by Alberta Native Bee Council | Dec 17, 2024
In 2017, the Alberta Native Bee Council launched a citizen science program to monitor bumble bee nest boxes, similar to birdhouses. While colonization rates vary, about 25% of boxes in Alberta are occupied, with urban areas showing higher success. Participants can...
by Sue Peters | Dec 17, 2024
ABHuntLog is a feature in the free iHunter Alberta app for collecting large-scale, long-term wildlife population data. Outdoor recreationists, hunters, and Métis harvesters can voluntarily submit observations of ungulates, carnivores, waterfowl, and other game species...
by Geoff Holroyd | Dec 17, 2024
For more than 15 years, volunteers have helped us explore galaxies near and far, sampling a fraction of the roughly one hundred billion that are scattered throughout the observable Universe. Each one of the systems, containing billions of stars, has had a unique life,...
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
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...
