This Week’s Highlights
Conscious consumerism: “Keep sustainability, love, and gratitude for the earth and all people at the centre of everything you do”
The Let’s Talk About Water virtual film festival will be showing two films about groundwater (access, resource management, over-consumption) at 7:30 pm, Feb. 25, with a community discussion forum on Feb. 26.
Upcoming Events
EnviroCollective Regina will hold its monthly online meeting from 7-10 pm, Feb. 18.
The WildEcol Seminar Series presents an online talk on tropical birds and forest fragmentation/restoration at 3:30 pm, Feb. 19.
Join Saskatoon Nature Society on a birdwatching outing in City Park from 2-3 pm, Feb. 21.
There will be an online panel discussion on creating a supportive policy environment for renewable energy co-operatives from 4-5:30 pm, Feb. 24.
Children ages 6-12 are invited to register for Nature Regina's Get Outside! Kids’ Club at 10 am, Feb. 24 or Mar. 3.
SaskOutdoors will train participants to become certified Growing Up WILD and Getting Little Feet WET Education facilitators from 7-9 pm, Feb. 25, Mar. 4, and Mar. 11 (online).
Join Regina Public Library online to learn inexpensive strategies for building and living in an environmentally friendly way at 7 pm, Feb. 25.
Find out all about burrowing owls in a Nature Saskatchewan webinar at 7 pm, Feb. 25.
Explore Les Sherman Park with Nature Regina at 10, 11:15, 1, or 2:15 pm, Feb. 26.
You’ll find information on these and other events on the EcoFriendly Sask Calendar
Bird-friendly urban design makes for healthier and more pleasant cities for humans and other animals [interview with Timothy Beatley, author of The Bird-Friendly City]
Construction projects threaten the urban forest by displacing trees and by damaging them during the construction process [more information is available from SOS Trees]
A sand-paint mixture may discourage beavers from chewing and felling trees [10 Surprising Facts about Beavers]
Feeding pet cats meaty food and playing with them to simulate hunting stops them killing wildlife, according to a study
“The reality is that we’re ‘wishcycling.’ In fact, less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled” [Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle: Tips for Decluttering Your Home and the Planet]
Municipalities of Saskatchewan will lobby the provincial government for a water policy similar to Manitoba and Alberta and the publication of quarterly water test results [We’re Losing our Wetlands and That’s a Big Problem]
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Thank goodness for our year-round avian friends who brighten our winter walks. One of our favorites is the magpie. [Nature Companion]
