Conservation and Education
As a part of the 2023 Alberta Biodiversity Challenge, on June 8 we will be participating in Tree Planting for Biodiversity in collaboration with Nature Alberta Nature Kids and Root for Trees. The event takes place from 6pm-8:30pm, check out more event information on Nature Alberta’s website. If you participate in the event, please drop by and say hi!
The Alberta Biodiversity Challenge is a celebration of nature that occurs across Alberta from June 8 to June 11, 2023. There will be several events hosted across the province to help you connect with nature, and you can also participate virtually by submitting biodiversity observations to iNaturalist. You can learn more about the challenge on this website and a full list of events is available here.
This event during the last weekend in May 2023 focuses on helping us better understand birds and plants in Alberta. To learn more about the event, check out the event information on the Nature Alberta website.
Cora is an undergraduate researcher who started working with Franklin’s ground squirrels this spring. We wish to congratulate her as she was awarded a MacEwan University Undergraduate Student Research Initiative (USRI) Project Grant! This grant is very competitive and we are proud that she had a successful application. Cora is currently helping us design an Alberta squirrel ID guide and will be joining us in the field this summer. We look forward to working with her!
This winter Dr. Jessica Haines and undergraduate student Cora Kaplan attended several conferences to talk to other professionals about Franklin’s ground squirrels. Check out the photos below to see Dr. Haines at the poster session at the Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference.
Want to help contribute to conservation and biodiversity monitoring in urban environments? Participate in the upcoming City Nature Challenge from April 28 to May 1, 2023 through iNaturalist. Check out more information on Nature Alberta’s website.
There will be more events coming up this summer. Check out Nature Alberta’s website to check out all of the upcoming events.
Dr. Jessica A. Haines 
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