LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ecology North’s main office is located in Sวซฬmba K’รจ, Denendeh (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), on Chief Drygeese Territory, traditional territory of the Yellowknives Dene and homelands of the Indigenous Mรฉtis of the North Slave Mรฉtis Alliance.
Ecology North is a charitable, non-profit organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada that was formed in 1971 to support sound environmental decision-making on an individual, community and regional level.
Ecology North’s environmental education programming focuses on five priority areas: climate action, water stewardship, waste reduction, biodiversity and food sovereignty. A common thread throughout all of the Ecology North programming is an emphasis on environmental, social, and community well-being.
Ecology North maintains collaborative partnerships with a number of other local community and educational organizations to promote public education, sustainable living and climate change adaptation and mitigation on environmental initiatives.
Our Mission
Bringing people and knowledge together for a healthy northern environment.
Our Vision
A healthy northern environment, forever.
Upcoming Events
Plant Walk, Bingo, and Watercolour Painting
Aurora Research Institute and Ecology North are hosting a plant walk, bingo and painting activity Saturday, August 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Join us for a free, hands-on activity, best suited for ages 8+, but all are welcome. Meet at Somba K’e Park, and explore Frame Lake Trail with experts to help ID plants we see along the way. We’ll wrap up with a watercolour painting activity. Questions? Reach out to Ecology North at 867-873-6019 orย admin@ecologynorth.ca.
Zine Making for Climate Action
Yellowknife Seniors for Climate invites you to Our First Climate Zine Making Session Monday, August 17th from 5:30-8:00 pm at Makerspace (5001 Forrest Dr.)
This session is all about local food. It is a potluck, so if you can, bring a dish to share. Along with food, we will be sharing information about climate action and local food/food systems, be inspired by examples of zines and various zine formats and mediums, and work in groups to develop zine pages. Future zine making sessions will focus on such themes as energy, housing and water.
Garden Gathering
Join us for a Garden Gathering! Tuesday, August 18, 5-8 p.m. Woolgar Community Garden: 701 Woolgar Ave.
Spend an evening with Ecology North and the NWT Literacy Council at the Woolgar Community Garden with games, educational workshops, food, and connection. There will be activities for all ages, including plant pot-painting, garden tours, and environmental learning. Bring your family, bring a friend, and come enjoy an evening in the garden with us. Come for the garden, stay for the snacks!
Summer is here, and that means the school gardens will need volunteers to water and care for them while the students are on their summer vacation! Sign up now to join our hardworking team of plant-waterers and weed-pluckers to help to keep the gardens growing big and strong all summer long. We are happy to sign for student volunteer hours.