Southern Alberta’s rivers are at risk with the present levels of water diversions for irrigation agriculture. The irrigation sector has proposed a “modernization” scheme, funded by nearly a billion dollars of provincial funds, a loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and some of their own money. While irrigation efficiency has merits, it appears none of… Read More »Irrigation and the Future of Southern Alberta’s Rivers: Shall We Gather At the River?

Join us for an informative & interactive webinar that will give you lots of food for thought! To learn more and register, visit: Bow Valley Climate Action Society

Join us to learn more about native plant propagation from a specialist and about traditional indigenous uses. Please bring any seeds or plants ready to trade with others. We hope to have extra seeds and plants to share. This is an outdoor event, so please come prepared for the weather. Reach out if you want… Read More »Bowstrings Native Seed and Plant Exchange

Please register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. A presentation and Q&A with Jasper National Park's Caribou Recovery Program's team members Lalenia Neufeld and Jean-Francois Bisaillon. They will discuss caribou and wolf population monitoring, managing species at risk and conservation breeding. As our… Read More »Jasper National Park’s Caribou Recovery Project – on Zoom

Tuesday, February 28th. 7:30 pm Watch on Zoom or in Person Pioneer Room, Peter and Catherine Whyte Building, 101 Bear Street orRegister in advance for Zoom Dr. Janet Sperling Alberta is home to at least 14 species of ticks. Only a few are known to transmit diseases to humans, but those that do can cause a lifetime… Read More »Forewarned Is Forearmed: Ticks in the Bow Valley

*Live event in Banff: 101 Bear Street - above the Banff Public Library* Of the nine species of bats in Alberta, seven occur in the southern Alberta Rockies. Three species seem to use the Rockies as a migratory corridor. The other four are year-round residents, although we know of almost no winter hibernation sites. The… Read More »Bats of the Rocky Mountains: adaptations and environmental challenges with Robert Barclay

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… Read More »April 22nd: Bear Day is Back!