Citizen Science - Nature Alberta

Explore the World with iNaturalist

18 April 2023

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Matt Wallace & Kaya Konopnicki
Host: Nature Calgary

City Nature Challenge 2023

14 April 2023

City Nature Challenge
Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer
April 28-May 1

Wildfire Smoke Monitoring Through Citizen Science

10 April 2023

Alberta Citizen Science Community of Practice
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Citizen Science Update: 2022 in Review

1 April 2023

Nature Alberta lent its support to three locally run citizen science initiatives. Here we provide highlights from each of the three projects.

Wading Through Aquatic Projects

30 January 2023

Citizen Science Community of Practice
Wed, Mar 1 at Noon

Great Backyard Bird Count – Q & A Webinar

29 January 2023

Learn tips for making birdwatching easier for people of all ages
February 15, 1:00-2:00 pm

Citizen Scientists Come to the Aid of the Tenacious Franklin’s Ground Squirrel

11 January 2023

Photo credit: Susan Elliott

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.