Bow Valley Naturalists actually think every day is "Earth Day". That said, Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 and during the week it falls in, to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally. The official theme for 2024 is… Read More »Earth Day
watch the video or listen to the audio or read the pdf (In Person, Catharine Robb Whyte Building, 101 Bear Street, Banff) The Canadian Rockies are a time capsule of the evolution of life over the last 540 million years. The towering peaks of this UNESCO World Heritage Site showcase some of the most spectacular… Read More »Bow Valley Naturalists present … Early Life in our Rocks – The Stromatolites of Dolomite Pass with Astrid Arts
2024 Theme - Wings "Way Over" the Rockies - The BIG Picture Our 27th annual festival is located in the beautiful upper Columbia River Valley centred around the mountain town of Invermere, British Columbia. Our Events Calendar will be viewable online starting Thursday, March 28. Buy your tickets online starting Tuesday, April 9 at 10:00am,… Read More »Wings over the Rockies Nature Festival, May 6 – 12 2024
7:30 p.m. Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityMax Bell Auditorium107 Tunnel Mountain DriveBanff, AlbertaAdmission is free at the door, no registration required. What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to climate change. With stunning cinematography, this short doc… Read More »The NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA proudly presents Losing Blue
Emergency Preparedness in a Changing Climate Earth Talk with Caitilin Miller Monday, June 17, 2024, 7:00PM at the Canmore Public Library🏔️ How does the Town of Canmore prepare for disasters?🏔️ How does a changing climate affect the way municipalities prepare for disasters?🏔️ What actions can YOU take to be prepared for disasters? Learn all of this… Read More »Earth Talk: Emergency Preparedness in a Changing Climate with Caitlin Miller
Herb Garden Workshop - Canmore Brew Co. Join us at the Canmore Brewing Company on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 7pm-8:30pm for an evening of making your own herb garden! Take home a small herb garden for your apartment patio or home, your own herb salad dressing and knowledge around gardening in the Bow Valley. Facilitators:… Read More »Herb Garden Workshop
(In Person, Catharine Robb Whyte Building, 101 Bear Street, Banff) For millennium Indigenous people used fire to maintain Canadian Rockies ecosystems. A primary objective was to provide a sustainable source of plants, wildlife, and fisheries resources. European colonization halted this long-term fire regime. Decades later forest growth and abundant fuels have created megafires of incredible… Read More »FIRESMART IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES: Integrating Fire, Vegetation, and Wildlife Outcomes with Cliff White
The 11th Wild & Scenic Film Festival comes to Invermere on the evening of November 16th. The eclectic selection of 12 short, environmentally focused films celebrate people with passion while offering solutions to what may sometimes seem like insurmountable global problems. If you can’t get to Invermere, there’s a 5-day Online Film Access option. That way you can still support… Read More »The 11th Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Earth Talks: November 18, 2024 (Canmore Public Library) Join us with Kae Shummoogum, CEO of Gasonic Group and the Canary Climate Conversation Association, for their presentation "Let the Canary Talk: Climate Actions for a Greener Future". This Earth Talks event, with the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley, will take place on Monday, November 18 in… Read More »Earth Talks: Climate Action for a Greener Future
Join us for a fun evening of musical entertainment and engaging speakers to raise funds for Jasper Wildfire relief. This is a community event to help us collectively understand the Jasper fire and prepare us for our best future!Date: Nov 24 - 7:30 to 10 PMLocation: Artsplace in Canmore, AB (950 8 Ave, Canmore, AB T1W 2T1)Tickets available… Read More »Jasper Benefit Concert: Melodies for a Resilient Future
*Only available online* REGISTER NOW Whether in nature or in captivity, wild animals are imagined differently in changing historical circumstances by humans. Join historian George Colpitts from the University of Calgary as he presents an archival 1940 educational film showing Quebec's famous/infamous zoo polar bears. Between 1936 and 1942, three polar bears from Devon Island… Read More »Historical Perspectives on Captive Wild Animals: the Case of Quebec’s Captive Zoo Polar Bears, 1936-1942 with George Colpitts
