EcoBrooks

06/02/2026

🐝 Meet Our Pollinator Week Webinar Speakers! 🌼

EcoBrooks is excited to welcome an incredible lineup of speakers for our FREE Pollinator Webinar Series from June 22–25!

🕕 Monday, June 22 — 6:00 PM MDT
🎤 Jordan Phelps
Community Conservation & Bee City Canada Manager, Pollinator Partnership Canada

🕖 Tuesday, June 23 — 7:00 PM MDT
🎤 Mike Flieger
Principal, Rolling Hills School (hear about their project that was awarded through this year's Community Benefit Grant!)

🕖 Wednesday, June 24 — 7:00 PM MDT
🎤 Kennedy Halvorson
Conservation Specialist, Alberta Wilderness Association

🕖 Thursday, June 25 — 7:00 PM MDT
🎤 Sydney Worthy
Native Bee Stewardship Specialist, Alberta Native Bee Council

📌 Registration:
https://forms.gle/o5TXa7fNqPuo9SjYA

06/01/2026

Photo contest now open 🌸🦋🐝

📸 June’s Photo Challenge is back for another year! And it’s buzzing! 🐝

Once again, we’re celebrating Pollinators for the June photo challenge. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles, and other tiny workers play a huge role in our ecosystems, agriculture, and everyday food supply.

Think you can capture them in action?

This month we’re working in collaboration with EcoBrooks to educate and raise awareness around the importance of pollination. We’re excited to announce that June’s challenge will have a winner!

Here’s how it works:
🐝Take as many photos as you want of our county pollinators
📱 Submit your photos all month long to the Challenge through Newell Connect either by downloading the app for free or through Newell Connect via our website
✅Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram and cast your vote by "liking" the images (like as many as you want!)
❤️ The photo with the most likes by July 6 at 4:30pm will win a Pollinator Basket courtesy of EcoBrooks!

Are you up for the challenge? https://countyofnewell.ab.ca/photochallenge

Now you can view past photo submissions from our website, just follow the link.

06/01/2026

🚲🌎 Bike to Work Week | June 1–5 🌎🚲

We are excited to celebrate Bike to Work Week in collaboration with Safe Kids Week & Environment Week! Choosing to bike instead of drive helps reduce emissions, improve air quality, support healthier communities, and create a greener Brooks for everyone. 💚

Whether you’re biking to work, school, errands, or just around the community, every ride makes a difference!

📸 Be sure to tag Brooks Communities Choosewell during your rides this week!

🎉 Don’t forget - we’re also giving away an E-Bike!
To enter:
✔️ Like our page
✔️ Like the RedBow Co. page

Let’s keep Brooks moving toward a more sustainable future 🚴‍♀️🌱

05/31/2026

🐝🌼 POLLINATOR WEEK 2026 🌼🐝

EcoBrooks is excited to celebrate Pollinator Week with a full week of activities, workshops, community partnerships, and learning opportunities from June 22–28!

📅 June 22–25 — FREE Pollinator Webinar Series
Join us online for four evenings of learning with experts in the field and a local school project!

📌 Register here:
https://forms.gle/U5oPaxLPqWMnUdBV7

🖋️ Cinder Ink is offering limited pollinator-themed flash tattoos throughout the week — once the designs are gone, they’re gone forever! Booking info: https://www.cinderandink.com/

🌱 Saturday, June 27 — 7:00 PM
Native Plant Bingo at Piston Broke Brewing! Winners will take home native plant prizes courtesy of ALCLA Native Plants.

📌 Contact Piston Broke Brewing to register: 403-427-2537

🐝 Sunday, June 28 — 1:00 PM
Bumble Bee Box Workshop with the Alberta Native Bee Council at Cassils Community Centre. Build your own bumble bee nesting box and learn how to support Alberta’s native bees.

📌 Register here:
https://forms.gle/Cao7nLHkaMwLXUcJA

🍰 Throughout Pollinator Week
hometimebakery will once again feature a special pollinator-themed dessert, and The Steaming Cup will be offering a special pollinator-themed drink!

📸 Photo Contest Alert!
Enter the County of Newell’s Pollinator Week Photo Contest for your chance to win a pollinator prize pack! Check out their social media for details.

We can’t wait to celebrate Pollinator Week with the community! 🌸💛

05/29/2026

Next week, mark your calendars! 🚲

Bike to Work Week is here!🚲
We’re teaming up with EcoBrooks to celebrate Bike to Work Week (June 1–5) and encourage small, meaningful changes for our health and our community.

Biking is a simple way to:
💚 Boost your health
💰 Save money
🌍 Support a greener community

✨ BONUS: You could WIN an E-Bike!
Head over to EcoBrooks to enter their giveaway.

👉 However you ride, it all counts.
📸 Tag us and share your ride with

05/27/2026

🌿 Welcome to the new EcoBrooks page, thanks for being here!

We are a volunteer-based environmental group supporting community ideas, projects, and action that help the City of Brooks & surrounding areas grow greener. 💚

In 2026, we’re excited to continue managing local sustainability initiatives, including:

💧 A new water bottle fill station at Duke of Sutherland Park
🌱 Edible Garden at the south end of Lake Stafford
🐝 Bee City Canada: a full week of Pollinator Week events from June 22–28 is coming your way (details coming soon!)
🧹 Our annual Community Clean-Up this September
🌾 Maintenance of our two xeriscape gardens on the east side of City Hall - be sure to check them out!

Interested in volunteering, joining EcoBrooks, have ideas, or staying informed about upcoming events?

Fill out our volunteer form: https://forms.gle/eAsFQuYLn6Qa3iY78

05/25/2026

🌿 Welcome to the new official EcoBrooks page! 🌿

We’re excited to continue building a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable Brooks through community action, environmental initiatives, cleanups, and local projects. 💚

To celebrate our new page launch, we’re giving away an E-Bike in partnership with RedBow Co.! 🚲

To enter:
✔️ Like this page
✔️ Like the RedBow Co. page

Thank you for being part of the community - exciting things are coming soon! 🌎

Specs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1URaz5alY8vdQvfJLUwP-hsg28CsUKd4s/view?usp=sharing