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Community Leaders & Books: November 2025
Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes
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Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes
Conservation Confidential: A Biologist Investigates the Clash Between Progress and Nature by Alberta biologist Lorne Fitch explores the clash between environmental stewardship and human ambition rmbooks.com/products/con...
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Conservation Confidential: A Biologist Investigates the Clash Between Progress and Nature by Alberta biologist Lorne Fitch explores the clash between environmental stewardship and human ambition rmbooks.com/products/con...
Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes
Community Leaders & Books: November 2025
Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes
ecofriendlywest.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Community Leaders & Books, November 2025: from hiking and grassland birds to plant spirals, the Earth’s deep past, and Manitoba lakes
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Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Washington State Flooding Intensifies, Prompting Rescues and Evacuations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
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One of the most highly cited academic articles on the safety of glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after court documents revealed it was ghostwritten by Monsanto retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/g...
Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court
Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup “does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted eight years after documents released in a court…
retractionwatch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
One of the most highly cited academic articles on the safety of glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after court documents revealed it was ghostwritten by Monsanto retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/g...
Fort Whyte Alive is a reclaimed urban green space offering nature exploration and outdoor recreation. Their award-winning visitor centre meets commercial PassiveHouse standards, a first for Manitoba www.fortwhyte.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Fort Whyte Alive is a reclaimed urban green space offering nature exploration and outdoor recreation. Their award-winning visitor centre meets commercial PassiveHouse standards, a first for Manitoba www.fortwhyte.org
EcoWest News highlights: 1) A National Peatland Strategy; 2) A second dark sky preserve in Manitoba; 3) Bees in North Vancouver; and 4) Precipitation in Saskatchewan
EcoWest News, December 9, 2025
EcoWest News highlights: 1) A National Peatland Strategy; 2) A second dark sky preserve in Manitoba; 3) Bees in North Vancouver; and 4) Precipitation in Saskatchewan
ecofriendlywest.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
EcoWest News highlights: 1) A National Peatland Strategy; 2) A second dark sky preserve in Manitoba; 3) Bees in North Vancouver; and 4) Precipitation in Saskatchewan
The EcoFriendly West Fund is pleased to support Wildsight’s work in defending wildlife, wild places, and clean water in BC’s Columbia and Rocky Mountains wildsight.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The EcoFriendly West Fund is pleased to support Wildsight’s work in defending wildlife, wild places, and clean water in BC’s Columbia and Rocky Mountains wildsight.ca
The City of Winnipeg is considering eliminating bird-friendly window requirements for select mall sites and corridors. Every low- to mid-rise structure accounts for about five bird deaths annually; tall buildings may cause 10 bird deaths annually
Researcher 'shocked' Winnipeg considering scrapping bird-friendly window bylaw after less than a year | CBC News
Conservation groups are raising concerns as the City of Winnipeg considers changing a development bylaw designed to help save birds from fatal window strikes.
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The City of Winnipeg is considering eliminating bird-friendly window requirements for select mall sites and corridors. Every low- to mid-rise structure accounts for about five bird deaths annually; tall buildings may cause 10 bird deaths annually
Bur Oaks can live a long time. They don’t start producing seeds until they’re 35 and are most productive between 75 and 150 years www.naturecompanion.ca/trees/buroak/ #NatureCompanion
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bur Oaks can live a long time. They don’t start producing seeds until they’re 35 and are most productive between 75 and 150 years www.naturecompanion.ca/trees/buroak/ #NatureCompanion
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Canada's most lucrative fishery — and a global black market — rely on American eel. But Canada was among the countries who voted against global trade restrictions on the eel last week, and won't list it under the Species At Risk Act, @moiradonovan.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/american-eel...
Illegal American eel fishing is big business in Canada. Ottawa just voted against protections | The Narwhal
Federal fisheries department also announced American eel will not be listed as a species at risk, despite illegal fishing pressures
thenarwhal.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Canada's most lucrative fishery — and a global black market — rely on American eel. But Canada was among the countries who voted against global trade restrictions on the eel last week, and won't list it under the Species At Risk Act, @moiradonovan.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/american-eel...
The Call of the Honeyguide by Rob Dunn “is a call to action for a more mutualistic, less lonely future. It is a call to remember to listen to, touch, smell, and engage with the other species around us” www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-d...
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Call of the Honeyguide by Rob Dunn “is a call to action for a more mutualistic, less lonely future. It is a call to remember to listen to, touch, smell, and engage with the other species around us” www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-d...
Dark sky-friendly tips for holiday light decorations: useful, targeted, low level, controlled by timers or sensors, and warm coloured
DarkSky holiday lighting tips
Lights can bring cheer to the festive holiday season, creating a sense of warmth and wonder connected to deep traditions and joyful family memories.
darksky.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Dark sky-friendly tips for holiday light decorations: useful, targeted, low level, controlled by timers or sensors, and warm coloured
The Alberta Coalition for Watershed Security is working to restore and protect Alberta’s watersheds through coordinated advocacy, capacity-building, and long-term systems change www.albertawatershedsecurity.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Alberta Coalition for Watershed Security is working to restore and protect Alberta’s watersheds through coordinated advocacy, capacity-building, and long-term systems change www.albertawatershedsecurity.ca
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Embedding wildlife corridors in community plans; 2) A national energy grid; 3) Hospitality industry cuts waste; and 4) Burrowing Owl Alliance
EcoWest News, December 2, 2025
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Embedding wildlife corridors in community plans; 2) A national energy grid; 3) Hospitality industry cuts waste; and 4) Burrowing Owl Alliance
ecofriendlywest.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Embedding wildlife corridors in community plans; 2) A national energy grid; 3) Hospitality industry cuts waste; and 4) Burrowing Owl Alliance
Herring Gulls are loud and competitive scavengers. They drop clams and other shellfish on exposed rocks or parking lots in order to break the shells and get at the soft interior www.naturecompanion.ca/birds/herrgu... #NatureCompanion
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Herring Gulls are loud and competitive scavengers. They drop clams and other shellfish on exposed rocks or parking lots in order to break the shells and get at the soft interior www.naturecompanion.ca/birds/herrgu... #NatureCompanion
Strata: Stories from Deep Time, Laura Poppick: “Strata are, in a certain way, love letters left behind by an aging Earth … Reminders that we are the product of a system that has been humming for 4.54 billion years, and that we carry its beginnings in our bones.” laurapoppick.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Strata: Stories from Deep Time, Laura Poppick: “Strata are, in a certain way, love letters left behind by an aging Earth … Reminders that we are the product of a system that has been humming for 4.54 billion years, and that we carry its beginnings in our bones.” laurapoppick.com
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"This isn’t nation-building—it’s nation betraying: A betrayal of our children’s future, a betrayal of Indigenous Peoples, and a betrayal of Canadians who overwhelmingly continue to support climate action"
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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41 civil society organizations oppose northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers | West Coast Environmental Law
Joint declaration by civil society organizations working to secure a safe climate system, protect marine and freshwater and uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty
www.wcel.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"This isn’t nation-building—it’s nation betraying: A betrayal of our children’s future, a betrayal of Indigenous Peoples, and a betrayal of Canadians who overwhelmingly continue to support climate action"
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.wcel.org/media-releas...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.wcel.org/media-releas...
The City of Kamloops has embedded mapped wildlife corridors into its Official Community Plan. This will help to ensure that linkages between ecosystems remain intact even as the city grows
City of Kamloops Adopts Wildlife Corridors into Official Community Plan - Thompson-Nicola Conservation Collaborative
The City of Kamloops has formally adopted the Thompson-Nicola Conservation Collaborative’s (TNCC) mapped wildlife corridors into its Official Community Plan (OCP) — known as KAMPLAN. This milestone ma...
tnccollaborative.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The City of Kamloops has embedded mapped wildlife corridors into its Official Community Plan. This will help to ensure that linkages between ecosystems remain intact even as the city grows
People living on the BC’s coast are hosting technology that can detect whales, in hopes of safeguarding the marine mammals that pass through
B.C. residents host whale detection devices on their properties in bid to protect animals | CBC News
From infrared thermal cameras to hydrophones, these B.C. residents offered up space on their properties as researchers look to help safeguard marine mammals.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
People living on the BC’s coast are hosting technology that can detect whales, in hopes of safeguarding the marine mammals that pass through
Climate Action Team Manitoba says the province can meet growing peak energy demand by investing in grid-scale battery energy storage and wind power rather than the proposed fossil gas-fired power plant near Brandon
New Provincial Fossil Gas-Fired Power Plant Contradicts Climate Commitments, Misses Opportunities - Climate Action Team Manitoba
climateactionmb.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Climate Action Team Manitoba says the province can meet growing peak energy demand by investing in grid-scale battery energy storage and wind power rather than the proposed fossil gas-fired power plant near Brandon
Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future by Vince Beiser is the 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner
Book on the future of metal extraction wins $70K Canadian prize for public policy writing | CBC Books
Vancouver writer Vince Beiser's Power Metal is the 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future by Vince Beiser is the 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner
PCAP-SK’s Dec. 4 webinar is on North America’s Grassland Birds: Past Declines, Current Challenges, and Future Solutions www.pcap-sk.org/upcoming-eve...
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
PCAP-SK’s Dec. 4 webinar is on North America’s Grassland Birds: Past Declines, Current Challenges, and Future Solutions www.pcap-sk.org/upcoming-eve...
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Beaver-engineered wetlands attract pollinators; 2) Benefits from solar arrays on farmland; 3) Electric fishing boats; and 4) Herbicide ban in northern BC
EcoWest News, November 25, 2025
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Beaver-engineered wetlands attract pollinators; 2) Benefits from solar arrays on farmland; 3) Electric fishing boats; and 4) Herbicide ban in northern BC
ecofriendlywest.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
EcoWest News highlights: 1) Beaver-engineered wetlands attract pollinators; 2) Benefits from solar arrays on farmland; 3) Electric fishing boats; and 4) Herbicide ban in northern BC
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Studies in the US show similar benefits...win, win, win
Three years of results from farm operations combined with solar arrays in France indicate microclimate control, increased crop yields, animal comfort, and reduced evaporation
France agrivoltaics trials show early crop and livestock gains
Data from agrivoltaic canopy trials in France, developed by energy producer TSE and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), indicate measurable temper...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Studies in the US show similar benefits...win, win, win
Three years of results from farm operations combined with solar arrays in France indicate microclimate control, increased crop yields, animal comfort, and reduced evaporation
France agrivoltaics trials show early crop and livestock gains
Data from agrivoltaic canopy trials in France, developed by energy producer TSE and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), indicate measurable temper...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Three years of results from farm operations combined with solar arrays in France indicate microclimate control, increased crop yields, animal comfort, and reduced evaporation