Events

Big Backyard BioBlitz

July 29th, 2021 at 12:00am to August 2nd, 2021 at 11:59pm

New to citizen science? It doesn’t take much. Grab your smartphone, tablet or camera, head outside to search for plants, animals and insects, snap a photo and share. From urban...

Virtual Map our Marshes Workshop

August 14th, 2021 at 9:00am PST

ONLINE, BC

The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Education Program presents Map Our Marshes, a free public workshop. Wetlands can filter water, mitigate flooding, and protect critical habitat to hundreds of species. Unfortunately...

International Boreal Forest Research Association Conference 2021

August 16th, 2021 at 7:00am PST to August 20th, 2021 at 1:00pm PST

ONLINE,

Due to the continued uncertainties created by the pandemic, we have made the decision, like many other events in 2021, to move the IBFRA 2021 Conference to an entirely online...

How to use Range Plant Community Guides and Recovery Strategies Manuals for Project and Reclamation Planning in Grasslands

September 15th, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 15th, 2021 at 5:00pm MST

Brooks, AB

This one day, class-based course will provide valuable context to interpret the results of data collected in the upcoming AEP Conservation Assessments – Strategic Siting and Pre-disturbance Site Assessments for Industrial Activities on Native Grasslands.

Grassland Assessment Training

September 16th, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 16th, 2021 at 5:00pm MST

Brooks, AB

This course offers field-based training on common plant identification, use of soils and landscape mapping (AGRASID and GVI) in relation to Alberta’s Range Plant Community Guides and Range Health Assessment Manuals

A Walking Tour of the Stavely Research Ranch

September 21st, 2021 at 8:00am MST to September 21st, 2021 at 5:00pm MST

Porcupine Hills, AB

A day long tour focusing on: The ecological context of the Foothills Parkland; role of grasses in building soils and storing carbon; and role of range health in the capture and storage of water in the watershed.