Sent by Members & Readers (June)

  1. YouTube Links:    a) Using Seawater for Crops     b) Growing Crops in Deserts

  2. Canada's Giants: Grown over 5 centuries, felled in 5 minutes…  The temperate old-growth forests of B.C. are one of the rarest ecosystems on the planet, but that’s not stopping Canadian loggers. Across the province, 90 percent of the ancient giants have already been felled. Tell the B.C. government to stop the destruction and protect the remaining ancient forests!

  3. Public Spaces: City dwellers gained more access to public space during COVID — Can they keep it? Read The Conversation from Evergreen!

  4. Aluminum Sulphate is Dangerous: A reader recently was ecstatic about using this chemical for growing food... However it is classified as ‘hazardous’ with ‘acute toxicity’. Even some types of gloves do NOT protect the user! Here’s some details about this Endocrine disrupter, its neurotoxicity, and the chromosome aberrations it causes.

  5. Right-to-Repair Legislation: 75% of Canadians support making devices easier to repair, but copyright laws of 1993 prevent provinces from creating such laws. Here’s the Greenpeace Canada petition! 

  6. World Environment Day: It’s June 5. Greenpac.ca  asks you to send an email to your MP about your environmental concerns (sample email here.) Taking care of our environment is an MP’s duty.

  7. Okanagan – Similkameen Stewardship sends these:  

    a) Native Pollinators: To learn more, Click here 

    b) Riparian – Black Cottonwood Ecosystem Value: https://www.osstewardship.ca/caring-shoreline