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
Join us to kick off the 2022-23 Bow Valley Naturalist Speaker Series on Tuesday October 25th at 7:30pm at the Banff Seniors Centre. For thousands of years, humans have depended on and learned from the natural world around them. In this presentation, Mateen will share his research and lived-experience about the role of humans in… Read More »Rekindling Sustainable Relationships with the Land; a Win-Win Outcome for Biodiversity and Human Society with Mateen A. Hessami, MSc, Wyandotte Nation
Thursday December 1, 2022 The Ecological Buffalo: On the trail of a keystone species with Wes Olson and Johane Janelle The Bow Valley Naturalists are pleased to partner with the Whyte Museum once again this year for our special Bob and Mary Smith presentation with support from the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation. About the Book: Once… Read More »The Ecological Buffalo:
Saturday, December 17, 2022 47th annual Christmas Bird Count The count down is on for this year's Christmas Bird Count. It will be on Saturday December 17th and will be conducted similar to last year with self-organized pairs or groups surveying their assigned area and reporting their observations to Count organizers. We are planning on… Read More »Annual Banff-Canmore Christmas Bird Count
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
After being on the shelf for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Photo Moments slide show is back. On Saturday, February 25th, Amar will be presenting the 10th “moments” slideshow. The big difference will be, instead of looking back at just the previous year, for this one he will be sharing some… Read More »Photo Moments is Back! with Amar Athwal
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!
Canmore Brewing Company Drop by with your family to help us celebrate Earth Day with some fun outdoor environmental games and interactive booths! We invite parents of children younger than 7 to stay and participate in the games! There will be fun for everyone. Free!
LIVE EVENT: 101 Bear Street - above the Banff Public Library Native Bees 101 is an introductory overview of the native bees in Alberta. Join us to learn about their amazing diversity, how to tell them apart from other insects, where they live and what they eat, and what YOU can do to help them!… Read More »Native Bees 101 with Samantha Morrice, Polinator Conservation Specialist, Alberta Native Bee Council
Wildlife & Landscapes ~ Exploring Connections~ May 8 - 14, 2023 100 Events, Live Music, Lunch & Evening Presentations, & Wings Spring Soiree & Keynote Speaker n.b. Registration for events opens on April 11, 2023 at 10 am. Click here to view calendar
