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

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Concerns about mining in Alberta and BC; 2) Keeping an eye on the birds and the bees; and 3) Resources for stargazers, property owners, and fans of butterflies.

In The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi, Keith Seifert says we should be curious about fungi and “embrace their talents for biodegradation, symbiosis, and biochemistry that make them such significant players in the environment.”

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Sustainable fashion in Manitoba; 2) Taiga Plains peatlands; 3) FedEx cargo bikes outperform expectations; and 4) Slowing down cargo ships

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

“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]

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