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Young 'Salmon Warriors' restore Okanagan creeks as sockeye return for the first time in a century | CBC News

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 21m

Painted Turtles use horny plates in place of teeth to grasp their food - aquatic plants, insects, small fish or snails, and dead animal matter www.naturecompanion.ca/herps/paintu... #NatureCompanion

photo and description of painted turtle from Nature Companion website and app

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 21h

A group of young adults from the Syilx Okanagan Nation are restoring salmon habitat. “For the first time in nearly a century, sockeye salmon are freely returning to Okanagan Lake and its tributaries to spawn.”

Young adults are learning through hands-on restoration work in the Okanagan, as they preparing historic spawning grounds for the return of sockeye salmon.

Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 22h

Saskatchewan’s first breeding bird atlas is now available online. The Atlas is one of the largest volunteer-based initiatives in Saskatchewan’s history and a major new resource for conservation.
sk.birdatlas.ca

sk.birdatlas.ca

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 1d

Bringing Up Beaver, John Aberth: “Why do I rehab beavers? Because you save a beaver, and you save the world – a whole world of wildlife that thrives in a beaver-managed ecosystem unlike any other.” www.simonandschuster.com/authors/John...

book cover for Bringing Up Beaver: Two Orphaned Beaver Kits, Their Humans, and Our Journey Back to the Wild, John Aberth

The winners of the 2025 Nikon Small World competition capture the world beyond the human eye

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 2d

Insect hotels for sale at the market in Arles, France

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 4d

Wildwood EcoForest, Vancouver Island, is home to selective tree harvesting, intact ecosystems, old growth trees & wildlife thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 6d

Western Toads walk rather than hop. When threatened, they inflate themselves with air and rise up on their legs www.naturecompanion.ca/herps/westto... #NatureCompanion

photo and description of western toad from Nature Companion website/app

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 8d

It’s informative. It’s funny, and it recognizes human weaknesses. Perhaps it can save the planet: World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis by Jean-Marc Jancovici & Christophe Blain www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814681...

book cover for World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis by Jean-Marc Jancovici & Christophe Blain

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 9d

The winning entries in a microphotography competition capture the world beyond the human eye, from algae in a drop of water to pollen in a garden spider web.

The world, closer than ever.

www.dpreview.com

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 9d

A carbon capture plant proposed for MB has yet to settle on a technology or a source of electricity. Experts believe there are more effective ways to reduce GHG emissions

Energy expert questions proposed Manitoba carbon capture facility | CBC News

A Geneva-based climate policy expert is questioning an NDP government-endorsed carbon capture facility proposed for southwestern Manitoba.

Grasslands of British Columbia

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 9d

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

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

EcoWest News, October 14, 2025

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 10d

Find out how birds use constellations during migration at the October 16 Astronomy Night at Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/astro...

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 11d

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

University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer | CBC News

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 12d

Imagine an outhouse that doesn’t stink. UBC researchers are testing a mushroom-powered waterless toilet that absorbs 90% of the odour-producing compounds.

Dubbed the MycoToilet, researchers say the system separates liquids and solids, using a mycelium-lined chamber to absorb 90 per cent of odour-causing compounds.

Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 12d

Insects that neatly tuck away their wings, a chick’s developing gut, and the lightning-fast accordion-like neck of a protist are all examples of animal origami.

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

knowablemagazine.org

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 12d

The EcoFriendly West Fund is pleased to support Yellowstone to Yukon’s work in protecting habitat along the spine of the Rocky Mountains y2y.net

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, connecting and protecting habitat so wildlife and people can thrive

Why rewilders shouldn’t forget about fungi

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 13d

“Rewilding for fungi means creating the conditions in which they can thrive; rewilding with fungi means recognizing that ecosystems cannot thrive without them."
www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...

These mostly hidden life forms have a big role to play in rewilding – and need its support, too.

www.rewildingmag.com

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 13d

Plains Spadefoot Toads spend much of their time buried in the sand and are nocturnal, coming out at night to hunt for beetles, crickets, and grasshoppers www.naturecompanion.ca/herps/plains... #NatureCompanion

Photo and description of Plains Spadefoot Toad from Nature Companion website and app

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 15d

The overall prize-winner in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year is Liron Gertsman, a nature photographer and conservation photojournalist based in BC www.birdpoty.com/2025-winners

book cover for Bird Photographer of the Year, foreword by Nigel Marven

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 17d

Explore the natural history of Alberta’s bats – who they are, why they matter, and what’s being done to protect them – in an online webinar hosted by Nature Alberta at 7 pm, Oct. 30 naturealberta.ca/uncovering-t...

Nature Network Speaker Series – Nature Alberta – October 30, 2025, 7 pm – Uncovering the Natural History of Alberta’s Bats – Cory Olson, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada – full details at naturealberta.ca/events

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CPAWS-BC @cpawsbc.bsky.social · 19d

J64’s arrival marks the fifth calf born into J pod in just over a year, following the births of J62 in late 2024 and J63 earlier in 2025. With the Southern Resident population hovering around 74 whales, every successful birth is a crucial step toward recovery, researchers say.
🔗: @cheknews.ca
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New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island

Researchers are celebrating the birth of a new orca calf in the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population — a rare bright spot for the struggling J pod.

cheknews.ca

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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 18d

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

EcoWest News, October 7, 2025

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

Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power 'pioneer' | CBC News

EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 19d

Onion Lake Cree Nation wants every home in their community to be powered by solar energy. Homes were chosen based on need, starting with elders and social assistance recipients.

The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people.