Nature Conservancy Canada
Volunteer for Nature!
4th Annual Botany Alberta Border X, Friday, July 2 - 4, 8:30am
Celebrate the Canada Day Weekend and Canada's natural heritage in the Cypress Hills of Alberta and Saskatchewan. This is the 4th year for Botany Alberta with a spillover into Saskatchewan!
Closest Town: Elkwater, Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Whopper Weed Pull, Saturday July 10, 9:45am
Work alongside the Crowsnest River - a world class fly-fishing destination - with diggers in hand, to remove Blueweed, a tenacious plant invader! It's sure to be a whopper of a weed pull! Barbecue to follow!
Closest Town: Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass
Double B - Butterflies and Bugs – Sandstone Ranch, Saturday, July 17, 9:45am
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is the discovery of an isolated population of the butterfly, Rocky Mountain Parnassian. Last seen: the sandstone outcrops of the Milk River Valley! Join Dr. Ted Pike and co. on this exploratory mission at Sandstone Ranch.
Closest Town: Del Bonita (Milk River Ridge)
If I Had A Weeder… Saturday, July 24, 9:30am
Join the annual visit to the Clifford E. Lee Nature Area! Help NCC tackle the invading Thistle and complete boardwalk maintenance. Enjoy a guided walk of the Nature Area at the end of the day.
Closest City: Edmonton
Toki - Take 8, Saturday August 7, 9:30am
Don't let this prickly weed get the upper hand! Canada thistle inundated the Toki floodplain in 2005, but consistent hand pulling has reduced the patch size and number of thistles, significantly. Help NCC keep the upper hand!
Closest Town: Cochrane
‘shrooms in Bloom, Saturday August 28, 10:00am
Come learn about fungi, with a fun-gal! Join Dr. Suzanne Visser, from the University of Calgary, to explore and survey the mushrooms of Providence Ranch in the Wildcat Hills.
Closest Town: Cochrane
For more information and to register for conservation volunteer events:
- Go to: www.conservationvolunteers.ca
- Call: Robin McLeod, CV Coordinator at 403.444.3547 or toll free at 1.877.262.125

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