Bear Day is back! Coinciding with bears’ emergence from their winter dens, Alberta Parks and WildSmart are once again hosting Bear Day at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park’s Day Lodge, Saturday April 22 from 9am-3pm. This is a free family-friendly event and April 22 is a Kananaskis Conservation Pass FREE Day!Bear Day is a great opportunity to learn more about the bears in our area and to refresh your bear safety knowledge and skills so you are prepared for the upcoming season! Indoor and outdoor activities include bear spray demonstrations, bear safety talks, a bear trapping demonstration, bear awareness hikes (registration required), a kids’ bear storytime and bear-related booths and displays. In attendance to chat with you about all things bears will be Alberta Parks Ecologists, Park Rangers and Interpretation staff, Conservation Officers, Fish and Wildlife Officers, Parks Canada Public Outreach, Town of Canmore, Volunteer Wildlife Ambassadors, Bear Monitoring and Aversive Conditioning Volunteers and more… Here is a link to the event page: https://www.biosphereinstitute.org/events/2023/04/22/bear-day-2023

April 22 is also Earth Day, and the Biosphere Institute will be having an Earth Day celebration at the Canmore Brewing Company right after Bear Day, starting at 3pm.

Every month the Canmore Brewing Company has what they call their “Give Back Tap,” in which they steer 50% of all revenue received from the sale of a particular beer to a particular charity. They have chosen the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley as their charity of choice for the whole month of April, and the beer is a delicious Hazy Pale Ale (Our new motto can be: ‘Raise the Haze!’)! 

So we invite you to come by after Bear Day to celebrate the Earth and Bears with us!