St Isabella School – Ralph Klein Park

Mar 11, 2017 | Education Grant Reports

Hello Nature Grants Calgary!   Today all the kindergarten students from St. Isabella spent the day at Ralph Klein Park using the grant money from you!  We had a wonderful day exploring and learning about the wetland habitat there.  We had been...

Christmas Bird Count for Kids at IBS

Dec 9, 2016 | News

Nature Alberta has organized two Christmas Bird Count for Kids events, on Dec 17 and on Jan 14.  All families are welcome! Christmas Bird Count for Kids December 17th from 12 – 2 p.m at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. We will meet in the Pickering Room at the IBS...

Christmas Bird Count Dec 18

Nov 6, 2016 | News

The 65th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for our area has been scheduled.  All birders are welcome to participate! Calgary’s count will be on Sunday Dec 18, and other regional counts are listed on our Birding page.   Summaries of results from previous years...

Annual Banquet is fully booked!

Oct 24, 2016 | News

Our Nov 5th Annual Banquet is now fully booked.  Cheques for tickets received in the mail in the next few days will be honoured, subject to the numbers of tickets requested.  For more information please phone banquet coordinator Penny Smith, 403-283-9260.

Carburn Park: proposed Boat Launch?

Oct 22, 2016 | News

The City of Calgary wants your feedback by Oct 31 on their River Access Strategy, a set of proposed boat launches to replace many that were washed away in the 2013 flood. See http://engage.calgary.ca/riveraccess . Nature Calgary is very concerned about the full boat...

Bend in the Bow drop-in information session Oct 13

Oct 6, 2016 | News

Calgary Parks will hold a drop-in information session on the Bend in the Bow project, comprising Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Pearce Estate Park, on Thursday Oct 13, 4-8 pm at Alexandra Centre, 922 9 Ave SE. Nature Calgary and other groups have been involved in the...

Nestbox Monitors Annual Meeting Oct 29

Oct 5, 2016 | News

For current and prospective Nestbox Monitors, here is an opportunity to meet other nestbox monitors and learn how the year went, and to find out what monitors do.  There may be trails that need new monitors in 2017. Calgary Area Nestbox Monitors Annual Meeting Sat Oct...

Annual Banquet with speaker John Acorn

Sep 3, 2016 | News

Well-known naturalist John Acorn will be the guest speaker at our annual fall banquet, Saturday Nov 5 at Lakeview Community Hall. John Acorn, the “Nature Nut” is a well-known Albertan who has shared his love for entomology and natural history with the world. Acorn is...

Survey about non-motorized recreation

Aug 25, 2016 | News

The U of C and the Outdoor Council of Canada are conducting a survey on non-motorized recreation in Alberta. This survey takes about 10 minutes, plus a bit of prep time, and your help could bring benefit to the quality of recreational activities available in Alberta. ...

Western Grebes: sightings wanted

May 28, 2016 | News

The western grebe has been listed as a Threatened species in Alberta. A recent data compilation shows that there are approximately 250 lakes that have supported western grebes in Alberta. However, information for most lakes is poor and outdated. Total counts on lakes...