EcoFriendly West

Peat is a shapeshifter coming in many different forms from bogs to fens to swamps to muskeg and is home to cranberries and orchids, rare moths and butterflies, woodland caribou, and tree-climbing turtles. Explore this unfamiliar environment in Swamplands by Edward Struzik.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) The outsized importance of isolated wetlands 2) Reusing and recycling EV batteries 3) Colourful slime molds live part of their lives like animals

Water - there's either too much or not enough so wetlands are drained and large-scale irrigation systems are implemented. But what is the impact on the natural environment? Éco dans les Prairies - Radio-Canada en Saskatchewan

We’re highlighting four of Western Canada’s wetlands in honour of World Wetlands Day: Whitewater Lake, Manitoba; Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan; Beaver Hills/Cooking Lake Moraine, Alberta; and Tofino Mudflats, British Columbia.

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1) From cake sales to microrewilding - protecting urban nature 2) food conservation to prevent food waste 3) celestial nights out in 2023

CO2 emissions from buildings and construction reached an all-time high in 2021. We need to put more of an effort into conservation, retrofits, deconstruction, and circular approaches to building construction and maintenance.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Provincially Significant Peatlands in Manitoba 2) Successful responses to climate change 3) Industrial use of heat pumps

Roads crisscross the land making it hard for animals to move - wildlife crossings make a big difference. Les passages fauniques sont tellement importants pour aider les animaux sauvages à traverser les routes - Éco dans les Prairies, Radio-Canada en Saskatchewan

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1) A mobile ski library; 2) Reclaiming the right to repair; 3) Grassland stewardship opportunity; and 4) Partnering with fungi and soil.

Urban streams, such as Bowker Creek in Greater Victoria, are being restored to health above ground where they provide natural parks, outdoor classrooms, wildlife habitat, and stormwater management.