Winter Bug Count

Winter Bug Count

The annual Winter Bug Count was started by John Acorn in 2011 to document Arthropods – insects, spiders, and crustaceans such as sow bugs – in Alberta and Saskatchewan through December, January, and February. Accepted species include any free living...
Moths and Butterflies of Alberta

Moths and Butterflies of Alberta

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...
Bumble Bee Watch

Bumble Bee Watch

Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) is a national organization using hands-on intervention and scientific approaches to save endangered species. Every spring, field biologists collect wild yellow-banded bumble bee queens for their Bumble Bee Recovery Program, to...