Outdoor Kids’ Club, Oct. 27 (online)
Get the inside scoop on how to organize an outdoor kids’ club at 7 pm, Oct. 27.
Candid Canada, Oct. 28 (online)
Nature Conservancy of Canada is offering tips on how to capture nature on camera at 11:30 am, Oct. 28.
Household Hazardous Waste, Nov. 1(Saskatoon)
You can dispose of household hazardous waste at City of Saskatoon’s Civic Operations Centre from 9 am-3:30 pm, Nov. 1.
Advancing Water Resiliency, Nov. 3 (online)
There will be an online panel discussion on advancing water resiliency: nature’s contribution to people and agriculture from 10-11:30 am, Nov. 3.
Grassland Bird Research, Nov. 6 (online)
Learn about grassland bird research in Arkansas at the WildEcol Seminar at 3:30 pm, Nov. 6.
“Lichens encrust as much as eight percent of the planet’s surface, an area larger than that covered by tropical rainforests.” Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake
A full list of upcoming events (online and in person) can be found on the EcoFriendly Sask Calendar
From Information to Action
It’s time for conservationists to start investigating the ways in which fences shape ecosystems— so that we can make better decisions about where (and whether) to build them.
Owning an electric vehicle isn’t a silver bullet in the fight against climate change. What we should also be focused on is whether anyone should use a private vehicle at all.
If all wastepaper was recycled, emissions could increase by 10%. That’s because recycling paper uses more fossil fuel electricity than making new paper.
Bottle-fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day – the problem and a partial solution.
Cats and buildings are dramatically more deadly for birds than wind turbines.
The Bird-Friendly City by Timothy Beatley takes readers on a global tour of cities that are reducing the risks birds face in urban areas [paperback and ebook]
Did you know that bats make up 21% of all mammals? Nature nerd bat trivia.
“For nocturnal species the night has become a fearscape: a matrix of glow and glare that makes natural behaviour and navigation all but impossible.”
Lizard faces that will make you smile (Chris Helzer)
You can follow EcoFriendly Sask by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, or by email (top right corner).
Check out EcoFriendly Sask’s Nature Companion, a free nature app for Canada’s four western provinces
