Public Ecology

Public Ecology I’m Dustin Bajer—an educator, beekeeper, urban tree farmer, and advocate for designing nature into cities.

My philosophy is simple: cities and people are forces of nature, and together, we can create spaces where innovation and ecosystems thrive.

Saffron in Edmonton’s future? Newly acquired saffron bulbs from abbotsfordsaffronfarm - put in an order for members of t...
08/28/2026

Saffron in Edmonton’s future? Newly acquired saffron bulbs from abbotsfordsaffronfarm - put in an order for members of the Shrubscriber community.

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Door-to-door tree canvassing in McCauley. Kevin, Matt, Justine, Michelle, Marianne, shoveled, and a wagon full of trees....
08/21/2026

Door-to-door tree canvassing in McCauley. Kevin, Matt, Justine, Michelle, Marianne, shoveled, and a wagon full of trees. 🌳

Trees grown by Shrubscriber
Funding from City of Edmonton
With support from Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future



Apricot, dogwood, ginkgo, grape, buckeyes and horse chestnuts.



A freshly planted apricot.

Post storm backyard
07/11/2026

Post storm backyard

1 - For the number of times I flipped us in the canoe on the North Saskatchewan 2 - For the number of boats you’ve owned...
07/03/2026

1 - For the number of times I flipped us in the canoe on the North Saskatchewan
2 - For the number of boats you’ve owned since we met
3 - For you, me, and Steven 🐕‍🦺 in a canoe - except that our water dog hates water. How did you get stuck with us?
4 - For the number of canoe classes we attended in June, for my benefit, because you are already an excellent paddler.

Thanks for being a good sport and an even better paddle-partner in crime 🛶

Poplar erupting through asphalt
06/13/2026

Poplar erupting through asphalt

Introducing a queen bee to a queenless colony. The queen arrived in a plastic queen cage, accompanied by some attendants...
05/01/2026

Introducing a queen bee to a queenless colony.

The queen arrived in a plastic queen cage, accompanied by some attendants (worker bees). One end of the cage is filled with fondant. When introduced to a hive, the workers consume the constant over a few days and release their new queen. If all goes well, she’ll be laying 1,500-2,000 eggs per day by mid-week.

04/28/2026

Introducing a colony of honeybees to a hive.

04/27/2026

When it’s bee day but it’s not spring yet.

Every spring, hundreds of fruit tree growers from across Alberta (and beyond; I met a guy who drove down from Fairbanks,...
04/15/2026

Every spring, hundreds of fruit tree growers from across Alberta (and beyond; I met a guy who drove down from Fairbanks, Alaska) meet to trade and buy sticks from their favourite fruit trees. These sticks, called scions, are grafted onto backyard, orchard, and nursery trees.

The number of local apple, plum, pear, and apricot varieties is staggering!

Tree seed packaging party ( Seedy Social) with some of my favourite local plant folks. Thanks, , for hosting us in your ...
03/14/2026

Tree seed packaging party ( Seedy Social) with some of my favourite local plant folks.

Thanks, , for hosting us in your amazing space!

Shrubscriber is a tree CSA in Edmonton. We grow trees together and distribute them to members, schools, and communities in need of a little more green.

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