by Kristyn Mayner | Dec 17, 2024
Botany Alberta is ANPC’s annual, in-person field trip to a site of ecological or botanical significance in Alberta. The goal of the event is to curate a species list for the area, contributing valuable data to relevant managers and the Alberta Conservation...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
Freshwater bivalves (clams and mussels) are declining due to habitat destruction. In Alberta, the current distribution and status of bivalves is largely unknown, as the taxon was last surveyed in the 1960s. Thus, a thorough provincial-wide survey of bivalves is...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
Franklin’s ground squirrel was once common in central Alberta; however, it has become increasingly rare over the years. Nature Alberta initiated a project and is collaborating with MacEwan University to gather more data on this species to help determine whether it is...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
Thirteen-lined ground squirrels are uncommon in Alberta and their official status is “undetermined.” Nature Alberta and MacEwan University have initiated a citizen science project to help fill information gaps about their distribution and status. If you...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
This is an iNaturalist project that aims to document all species of Coleoptera (beetles) in Alberta. This information will help build a photo database of what species exist provincially and help with species identification. Because it is an iNaturalist project,...
