EcoWest News, December 17, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Organized opposition can make a difference; 2) A high school retrofit targets reductions in energy consumption; 3) Empowering dogs to be wildlife ambassadors; and 4) Invitation to host a MOTUS tower in SK
Owls and Their Secrets
Owls are remarkable: silent in flight with keen eyes and ears, masters of the hunt and of disguise, and adaptable homemakers
EcoWest News, December 10, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) 4 policies that could eliminate plastic waste; 2) Transportation and construction policies that benefit people and nature; and 3) Need for increased public awareness of endangered plants
Community Leaders & Books: November 2024
Books and community leaders: from glowworms and the coolest bugs in Alberta to visions of climate futures and buying less rubbish
EcoWest News, December 3, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) An ecological corridor in Manitoba; 2) Preparing for extreme weather events; 3) Funding bird-safe window retrofits; and 4) Documentaries on caribou and plastics
EcoWest News, November 26, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Manitoba’s hydro-electric highways, 2) Re-examining BC’s forestry policy, 3) Wetland drainage in Saskatchewan, and 4) The importance of sufficiency
Book Review: Eight-Legged Wonders: The Surprising Lives of Spiders by James O'Hanlon
Whether hunting their prey, attracting a mate, or building a web, there is so much to learn about the surprising lives of spiders.
EcoWest News, November 19, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Deconstruction saves valuable materials, 2) Calling for a halt to commercial herring fishing, 3) Concerns about peat harvesting, and 4) Reducing nitrous oxide emissions
EcoWest News, November 12, 2024
This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Need for a comprehensive grasslands policy in Alberta, 2) Selling Canada’s water, 3) Electric-powered yardcare, and 4) Proposal for a new uranium mine in Saskatchewan
Community Leaders & Books: October 2024
Books and community leaders: from brash, brainy crows and righteous anger to native plant rescue and designing a hope-filled community of the future