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,...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
This is an iNaturalist project that aims to document all species of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) in Alberta. This information will help build a database of what species exist provincially. Because it is an iNaturalist project, participating is easy. Just take a...
by Stephanie Weizenbach | Dec 17, 2024
The Canadian Bat Box Program takes citizen science to the next level where people can register their bat box, install a datalogger to record internal temperature and humidity, swab the box to test for white-nose syndrome, and submit guano samples.