Community Leaders & Books, October 2025: from meteors and comets to bats, waste, forests, and beavers

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Technology and trees; 2) Orchestras and environmental sustainability; 3) Polar bears feed their neighbours; and 4) Manifestos for bugs

EcoWest News highlights: 1) SK’s first breeding bird atlas; 2) Restoring wetlands; 3) Sustainable solar farms; and 4) award-winning photographs to make you laugh - and cry

Grasslands cover less than 1% of British Columbia’s land area. They are found in 7 different regions, each with distinctive characteristics.

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Animal origami and fungi superpowers; 2) Updating flood and forest management practices; and 3) Halving aviation’s warming impact

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Selling off SK public land; 2) Slashing emissions with plant-based dog food; 3) Net-zero & fish-friendly housing; and 4) A repurposed wildlife crossing

Community Leaders & Books: September 2025: Groups and events from across Western Canada plus a varied set of books to stimulate your imagination

EcoWest News highlights: 1) BC’s forests: balancing recreation, conservation, and public safety; 2) Edmonton apartment building retrofit achieves a 32% energy reduction; and 3) Clothes - buy less, wear longer

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Canada’s first Passive House firehall; 2) Concerns about coal mines and a new LNG facility; 3) Compostable diapers; and 4) The complex world of dead trees

Go slowly. Look closely. The many rewards of observing insects: Bugwatching by Eric R. Eaton