Informing and encouraging initiatives that support Western Canada's natural environment

Nails, talons, and claws help animals to run, climb, pick things up, and stop them from falling.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Eco-friendly burials in Manitoba; 2) Fossil fuel divestment vs. investment; and 3) Reducing urban agriculture’s climate impact

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Manitoba’s first passive-certified house; 2) Drought in Alberta; 3) Decarbonizing the built environment; and 4) Bird counts across the west

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Appointing guardians for nature, 2) A holistic approach to soil health; 3) Equipment sharing collectives and farm equipment libraries, and 4) SK art exhibits

Tapioca, dog vomit, wolf’s milk, and chocolate tube - slime moulds come in all shapes and sizes. Like fungi, they use spores to reproduce, but they forage for food. They’re helping to design subway systems and may even assist in solving a murder mystery.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Irrigation expansion is not an option; 2) Planting trees in seismic corridors; and 3) Electric public transit