Learn all about the only snake species in Alberta considered potentially dangerous to humans: rattlesnakes. Join Naturalist Ken Moore to find out about their lives, their needs, their lifestyle, and how to protect yourself from this valuable member of our environment.

Did you know? Over the past year the Friends of HSNC Society has been actively fundraising for a new and improved Outdoor Learning Classroom & Amphitheatre at the Nature Centre! We are now ready to announce the project to the community with significant funding support from some amazing local sponsors.

Join us for a discussion on the many ways we may grieve the state of the environment whether it be similar or different from other forms of loss. This workshop will be facilitated by Refugia Retreats. We will walk through different techniques to approach this unorthodox grief, incorporate a level of creativity as an outlet for dealing with ecological guilt, and engage in conversation. 

The Helen Schuler Nature Centre is proud to host Nature Play Day on Saturday June 8th from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at Henderson Lake Park. This active outdoor event will feature outdoor games, loose parts playground, live music, hammocks, kayaking, crafts, pond dipping, food trucks, and more!

Interested in learning more about snakes in Lethbridge? Want to know how you can stay safe while living in rattlesnake territory? Find out about snakes that live in Lethbridge, where you might find them, how to tell the difference, and what you can do to minimize conflict with these interesting creatures.

The University of Lethbridge’s unique coulee location puts us right in the heart of things and we often enjoy wildlife on campus. One coulee dweller who might concern us is the rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes are out and about, and the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society will offer a session filled with excellent information about our slithering neighbours, as well as give tips and tricks for co-existing in peace. Bring your lunch and join us for this session!

Join us to help Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society to clean up Alberta Highways and support our group in positioning our Nature Centre as one of the best in the world!

Discover more about rattlesnakes and why they call this part of the city home. Enjoy a walk along the coulee edge and learn more about sharing your neighborhood with snakes as well as how to snake-proof your yard.

Join members of the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society for a drop-in Coulee Clean-Up along 10 Street West (the road to Popson Park and Cottonwood Park)! Help us remove garbage and debris from this natural area while we scramble through a beautiful area of Lethbridge.

Discover the magnificent Okavango Delta – an area sometimes known as “the Amazon of Africa”.  Visit Planet Baobab, Nxai Pan, Chobe National Parks and more on a two week adventure that Joanna did in November 2018.  She will also highlight conservation and management efforts to protect wildlife in this country.

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society will be held at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, City of Lethbridge at 7:00 pm on March 18, 2019.

The coastal or sea wolves of British Columbia are a genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf that live on the windswept islands of the west coast archipelago, where they obtain much of their diet directly from the sea. In the summer of 2018, local wildlife photographer and filmmaker Rick Andrews filmed some of these sea wolves, which he will now share in two short documentary films.

Find out what life is like on board Europa, a 56m tall - sailing ship, in the vast and unpredictable Southern Ocean toward Antarctica and beyond! John Nightingale spent 52 days at sea, departing from Ushuaia, Argentina sailing through the Beagle Channel, negotiating the infamous Drake Passage en route to the Antarctic Peninsula. Finally crossing the southern Atlantic Ocean, via South Georgia and Tristan Da Cunah to Cape Town, South Africa. 

Join us for a hilarious naughty talk about the birds and the bees! Guest speaker Ryan HeavyHead will provide an entertaining look at “love” in nature.

The Wild Side of Love is the Nature Centre's annual fundraising event benefiting nature interpretation within the City of Lethbridge. Funds raised at this year's event will go towards the next iteration of the Master Builder's Brain Zone - an interactive STEM installation.

Find out what life is like on board Europa, a 56m tall - sailing ship, in the vast and unpredictable Southern Ocean toward Antarctica and beyond! John Nightingale spent 52 days at sea, departing from Ushuaia, Argentina sailing through the Beagle Channel, negotiating the infamous Drake Passage en route to the Antarctic Peninsula. Finally crossing the southern Atlantic Ocean, via South Georgia and Tristan Da Cunah to Cape Town, South Africa. 

Join Ken and Deb Kellett as they recount their time on Graham Island (Haida Gwaii) for 6 weeks in summer of 2018. Discover the magic of the inter-tidal zone of the islands; learn about the cultural significance of totem poles found throughout the area; and meet the eagles and deer inhabitants.

Join us for the DVD release of the Wildlife of the Oldman River Valley documentary by Rick Andrews! We will be screening the film, hosting a question and answer discussion, and officially releasing the DVD of this fantastic film so you can enjoy it from home with friends and family.  The release event will help increase support of the Society and will raise awareness on an important project we are currently fundraising for: the Outdoor Learning Classroom at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre! 

Join the Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society and the University of Lethbridge's Health & Wellness team on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 from 12 pm – 1pm in L1114 for a Snake Safety presentation.

The University of Lethbridge’s unique coulee location puts us right in the heart of things and we often enjoy wildlife on campus. One coulee dweller who might concern us is the rattlesnake!

Rattlesnakes are out and about - this session will offer excellent information about our slithering neighbours, as well as give tips and tricks for co-existing in peace. 

Bring your lunch and join us for this session! Everyone is welcome to attend! 

Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society guest speaker Ken Moore, UofL Alumnus ’88 & local naturalist specializing in snakes will share some important information to help you feel more comfortable living with our wild neighbours.