# ![@nerdyaboutnature Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:tiktok::6905852130881111045.png) @nerdyaboutnature Nerdy About Nature (Ross Reid)

Nerdy About Nature (Ross Reid) posts on TikTok about in the, forest, the world, future the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  5.94% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  2.97% [finance](/list/finance)  2.97% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1.98% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.99% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  0.99%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 6.93%, [forest](/topic/forest) 5.94%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 4.95%, [future](/topic/future) 4.95%, [trees](/topic/trees) 4.95%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 3.96%, [flow](/topic/flow) 3.96%, [matter](/topic/matter) 3.96%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 2.97%, [we are](/topic/we-are) 2.97%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Oldgrowth canopies are so complex its incredible #oldgrowth #forest #nature #outdoors #edutok #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7231954404109323526)  2023-05-11T15:56Z 225.9K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Grasslands are some of the most important carbon sinks we have #grassland #carbon #climate #grass #ecology #edutok #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7247558129464970501)  2023-06-22T17:07Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"28 years ago the world came together to form what is now known as the Kyoto Protocol. It was the first global agreement to take action on anthropogenic Climate Change with [---] different nations signing on with many reaching their targets easily and emitting less carbon. However there was one nation perhaps the largest and most influential of all that didnt partake - the United States who signed the agreement but refused to ratify it meaning that they agreed to everything it said that anthropogenic climate change was a massive global issue that needed to be addressed but they didnt want to"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7462500610621885701)  2025-01-21T22:33Z 225.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Found a couple fresh salmon carcasses that were likely dragged out by a bear resting under this ancient western red cedar which denotes a really important connection. With most conifer trees in the region like red cedars the main limiting growth factor is nitrogen which is used to create chlorophyll which they use to photosynthesize creating Oxygen and sugars from CO2 and sunlight that allow them to grow big and strong. But nitrogen is pretty tough to come by in a usable form in terrestrial environments like this and is often sourced from decomposing leaf litter of deciduous plants and trees"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7580119931983891728)  2025-12-04T21:37Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"*This is an excerpt from my recent video Compounding Factors the create Extreme Floods - if youre interested in learning more about all of these factors at play check out that longer video* We are witnessing rapid large-scale changes in hydrological regimes as a result of anthropogenic climate change. Every river has its own unique flow pattern of high and low flows over the course of the year which are determined by where its water comes from as each watershed has developed over the past several thousand years. Broadly speaking in the mountainous coastal region of Cascadia most rivers are"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7584103127628958996)  2025-12-15T15:13Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"People often ask why on earth an account called Nerdy about Nature talks about politics Well the short answer is because everything is political and in order to truly create change for more conservation sustainability and climate initiatives that consider that which we deem nature then we also need to address wealth redistribution economic equality and stakeholder inclusion to create a healthy society capable of making those changes in the first place. That was the basis of the platform I ran on just over a year ago and months later Im still coming to terms with how that experience impacted"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7590876924671462676)  2026-01-02T21:19Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Natively growing in a narrow coastal band from mid-California up to southern Oregon Coast Redwoods or Sequoia sempervirens have not only specifically adapted to life on the coast here but they have evolved in a way that creates perfect growing conditions not only for themselves but all the others who call these forests home becoming a sort of ecosystem engineer of their own. In the day solar radiation over the ocean evaporates water which then cools in the evenings condenses into thick blankets of fog. With their great heights the Redwoods reach upwards to the sky creating a boundary layer"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7594161208383540498)  2026-01-11T17:44Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"As rain falls in a healthy forest ecosystem the complexity of trees mosses and shrubs in the understory slow the rate at which water finds its way to the stream which helps control the rate at which it flows through the watershed. When the creek swells during heavy rains events the waterline rises overflowing the channel and pouring into the surrounding riparian floodplains. The different undulating topography down logs and root structures that hold the soils together create obstacles in the flow path that slows the flow of the river while reducing erosion and sedimentation of the stream. If"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7594879997681110280)  2026-01-13T16:13Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Redwood forests are famous for drinking fog during the dry months to photosynthesize and grow but how exactly does this happen The process of absorbing moisture from the air through their leaves is known as folial uptake and it requires certain environmental conditions to be present. Normally trees uptake moisture from their roots as water evaporates through tiny pores called stomata on their leaves which draws moisture up from their roots to their leaves. In order for folial uptake to occur this gradient needs to be reversed with more moisture present in the air than in the soils allowing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7598615052182162704)  2026-01-23T17:48Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I love spending time outside but having the ability to care about nature.is a very privileged thing. In order to reach a point where we can begin to care about things outside of our personal realm we as individuals first need to have our basic needs met; food shelter water love security and safety. We as a society will never be able to have true ecological justice until we have true social justice until we can raise everyone's standards of living to meet everyone's basic needs so that we can work together to tackle larger existential issues like climate change. So with all the energy and"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7600082824355515665)  2026-01-27T16:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Nature is wiggly and doesnt like to fit into the nice little boxes us humans create to understand it and researchers have recently found that Coast Redwoods or Sequoia sempervirens have two types of leaves that both perform radically different roles. When the trees are young in the understory they will only have a flat splaying leaf style that is really good at soaking up sunlight their main limiting growth factor at this point. Once they penetrate the canopy of the forest they will continue to have those flat splaying leaves to soak up sunlight lower down on the tree but it becomes much"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7601528665511365895)  2026-01-31T14:13Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"When it comes to restoring the ecological function of big rivers size matters and youve gotta match the size of the project with the power of the river. This is an in-stream engineered wood structure we built to replicate a logjam that wouldve been created by big old growth trees in the river to act as hard points that diverted the flow to scour pools and create meandering channels. Over time those big logjams would collect allochthonous material to form islands for more forest to grow on continuing the process in whats known as a floodplain large-wood cycle and its the key driver behind the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7602287099517111573)  2026-02-02T15:16Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Lets take a look at how ecological forest restoration can help create healthier lands and communities 🙌🌲 About [--] years ago this forest was clearcut logged and all of these trees here regenerated naturally from the seed bank in the soil creating an even aged stand with a few big problems. The high competition between all these trees creates a single-layer canopy as they all compete for resources letting very little light to the understory so little else grows. This lack of understory as well as increased stem flow increases erosion of soils and organic matter on the forest floor while the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7464302506584149253)  2025-01-26T19:06Z [--] followers, 71.6K engagements


"How friggin moss-some is that #moss #forest #ecology #funfact #nature #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7075890413067848966)  2022-03-17T02:28Z [--] followers, 3.9M engagements


"The Redwood forests of Northern California are unique and that they hold an extremely high level of carbon in all of this rich organic matter the highest in the world at a whopping [----] metric tons of carbon per hector - thats more than 7x the amount stored in the Amazon Though they also hold the record for the highest level of above-ground carbon in these massive trees that live die and decay over thousands of years a majority of the total carbon stored here is actually underground. Fallen debris and organic matter decays into a rich humus that fuel foods webs under our feet which can store"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7603833505566510354)  2026-02-06T19:17Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Secondgrowth forest stands like this are frighteningly common throughout all of Turtle Island as a result of large-scale commercial logging operations and as you can see.theres not much living here except for these tightly packed even-aged trees that all started growing at the same time. While certain critters like birds or ungulates have been shown to enjoy some of open space created in the early years following a clearcut once these artificially disturbed areas mature past a decade or two the situation is quite the opposite. With the removal of large old trees and the complexity of"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7511422330845793541)  2025-06-02T18:35Z 222.3K followers, [----] engagements


"High-productivity temperate oldgrowth forests like these are some of the last of their kind in the entire world and while theyre known for their often massive ancient trees the ecosystem they help create are even more impressive. Varying diversity of tree species at different ages and spacing the rich mix of understory species growing beneath them all as well as the often hidden underground network of fungi insects and bacteria all helps to create complexities that a wide range of biodiversity requires to function and thrive. It also performs vast ecological functions that helps filter and"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7512221831026199813)  2025-06-04T22:17Z 217.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The other day I was biking down a road that Ive driven frequently over the past decade and noticed something Id never noticed before About 4-5 meters from the ground up in the canopy of a gorgeous Sitka Spruce grew a gorgeous Nootka Rose in full bloom. It wouldnt have begun its life at the top of this branch but instead started on the forest floor like all the other shrubs and gradually had a vertical shoot that found its way into this branch and used it as scaffolding to grow from. Above the competition on the forest floor but still connected by its root to the soil this Rose has thrived"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7516218047422631224)  2025-06-15T16:44Z 217.7K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Love these gorgeous red accents on the tips of these branches - but what the heck causes that Certain species of deciduous plants like these Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) and Salal (Gaultheria shallon) will have reddish hues to their newly sprouted leaves especially when growing in more exposed areas which is created by different compounds within the leaves. Normally we see leaves as green which is attributed to chlorophyl which the plants use to photosynthesize and grow as it tends to overpower all the other pigments in the leaves. However another really common compound is"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7519266195485347077)  2025-06-23T21:53Z 217.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Its hard to believe that this incredible old growth forest has been actively managed for timber values for nearly [--] years now and still able to host all of this complexity and the main reason why is because of the ownership structure. This is @wildwood_ecoforest a demonstration ecoforest on Vancouver Island that is owned by a community trust who collectively decide how to manage these forests. Most woodlots these days are managed by big timber corporations who own the license to log on public lands yet loose regulations make it easy for them to get in cut it all down make a buck and get out"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7521528785716481285)  2025-06-30T00:13Z 216.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Have you ever heard the quote energy flows where attention goes Well in a sense money can be thought of as energy and where you put that money can have some real tangible outcomes which makes ya think - exactly what kind of future do you want to create with your energy When you bank with a local credit union like Vancity youre choosing to align that flow of energy with your values and for myself its climate action and environmental stewardshipwhich the big banks dont really care much for. But Vancity provides local community focused banking that invests in a better future instead of fossil"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7525913754236718342)  2025-07-11T19:49Z 216.9K followers, [---] engagements


"It seems like with climate change a bunch of people who own tech companies or renewable resources are going to make a ton of money which they could potentially use to influence the government to change laws and regulations in ways that will control the way we live our livesbut wait a sec isnt that already what the fossil industry is doing right now See the fossil fuel industry controls the resources required for the entire energy system established all over the world which makes them billions in profits each year that goto a handful of rich elite who use that money and power to influence"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7525932029427387654)  2025-07-11T21:00Z 217K followers, [----] engagements


"When we step into a forest its easy for us to glorify the biggest most majestic trees or the most brilliantly coloured bird and while all of those individuals are important in a forest ecosystem a forest is also so much more than that and we mustnt overlook the smaller individuals on whom those others rely. Just as a healthy forest ecosystem relies on thousands of interconnections between millions of individuals of thousands of species all doing their thing in order for the whole to thrive and function so too do our societies rely on these interconnections between one another. I may have a"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7532197583502970117)  2025-07-28T18:13Z 217.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Did you know that logging on private land in BC (like that atop this epic view) is subject to fewer restrictions than on public lands with no limits on the amount of timber that can be harvested annually no requirements to replant after logging and no requirements to maintain forest cover or wildlife values A majority of these privatized land holdings can be traced back to the establishment of railways across turtle island where large swaths of land adjacent to the tracks were sold for pennies per acre to private enterprise for logging though most have transitioned to real estate sales at"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7537369736481459512)  2025-08-11T16:44Z 222.8K followers, 12.5K engagements


"Theres a lot of talk about building more homes to address the housing crisis even if that means more rampant clearcuttingbut is a lack of housing really the root cause or is that just a distraction to the real issue - that of wealth inequality and asset consolidation The problem isnt a shortage of housing its the fact that a huge portion of the housing that exists is owned by very few people who deliberately keep it vacant in order to decrease housing supply and drive up values for that which is available so that they can charge more to rent or sell. For every one unhoused person there is in"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7538912546481360134)  2025-08-15T20:31Z 218.3K followers, [----] engagements


""The world is ending" but isnt the world always king of ending Our physical world has been around for [---] billion years and isnt going anywhere anytime soon and yet over that time it has taken many different states from a hot volcanic planet to a cold frozen one to one with a single continent that dinosaurs roamed on to the current world we live on today and yes it will continue changing and shifting. Then theres the world created by the constructs of society policy or culture. When nomadic hunter gatherers were first introduced to agriculture that was the end of their world or when"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7558493365994654994)  2025-10-07T14:54Z 222.6K followers, [----] engagements


"OG vs 2ndG: Canopy Gaps #oldgrowth #forest #logging #bclogging #worthmorestanding"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/6967864109635226886)  2021-05-29T23:51Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Forests are more than just individual trees; they work together so that they all can thrive #wisdom #nature #funfacts #forest #tree #interesting #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7022326160587574533)  2021-10-23T18:12Z 223.6K followers, 561.5K engagements


"Imagine how great it would be if we made exoforestry the norm#change #dobetter #forestry #bclogging #sustainable #responsible #ecology #forest #nature #funfacts #fyp #tree"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7105940453631085830)  2022-06-06T01:58Z 211.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Natural capital is the future Check out davidsuzuki.org for more #naturalcapital #naturebasedsolutions #Ecosystemservices #howesound #nature #economy #ecology #davidsuzukifoundation #davidsuzuki"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7125545534374300933)  2022-07-28T21:55Z 214.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Our watersheds are crucial to a healthy future @davidsuzukifdn #watershed #naturalcapital #howesound #bc #fyp #nature #funfacts"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7136385526764014853)  2022-08-27T03:00Z 223.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Roots growing in the canopy of the tree Thats wild. #maple #blm #tree #forest #ecology #nature #nerd #edutok #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7159231278364118277)  2022-10-27T16:33Z 223.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Just to clarify a few discrepancies between old growth forest descriptionstheyre not all equal #forest #oldgrowth #ecology #bog #nature #funfacts #edu #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7185752853900758277)  2023-01-07T03:51Z 223.6K followers, 14.8K engagements


"What makes Western Redcedars so rot resistant 🌲🤔 #redcedar #education #edutok #nature #tree"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7199399841754123525)  2023-02-12T22:28Z 223.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Love some good ol forest restoration @reddfishrestoration #restoration #forest #logging #bc"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7200445757546122502)  2023-02-15T18:07Z 223.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Squirrel middens and mast years 🙌🌲🐿 #squirrel #wildlife #biodiversity #nature #funfacts #tree #forest #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7218381531465780486)  2023-04-05T02:07Z 223.5K followers, 459.8K engagements


"Whether naturally regenerated or replanted second-growth forests all across Turtle Island are often tightly packed stands that have been radically simplified from the nature forests that stood before them. These forests often have a dense canopy that allows little light to reach the forest floor resulting in a lack of biodiversity in the understory which creates little habitat for wildlife while also reducing the amount of moisture-retaining mosses and roots leading to increased overland flow of water and sedimentation of freshwater habitat downstream. The lack of diversity of tree species at"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7312211221904624901)  2023-12-13T22:34Z 212.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Rain shadows are a phenomenon where clouds originating from bodies of water hit mountain ranges on one side releasing a majority of their moisture as rain and snow and then by the time they cross the mountain range there is very little moisture left to deposit creating an arid or dry landscape. This can have a drastic impact on everything from species diversity down to the types of soils present here. Generally soils on the west side are known as podzolic existing in areas where precipitation exceeds the rate of evaporation that is its wet and rainy more than it is hot and dry and this ends"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7368955045590633733)  2024-05-14T20:29Z 223.3K followers, 160.8K engagements


"Existing in rain shadows of mountain ranges without a lot of precipitation its harder for trees and bigger plants to establish in temperate grassland ecosystems so they are dominated by grasses and grass-like species which have adapted to flourish in the spring when water is present before going dormant during the long drought cycles of summer storing their nutrients in rich root systems that go deep into the soil. These ecosystems store about 34% of the global carbon making them some of the highest carbon stores on the planet while also being home to a diverse range of wildlife.However in"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7370735017451982086)  2024-05-19T15:36Z 223.5K followers, 15K engagements


"Ever think about how ancient ancient forests are Around [---] million years ago in the carboniferous period vascular plants first evolved and then diversified through the mesozoic era to form landscapes mostly dominated by gymnosperms like conifer trees. Angiosperms or flowering plants didn't evolve until the Cretaceous period or the final chapter of the dinosaur era which came to an end when an asteroid hit the earth to cause the KPG mass extinction event that killed most of life at the time. Angiosperms are a little bit more adaptable than gymnosperms and they kind of end up taking over most"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7372194675064655110)  2024-05-23T14:00Z 223.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Theres a lot of climate-hype around protecting tropical forests around the equator but did you know that temperate forests store more carbon than tropical forests do This is a result of cooler temps and drastic seasonal shifts that limits the amount of decomposition that fungi insects and bacteria are able to do which keeps higher levels of carbon in organic matter and the soil for much longer. See tropical forests like the Amazon are very warm and damp conditions that decomposers thrive in year round and they store about [---] metric tons of carbon per hectare whereas Boreal forests are frozen"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7399789566066003205)  2024-08-05T22:42Z 223.9K followers, [----] engagements


"We often regard trees and plants as inferior to us because they lack consciousness or intelligence or certainly any sort that we may consider to be familiar to ours. Yet even still these different plant and tree species here have all evolved to fill niches in these ecosystems each playing an integral role in various nutrient cycles succession and the health of these forest ecosystems as a whole and theyve evolved to co-exist with various fungi in the soil that too lack consciousness or intelligence to transfer nutrients and water between them all so that even those growing in the shade get"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7401239148486511877)  2024-08-09T20:28Z 223.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Funny how the Conservative BC forest plan shares the same name of Forestry for the Future with the widely prevalent greenwashing campaign from the Forest Products Association of Canada or FPAC an industry association representing the biggest pulp paper and timber companies in all of North America both using vague language around forest stewardship that makes them sound like theyre radically progressive when the reality is far different from that. 🤔 Forestry for the Future has been called out many times for their blatant greenwashing including biased surveys and email campaigns that"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7423516671261871365)  2024-10-08T21:16Z 223.6K followers, 30.8K engagements


"Over the past couple hundred years on earth us humans have developed a real twisted sense of superiority over the natural world justifying our enslavement of and extirpation of all sorts of animals and wildlife the decimation and subsequent development of a vast majority of ecosystems across the world and the extraction of things we label as resources so that a slim few of us can make mass profits while the rest struggle to exist in this capitalist system we live in but. If were better than all the trees we cut down then why do we require the air they make to breathe If our cities rely on"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7455424152116153605)  2025-01-02T20:53Z 223.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Despite being such large trees Coast Redwoods actually have surprisingly shallow root systems that will inosculate or bond with one another which helps them create a stable foundation in the soils. This means when the winds blow its not just one tree with shallow roots trying to hold itself up but the whole forest supporting one another. These bonded roots also help withstand erosional forces alongside rivers which creates narrow deep and meandering river channels that helps create all sorts of habitat for aquatic species. Here we can see how when a tree has collapsed into the river it"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7459544546544782598)  2025-01-13T23:22Z 223.5K followers, 36.4K engagements


"In these magnificent Coast Redwood forests where Sequoia sempervirens tends to steal the show many folks end up missing the majesty of some of the understory plants that are often just as incredible just not as large. Take this Bigleaf Maple for example or Acer macrophyllum - one of the most gorgeous ones Ive ever stumbled across Layering is a form of vegetative regeneration that is common in many tree and plant species and here in the bioregion we often see it with Vine Maples Acer circumnatum whom are notoriously good at it. With layering the long sprawling branches of a tree eventually sag"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7469846787730246918)  2025-02-10T17:40Z 210.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Pacific Wax Myrtle Morella californica is one of the coolest trees here in Cascadia and its really unique in this specific part of the world. If you look on a map at its native distribution youll see its really prominent along the coast from Southern California up through Southern Washington but not really anywhere else until you get this little peninsula here between Barkley and Clayoqout sound on traditional Yuuuiat and Tla-o-qui-aht territoryand no one really knows why. About [-----] years ago this area was covered in about a mile thick of ice during recent glaciation which wouldve pushed"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7470946339145239814)  2025-02-13T16:47Z 210.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Well would ya check out this radical act of humanity from our fellow non-human tree people A while ago this big Sitka Spruce tree (Picea sitchensis tuhmapt) slumped over and happened to land in the crown of a big Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla qiaqmapt) which has ended up providing support to the Spruce so that it can continue to grow and thrive. The Hemlock has had to put a ton of extra mass on the underside of that supporting branch to hold the weight of not only the Spruce but all the epiphytes that grow on it. The roots of the Spruce are still in the ground and the formerly lateral"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7473513960805862661)  2025-02-20T14:51Z 211.4K followers, [----] engagements


"About [---] million years ago the ancient lineage of Sequoia trees like these beauties here were the most populous trees on the planet comprising majority of the forest that existed at this time. These are all members of the Cupressaceae family which include present day trees like Western Redcedar Cyprus Sugi among others and this is before the evolution of the Pineceae family so long before trees like Spruce Fir or Pines even existed. The species of Sequoia that we still have present with us today didnt start to evolve until around [---] million years ago during the cretaceous but these are all"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7485458657170296119)  2025-03-24T19:22Z 222.8K followers, 14.4K engagements


"Check out this incredible old growth Douglas-fir tree right in the middle of this forest thats being actively managed for timber Thankfully this tree isnt at risk of being felled anytime soon because Im at @wildwood_ecoforest a demonstration ecoforest that has been operating for nearly [--] years managing these forests not only for timber values but for ecological biological social cultural and spiritual values. So while this tree has an incredibly high economic value it has a higher ecological value and thus remains standing as a part of this forest ecosystem. 🙌🌲 In a similar manner there"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7495101019102186757)  2025-04-19T19:00Z 223.7K followers, 19.6K engagements


"Better hydrology better habitat better fish We at @reddfishrestoration are in the process of building a series of big engineered in-stream wood structures in hisyaqis (Tranquil Creek) in Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation territory using second growth trees to replicate the types of structures that wouldve been present with old growth ones prior to industrial logging and were doing so to create channel complexity and habitat for fish. Historically big old growth trees and their roots acted as hard points along the riverbanks diverting water flow away and downwards to create a narrow deep and cool"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7528111848697171206)  2025-07-17T17:58Z 223.4K followers, 64.7K engagements


"Its often said that the management practices used to cut and replant trees replicates natural disturbances such as fires and cosmetically it may appear this waybut ironically industrial-scale logging is actually one of the largest contributing factors to the wildfires we see each year. Mature forests contain diversity of trees that creates ecologically complexity with natural fire breaks built into the spacing and bigger older trees with thick bark being more resistant to fire. When natural low-intensity wildfires come through these forests they typically burn the fine fuels (branches sticks"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7546338402321304840)  2025-09-04T20:47Z 223.6K followers, 15.6K engagements


"After [--] years the Trump Administration is attempting to rescind the Roadless Rule so that big industry can have access to extracting more resources from our public lands to gain more privatized profits for themselves 🙄 Folks often think of the Roadless Rule applying to many remote areas like the Tongass national Forest in Alaska but a significant number of lands are actually within the lower [--] in commonly used recreation areas. Large sections of the Continental Divide Pacific Crest and Appalachian National trails all go through these conservation areas in addition to over [--] thousand"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7548107290596052242)  2025-09-09T15:11Z 223.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Why do some trees lose their leaves and others dont It comes down to different adaptive strategies that have independently evolved in different groupings of plants over millions of years Gymnosperms or naked seed bearing plants evolved during the Carboniferous period about [---] million years ago and commonly include trees that produce via a cone which we refer to as conifer trees that have needle-like leaves that are waxy highly durable and able to withstand harsh elements and these leaves are an evolutionary advantage that allows them to photosynthesize year round. These trees are generally"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7563711801469324552)  2025-10-21T16:24Z 223.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Out on the streets of Ottawa here with Marie-France Roy on behalf of @protectourwinterscanada along with dozens of other environmental NGOs from across Canada as part of Nature on the Hill and one of the many things were advocating for is the recognition of outdoor recreation as an official economic sector of Canada. See Outdoor Recreation in Canada is huge - over 78% of Canadians participate in outdoor sports with over 85% of the population wanting to see more funding for parks to create healthier ecosystems and more recreation opportunities. Outdoor recreation in Canada creates more jobs"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7574539460063415560)  2025-11-19T20:41Z 223.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Pro-logging + pro-environment = progress 🙌🌲 2/2 #tree #forest #fyp #oldgrowth #logging #bclogging #ecology"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/6983027305035648261)  2021-07-09T20:32Z 224.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Canopy soil contains 10x the amount of carbon as ground soil - wild #climatechange #carbon #forest #ecology #funfacts #fyp #foryou #logging"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7043525984116690181)  2021-12-19T21:18Z 225.2K followers, 25.8K engagements


"Trying to find solutions through the same racist bigoted and divisive framework that created climate change in the first place aint the way. #climatechange #ipcc #climate #diversity #inclusion #fyp #equity"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7084383927779085574)  2022-04-08T23:47Z 225.1K followers, 13.3K engagements


"Changing ownership models of our forests is one of the first steps in fixing our methods #wildwood #ecoforestry #forestry #oldgrowth #logging #forest #nature #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7283165910549040389)  2023-09-26T16:03Z 224.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Oo hot goss alert A new leaked map shows that while the top scientists on the Oldgrowth Technical Advisory Committee panel were picking out the best remaining old growth forest to protect in BC the Ministry of Forests was actively undoing all that work changing the borders on the deferral areas to include more low productivity forest while making the best forest left in the bioregion available to be logged by industry. You heard that right - government and industry blatantly working in hand in hand behind the peoples backs. Despite all the protests the phone calls the letters and the largest"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7346630135690382598)  2024-03-15T16:37Z 224.8K followers, 25.5K engagements


"Fire is a hot topic these days and with recent events in Jasper AB thought it would be one worth breaking down. Fires are a naturally occurring part of a forest ecosystem and are generally classified as either low-intensity burns (LIBs) or high-intensity burns (HIBs) both of which have different causes and impacts based on different forest types and factors. Since colonization of North America by western societies a combination of fire suppression and large scale land alteration through logging has left our forests in a highly vulnerable state all across the continent that makes them more"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7396388008485801221)  2024-07-27T18:43Z 225.1K followers, 38.5K engagements


"Theres currently a bill making its way through congress called the Fix Our Forests Act though in all reality the bill aims to totally f**k our forests. 🌲 Take action below FOFA is designed to make it easier for private companies to log more public forests in ecologically irresponsible ways thats disguised as wildfire strategy with clear origins rooted in misinformation and fear instead of facts about forest ecology and the real causes of those fires. Despite having flashy language about biodiversity and healthy forest management it would essentially allow large areas of our public forests to"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7491701453447269687)  2025-04-10T15:07Z 224.8K followers, 105.4K engagements


"One of the most iconic plants here in Cascadia is Salal Gaultheria shallon known for its toothed evergreen leaves and plump dark purple berriesyet these berries arent necessarily true berries Botanically speaking a berry is an enlarged part of the ovary of the flower that swells when pollinated to engulf the fertilized seeds as a fruit. Common classic berries would be species of Vaccinium like Huckleberries or Blueberries. With Salal however when the flower is pollinated / fertilized the fused urn-shaped petals fall from the flower and instead of the ovaries swelling its the sepals that swell"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7529336731355598085)  2025-07-21T01:12Z 225.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in order to fight fires better as the Trump Administration is currently trying to do just doesnt make any sense Humans are directly responsible for a huge portion of forest fires ignitions and the more access industrial activity and people there are the more chances for ignition will occur. Studies have shown that areas with more roads are much more likely to burn with fires being four times as likely to start in areas with roads than in roadless forests. The Forest Services own management records show that a lack of roads has not stopped fire"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7544043459116928261)  2025-08-29T16:21Z 225.1K followers, 32.7K engagements


"Trees helping trees how neat is that #forest #tree #fungi #wow #edutok #education #nature #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7172812235356654854)  2022-12-03T06:55Z [--] followers, 73.1K engagements


"Community is the answer Lets start valuing our forests differently 🙌🌲 #forest #wildwood #ecoforestry #forestry #logging #oldgrowth #nature #science #edutok #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7262381274910690565)  2023-08-01T15:48Z 225.5K followers, 1.5M engagements


"It is possible to have logging that doesnt destroy these ecosystems and builds healthy community we just need to choose it. #logging #bc #Forest #forestry #eco #sustainable #climate #tree #fyp Watch the complete video on YouTube to learn more"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7288415053303385350)  2023-10-10T19:34Z 225.5K followers, [----] engagements


"What the heck is a bioregion what does that mean and why does it matter Well Ill tell ya because thinking bioregionally is a key component of recognizing the ground underneath your feet and the role it plays in the broader systems of earth to create a better future for us all. A bioregion is an area of land that is defined by physical properties or boundaries like coastline and mountain ranges that contain a similar mix of biota or plant and animal species throughout and interdependent hydrological patterns of flow that unites the region. No matter where on this planet you live you are part"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7332499474054483206)  2024-02-06T14:42Z 225.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Redwood forests of Northern California hold an extremely high level of carbon in all of this rich organic matter the highest in the world at a whopping [----] metric tons of carbon per hector - thats more than 7x the amount stored in the Amazon Though they also hold the record for the highest level of above-ground carbon in these massive trees that live die and decay over thousands of years a majority of the total carbon stored here is actually underground. Fallen debris and organic matter decays into a rich humus that fuel foods webs under our feet which can store up to 60% of the carbon"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7467244242348346629)  2025-02-03T17:21Z 225.5K followers, 10.2K engagements


"If this tree was cut down how the heck was it able to cover the wound with new bark to heal Well the answer here is through community In a healthy mature forest ecosystem like this all these trees shrubs and plants are connected to one another through their roots by various mycorrhizal fungi which creates communities of different species that all share resources and nutrients with one another when theyre in need. Energy in this system flows from sources of high energy to sinks of low energy so that when one tree is photosynthesizing well and producing excess sugars those sugars will flow down"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7506221739945233669)  2025-05-19T18:14Z 225.4K followers, 91.7K engagements


"You may have heard that clearcuts increase biodiversity for things like birds or ungulates like Deer Elk and Moose as often cited by folks who huntbut unfortunately that just isnt true. Clearcuts appear to have a boost in wildlife mostly because its more visible yet a majority of these species still rely on having forests nearby as numerous studies have shown.They also show that these clearcuts dont actually increase populations of Deer or Elk but instead consolidate them into areas which in turn makes them more susceptible to predation or by human hunting all of which drives down their"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7535975282503732486)  2025-08-07T22:33Z 225.5K followers, 25.3K engagements


"25 years ago after over [---] public hearings and over [---] million Americans weighed in national forest lands were protected through the implementation of the Roadless Rule with over 95% support from the public. Yet today the Trump administration is trying to rescind the rule to pave the way for big industry to log and extract resources from our public lands for their own private gains and there are only a few days left to leave a comment tell them to keep public lands in public hands. The public usually has a [--] day comment period to weigh in on changes like this yet this measure is being"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7550699245217598738)  2025-09-16T14:49Z 225.4K followers, 17.1K engagements


"Canopy gaps #forest #oldgrowth #ecosystem #tree #nature #ecology #logging #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/6995662162341481734)  2021-08-12T21:42Z 225.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Diversity of structures in forests is super important 🌲 #oldgrowth #forest #ecology #ecosystem #trees #wildlife #nature #wilderness #explore #fyp #funfacts"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7125546173695347973)  2022-07-28T21:58Z 225.7K followers, [----] engagements


"What a spooOOooky ghost Forest 🌲👻🌲 #spooky #halloween #ghost #forest #nature #ooo #edutok #funfacts #happyhalloween #👻"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7160341596410498310)  2022-10-30T16:22Z 225.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The @youthclimatecorps is an awesome program that gets the youth of tomorrow outside for training and experience working in ecological restoration and climate forward projects that help build stronger communities and ecosystems in an era of climate change. I checked out the Squamish crew to see what theyre doing assisting Squamish Watershed Society with restoration of the Squamish spit - removing invasive species and planting natives. Estuaries and lower river floodplains are incredibly important ecosystems that house all sorts of really important biodiversity from different plant and tree"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7540361297724984632)  2025-08-19T18:12Z 225.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Ecoforestry could be our future P 1/2 #oldgrowth #logging #bclogging #forest #nature #tree #ecology #worthmorestanding"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/6977170631225871622)  2021-06-24T01:45Z 225.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Planting [--] trees for every [--] cut isnt quite a good thing🤔 #forest #funfacts #logging #oldgrowth #nature #naturevibes #fyp #foryou #wow"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7046187725866700037)  2021-12-27T01:27Z 225.8K followers, 623.5K engagements


"Found a bear den - how rad is that Unfortunately though habitat like this is becoming pretty rare but you can help protect it via the link in my bio #bear #habitat #bearden #wildlife #nature #forest #oldgrowth #funfacts #science #edu #outdoored #fyp #scare #logging"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7119931912302431493)  2022-07-13T18:52Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Lets GinkGO 🤘🌳🦕 #ginkgo #tree #treetok #fossil #education #funfacts #edutok #nature #centralpark #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7154753980189658373)  2022-10-15T14:59Z 225.9K followers, 55.4K engagements


"Oh hey there Welcome to your new fun & educational account Nerdy About Nature #allowmetointroducemyself #hello #introduction #nature #nerd #forest #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7157051902499228933)  2022-10-21T19:36Z 225.9K followers, 11.3K engagements


"A critical look at the [--] billion trees project. #2bt #2billiontrees #trees #canada #climatechange #policy #edutok #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7198126279617531142)  2023-02-09T12:06Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Whats the value of healthy functioning ecosystems 🤔 @David Suzuki Foundation #ecology #nature #forest #vancouver #oldgrowth #edutok #funfacts #economics #economy #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7237636201136639237)  2023-05-26T23:25Z 225.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Diversity is important not just for ecosystems but for our society as well 🙌🌲 #diversity #dei #nature #wisdom #funfacts #love #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7293238885763599621)  2023-10-23T19:31Z 225.8K followers, [----] engagements


"For the first time in a really long time weve got a great opportunity to protect some of the most critically endangered ecosystems in British Columbia but we need your help to make it happen Back in November the BC NDP announced a new draft policy for a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework which would prioritize ecological integrity in all land-use planning and if done properly this has the ability to protect some of BCs most critically endangered ecosystems from massive old-growth forests to grasslands wetlands and everything in between. We need to ensure that we set ecological-based"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7326768414620536070)  2024-01-22T04:03Z 225.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Dubbed the wood wide web different species of mycorrhizal fungi are able to connect in various ways to different species of plants and trees to facilitate the transfer of nutrients between them all uniting individuals regardless of their species class domain and kingdom for the survival of them all. In this network specific nutrients flow from one individual to another in cycles that can alternate back and forth depending on the season or when one tree is damaged or may require nurturing and quite often theyre sent in what seems to be favourable relationships like its own offspring to help"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7385176514276494598)  2024-06-27T13:36Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Ginkgo big or go home The oldest species of trees still alive on the planet today Ginkgo fossils date back to [---] million years ago smack dab in the middle of the Permian period meaning that these trees were around not only the entire time dinosaurs roamed but that they managed to survive [--] of the big [--] mass extinction events that have taken place on this planet - a pretty incredible feat if you ask me This tree is a gymnosperm evolving long before the time of flowering plants or angiosperms yet Ginkgos carry an uncommon trait of most gymnosperms in that they are deciduous losing their really"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7388941414677105926)  2024-07-07T17:06Z 225.9K followers, 23K engagements


"This fallen Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) gives us a really interesting look at the vascular tissue of these incredible trees The cambium or vascular tissue of a tree is created by two different types of tissue - the Phloem which transports sugars down from the leaves as they photosynthesize and the Xylem which transports water to the leaves so that they can photosynthesize. The outermost layer of a tree the bark is created by old layers of the Phloem that push outwards as they age and fall out of use. The innermost layer of a tree the heartwood is created by old layers of Xylem as"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7475391115261218103)  2025-02-25T16:15Z 225.8K followers, 180.8K engagements


"Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS for short) has been often counted on as the failsafe alternative to taking more radical constructive actions against climate change because theoretically we can use this technology to just suck carbon out of the air later But theres just a tiny problem with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage technologyit basically doesnt actually exist. Its largely just a theoretical technology that people in positions of power have clung to and gambled on because it offers a truly magical solutionbut just like magic tricks here in the real world its all"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7517741312041323782)  2025-06-19T19:15Z 225.7K followers, 13.1K engagements


"Bog ecosystems are often overlooked because of their soggy soils small trees and sometimes funky smells but these ancient ecosystems are a super important carbon store biodiversity hub and in general are pretty dang neat Low-productivity Old Growth Forests like this one here makes up over 80% of the remaining Old Growth forest left in the province while the remaining high-productivity Old Growth forests that contain those amazing massive trees seen all over in tourism ads were down to 2.7% of their historic numbers or less than 1% of all forests in BC about [--] years agoyet they continue to be"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7522934335759076664)  2025-07-03T19:07Z 225.8K followers, 10.3K engagements


"While change is the only constant in life sometimes youve gotta get your hands dirty to influence that change for the better. In the wake of decades of extractive industry and the unraveling impacts of anthropogenic climate change now more than ever do we need to create opportunities righting the wrongs of the pastbut finding work in that field is tough as is finding any work at all. The unemployment rate for those between the ages of 15-24 is at 15% right now and its really difficult for those young people to find any sort of long-term career work in fields addressing the most important"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7556278089701936400)  2025-10-01T15:38Z 225.8K followers, [----] engagements


"This gorgeous little pond and wetland area here in aukmin along the Kennedy River in Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation territory has been created over the past couple years thanks to some hard-working and industrious beavers As ecosystem engineers beavers create their own optimal habitat by gnawing up and felling trees which they use to dam and slow the flow of water so that more of their food sources will grow in the wetted areas which consists of deciduous plants and trees whose shoots they feed on year round. These ponds they end up playing a really important role in these ecosystems beyond just"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7569752211195038994)  2025-11-06T23:04Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Got off social media for a quick rip down to the Redwoods and it was all time Heres a quick little info dump montage for yall loaded with fun facts plant ID and random ramblings. 🤙 #redwoods #cali #funfacts #infodump #usa #california #forest #trees #nature #edutok Hope you enjoyed the info dump Hope you enjoyed the info dump"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7577446747618790663)  2025-11-27T16:43Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"We are currently experiencing an ongoing atmospheric river leading to all sorts of flooding and erosion that threatens infrastructure housing and has really heavy impacts on many peoples lives. This flooding is a combination of [--] compounding factors that I thought would be good to address with the third one being perhaps the biggest and most daunting of all. Firstly we have built a disproportionate amount of our infrastructure housing and towns in the floodplains of major river systems and thus seasonal flooding is something that cannot easily be avoided. Instead of restricting our river"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7583144958979345680)  2025-12-13T01:17Z 225.9K followers, 54.9K engagements


"On the latest podchat Rande Cook discusses the ongoing struggles of what Indigenous leadership looks like within an extractive colonial system that recognizes UNDRIP on paper but fails to implement in real life and his role in reclaiming rights to ceremony and land as a hereditary chief of the Ma'amtagila First Nation as they embark on a legal battle for official recognition by the federal government. The episode is now live wherever you get your podcasts from Spotify to Apple Substack and more all via the link in my bio - tune in give it a listen and get connected 🤙 🎙Nerdy About Nature"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7584630281454226706)  2025-12-17T01:19Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"This is an excerpt from my recent post "Compounding Factors that Create Extreme Floods" - for more info on the other factors we need to consider when addressing these floods check that longer video out Forests along hillsides and in riparian areas of a watershed have evolved over millennia to perform all sorts of complex ecological functions with roots that hold soils together slow and control the flow of water through these ecosystems and store it to mitigate drought and wildfire. These complex ecological functions are performed by biological complexity with many different species of plants"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7585287489103957264)  2025-12-18T19:49Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Despite the greenwashed titled that claims to fix our forests the Fix Our Forests Act contains a lot that in the long run will not only f**k our forests but our lands waters and our communities who depend on them. For starters it completely ignores the science when it comes to forest ecology hydrology soil health and fires allowing for massive logging operations nearly [----] hectares in size that would clearcut forests to create simplified mono-culture stands that not only are more susceptible to landslides erosion and cause flooding downstream but are more prone to apocalyptic wildfires that"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7588948358190877959)  2025-12-28T16:35Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Ive recently received some feedback critiquing me for my capitalization of certain words in text such as Bear Salmon or Lichen and I thought Id take a moment to address it. See language is a fluid evolving way of communicating within a society thats reflective of its values as they change over time and English is rooted in some really old archaic ways of thinking about the world around us and this comes to light when we use these nouns. By standard definition words like Bear Salmon or Lichen are known as common nouns just everyday things that we encounter with no special place or meaning."  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7592262389869890833)  2026-01-06T14:56Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A healthy forest is made up of thousands of different species of all different shapes and sizes each one playing a unique role within the ecosystem that allows everything else to thrive. The more diversity there is the healthier and more resilient the forest is. Our societies are no different. We all have a role to play and despite our differences we are stronger together. But they dont want that. They want us angry fighting and divided to keep us from looking in their direction. Our enemy is not those who are different than us it is the few who seek to cut us down. Stop looking around and"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7593506582349106448)  2026-01-09T23:24Z 225.9K followers, [---] engagements


"In a forest nothing exists on its own. Everything from the trees to the mosses on the forest floor to the critters that live here and spread nutrients around to the insects and fungi in the soil that break them down it all is intricately interconnected with one another and when one does well the others benefit for mutual flourishing. It may not seem like it at times but us humans are no different and weve evolved to work together with one another to survive and thrive through collaboration rather than against one another in competition. Yet in this hyper individualized modern world"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7578962237205925128)  2025-12-01T18:44Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements


".the restoration of values weve lost One of the most naturally eloquent deep thinkers I know Rande Cook came on the Nerdy About Nature Podchat to talk about his experiences as an Indigenous carver & artist a hereditary chief of the Maamtagila First Nation a founding member of Awinakola and his work as what I call a progressive rebel within the colonial framework of our modern world to build a better future for all of us human and non-human people. The episode is now live wherever you get your podcasts from Spotify to Apple Substack and more all via the link in my bio - tune in give it a"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutnature/video/7581877572837985554)  2025-12-09T15:17Z 225.9K followers, [----] engagements

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