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05/25/2026

05/25/2026

We are looking forward to seeing you June 13 at the Purple Martin Festival! Enjoy a day full of fun with our wonderful guest speakers, workshops and activities

04/30/2026

World Migratory Bird day is coming up on May 9th and Nature Alberta will be up at Lois Hole Park to mark the occasion.

🥳On May 9, 2026 join us in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day! Come check out Nature Alberta's booths and craft table, meet a variety of other local nature organizations, and enjoy the beautiful wetland scenery of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park! 🦆

Find out more at https://naturealberta.ca/world-migratory-bird-day-spring-2026/

04/11/2026

Maybe... just maybe ... spring is kind of here. Regardless there are a bunch of spring events getting rolling with the Beaver Hill Bird Observatory in the next while.

Our spring events are now live! Get your tickets here
https://buytickets.at/beaverhillbirdobservatory

04/02/2026

10am-2pm Holiday Hours April 3rd for Good Friday 🐣

04/02/2026

Author Michelle Harris is in store on Saturday, April 4th from 12 to 2 for a meet & greet!

For anyone who has ever wanted to embrace or enhance an environmentally conscious lifestyle in the city but doesn’t know where to start, “Explore the Green Side of Edmonton” is here to help. For long-time Edmonton residents and first-time visitors alike, author Michelle Harris channels her in-depth knowledge and expertise into this comprehensive handbook geared towards Edmontonians seeking to foster a connection with nature.

Discover well-known highlights and hidden gems, both in the heart of Edmonton and the surrounding areas. Providing opportunities to learn about environmentally conscious activities and to engage with them, Michelle covers all aspects of a nature supportive lifestyle, breaking down environmental silos and compiling a wide variety of subjects into one all-encompassing resource. Some of these topics include:

• Green spaces and gardens, both cultivated and wild
• Seasonal and year-round outdoor activities
• Engaging with Indigenous stewardship and ways of knowing
• Outdoor and nature focused gear and other resources
• Taking climate action and increasing sustainability

Michelle takes into account folks of all ages, abilities, and budgets. Whether you’re just beginning to explore environmental action or already an avid eco-adventurer, you’ll find tools and ideas to help grow your impact and increase your engagement with the natural world. From adrenaline-inducing adventures to calming nature therapy and everything in between, this practical, hands-on guide covers it all.

03/19/2026

The Snow Goose Festival is not too far away now. Tons of info at snowgoosefestival.ca

Volunteers needed! Sign up to be a tour guide for 2 and 3 hour bus tours and 3 hour field hike and BBO bird banding tours. No experience needed.

Sign up to be a BBO tour guide here volunteersignup.org/D3FTM

Sign up to be a bus tour guides here https://www.snowgoosefestival.ca/volunteer

03/19/2026

Hi all. Another great presentation on the way from Nature Alberta tomorrow March 19.

‼Don't miss this Thursday's Nature Network Speaker Series presentation featuring wildlife guide and author of the classic 'Birds of Alberta' book, Chris Fisher!

👉Register at https://naturealberta.ca/albertas-grasslands-the-serengeti-same-but-different/

03/16/2026

We’ve got a new book in store!

For anyone who has ever wanted to embrace or enhance an environmentally conscious lifestyle in the city but doesn’t know where to start, Michelle Harris’s Explore the Green Side of Edmonton is here to help. For long-time Edmonton residents and first-time visitors alike, Michelle channels her in-depth knowledge and expertise into this comprehensive handbook geared towards Edmontonians seeking to foster a connection with nature.

Discover well-known highlights and hidden gems, both in the heart of Edmonton and the surrounding areas. Providing opportunities to learn about environmentally conscious activities and to engage with them, Michelle covers all aspects of a nature supportive lifestyle, breaking down environmental silos and compiling a wide variety of subjects into one all-encompassing resource. Some of these topics include:
• Green spaces and gardens, both cultivated and wild
• Seasonal and year-round outdoor activities
• Engaging with Indigenous stewardship and ways of knowing
• Outdoor and nature focused gear and other resources
• Taking climate action and increasing sustainability

Michelle takes into account folks of all ages, abilities, and budgets. Whether you’re just beginning to explore environmental action or already an avid eco-adventurer, you’ll find tools and ideas to help grow your impact and increase your engagement with the natural world. From adrenaline-inducing adventures to calming nature therapy and everything in between, this practical, hands-on guide covers it all.

We’ll have Michelle by on Saturday April 4th 12-2 for a meet & greet & to answer questions!

02/25/2026

The Edmonton Nature Club has a really interesting presentation on tonight. Sounds like quite the adventure.

Bird Studies: Canoeing Alone Across the Northwest Territories
Wednesday, February 25th,
7:00 – 8:30pm via Zoom
Speaker: Calem Watson

Wilderness adventurer, fly-in fishing guide and public speaker Calem Watson (from Regina) spent 2 summers on a multi-month solo canoe adventure in Canada’s north in 2023 where he completed an amazing 3000 km solo canoe expedition across the NWT!

Calem will share his stories of his wilderness adventure, the phenomenal fishing, spectacular scenery, wildlife encounters, and incredible people he met along the way and more!! Such as following your dreams, overcoming challenges and lessons he learned from each stage of his journey. Calem’s presentation will also include exciting self–filmed videos such as catching a giant pike and lake trout from his canoe!!

Everyone welcome!

Register in advance for this Zoom meeting through the ENC calendar:

https://www.edmontonnatureclub.org/calendar.html