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

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 in the four western provinces and a couple of book reviews that were posted on social media in June, 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

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.

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

Mention pollinators and we automatically think of bees, but there are so many other pollinators, including flies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, and spiders.