Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes

EcoWest News highlights: 1) A National Peatland Strategy; 2) A second dark sky preserve in Manitoba; 3) Bees in North Vancouver; and 4) Precipitation in Saskatchewan

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Embedding wildlife corridors in community plans; 2) A national energy grid; 3) Hospitality industry cuts waste; and 4) Burrowing Owl Alliance

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Beaver-engineered wetlands attract pollinators; 2) Benefits from solar arrays on farmland; 3) Electric fishing boats; and 4) Herbicide ban in northern BC

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Harvesting trees & herring; 2) Data centres in MB; 3) Energy cooperatives; and 4) MB plants & SK butterflies

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Building climate literacy in Manitoba; 2) EVs are mobile energy units; 3) Agricultural wetlands may help protect crops from heatwaves and droughts; and 4) Bees and pollinator meadows

Community Leaders & Books, October 2025: from meteors and comets to bats, waste, forests, and beavers

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Technology and trees; 2) Orchestras and environmental sustainability; 3) Polar bears feed their neighbours; and 4) Manifestos for bugs

EcoWest News highlights: 1) SK’s first breeding bird atlas; 2) Restoring wetlands; 3) Sustainable solar farms; and 4) award-winning photographs to make you laugh - and cry

Grasslands cover less than 1% of British Columbia’s land area. They are found in 7 different regions, each with distinctive characteristics.