Steph Weizenbach - Nature Alberta

Spiderling Web Craft for Kids

2 October 2023

Help sibling spiderlings disperse and build their own web with this fun Halloween themed nature craft.
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Unbe-leaf-able Fall Placemat!

1 October 2023

Placemat made from a fall leaves of all shapes and colours

Collect colourful leaves and make your very own autumn placemat.

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legacy of Fossil Fuel Industry Disturbances

29 September 2023

The soil at this chronic crude oil spill contained an astonishing 21% oil, yet numerous plants persisted, among them: foxtail barley, alsike clover, reed canary grass, common horsetail, scentless chamomile, common plantain, and smooth perennial sow-thistle (58°55’03” N, 118°56’04” W). KEVIN TIMONEY

BY KEVIN P. TIMONEY

The legacy of fossil fuel landscape disturbance is pervasive in Alberta. Municipalities and individual homeowners are finding themselves living alongside contaminated sites, which at first glance may have appeared nice and green. Learn to spot the signs of contamination…

Survival Against the Odds: Alberta’s Half-moon Hairstreak Butterfly

29 September 2023

BY BENNY ACORN

Waterton Lakes National Park is truly one of the most remarkable areas in all of Alberta, where natural beauty is partnered with rich and unique biological diversity. Although you would not expect it, the story of one of Alberta’s rarest insects begins here, under the late-winter snow. This is a story of unexpected alliances, remarkable specialization, and perseverance in the face of catastrophic adversity, and it all takes place on the Blakiston Fan.

Freedom to Roam

29 September 2023

BY RICHARD SCHNEIDER

What if people were allowed to walk through and explore undeveloped landscapes wherever and whenever they chose? And what if this was considered a basic human right with deep cultural roots and wide public support?

Whooping Cranes: Step by Step, Egg by Egg, Towards Recovery

29 September 2023

BY HIRA SHAH

The whooping crane was once widely distributed across North America, but by the 1940s, hunting and habitat loss had reduced the species to only 21 birds. Wood Buffalo National Park remains the only place in Canada where whooping cranes nest.