The Nepal disaster is unsettlingly similar to the scenario that researchers warned @natashabulowski.bsky.social and I about for Resolute Bay, Nunavut: permafrost giving way, creating a landslide and a deadly wave.

A looming disaster threatens to drown one of Canada's northernmost communities

A team of coastal flooding experts are studying the risk presented by impulse waves and how communities could respond.

nationalobserver.com

A seashell is the story of a creature’s life, written line by line. Soft-bodied mollusks protect themselves with crystals of calcium carbonate, adding new layers as they grow. Marvel at the shells and the creatures who created them www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

These Enchanting and Colorful Photos of Seashells and the Mollusks That Create Them Will Have You Marveling at the Natural World

Before they become sandy souvenirs, the baubles in the bubbles of the shoreline serve as a veritable fortress for creatures like clams, mussels and conchs

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Bristol’s government- and business-supported Clean Power Project is providing green power to local events, including a balloon festival, a music festival, and a television show. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

‘You notice the quiet’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at festival run on green power

A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the two stages at Clifton Down in Bristol

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“Many of the animals in the open sea are essentially invisible. Whole-body transparency is perhaps the ultimate way to hide, because light simply passes through the animals as if they aren’t there” www.abramsbooks.com/product/radi...

Beyond the fence: how science, design and strategy help animals avoid motorists along a stretch of Highway 3 - www.therecord.com/news/canada/... #AbSci #UAlberta #biology #ecology #Science #SciChat

Beyond the fence: how science, design and strategy help animals avoid motorists along a stretch of Highway 3

Wood, metal, concrete and mesh have transformed a 10-kilometre stretch of the open road in southern Alberta into a protective passageway for the motoring public.

therecord.com

@realityclimatique.bsky.social @desmog.com @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @350canada.bsky.social @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social ‬ @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social

Calgary Climate Hub@calgaryclimatehub.ca · 3d ago

The powers that be seem as determined to dot the landscape with #DataCentres as citizens around the world & across the partisan divide seem increasingly determined to stop them. We dig in with our good friend @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social of @www.thegravitywell.net! www.podcastics.com/episode/4297...

There are growing calls to not only 'leave no trace' in the outdoors, but to actively make an effort to ‘leave a positive trace’

OPINION: Why Leaving No Trace Is No Longer Enough

The principles of Leave No Trace weren't designed for the ecological challenges facing Britain's abused upland landscapes. Now, more than ever, we should question whether they are fit for...

ukclimbing.com

Check out this @calgaryherald.com op-ed written by AWA conservation specialist Kennedy ⛰️ calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: Northback’s miracle Grassy Mountain coal mine

The mining company appears to be overestimating, even inflating the worth of the Grassy Mountain mine, and that’s problematic.

calgaryherald.com

A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist --> The overall winners will be announced on Tuesday 13 October 2026. www.bbc.com/news/article... #SciArt #STEAM #wildlife #nature #SciChat

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 – the best pictures so far

The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.

bbc.com

Protecting Prairie Water, Habitat and Health, a day-long forum in Fort Qu’Appelle on Sept. 12, includes a keynote address by Dr. Peter Leavitt, University of Regina, followed by a panel on Finding Common Ground qvea.ca

EcoWest News, August 25, 2026: cutting traffic pollution, taking advantage of urban infrastructure, and advocating for grasslands and wetlands

EcoWest News, August 25, 2026

EcoWest News, August 25, 2026: cutting traffic pollution, taking advantage of urban infrastructure, and advocating for grasslands and wetlands

ecofriendlywest.ca

Grasslands advocates believe “sustained investment, better public education, ecological monitoring and a commitment to restoration could give the remaining grasslands a better chance of surviving and potentially recovering for future generations.” [SaskToday] www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-to...

Saskatoon grasslands advocates call for long-term restoration plan

Prairie conservation advocates say Saskatoon's remaining urban grasslands need restoration plans, measurable goals and stable funding.

sasktoday.ca

Adult Spittlebugs are hard to spot. However, you’ve probably seen the white frothy masses of foam on plants and bushes that surrounds and protects immature Spittlebugs from other insects www.naturecompanion.ca/insects/spit... #NatureCompanion

The mystery that sent biologists crawling under the wind turbines of southern Alberta was a simple contradiction: dead bats without a mark on them. spacedaily.com/b-biologists... #biology #UCalgary #AbSci #science #ecology #SciChat

Biologists who necropsied 75 bats found dead under wind turbines in southern Alberta counted 32 with visible injuries and 69 with blood pooled in their chests, because the pressure drop behind a passi...

Wind turbines are killing bats with invisible wounds, crushing their lungs from the inside with pressure waves alone.

spacedaily.com

BC’s first all-electric hospital, Quw’utsun Valley Hospital on Vancouver Island, to be completed next year, is certified under the Canada Building Green Council’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Design standard and it is targeting LEED V4 Healthcare Gold

Inside the design of B.C.’s first all-electric hospital and its zero-carbon ambitions - Journal Of Commerce

B.C.’s first all-electric hospital is setting a new benchmark for zero carbon health care in Canada. The Quw'utsun Valley Hospital, which will replace the 60-year-old Cowichan District HospitalCowicha...

canada.constructconnect.com

When people shop for a home, they focus on price, floor area, number of bedrooms, and location. Rarely do listings show how a home can shape a household’s carbon footprint through energy use and commuting

Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize

Clearer information about energy costs could help home buyers make lower-carbon choices without requiring them to compromise on affordability, space or location.

theconversation.com

A Bird’s IQ: Surveying a wide variety of birds, including crows, finches, tits, and parrots, Louis Lefebvre describes the remarkable innovations and problem-solving abilities of species often dismissed as ‘featherbrains’ greystonebooks.com/products/a-b...

A neighbourhood group that raised thousands of dollars to inoculate publicly owned trees against Dutch elm disease hopes others will follow their lead.

Wolseley residents put down roots to save elms

Challenge other neighbourhoods to preserve mature trees

winnipegfreepress.com

Dead logs and fallen trees act like “giant teabags”, leaching nutrients into the forest floor

Watching Logs Decay Is More Interesting Than You’d Think

Logs can act like “giant teabags” to leach nutrients into ecosystems

sierraclub.org

After the Flood: How Local Governments Are Reimagining Buyout Programs provides an overview of buyouts as an adaptation solution, their history and funding streams, implementation challenges, and innovative new approaches.

After the Flood: How Local Governments Are Reimagining Buyouts

urbanoceanlab.org

From trees and volcanoes to wild cities and seals - Community Leaders & Books: July 2026

Community Leaders & Books: July 2026

From trees and volcanoes to wild cities and seals - Community Leaders & Books: July 2026

ecofriendlywest.ca

Residents interested in joining a community search for rarely spotted plant species on Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, are invited to participate in an interactive seminar from 12:30-2:30 pm, August 22 swanlake.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/s...

From butterflies and bees to solar panels and smart blue roofs: EcoWest News, August 18, 2026

EcoWest News, August 18, 2026

From butterflies and bees to solar panels and smart blue roofs: EcoWest News, August 18, 2026

ecofriendlywest.ca

"Five former chairs of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada are sounding the alarm about a Carney government proposal that would allow the “wilful extinction” of species across the country."

Scientists Warn Carney’s Changes Will Bring ‘Wilful Extinction’ | The Tyee

Proposed amendments to make building ports and pipelines easier could destroy entire species.

thetyee.ca

Mormon Crickets have a large shield behind their head. They are unable to fly but can walk or jump up to 1.5 miles a day www.naturecompanion.ca/insects/morm... #NatureCompanion

This year’s wet, hot summer on the Prairies appears to be helping endangered Monarch and other butterflies with gardeners reporting a greater number of caterpillars, chrysalises, and butterflies

Endangered monarch butterflies boom amid wet hot Canadian summer on the Prairies | CBC News

Monarch butterflies are booming on parts of the Canadian prairie, thanks in part to a wet and hot summer that's produced a healthy population of flowering plants and milkweed that the endangered speci...

cbc.ca

The BC government is targeting a priority old-growth deferral area, wildlife habitat area, recreation reserve, and critical spotted owl habitat for logging

BC Aims to Revive Spotted Owls in the Wild. So Why Log Fire Lake? | The Tyee

The province allowed clear cutting old growth previously set aside as key habitat for the endangered raptor.

thetyee.ca

Take a look at the winning entries in Dark Sky International’s Capture the Dark photography contest

Capture the Dark 2026: Winning photographs

They say a photograph is worth a thousand words. With over 2,400 entries, from over 22 countries, together we’ve created a powerful story of the night…

darksky.org

The first legal challenge against a 107-km road into Ontario’s Ring of Fire region is raising questions about whether separate assessment of 3 road segments will accurately capture the road’s cumulative impact

Lawyer Warns of Cumulative Impact as First Nations Group Challenges Ring of Fire Road

The first legal challenge against a 107-kilometre road into Ontario’s Ring of Fire region is raising questions about whether piece-by-piece assessments of new mining infrastructure will accurately cap...

theenergymix.com

“Learn to branch out like a tree, to let go of life like a tree, to weather hardship like a tree, to rise above like a tree, to set down roots like a tree. In a scarred and storm-battered world, we couldn’t hope to find wiser teachers” www.robertmoor.com