Posts Tagged natural

Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1

Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1

Filed Under: biodiversity, city living, community, design, history, urban critters, vancouver on July 3, 2010

As part of our neighbourhood community building effort, a number of neighbours and I have been documenting the flora and fauna of our small urban fore [...]

10 ways to protect biodiversity

10 ways to protect biodiversity

Filed Under: biodiversity, community, environment, event, frogs, health, life, urban critters, vancouver on June 29, 2010

Originally published in Georgia Straight, January 14, 2010 butterfly photo courtesy of PDPhoto . Ten ways you can help protect biodiversity in 2010 By [...]

June 5th is WED!

June 5th is WED!

Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, health, history, life on June 5, 2010

Today is World Environmental Day. It is not just a reminder of thinking green, but the importance of abundance – an abundance of different things, d [...]

Newly discovered frog with inflating nose

Newly discovered frog with inflating nose

Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, life on May 19, 2010

A frog that inflates its nose! A new species of treefrog that sports a long “pinnochio-like” protuberance on its nose has been found in In [...]

Bugs for breakfast

Bugs for breakfast

Filed Under: city living, food, health, urban critters on October 13, 2009

I was feeding my family of frogs the other night, and wondering if I’d relish a meal of crickets as much as my frogs do. I thought, “that& [...]

Hot? try evaporative cooling …or solar cooling

Hot? try evaporative cooling …or solar cooling

Filed Under: city living, design, energy, environment, green Gadget, health on July 28, 2009

Canada’s westcoast is experiencing a major heatwave… one of only a few that has occurred over the past 100 years of recorded history. Temp [...]

freshly squeezed battery acid with added vitamin C

freshly squeezed battery acid with added vitamin C

Filed Under: food, greenwash :-(, health on July 5, 2009

At our local mega-super market, I picked up a few cartons of juice this past weekend… with our family favourite, the in-store house brand, which was [...]