This is a recap of our program from February 22, 2022. For those of you who missed it, don’t sweat—we recorded the session! You will just need to sign-in to… Read More »Whitebark and Limber Pine: The Coolest Trees in the Rockies by Cyndi Smith and Brenda Shepherd (on ZOOM)
WATCH VIDEO NOW This is a recap of our program from January 25, 2022. For those of you who missed it, don’t sweat—we recorded the session! You will just need… Read More »Saving Threatened Trout: Restoring Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Banff National Park. (on Zoom)
PRINT VERSION IN THIS ISSUE From BVN programs to ecosystem protection concerns and nature reading and watching suggestions, niceties and couch blanket entertainment, select a title and scroll to a… Read More »WINTER 2022 Newsletter
with Dr. Jacob Job, Sound and Light Ecology Team at Colorado State University Wednesday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom SUMMARY Noise is a major source of pollution that is… Read More »Nov. 23: Noise in Our Parks: A Decade of Noise Pollution Research in U.S. National Parks
PRINT VERSION IN THIS ISSUE For BVN programs and municipal developments to a great selection of nature niceties and couch blanket entertainment, select a title and jump to a topic… Read More »Fall 2021 Newsletter
How Do Mountains Store Water? Dr. Masaki Hayashi and Sara Lilley, Department of Geoscience, University of CalgaryTuesday October 26, 2021 7:30 p.m. WATCH RECORDING This past summer’s heat dome led… Read More »October 26: How Do Mountains Store Water?
PRINT VERSION Programs BVN’s series of free public presentations resumes on October 26, 2021. Let’s hope we can have an old-fashioned get-together again. Watch the BVN website for details on… Read More »Spring 2021 Newsletter
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and Bow Valley Naturalists (BVN) are deeply concerned about the potential impacts of Parks Canada’s new e-bike policy, particularly in the Rocky Mountain National Parks. This new e-bike policy will allow battery power assisted bicycles on any backcountry trail open to regular bicycles, subject to various power, design and speed limitations.
PRINTABLE NEWSLETTER HERE IN THIS ISSUE Select the headings on the left and jump to topics that interest you. PROGRAMS AND EVENTS BVN is presenting our series of natural history… Read More »Winter 2021 Newsletter
Learn about the Banff Springs Snail—an endangered species that is only found in the thermal springs in Banff National Park. Many thanks to Dr. Dwayne Lepitzki for putting this great… Read More »Banff Springs Snails