EcoFriendly West

Books and community leaders: from leadership programs, a native plant grant, and climate action to books about alternative economies, hares, and whales

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Mining in Manitoba and Alberta; 2) Recycling sports equipment; 3) Establishing a dark sky reserve; and 4) The advantages of age

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Organized opposition can make a difference; 2) A high school retrofit targets reductions in energy consumption; 3) Empowering dogs to be wildlife ambassadors; and 4) Invitation to host a MOTUS tower in SK

Owls are remarkable: silent in flight with keen eyes and ears, masters of the hunt and of disguise, and adaptable homemakers

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) 4 policies that could eliminate plastic waste; 2) Transportation and construction policies that benefit people and nature; and 3) Need for increased public awareness of endangered plants

Books and community leaders: from glowworms and the coolest bugs in Alberta to visions of climate futures and buying less rubbish

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) An ecological corridor in Manitoba; 2) Preparing for extreme weather events; 3) Funding bird-safe window retrofits; and 4) Documentaries on caribou and plastics

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Manitoba’s hydro-electric highways, 2) Re-examining BC’s forestry policy, 3) Wetland drainage in Saskatchewan, and 4) The importance of sufficiency

Whether hunting their prey, attracting a mate, or building a web, there is so much to learn about the surprising lives of spiders.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Deconstruction saves valuable materials, 2) Calling for a halt to commercial herring fishing, 3) Concerns about peat harvesting, and 4) Reducing nitrous oxide emissions