Mar 14, 2019 | News
Are you 15-18 years old and interested in birds and nature? This is a FREE workshop to successful applicants. Location: Beaverhill Bird Observatory (BBO) near Tofield, Alberta Date: August 4 to 10, 2019 Check out www.beaverhillbirds.com for information and the...
Jan 25, 2019 | News
Nature Calgary is a finalist to Benefit Brew from Philips Beer. As a finalist, Nature Calgary will automatically receive a donation of $500 for our organization. The finalist, with the most votes in BC and AB, each get their own custom beer which Philips...
Jan 11, 2019 | News
Nature Calgary is a community of Calgarians that promotes the preservation of natural habitats, provides educational opportunities, and supports the collection of natural history observations. What you will be doing We are seeking a volunteer to join our board...
Dec 20, 2018 | News
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a joint partnership between Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with Bird Studies Canada as the official Canadian partner. The GBBC is an annual four-day event that engages birdwatchers of all ages across North America...
Dec 9, 2018 | News
By David M. Bird, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Ornithology at McGill University There are movements afoot in Canada to select a National Bird. Currently we have the maple as our official tree and for better or worse, the beaver as our official mammal. So why not an...
Nov 30, 2018 | News
With December around the corner, it is time again for the annual Christmas Bird Counts. More information about the Calgary Christmas Bird Count is below. The dates for the 2018 Christmas Bird Counts in Southern Alberta are: Sat Dec 15 Banff-Canmore Sun Dec 16...
Oct 18, 2018 | News
Board member JP Gravel attended the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Fossil Road Show on behalf of Nature Calgary. Robert MacNaughton, a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, wrote this about the event: The 2018 Rock ‘n’ Fossil Road Show was a...
Oct 1, 2018 | News
Young birders can use the Thayer Birding Software to identify and track birds in their backyard. Pete Thayer, president of Thayer Software, has provided Nature Calgary with software access codes so young birders (children and youth up to Grade 12) can use the...
Sep 18, 2018 | News
Global Bird Rescue is a FLAP Canada initiative that will bring the issue of bird building collisions into the hands of the public. This weeklong event, dubbed Collision Count Week, will bring communities together to search for fallen birds in their neighbourhood....
Aug 28, 2018 | News
The Barrier Lake Field Station would like to invite you to the Fall Naturalist Day and retirement celebration for Dr. Ed Johnson. When: Saturday, September 8th Day Event Schedule 11:45am Meet at Barrier Lake Field Station Main Lodge 12:00pm Lunch followed by a...
