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EcoWest News, July 1, 2025

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Speaking out for Alberta’s parks & Edmonton’s river valley; 2) Becoming a clean energy superpower; 3) Retaining mature urban trees; and 4) Developing BC’s Bee Atlas

Toads in Western Canada

Western Canada's toads: What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they sound like? How do they breed, and how do they defend themselves?

EcoWest News, June 24, 2025

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Wildfire, logging, and water; 2) Lower-carbon building materials; 3) Reusable take-out containers and appliances; and 4) Protecting insects

EcoWest News, June 17, 2025

EcoWest News Highlights: 1) Preventing algal growth on lakes; 2) Protecting the Saskatchewan River Delta; 3) Recognizing the rights of whales; and 4) Tricksters and queens in the kingdom of bees

EcoWest News, June 10, 2025

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Too beautiful to tear down; 2) Sustainability in a world designed for speed, savings, and social validation; and 3) Classical music professionals committed to climate action

Community Leaders & Books: May 2025

From bats, grouse, and burrowing owls to solar energy, nature conservation, and gardening - Community Leaders & Books: May 2025

EcoWest News, June 3, 2025

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Sports and climate adaptation, 2) Citizen science projects, 3) Legal solutions, and 4) Threats to Lake Winnipeg

EcoWest News, May 27, 2025

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Heat pumps & geothermal energy, 2) Reducing sewer overflows, 3) Peatlands, and 4) Fungi & native plants

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