Daniel Macfarlane

Dec 10, 2024 | greatlakesnow.org | Daniel Macfarlane

December 10, 2024 By This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History. The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and  who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

Dec 10, 2024 | thenarwhal.ca | Ainslie Cruickshank |Daniel Macfarlane

This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History. Since the deep past, the climate of the Lake Ontario region has noticeably shifted at least several times. Such shifts presented both challenges and opportunities for different human societies. The various Indigenous groups that occupied the Lake Ontario basin, and their resource and food acquisition strategies, needed to be attuned to climatic realities.

Nov 8, 2024 | niche-canada.org | Daniel Macfarlane

I would not be an environmental historian if it wasn’t for the Network in Canadian History and Environment.  For that reason, and many more, NiCHE is my favorite academic association. So many collaborations, opportunities, and friendships came out of NiCHE. I began a Ph.D. in History in 2007. Initially, my proposed topic had nothing to do with environmental history.

Sep 5, 2024 | niche-canada.org | Daniel Macfarlane

Daniel Macfarlane. The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. On a summer stay in one of the many tall towers on Toronto’s waterfront, I watched Lake Ontario change shades as the clouds rolled in. Steely grey with whitecaps as the storm approached, a roiling black when the squall struck, and variegated shades along a spectrum of azure and cyan after the sun reemerged.

Jun 17, 2024 | niche-canada.org | Daniel Macfarlane

The American Review of Canadian Studies invites submissions for the journal’s biennial Thomas O. Enders Special Issue on Canada-U.S. Relations. Submissions from all disciplines and from interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome – including environmental history, energy history, environmental humanities, geography, environmental policy, diplomacy and international relations, etc.