EcoFriendly West

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Saskatchewan needs an effective wetlands policy; 2) Municipal conservation initiatives; 3) Protecting the world’s oceans; and 4) Sustainable consumption

Notice Nature Sask, a nature-based program for kids, offers over 300 activities as well as a set of 6 guidebooks developed collaboratively by Notice Nature and EcoFriendly West

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Concerns about mining in Alberta and BC; 2) Keeping an eye on the birds and the bees; and 3) Resources for stargazers, property owners, and fans of butterflies.

In The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi, Keith Seifert says we should be curious about fungi and “embrace their talents for biodegradation, symbiosis, and biochemistry that make them such significant players in the environment.”

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Sustainable fashion in Manitoba; 2) Taiga Plains peatlands; 3) FedEx cargo bikes outperform expectations; and 4) Slowing down cargo ships

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Adding solar and limiting upfront construction emissions; 2) Pollinator gardens are more valuable than urban bee hives; and 3) Urgent need for citizen science projects that focus on insects