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

Claire Miller is sharing her love of the outdoors through Wildernook Fresh Air Learning, offering a wide range of nature activities for kids and families in Saskatoon and elsewhere in Saskatchewan.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) SK orchids 2) Prairie sand dunes home to bees & wasps 3) green roofs for migratory birds & dragonflies 4) rain gardens remove toxic tire chemicals 4) Park(ing) Day for pollinators

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Tips to beat the heat and save water; 2) Dealing with eco anxiety; and 3) Summer reading - climate fiction off the coast of BC and a mystery in Calgary’s Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

In An Immense World, Ed Yong points out that “If you want to live in the Sahara, or at the bottom of the ocean, or on a glacier, you’d better tweak your senses to like it.” A look at how animals cope with a wide range of temperatures.

The emphasis in this week’s edition of EcoWest News is on the steps we can take as individuals to protect the environment - from planning a birthday party to buying a pair of running shoes

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Saskatchewan needs an effective wetlands policy; 2) Municipal conservation initiatives; 3) Protecting the world’s oceans; and 4) Sustainable consumption