Indigenous Foods Go Digital
The Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Foods Toolkit—a six-booklet collection now available online. Continue reading Indigenous Foods Go Digital
Category: Provinces and Territories
Standing Up by Sitting In – Protesting the Tar Sands
Tomorrow environmental activists will gather in Ottawa to protest the Tar Sands Pipeline from Canada to the US. When I … Continue reading Standing Up by Sitting In – Protesting the Tar Sands
Conservation groups say tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties
Today, conservation groups represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice Canada submitted a petition to Interior Secretary Salazar asking him to report to President Obama that Canada’s destructive tar sands extraction undermines international efforts to protect endangered and threatened species. Continue reading Conservation groups say tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties
Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario. Continue reading Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Workshop: Water & Growth: Niagara Escarpment
Ontario youth between 18-35 are invited to attend the Water & Growth: Exploring Prosperity, Protection and Paradox along the Niagara Escarpment workshop October 28th, 2011 – October 30th, 2011 to learn about the relationship between economic growth and ecosystem protection. Continue reading Workshop: Water & Growth: Niagara Escarpment
Shift into Autumn with NOWBC – September 17
Join NOWBC at the Autumn Shift Festival on Saturday, September 17th on Main Street. This fun, free, family-friendly event will … Continue reading Shift into Autumn with NOWBC – September 17
Shift into Autumn with NOWBC -Sept. 17th
Join NOWBC at the Autumn Shift Festival on Saturday, September 17th on Main Street. This fun, free, family-friendly event will be celebrating “the shift in season and the growing shift in attitude towards sustainability, eating local and urban gardening”. The festival happens on Main Street between Broadway and 12th Ave from noon to 6:00PM and […] Continue reading Shift into Autumn with NOWBC -Sept. 17th
Seed Collection Mentoring Workshop – London (Sep. 14th)
If you have had tree seed collection experience and training as well as the interest to become more active in seed collection, attend our free seed collection mentoring workshop. Continue reading Seed Collection Mentoring Workshop – London (Sep. 14th)
Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture
Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture September 6-8, 2012 / Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta Keynote Speakers: Ursula Biemann, (video artist, Switzerland) Warren Cariou, (University of Manitoba) Allan Stoekl, (Penn State University) Petrocultures will bring together scholars, writers, filmmakers and artists from around the world who are engaged in an exploration of the social and cultural […] Continue reading Conference: Petrocultures: Oil, Energy, Culture
Fresh from the Farm
Come out for a three-course meal, a specially created amuse bouche, botanically infused cocktails – all featuring locally grown BC products, and all for a good cause! Continue reading Fresh from the Farm
BC Wildlife Federation: Wetlands Education Program
In collaboration with the Tk’emlups Indian Band, the BC Wildlife Federation is hosting a four-day wetlands restoration workshop in Kamloops BC, from September 15-18, 2011. Continue reading BC Wildlife Federation: Wetlands Education Program
Removing fences near Buffalo Lake Moraine – Sep. 28
Help the tear-down a fence line that is currently interfering with natural wildlife movement, near Stettler, Alberta. Continue reading Removing fences near Buffalo Lake Moraine – Sep. 28