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

From dog poop, herbal tea, and air conditioning to fracking, forestry, and water management - turning knowledge into solutions. News that matters to Western Canadians.

Every living species requires a space it can call home. In Waterton Biosphere Reserve, landowners and community members are working closely with naturalists to protect trumpeter swans and northern leopard frogs.

This week's top stories in EcoWest News: 1. Creating wildlife habitat on farms doesn't reduce food production. 2. Undetected methane emissions can now be tracked. 3. How and why to create a green roof.

Introducing books by 10 Canadian authors who are encouraging children to explore and appreciate the natural world around them.

From Manitoba's Arctic to urban gardens and Alberta cottage country, news and resources you can use in addressing environmental issues and protecting the wild in your community.

The Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation of Canada is a boots-on-the-ground organization focused on recovery and restoration of whitebark and limber pine in the face of possible extinction.