Local nature nuts have the chance to contribute to science this weekend, by documenting local biodiversity in their literal and figurative backyards for the Calgary City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge (CNC), an annual
A pair of owl species in Weaselhead Park have drawn crowds of onlookers — with accounts of some admirers crossing boundaries to get a better photograph or glimpse. While these owls are giving people a
Calgarians feeling cooped up from COVID-19 have a chance to contribute to science while exploring biodiversity in their own backyards during an upcoming citizen science event. The City Nature Challenge YYC, being held April 24
Wielding a popular mobile app, a group of Calgarians are searching the city under the mantra of ‘gotta’ catch ‘em all.’ But they are not Pokémon trainers – they are birders. The Calgary 2020 Big
Additional signage at Nose Hill Park is being installed to remind dog owners the requirements of bringing their precious pooches to the park. Nose Hill Park, Canada’s fourth-largest municipal park, contains rare fescue grassland habitats
After three years studying amphibian populations with the help of keen Calgarians, researchers have learned it’s not always easy being green within the city’s urban confines. The citizen-science study, Call of the Wetland, was led
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