Happy #NationalCougarDay! Mountain lion, cougar, puma, panther and sometimes even catamount — this big cat is known by many different names.
Call them what you wish, but have you ever wondered what they sound like? Turn your volume up to hear these two cubs communicate with their mom. 🔉
Bunchberry belong to the same plant family as Pacific Dogwoods. They attract butterflies, and the berries are much appreciated by wildlife www.naturecompanion.ca/plants/bunch... #NatureCompanion
Farmers across BC are adapting to drought conditions with drought-tolerant crops, drip irrigation, and elaborate water catchment systems.
From bee brains and bullfrogs to EVs and sports fields - EcoWest News, June 16, 2026
Join a 7 pm, July 2 webinar to find out more about MycoMap BC, a fungal biodiversity dataset to better understand BC’s mushrooms, assist taxonomists, and support fungal conservation by tracking how fungi respond to environmental change bit.ly/4dWYWI5
Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers, Hannah Ritchie: “We are not only capable of solving climate change but also poised to create a better future for ourselves in the process.” hannahritchie.com/books
Common Beargrass produce a cone of small, star-like white flowers that develops into a bottlebrush shape as it matures. The flowers may have a lilac-like perfume www.naturecompanion.ca/plants/bearg... #NatureCompanion
An Indigenous Grasslands Stewardship and Knowledge Exchange will support “First Nations land stewards, harvesters, Elders, youth, and students, while advancing Indigenous Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in grassland conservation” @usask.ca
The Carney government has passed a bill giving Cabinet power to greenlight use of banned pesticides (even those Health Canada has deemed unsafe) for economic or food security reasons.
Brent Suter, Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher, is speaking out against fossil fuel advertising in sports: “As an athlete, I care a lot about promoting companies that share my values, and I also care a lot about our planet … I want to represent companies that want to be part of the solution.”
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In an exclusive interview, Brent Suter becomes the first American pro athlete to speak out against fossil fuel advertising in sports.
The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed u...
