Patrick Culbert

@patrick-culbert.bsky.social

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Assoc. Professor of Teaching, UBC Faculty of Forestry

New York Times headline about World Cup that wrote ‘sprain’ instead of ‘Spain’
Patrick holding a pine cone ~25 cm long.
In a mountainous, Douglas-fir forest, a K-Max helicopter with a water bucket flies to the forground and lowers to dip its bucket into the Fraser River. It then rises and flies to the front of a nearby fire and drops its water.
A selfie of Patrick just past the finish line holding up a half-marathon finishers marathon.
A satirical news article headlined, “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point.”
A 1-year bar chart of monthly running distance, showing increasing distance over time and 1,050 total kilometers run.
A screenshot from the New York Times app showing that I solved the mini crossword in 19 seconds.
Patrick in running gear, in front of a Run Van backdrop, holding up a finisher medal and a novelty foam hand that says “new PB!”
A large gathering of people at UBC, many wearing orange shirts, to counter the appearance of a few members of the OneBC political party.
Album cover of “Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes,” 20th anniversary edition by TV on the radio.
A storefront named “Oakberry Açaí”
2025 Merriam-Webster word is “enfeebled.”
The main entrance of the UBC Forest sciences center. The sign has been covered up with a temporary sign, reading “Smithsonian Museum of arts and industries.”
Nodding onion in bloom with an inflorescence of small pink flowers drooping toward the ground.
An open-ocean scene with the dorsal fins of a mother and calf orca protruding from the water. In the background, a humpback whale tale is clearly sticking out of the water.
A yellow extension cord, running from the charge port of an electric vehicle to a black electric tea kettle sitting on a picnic table in a campsite.
A smiling but exhausted Patrick standing outdoors in front of some ripe elderberries.
The base of the reconciliation pole at the University, British Columbia, surrounded by wildflowers.
A brick-paved parking space with a small, 1-foot tall fire hydrant placed right in the middle.
A street scene with a large tree growing out of a stone wall in an improbable looking manner
False Solomons seal surrounded by vetch in a disheveled looking planter
VanCity “Visa Infinite Privilege” credit card
A photograph of a small garter snake. Mostly black with yellow lateral stripes and some hints of red on the top yellow stripe.
Projection screen with text “West Coast Fire, coexisting with urban wildfires in BC.” Seated in front of the screen are author John Vaillant and Professors Lori Daniels and Suzanne Simard.
Freshly blooming red-flowering currant flowers.
Me with my camera and tripod in the foreground standing on a forest road. In the distance, a hovering helicopter can be just barely seen, slightly obscured by fog.
Short-eared owl gliding with wings outstretched.
A group of four birders with cameras and large telephone lenses, all appointed at the crown of a tree.
A snowy view of university of British Columbia campus with the Pacific Ocean in the distance, though it is obscured by fog.
Screenshot from UBC Vancouver safe app showing a number of buttons as well as an announcement about classes being canceled due to snow.
A view of a snowy day in Vancouver. Big fluffy snowflakes blowing across the sky, and Douglas firs in the background with branches coated in snow.
An AI-generated image of the nitrogen cycle. There are trees, plants, a stream and an underground view. The image is littered with garbled text that approximates terms from the nitrogen cycle (e.g., "Nitrifates" and "Asmiiiistion bacteria"). The figure is gibberish.
An AI-generated image of a student standing on a path in a brightly colored forest. They are holding a map and looking at two big directional signposts, mostly with AI gibberish versions of real job titles, like, "Bioolist".
Headline from satirical newspaper, The Onion. “Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die”
A display of four turntables for sale at Best Buy.
Bar graph of annual school shootings in USA. Was 15-20 per year in early 2000s. Now roughly 80 per year.
A selfie of Patrick Culbert standing in a forest opening wearing a bright red cruising vest. He holds the controller of a drone and a small drone is visible in the foreground.
Gizmodo article with headline, “Hawk Tuah Girl’s Crypto Project Accused of Rug Pull After Huge Sell-Off”
Hyundai Ioniq 5 being hooked up to a tow truck.