Irrigation Canal, SE Calgary. Meet at the dirt parking lot on the NW corner of 26th Street SE and Gosling Way SE – we will possibly drive down to a safer access point depending on the number of vehicles and parking space. Directions: From Deerfoot: take 17th Avenue east, turn south on 26th Street SE, drive 1.7 km to Gosling Way, turn right and immediately right again into the dirt parking lot. This is the first week that the Irrigation Canal is drained creating a new habitat for migrating birds. Please register with leader: Dave Russum at russumd*@*telusplanet.net or 403-284-4775.

The Nature Calgary Board has asked that trips be limited to a maximum of ten participants and pre-registration is required.