BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Red Deer River Naturalists - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rdrn.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Red Deer River Naturalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20170312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20171105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20180311T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20181104T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20190310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20191103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190619T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190619T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20190610T035956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T035956Z UID:7213-1560938400-1560945600@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Insect Focus Group \nMeeting at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre June 19\, 2019 \n10:00 a.m. to Noon \nYour Host:  Don Wales \nTopic: Gaetz Lake Sanctuary Field Trip\, weather permitting URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-12/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Field Trip,Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190515T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20190504T055900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190504T055900Z UID:7169-1557914400-1557921600@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic: Field Trip\, weather permitting\n \n  URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-11/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190417T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190417T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20190310T030225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190310T030225Z UID:7103-1555495200-1555502400@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic: Hymenoptera (Bees and wasps)  \nHymenoptera is a large order of insects\, comprising the sawflies\, wasps\, bees\, and ants. Over 150\,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described\, in addition to over 2\,000 extinct ones. They have four transparent wings and the females typically have a sting. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-10/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190320T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20181130T031757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190310T030601Z UID:6982-1553076000-1553083200@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Diptera order and a healthy review of the Coleoptera order\n \nDiptera – true flies. The Diptera include flies\, mosquitos\, gnats\, midges\, and no-see-ums. There are about 120\,000 known species of true flies alive today. Dipterans typically have sucking mouth-parts\, and may feed on plant juices or on decaying organic matter. A number of dipterans feed on blood\, and some may transmit vertebrate diseases; certain mosquitos\, for instance\, transmit human malaria. Other dipterans pollinate certain flowering plants — although not the kind you’d necessarily want in your corsage! Fly-pollinated plants\, like the skunk cabbage of North America or the stinking corpse lily of Madagascar\, typically have quite pungent odors. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-7/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190220T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20190119T202137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190119T202137Z UID:7045-1550656800-1550664000@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Diptera order\n \nDiptera – true flies. The Diptera include flies\, mosquitos\, gnats\, midges\, and no-see-ums. There are about 120\,000 known species of true flies alive today. Dipterans typically have sucking mouth-parts\, and may feed on plant juices or on decaying organic matter. A number of dipterans feed on blood\, and some may transmit vertebrate diseases; certain mosquitos\, for instance\, transmit human malaria. Other dipterans pollinate certain flowering plants — although not the kind you’d necessarily want in your corsage! Fly-pollinated plants\, like the skunk cabbage of North America or the stinking corpse lily of Madagascar\, typically have quite pungent odors. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-9/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190116T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20190103T032921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190103T032921Z UID:7022-1547632800-1547640000@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Lepidoptera and miscellaneous orders.\n \nLepidoptera – moths\, butterflies. This is one of the most well known and easily recognizable orders of insects. The order Lepidoptera means ‘scaly wings’. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings\, and larvae that are caterpillars. \n  URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-8/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181121T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20181022T033518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181022T033518Z UID:6919-1542794400-1542801600@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Coleoptera (Beetles)  \nColeoptera  (Beetles) Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera\, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases\, elytra\, distinguishing them from most other insects. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-6/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181017T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181017T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20181001T011628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T011628Z UID:6861-1539770400-1539777600@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Trichoptera (caddisflies)\, Neuroptera (nerve-winged insects)\, Coleoptera (beetles) \nTrichoptera: (caddisflies) the adult winged insects\, with two pairs of wings with long\, silky hairs and long antennae\, are nocturnal and provide food for night-flying birds\, bats\, small mammals\, amphibians and arthropods. The larval stage lasts much longer\, often for one or more years\, and has a bigger impact on the environment. Most larvae live in fresh water\, some build ornamented case. They form an important part of the diet of fish. \nNeuroptera: (nerve winged insects) any of a group of insects commonly called lacewings because of the complex vein patterns in the wings\, giving them a lacy appearance. Four stages of development: egg\, larva\, pupa\, and adult. Chewing mouth-parts. Long antennae. \nColeoptera: (beetles) their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases\, elytra\, distinguishing them from most other insects\, mid wings are thin\, folded. Size from small to large. Chewing mouth-parts. Antennae usually short. All have four life stages. Some aquatic. Many of their larvae are commonly called grubs. Some grubs live in the soil and feed on plant roots. Others bore into plant stems. The larvae of click beetles are called wireworms which feed on the roots\, bulbs and crowns of plants and are especially destructive to germinating seeds. Bark beetles\, which bore through the bark of trees\, are considered the most destructive insect pests of forests. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-5/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180620T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180620T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20180603T060740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180613T020013Z UID:6679-1529488800-1529496000@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED \nInsect Focus Group \n  \nYour Host:  Don Wales  403-343-2937    don@hexapod.ca \nTopic:  The Beetles\, Order Coleoptera\, an order of insects that comprises the beetles (including weevils)\, forming the largest order of animals on the earth. \nFeel free to join in with areas of Entomology that you may be interested in. Either in the form of information and or questions. Try to remember to bring the folders handed out last month. There are extras for those that missed that session. \nIf the weather is good we may spend a portion of the two hours outside collecting\, (catch and release). \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-4/ LOCATION:AB CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180516T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20180409T032220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T032220Z UID:6633-1526464800-1526472000@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Nerve wing insects and the order Lepidoptera* – moths and butterflies \n*An order of insects that comprises the butterflies and moths. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings\, and larvae that are caterpillars URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-3/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180418T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20180402T044654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T044654Z UID:6569-1524045600-1524052800@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  The Orthopteroid Complex and the True Bugs (Order Orthoptera – crickets\, grasshoppers\, katydid\, etc.) \nAn order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers\, crickets and their relatives. They have a saddle-shaped thorax\, hind legs that are typically long and modified for jumping and a characteristic song which the male produces by stridulating. Including also the stoneflies\, stick insects\, earwigs\, cockroaches\, mantises\, and termites. URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group-2/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180321T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T095447 CREATED:20180303T060451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180308T052948Z UID:6463-1521626400-1521633600@rdrn.ca SUMMARY:Insect Focus Group DESCRIPTION:Your Host:  Don Wales \nTopic:  Introduction to Insects and Primitive Insect Orders \nAfter at least ten years of Flower Focus\, thank you Eileen Ford\, we are making a temporary shift to Insect Focus\, beginning on March 21\, 2018 through to the end of 2018\, and maybe beyond\, depending on the response. \nI have wanted to do something like this since I retired in 2008. I still retain extensive resources from my days of teaching Entomology in the Biological Technology Program at the Red Deer College (RDC). I am hopeful that I still have access to the insect collections and related resources at the RDC. I graduated with a BSc in Entomology in 1967 and have forgotten more than I ever knew\, since then. But\, not to worry\, the focus is less on the highly specialized area of insect taxonomy and more on the natural history of the insects and\, in many cases\, their relationship with wildflowers. \nAll this will be sprinkled with pointless stories about experiences I have had in the field of Entomology. So\, if you share my fascination with the world of insects join us for Insect Focus!    \n  URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/insect-focus-group/ LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Insect Focus Group ORGANIZER;CN="Don Wales":MAILTO:don@hexapod.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR