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March 21 2012: Penguins and other wildlife of the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Shetlands and the Antarctic Peninsula, with Val Scholefield.
Join Val on an expedition cruise as she fulfills a life-long dream to see her favourite birds as well as icebergs and awe-inspiring scenery.
February, 15: Birds, Botany & Beer in Bohemia with Karel Bergmann.
Karel was born in Eastern Bohemia, part of the Czech Republic and will describe the nature, and historical architecture of the region and perhaps the beer!
January 18, 2012:
Springtime in Central Asia, with Chris and Ken Havard.
Our birdwatching trip to Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan was a journey through wind-swept deserts and grasslands
buttressed by steep mountains breaking the horizon. Migrating
European birds added to the local specialties and the landscape
was filled with the famous fields of red poppies, tulips, and
myriads of other types of flowering species. The cities of Samarkhand
and Bukhara contain UNESCO heritage sites protecting colourful
tiled mosques and madrassahs with the famous blue domes.
Notice of Special Meeting of January
18, 2012 and Resolutions
December 16: Annual General Meeting, Members'
Photos and Christmas Quiz. Please contact John McFaul (General Inquiries
on the Contact page) if you wish to bring
photos to project.
November 16: Moose Mountain, Alberta: Exploring
the Natural History of Canyon Creek and Area, presented by Dan Quinsey
(Past President, Alberta Palaeontological Society).
The lure of the mountains and foothills is in us all. Most of
us are familiar with the Upper and Lower Foothill regions of Alberta
adjacent to the Rocky Mountains which together with the Rockies,
are commonly referred to as the Eastern Slopes. The Foothills
are not only home to some of the most interesting species in the
province, they hold within them evidence of ancient times.
Uncovered within the Lower Foothill regions of Alberta are the
Carboniferous and Jurassic formations along Canyon Creek, Moose
Mountain where many geological and palaeontological wonders await
to be experienced and discovered.
The objective of this talk is to offer fellow enthusiasts an
opportunity to experience the magnificence of Canyon Creek, Moose
Mountain. The focus will be on the geological and palaeontological
features of the area, a brief survey of the exploration history,
and a look at the common florae and fauna along the way. Read
more at www.moosemountainalberta.com.
Dan Quinsey has been a member of the Alberta Palaeontological
Society for over 10 years and currently holds the positions of
Past President and Social Committee Chairperson. He has also served
as President, Vice President, Secretary, Chair of the Public Outreach
/ Education Committee and representative of the Alberta Palaeontological
Advisory Committee (APAC).
For meetings
from November 2011 on, join us at The Burnswest
Theatre, Fort Calgary, 750 - 9
AV SE (printable map)
at 7:30pm.

General meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday
of the month (except June, July & August) at 7:30pm, and are
open to the public.
Speaker's
websites (where available), offer additional background information.
Nature Calgary speakers' archive 2011-2012
season.
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| March 2012 |
"Expedition Cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula": Val Scholefield |
| February 2012 |
"Birds, Botany & Beer in Bohemia": Karel Bergmann |
| January 2012 |
"Springtime in Central Asia": Chris and Ken Havard |
| November 2011 |
"Moose Mountain": Dan
Quinsey |
| October 2011 |
"Pronghorn Antelope
Migration": Dr.
Cormack Gates |
| September 2011 |
"The Wolverine
Way": Douglas Chadwick Preview |
Nature Calgary speakers' archive 2010-2011
season.
| May 2011 |
"Exploring the Natural Wonders of Southern
Alberta": Neil Jennings |
| April 2011 |
"Paddling the Milk River": Joel
Duncan |
| March 2011 |
"Discover the Edible and Medicinal plants
of Kananaskis Country": Julie
Walker |
| February 2011 |
"Impressions from Sabah": Ruth
Gentry |
| January 2011 |
IMAGINaNATION - Parks Canada "Mountain
WIT" |
| November 2010 |
"Facebook of the Forest": Cam
McTavish |
| October 2010 |
"Living with Coyotes in Calgary":
Dr. Shelley Alexander |
| September 2010 |
"Travels in Bhutan":
Jan Roseneder |
Nature Calgary speakers archive 2009-2010
season.
| May 2010 |
"Montana Birding": John Carlson |
| April 2010 |
"The Crown is Slipping. Will it Fall?":
Ben Gadd |
| March 2010 |
"Pre-contact plant communities of southern
Alberta": Brian Kooyman |
| February 2010 |
"Mount Robson to Bragg Creek":
Glen
Reisenhofer |
| January 2010 |
"Colour, Caribou and Countless Steps:
Mount Edziza and the Spectrums": Kathryn Manry and Mark
Zimmerman |
| November 2009 |
"Birds of the Galapagos": Eric
Tull and Brooke Clibbon |
| Banquet 2009 |
"Discoveries about bears": Dr.
Stephen Herrero. |
| October 2009 |
"Amphibian Ecology and Diseases
in the NWT": Danna Schock,
PhD |
| September 2009 |
"Retreats of the Canadian Rockies":
John
McFaul |
Nature Calgary speakers' archive 2008-2009
season.
| May 2009 |
"On the Origin of Species" and
the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth:
Dr.
Jeremy Fox |
| April 2009 |
"Tropical reefs in the Arctic: That
was then and this is now": Benoit Beauchamp |
| March 2009 |
'Rwanda, the heart of Africa": Bonnie
Rothwell |
| February 2009 |
"Ice and Water: glaciation in southern
Alberta": Dr.
Darren Sjogren |
| January 2009 |
"Barrenland Beauty": Julia Millen |
| November 2008 |
"Extremophiles": Dr.
Peter Dunfield |
| Banquet 2008 |
"Bats in our backyards: why are bats
so interesting and important and how
do we communicate that?": Dr.
Robert Barclay. |
| October 2008 |
"Two Birders in New Zealand":
Brooke Clibbon and Eric Tull |
| September 2008 |
"Why did the snake cross the road?"
Adam
Martinson |
Nature Calgary speakers' archive 2007-2008
season.
| May 2008 |
"Wild Alberta at the Crossroads":
Robin
and Marian White |
| April 2008 |
"Early Season Wildflowers of the Eastern
Slopes": Kelly
Eaton |
| March 2008 |
"When Deer Fight Back: Maternal Defence
and Fawn Survival": Dr
Susan Lingle |
| February 2008 |
"Barranca Del Cobre": Bonnie Rothwell |
| January 2008 |
"Too Naga and Naha Dehe: A Solo Exploration":
David Finch |
| November 2007 |
"Exploring the World Beneath Your Feet":
Dr
Jeff Battigelli |
| Banquet 2007 |
"A Road Runs Through it - Highway Mitigation
in the Canadian Rockies":
Dr Tony Clevenger. Read
more |
| October 2007 |
"Survey of the Suffield
National Wildlife Area": Cleve Wershler |
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