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EcoWest News, May 16, 2023

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Adding solar and limiting upfront construction emissions; 2) Pollinator gardens are more valuable than urban bee hives; and 3) Urgent need for citizen science projects that focus on insects

Exploring the Senses: Follow that Scent

“We need to stop asking ‘How good is an animal’s sense of smell?’ Better questions would be ‘How important is smell to that animal?’ and ‘What does it use its sense of smell for?’” [An Immense World, Ed Yong]

EcoWest News, May 9, 2023

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Protecting Ricardo Ranch, AB; 2) Preventing logging in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, MB; 3) Studying Vancouver, BC’s nightlife - bats; and 4) Valuing SK’s road allowances

EcoWest News, May 2, 2023

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Energy transition in Manitoba’s buildings and vehicles; 2) Identifying marshland birds and reptiles; 3) Messy gardens; and 4) The importance of energy efficiency.

EcoWest News, April 25, 2023

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: ) Harbour Air’s electric float plane takes to the air; 2) Helium exploration threatens sage grouse habitat; and 3) Climate action and happiness can easily coexist.

Arbutus

The twisting branches and peeling bark of the arbutus are so evocative of Canada’s Pacific West Coast

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