Calling All Marsh Birders!

Birds are an important part of the environment in which we live. By monitoring bird distribution and habitat use, we can assess the health of the environments they inhabit (in essence, our environment). The Prairie provinces support hundreds of bird species during the breeding season, and we need to collect …

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One Life Bird: Cost $11,000

Alberta is a province with a vast range of habitats: boreal forest, the Rocky Mountains, aspen parkland, grasslands and short-grass prairie. For our vacation this summer, we decided to head for the grasslands. In particular, we wanted to visit a geological wonder tucked into the prairie – Dinosaur Provincial Park …

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