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Winter LakeKeepers

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 December 2021

Volunteer with the Alberta Lake Management Society as a Winter LakeKeeper to monitor lakes for parameters important for understanding lake ecology and health in the winter. This volunteer role is well suited for ice fishers!

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Winter LakeKeepers Information Session

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 December 2021

Recording Now Available
Alberta Lake Management Society

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2021 Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids for Calgary

By Steph Weizenbach / 22 November 2021

Sat, Dec 18 at 10 AM in Calgary

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2021 Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids in Edmonton

By Steph Weizenbach / 18 November 2021

Sun, Dec 19 at 10 AM

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What Happened to Sustainable Forestry?

By Steph Weizenbach / 10 November 2021

The progress we’ve made in advancing ecological forest management is now under threat. The Kenney government is planning to boost harvest rates by 33%, far past sustainable limits. Click to read more and find out how you can help make a difference.

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My BIG Alberta Backyard – Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 November 2021

The Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary is a Migratory Bird Sanctuary located in the aspen parkland in Red Deer. Learn all about this sanctuary and the Kerry Wood Nature Centre!

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Park Interpretation in Alberta

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 November 2021

BY KATE CORRIGAN, GLEN HVENEGAARD, ELIZABETH HALPENNY, AND CLARA-JANE BLYE

If you have a story of how an interpretive experience connected with you and your family and value personal interpretation as part of defending our parks, please reach out to our provincial decision-makers and tell them so.

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The Case of the Missing Prairie Bandit

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 November 2021

BY ARYA HORON

One hundred years ago, the prairie bandit was abundant across North America grasslands. By 1979, scientists believed it was extinct. This led to the question: where did the prairie bandit go?

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Bear Tracks

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 November 2021

BY COLLEEN CASSADY ST. CLAIR

How can we protect grizzly bears from trains in the mountain parks?

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Fungi Forays

By Steph Weizenbach / 2 November 2021

BY LIZ WATTS

There is a whole world right at your feet. A world beyond the patchy grass, concrete, and rubbish you might expect: the world of fungi.

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