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

By Rick Schneider / 11 January 2023

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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Edmonton Christmas Bird Count Results and Changes

By Nature Kids / 6 January 2023

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: ANN CARTER & GEOFF HOLROYD
Host: Edmonton Nature Club

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Christmas Bird Count For Kids Edmonton Volunteers

By Nature Kids / 8 December 2022

Dec 18

In-Person

Nature Alberta

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Peace River Christmas Bird Count Volunteers

By Nature Kids / 8 December 2022

Dec 17, 2022

In-person

Peace River

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May Plant Count Data Archivist

By Nature Kids / 5 December 2022

May Plant Count Team

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Beginner’s Guide to Winter Bird Identification

By Nature Kids / 30 November 2022

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: JANICE HURLBURT
Host: Edmonton Nature Club

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Fall Biodiversity Challenge

By Steph Weizenbach / 16 September 2022

Contribute nature observations between Sept 15 – 18 anywhere in Alberta on iNaturalist!

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Tales of Snow & Ice: Citizen Science in AB’s Winter

By Steph Weizenbach / 16 September 2022

Alberta Citizen Science Community of Practice
Recording Now Available

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May Species Count

By Steph Weizenbach / 3 May 2022

Last Weekend in May
All Across Alberta!

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Making Citizen Science Count

By Steph Weizenbach / 24 April 2022

BY RICHARD SCHNEIDER
As naturalists, we love to watch wildlife, but if we want wild species to remain viable we need to actively contribute to their conservation.

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