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

Artificial light is blotting out the stars, harming both wildlife and humans. We've compiled a short list of things we can do to reduce light pollution.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Geothermal energy systems on Manitoba First Nations; 2) Turning farmland back into grassland through a reverse auction; 3) A cougar coexistence project in Alberta; and 4) Finding a solution for disposing of 20 billion pairs of shoes annually

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) making progress in recycling wind turbine blades; 2) developing car tires from sustainable materials; 3) protecting Manitoba’s groundwater; and 4) protecting urban parks.

Peat is a shapeshifter coming in many different forms from bogs to fens to swamps to muskeg and is home to cranberries and orchids, rare moths and butterflies, woodland caribou, and tree-climbing turtles. Explore this unfamiliar environment in Swamplands by Edward Struzik.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) The outsized importance of isolated wetlands 2) Reusing and recycling EV batteries 3) Colourful slime molds live part of their lives like animals

Water - there's either too much or not enough so wetlands are drained and large-scale irrigation systems are implemented. But what is the impact on the natural environment? Éco dans les Prairies - Radio-Canada en Saskatchewan