By: Ash Davidson
Bats are misunderstood creatures. Often, bats are viewed as “scary night creatures” when in reality they are a vital component of our ecosystems worldwide. Apart from being voracious insect eaters, bats also provide additional ecosystem services for agricultural lands. Continue reading to find out why bats are essential to our forest and agricultural lands, and ways you can help.
By: Bob Underschultz
The uplifting fragrance of spruce and pine, the gentle applause of aspen in the wind, the musical chorus of wildlife; these are the joys of treed landscapes. Walking the land and taking in the wonderful sights and sounds of forested areas is a favourite pastime of many proud landowners. It’s a favourite activity of the AWES team as well.
Hello, I’m Megan Andre, Executive Director with AWES.
Joining AWES just last summer, I’ve been around for about one year. It’s been a whirlwind coming up to speed with quite a few large projects in flight. Navigating this transition however, left planting season 2021 to fall into familiar habits. For me, that means riparian restoration planting. This style of planting has similarities to AWES signature Eco-Buffers, including increasing biodiversity by planting native tree and shrub at a high density. However, the structure and preparation of the linear Eco-Buffer are lost, and so are the trees… at least this is what we are hearing.
By: Brieanna Wallace
National Moth Week was July 17-25, 2021
When you think of moths do you automatically think of small, dull insects fluttering around your porch lights at night? Unfortunately this is the common mental image that comes to mind when moths are mentioned, but they are so much more than that!
By: Bob Underschultz
Looking for your next favourite tree? Then look no further, cause the ponderosa takes the cake! Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is native to the western United States and central and lower British Columbia and can grow in hardiness zones 3-7 (that means central and southern Alberta!).
