A Toronto energy consultant is biking his way from Calgary to Vancouver to raise awareness and funds for nature.

Part of Alex Simakov害羞草研究所檚 1,400-kilometre solo bike ride means he will pass through Kelowna as he travels down to Vancouver.

Simakov is raising funds for Nature Conservancy Canada, with the money he害羞草研究所檚 raising going towards the non-profit害羞草研究所檚 programs in the Rocky Mountains. He added that he wanted to support them because the non-profit has been leading Canada害羞草研究所檚 effort in land conservation.

害羞草研究所淲hile we害羞草研究所檙e making great strides towards decarbonizing our economy and achieving Net Zero by 2050, we need to confront the reality that climate change is already here and only getting worse,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淭he world is struggling with a growing frequency of natural disasters, and as demonstrated by last month害羞草研究所檚 record-shattering heat wave in British Columbia, Canada is no exception.害羞草研究所�

Simakov said the first line of defence against natural disasters brought on by climate change is our natural ecosystems.

害羞草研究所淏y better managing the health and restoring the vitality of our forests, wetlands, and prairies, we can dramatically reduce the destructive impact of climate-driven disasters upon our communities.害羞草研究所�

Over the last two weeks, Simakov has cycled past some of B.C.害羞草研究所檚 wildfires, which has shown him the importance and urgency of investing in Canada害羞草研究所檚 resiliency against climate disasters.

If you would like to donate to Simakov害羞草研究所檚 Nature Conservancy fundraiser, you can do so .

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