EcoWest News, July 30, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Green jobs in Canada; 2) Water management planning & conservation in Alberta; 3) Offshore wind turbines & wildlife; and 4) Solar balconies
EcoWest News, July 23, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Surveys on AB provincial parks & marine mammals; 2) SK drinking water; 3) Mining in MB; and 4) Floods are expensive & frequent
Book Review: Sing Like Fish by Amorina Kingdon
The underwater world is anything but silent. Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon explores the underwater world of sound, pointing out its importance in a space where sight is unreliable.
EcoWest News, July 16, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) A sustainable jobs blueprint; 2) Advocating for grizzly bears and banning the use of rodenticides; 3) Promoting energy savings for renters and members of homeowner associations; and 4) DarkSky approved outdoor sports lighting
EcoWest News, July 9, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Nature- and climate-friendly housing; 2) Dark sky camping; 3) Cumulative impact of logging roads; and 4) Solar: go small or go big?
Community Leaders & Books: June 2024
Community leaders in the four western provinces and a couple of book reviews that were posted on social media in June, 2024
EcoWest News, July 2, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Municipal water in high demand; 2) Are your clothes really dirty?; 3) The high cost of fracking; and 4) Bear-smart communities
Solitary Bees are First-Class Pollinators
They’re solitary, nest on the ground or in tunnels, and are unlikely to sting you. Canada’s native bees are first-class pollinators, but they often go unrecognized and unnoticed.
EcoWest News, June 11, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Rebuild or retreat in flood-prone areas; 2) Inventorying municipal natural infrastructure; 3) Alternatives to rodenticides; and 4) Elephants know each other by name
Six Unexpected Pollinators
Mention pollinators and we automatically think of bees, but there are so many other pollinators, including flies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, and spiders.