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 Travel Adventures: Waterton Wildlife in Every Season with John & Gayle Krampl
Nov
24
2:00 PM14:00

Travel Adventures: Waterton Wildlife in Every Season with John & Gayle Krampl

Discover the amazing wildlife of Waterton Lakes National Park! This stunning presentation offers an impressive collection of photos by John Krampl captured across every season. You will discover the incredible biodiversity and natural beauty of Waterton. We are confident this presentation will encourage you to plan a visit to see the wildlife for yourself!

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Word on the Street - Author Presentation: John Vaillant - Fire Weather
Sep
23
11:00 AM11:00

Word on the Street - Author Presentation: John Vaillant - Fire Weather

The Word on the Street Festival is a signature event in southern Alberta that presents established and emerging authors, storytellers, workshops, and other online activities. Since 2017 we have sponsored an author reading and presentation to ensure important environmental topics are part of the event. In 2023 we are proud to support author John Vaillant and their new book Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast.

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Word on the Street - Author Presentation: Maude Barlow - Still Hopeful
Sep
17
11:00 AM11:00

Word on the Street - Author Presentation: Maude Barlow - Still Hopeful

The Word on the Street Festival is a signature event in southern Alberta that presents established and emerging authors, storytellers, workshops, and other online activities. Since 2017 we have sponsored an author reading and presentation to ensure important environmental topics are part of the event. In 2022 we are proud to support author Maude Barlow and their new book Still Hopeful.

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Ask a Naturalist - Christmas Bird Count with Ken Orich
Dec
8
7:00 PM19:00

Ask a Naturalist - Christmas Bird Count with Ken Orich

Join local birding enthusiast & Lethbridge Christmas Bird Count Organizer Ken Orich in this engaging online presentation about the winter birds of Southern Alberta. Learn some tips on how to identify common species and how you can participate in Lethbridge Christmas Bird Count 2021!

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Ask a Naturalist - City Nature Challenge - Live Q&A with Dorothy Graham
Apr
14
7:00 PM19:00

Ask a Naturalist - City Nature Challenge - Live Q&A with Dorothy Graham

Join local naturalist & citizen scientist Dorothy Graham in this engaging online presentation about the upcoming City Nature Challenge in Lethbridge. Learn some tips on how to use the iNaturalist app to identify common species and how you can contribute to our understanding of local biodiversity year-round!

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Ask a Naturalist: Landscaping Wilderness - Live Q&A w Elaine Henderson
Mar
24
7:00 PM19:00

Ask a Naturalist: Landscaping Wilderness - Live Q&A w Elaine Henderson

Join local artist Elaine Henderson for this beautiful exploration of her exhibition on display in the Community Art Gallery at the Nature Centre! We will explore the artists' approach and philosophy, some memorable creative moments, and the importance of connecting to place.

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Ask a Naturalist - iNaturalist - Live Q&A with Dorothy Graham
Feb
26
2:00 PM14:00

Ask a Naturalist - iNaturalist - Live Q&A with Dorothy Graham

Join local naturalist & citizen scientist Dorothy Graham in this engaging online presentation about iNaturalist in preparation for the upcoming City Nature Challenge in Lethbridge. Learn how to use iNaturalist and some tips on how to use the app to identify common species. This is a way for you to contribute to our understanding of local biodiversity!

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Lethbridge Plays Summit 2021
Feb
9
1:00 PM13:00

Lethbridge Plays Summit 2021

We are a proud signatory of the Lethbridge Plays Charter! Join us to learn more about the importance of play to everyday life at the Lethbridge Play Summit 2021! This special event will bring together educators, researchers, parents, students, and policy-makers to learn from each other.

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Ask a Naturalist - Winter Birds - Live Q&A with Ken Orich
Dec
9
7:00 PM19:00

Ask a Naturalist - Winter Birds - Live Q&A with Ken Orich

Join local birding enthusiast & Lethbridge Christmas Bird Count Organizer Ken Orich in this engaging online presentation about the winter birds of Southern Alberta. Learn some tips on how to identify common species and how you can participate in Lethbridge Christmas Bird Count 2020!

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'Avian Summer' by Rick Andrews - Online Film Fundraiser
Jun
25
to Feb 14

'Avian Summer' by Rick Andrews - Online Film Fundraiser

Join us for the online film premiere two years in the making! “Avian Summer" is a locally produced wildlife documentary by Rick Andrews featuring a variety of migratory birds that fly into Southern Alberta each spring. In the weeks that follow, they will need to find a mate, and successfully raise the next generation, before migrating south again in the fall. You have the option to digitally rent or purchase the film to enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

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Travel Adventures: Kootenay Plains with Derry Armstrong & Jessica Deacon-Rogers
Apr
24
2:00 PM14:00

Travel Adventures: Kootenay Plains with Derry Armstrong & Jessica Deacon-Rogers

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

Join experienced wilderness explorers to learn more about the amazing Kootenay Plains! Derry Armstrong is also a parks and trail planner who has spent extensive time helping people to connect with this montane area. Shielded within the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains, this unique grassland and forest mosaic is home to many species of rare plants, provides important habitat for wildlife and has been a culturally significant area for thousands of years. This presentation will provide a unique perspective about the importance of connecting to place.

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Travel Adventures: Birds in Our World with Chris Fisher
Mar
27
2:00 PM14:00

Travel Adventures: Birds in Our World with Chris Fisher

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

Join best-selling 'Birds of Alberta' author and popular keynote speaker Chris Fisher for a worldwide journey for birds and for meaning. For more than five years, Chris worked as lecturer on ships in which he explored every continent and over 160 ports around the world. From Alaska to the Antarctic and Stockholm to Samoa, birds (and other wildlife) were a constant, yet ever changing companion to his voyages. This presentation will not only be a natural history showcase, but it will also reveal how wildlife encounters enrich our lives and have become meaningful symbols for cultures past and present.

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Travel Adventures: A Taste of South America with Carol Leriger & Rick Andrews
Feb
28
2:00 PM14:00

Travel Adventures: A Taste of South America with Carol Leriger & Rick Andrews

Join Carol and Rick as they take you along on a recent adventure to the Peruvian cities of Lima and Cusco before continuing on through the Inca Sacred Valley to the archaeological sites of Chinchero and Ollantaytambo. From there, ascend with them into the Andes Mountains to the 15th century Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. The adventure will conclude with a visit to the amazing Iguazu Falls straddling the borders of Argentina and Brazil.

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Travel Adventures: Spectacular Birds of Australia & New Zealand with Lyndon Penner
Jan
20
7:00 PM19:00

Travel Adventures: Spectacular Birds of Australia & New Zealand with Lyndon Penner

Australia and New Zealand are two destinations that have long fascinated naturalists, botanists, and bird watchers. With their wildlife and flora evolving largely in isolation, these two nations are home to some of the world's most incredible species and some of the world's most beautiful birds. Having lived and traveled in these places, Lyndon will be bringing you a colourful, lively presentation about some of these country's most spectacular and wonderful birds.

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Snakes of Writing on Stone Provincial Park
Jul
26
7:30 PM19:30

Snakes of Writing on Stone Provincial Park

The four species of snakes that make their home at Writing-on-Stone will be the topic at our public presentation: the bullsnake, Alberta's only constrictor; two species of garter snakes; and rattlesnakes, which are considered the province's only venomous snake. These four snake species make up a significant number of Writing-On-Stone's reptile population. Join Naturalist Ken Moore to learn many of the interesting and fascinating facts about these species.

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Snake Safety at UofL
May
8
12:00 PM12:00

Snake Safety at UofL

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!

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