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Central Alberta May Species Count 2024
Red Deer River Naturalists
Upcoming Events
May
Red Deer, AB
Chasing 50 species!
Edmonton Nature Club
Online Presentation
Dec 7, 7pm – 8pm
Chinese Mystery Snails in Alberta
Non-native Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis), first introduced to North America in the 1890s through food markets in San Francisco, was officially sighted in McGregor Lake Reservoir, near the village of Milo in southern Alberta in 2019.
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Chris Fisher – Birds: A Prescription For Happiness
Ellis Bird Farm
Lacombe, AB
June 10
Christmas Bird Count
Across Alberta in December or January depending on local count day
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids – Calgary 2022
Saturday, Dec 17 in Calgary
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids & Youth – Edmonton 2023
Sunday, Dec 17
Gold Bar Park, Edmonton
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Citizen Science and Pollinators
Recorded Presentation
Multiple Speakers
Host: Alberta Citizen Science Community of Practice
Citizen Science Opportunity with EALT
Help Edmonton and Area Land Trust relocate gartersnakes to a newly constructed hibernaculum!
September-October 2022
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Citizen Science Update: 2022 in Review
Nature Alberta lent its support to three locally run citizen science initiatives. Here we provide highlights from each of the three projects.
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Citizen Scientists Come to the Aid of the Tenacious Franklin’s Ground Squirrel
BY GILLIAN CHOW-FRASER AND RICHARD SCHNEIDER
In Alberta, the status of Franklin’s ground squirrel has still not been determined. The provincial government maintains that there is not enough information to say whether the population is stable or imperiled. In the spring of 2022, Nature Alberta initiated a citizen science project to help fill some of the data gaps. The results are presented here.
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City Nature Challenge
April 29 – May 2, 2022
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City Nature Challenge – Nature Calgary
Nature Calgary
City Nature Challenge – Public events
Apr 28 – May 1
City Nature Challenge 2023
City Nature Challenge
Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer
April 28-May 1
City Nature Challenge 2024
City Nature Challenge
Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer
Apr 26 – 29
Coal at What Cost? Alberta’s Endangered Whitebark Pine Under Threat From Benga’s Proposed Coal Mine
Kelsey Fleming reviews the implications of the Benga coal mine on Alberta’s endangered whitebark pine.
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Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes is not in the public interest: new report
A new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy indicates that coal mining in the Eastern Slopes is not in the public interest. The researchers conclude that the government should consider banning coal mining in the Eastern Slopes.
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Coal Mining Update: Kicking the Can Down the Road (Again)
The message from the year-long public consultation is crystal clear. Albertans do not want more coal mining in the Eastern Slopes. They want this special region to be protected. If you agree, please write to Minister Savage and urge her to take meaningful action now: minister.energy@gov.ab.ca. The government should enact legislation that provides permanent protection for all ecologically important lands within the Eastern Slopes. Kicking the can down the road is not a reasonable alternative.
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Coexisting With Coyotes
What ten years’ worth of close encounters with urban coyotes tell us about coexisting with these wily canines.
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Collaborating for Protection: Conservation Easements and the Waldron Ranch Grazing Co-operative
BY FOREST HISEY AND JONAH OLSEN
The Waldron Ranch Grazing Co-operative has entered a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to protect over 120 km2 north of Pincher Creek using a conservation easement.
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Communicating for Conservation
Wagner Natural Area Society (WNAS)
AGM and a presentation
In-person, with a ZOOM option
Percy Page Centre, Edmonton
March 18, 2023
Community Education & Engagement Event
Nature Alberta & Elements Outfitters
Dec 2, 11 am – 4 pm
Edmonton, AB
Concerns Regarding a Proposed Irrigation Expansion Project in Southern Alberta
A large-scale project to expand irrigation infrastructure in the South Saskatchewan River Basin has been announced by the government. Environmental groups have raised concerns about the impacts of this project.
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