #cdnpoli #energyhistory #pipelines02 Sep 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukkp7lxi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mufcrj7b222m"Our ability to speak well on behalf of other species seems a crucial problem to solve for both science and animal protection." - Candice Allmark-Kent https://niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/new-book-literature-science-and-animal-advocacy-in-canada-practical-zoocriticism/ #envhist #histsci #books #animalrights #animalhistory31 Aug 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufcrj7b222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu6ck24v422jArticles at the intersection of queer ecology and joy topped our most-read list in June! Our Editor-in-Chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, has the details! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lAW1gB2z3s #envhist #envhum #queerecology #musictheory28 Aug 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ck24v422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu66zem7fc2j"From the east to the west coast of Canada, all along the subarctic region there unfurls the Boreal Forest, a patrimony of oxygen, beauty and complexity, en plein air..." - Carmen Concilio https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/14/from-a-single-tree-to-the-forest-canadas-beauty-and-complexity-en-plein-air/28 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu66zem7fc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu66k4pxls2j"The idea that (un)sustainability has as much to do with equity as it does ecology, biology, and economics may indeed be gaining momentum. " - @jjsilvs.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2020/08/25/troubling-the-license-fisheries-enclosure-off-of-british-columbia-1969-1999/ #envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #coastalhistory #fisheries28 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu66k4pxls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu667cg4hc2jREMINDER: If you would like to be a guest on Christina Frendo's Environmental Governance by Economics Podcast, please submit your interest by Monday, August 31st! https://niche-canada.org/2026/06/22/call-for-participants-environmental-governance-by-economics-podcast/ #envhist #envstudies #environmentalgovernance #finance #podcast28 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu667cg4hc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu5u7ofp422jToday we have "askiy wahkohtowin: The Buffalo’s Home" by Sara Pilon This post is part of the Treaty 6 at 150: Reading the Land, Reckoning the Past series with @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/28/askiy-wahkohtowin-the-buffalos-home/ #envhist #cdnhist #indigenoushistory #skhistory #sask28 Aug 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5u7ofp422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu5tuxdfgs2j"Queer joy does not always or only reside in relationships or places filled with positive or progressive sentiment. It can be found in death’s wake; it can be conjured up by the prospect of death.” - @tinaadcock.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2026/07/02/surprised-by-queer-joy/ #envhist #envhum #queerjoy #queerecology28 Aug 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5tuxdfgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu37zqfyjs2pThe Call for Speakers for @chacruna.bsky.social Psychedelic Culture 2027 is out! The theme this year is "Beyond Consensus." Submit abstracts of 150-250 words by October 10th Topics related to environment, nature, & ecology welcome! https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/27/call-for-speakers-psychedelic-culture-2027-beyond-consensus/ #envhist #histsci #histmed27 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu37zqfyjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nichecanada.bsky.social/post/3mu2zkhl2b22p"Employing an envirotechnical perspective, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social demonstrates how the falls became a complex blend of nature and culture." - @affholder.bsky.social https://niche-canada.org/2020/11/03/review-of-macfarlane-fixing-niagara-falls/ #envhist #cdnhist #envirotech #niagarafalls #bookreview27 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:vddcifniumnpsqudcqevv7a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2zkhl2b22p