Ken and Deb will take us along on their Nordic adventure in this inspiring travel talk, featuring stops in Norway, Iceland and finally Newfoundland.

Seasoned adventure traveller, Joanna Fraser, is back to talk about her first specialized birding tour; this talk comes with tips for planning your own birding-abroad adventure!

We are delighted to host popular local filmmaker, Rick Andrews, for the premiere of his two latest short films: American Bison and Sandhill Cranes. This is a Canada and U.S.A. wildlife adventure, not to be missed. A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow.

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!

Are you curious about the contrasts of the land down under? Discover some of Tasmania’s hikes in remote areas.

Are you interested in sustainable travel? Explore the ups and down of a cycling holiday in Europe. Learn how sustainable traveling can be done!

Join “Birds of Alberta” author Chris Fisher as he celebrates our province’s most loved birds. Their diverse beauty and ecological persistence has provided Albertans a vital, extra sense of wonder and meaning during these recent challenging times.

Game drives in South Africa or anywhere in Africa are terrifying yet exhilarating and surprising all in the same heartbeat. The struggle for life is powerful as the threat of death is ever present for these amazing creatures. While on a game drive there are always animals skulking in the brush very near you, dangerous animals within a hair’s breadth away, creatures that hide from you in extraordinary ways and yet the beauty and wonder make me want to go back again and again.

Experience the beauty of wildlife in Lethbridge & share in the passion, talents and knowledge of photographer John Krampl. The Wildlife of Lethbridge is a slideshow presentation showcasing Wildlife in all 4 seasons in Lethbridge including stories of adventure with emphasis on where and when wildlife can often be seen.

Discover the beauty found in the steppe-like plains of Patagonia - from vast grasslands to glaciated wilderness. Join adventure traveler Joanna Fraser for a tour through Southern Chile and Southwest Argentina as she highlights the plants, wildlife, and stunning scenery of the Patagonia region.

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.

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.

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.

The Pantanal is a UNESCO World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve.  It is the largest floodable plain on the planet and home to over 625 birds.  Adventure traveler Joanna Fraser will show highlights of this wonderful  “off the beaten path” area on a visit in November 2019.   She will also show Iguazu Falls on a trip to this spectacle of 275 falls during the rainy season in November 2015.

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.

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.

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. 

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.