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SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Speaker of the Month\n \nSpeaker: Charity Briere \nWhen: February 23\, 2023 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. \nWhere: Held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, Red Deer\, Alberta in the Theatre room. All are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend. \nTopic: What’s the Buzz\, Red Deer? Bumbling through understanding Urban Bee Ecology \nCome for an evening with Charity Briere where she will discuss Urban Bee Ecology. \nCharity Briere is an Instructor at Red Deer Polytechnic\, a member of the RDRN and a board member of the Alberta Native Bee Council. \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-21/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230751
CREATED:20221108T032506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T040953Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Speaker of the Month\n \nSpeaker: Danika Schramm\n \nWhen: November 24\, 2022 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  \nWhere: Held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, Red Deer\, Alberta in the Theatre room. All are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.\n \nTopic: The Birds and The Genes: How events of the past and present shape the genetics of bird populations\n \nCome for an evening with Danika Schramm where she will discuss the genetic makeup of Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglet populations. \nDanika Schramm is currently a Master’s student at the University of Lethbridge working under Dr. Theresa Burg. Her primary research investigates how contemporary and historical processes influence the genetic makeup of Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglet populations. Understanding the population genetics of a species can be critical for developing conservation efforts. In addition to her genetic research\, Danika is an experienced bird bander\, having spent time in both Belize and western Canada catching and banding passerines. You can often find her outdoors photographing birds and other wildlife.  \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-20/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230751
CREATED:20221002T010446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T041044Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Speaker of the Month In-Person Event\n \nSpeakers: Dr. Ken Fry\n \nWhen: October 27\, 2022 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  \nWhere: Held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, Red Deer\, Alberta in the Theatre room\n \nTopic: Pollination and Climate Change: What are the impacts and what can we do about it.\n \nCome for an evening with Dr. Fry where he will discuss the affects of climate change on pollination services by insects\, their distribution and the plants they visit. He will also address what we can do in our gardens to mitigate and adapt to these changes. \nDr. Fry is currently an Entomology Instructor in the School of Life Sciences & Business at Olds College and has been involved in insect pest management research\, teaching and extension for over 30 years. Dr. Fry is co-author\, with Doug Macaulay and Don Williamson\, of Garden Bugs of Alberta and a contributing author to Organic Farming on the Prairies.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-19/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230751
CREATED:20220905T215838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T041113Z
UID:9024-1663873200-1663880400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Speaker of the Month In-Person Event\n \nSpeakers: Graeme Gissing & Dr. Natalia Lifshitz  \nWhen: September 22\, 2022 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  \nWhere: Held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, Red Deer\, Alberta in the Theatre room\n \nTopic: Nature Central: Celebrating our Wild Alberta Parklands \nCome for an evening with our Speakers. Graeme Gissing will share RDRN/Nature Central activities and events that took place during the summer of 2022\, and discuss the successes and opportunites for increased utilization of natural areas in the region and present a forward-looking plan to ensure an even more successful 2023. Dr. Lifshitz will share her experiences visiting and documenting habitat and wildlife details on protected sites within a 100 kms radius of Red Deer. \nGraeme Gissing currently teaches at Red Deer Polytechnic and is the Education & Program Coordinator with RDRN. Dr. Lifshitz is currently the Scientific Advisor at Ellis Bird Farm and the Naturalist-in-Residence with RDRN.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-18/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220428T210000
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CREATED:20220403T024052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T035802Z
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SUMMARY:RDRN VIRTUAL SPEAKER NIGHT BY ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Zoom Virtual Series \nSpeaker: Dr. Gabriela Ibarguchi\n \nApril 28\, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Arctic Seabirds as Sentinels of Change\n \nDr. Ibarguchi is an Instructor at Red Deer Polytechnic\n \nJoin Zoom Meeting here: https://zoom.us/j/96777607119?pwd=WkdocGZoN3prdjFXSlF2a3drVzZ0Zz09 \nOr follow these directions:  \n\nGo to www.zoom.us website\n\nClick join a meeting at the top\n\nMeeting ID number: 967 7760 7119\n\nMeeting Passcode: 588502\n\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-11/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220324T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220324T210000
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CREATED:20220226T061435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T061822Z
UID:8510-1648150200-1648155600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Erin Bayne\n \nMarch 24\, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: The Beauty of Bird Song: How and why birds sing and how sound is being used to make better conservation decisions.\n \nDr. Bayne is a Professor at the University of Alberta where he runs the Bioacoustic Unit.  \nJoin Zoom Meeting here: https://zoom.us/j/92097043905?pwd=RWJSRTFKNko3MjR3bUMzR0F4VlMyQT09 \nOr follow these directions:  \n\nGo to www.zoom.us website\n\nClick join a meeting at the top\n\nMeeting ID number: 920 9704 3905\n\nMeeting Passcode: 213745\n\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-10/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220224T193000
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CREATED:20220131T044253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T044253Z
UID:8487-1645731000-1645736400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Emily Studd\n \nFebruary 24\, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Is Something Screaming? Uncovering the secret lives of boreal mammals with technology\n \nDr. Emily Studd is currently a NSERC post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga.\n \n\nGo to www.zoom.us website\n\nClick join a meeting at the top\n\nMeeting ID number: 833 4356 2232\n\nMeeting Passcode: 928134\n\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-9/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211125T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20211101T032146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T032146Z
UID:8370-1637868600-1637874000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Myrna Pearman\n \nNovember 25\, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Beauty Everywhere: Celebrating Nature in our Own Backyards\n \nMyrna Pearman is an enthusiastic Nature Photographer\, Writer and Back-roads Rambler. She is recently retired after 33 years as the Biologist at Ellis Bird Farm.\n \n\nGo to www.zoom.us website\n\nClick join a meeting at the top\n\nMeeting ID number: 840 0885 1070\n\nMeeting Passcode: 582841\n\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-8/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211028T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211028T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20211013T040604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T040604Z
UID:8357-1635449400-1635454800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Dale Leckie\n \nOctober 28\, 2021  – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: The Scenic Geology of Alberta\n \nDr. Leckie is a Geologist and adjunct Professor in the Geo-Science Department at the University of Calgary. \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting.\nMeeting ID number: 859 0557 4016\n\nMeeting Passcode: 033844\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-7/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210923T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20210914T045021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T045021Z
UID:8341-1632425400-1632430800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Heather Addy\n \nSeptember 23\, 2021  – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Fungi in the Environment: from decomposition to the “wood-wide web”\n \nDr. Addy is a Teaching Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Calgary \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting\nMeeting ID number: 833 3196 7126\n\nMeeting Passcode: 069910\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-6/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210422T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20210407T044236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T044236Z
UID:8077-1619119800-1619125200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Robert Barclay\n \nApril 22\, 2021  – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Bats Are Amazing \nDr. Barclay is presently a Professor with the University of Calgary \n  \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting\nMeeting ID number: 843 0309 0577\nMeeting Passcode: 116558\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-5/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20210305T013440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T013440Z
UID:8058-1616700600-1616706000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zack Dempsey\n \nMarch 25\, 2021  – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: The Lancet Liver Fluke – Invasive Parasite\n \nZack Dempsey is presently an Instructor with Red Deer College \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting.\nMeeting ID number: 844 5333 5776\nMeeting passcode: 616845\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-4/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20210206T044822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210206T044822Z
UID:8008-1614281400-1614286800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Randy Arsenault \n \nFebruary 25\, 2021  – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: 25 Years in Africa: Ecology\, Music and Education\n \nDr. Arsenault is presently an Instructor with Red Deer College \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting.\nMeeting ID number: 845 9006 7071\nMeeting passcode: 995782\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-3/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20201107T231726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201107T231726Z
UID:7861-1606419000-1606422600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Russell Markel\, PhD \n \nNovember 26\, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Cascading Ecological Effects of Sea Otter Reintroduction and Kelp Forest Recovery\n \nDr. Markel is an avid Naturalist\, Educator\, Ecologist and conservation Biologist. \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting.\nMeeting ID number: 821 5882 1607\nMeeting passcode: 991119\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20201005T011034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T011034Z
UID:7835-1603395000-1603400400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: April Martinig –  Behavioural Ecologist\n \nOctober 22\, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting\n \nTopic: Going the Distance: The Local Vacancy Game and How it Changes Dispersal of Red Squirrels\n \nApril Martinig is a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta. Her research explores animal behavioral ecology and the implementation of this knowledge to conservation strategies. \n\nFirst create your Zoom account ahead of time.\nClick join a meeting.\nMeeting ID number: 81959784682\nMeeting passcode: 473623\nHave your microphone on mute during the meeting.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-virtual-speaker-night-by-zoom/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200326T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20200303T032722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200320T174038Z
UID:7673-1585251000-1585256400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED \nSpeaker: April Martinig –  Behavioural Ecologist\n \nMarch 26\, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\n \nTopic: Going the Distance: The Local Vacancy Game and How it Changes Dispersal of Red Squirrels\n \nApril Martinig is a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta. Her research explores animal behavioral ecology and the implementation of this knowledge to conservation strategies.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-17/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20200125T223532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T223532Z
UID:7645-1582831800-1582837200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Andrew Derocher\, PhD\, MSc\, BSF (Hon)  U of A Faculty of Science\, Professor of Biological Sciences\n \nFebruary 27\, 2020 7:30 p.m. Red Deer College Room 2602. A joint presentation by the RDC Science Department and Red Deer River Naturalists\n \nTopic: Trouble at the Top: Polar Bears In A Warming Arctic\n \nDr. Drocher’s current research is focused on understanding the effects of climate change on polar bears. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on polar bears and is a member and past Chair of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-16/
LOCATION:Red Deer Polytechnic\, 100 College Blvd\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4N 5H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month,Special Presentation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20191028T034150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T034150Z
UID:7422-1574969400-1574976600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Announcements/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Natalie Lifshitz – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Relationship between Coloration of Tree Swallows and Metal Pollution\n \nDr. Natalie Lifshitz will be sharing her findings about the relationship between coloration of Tree Swallows and metal pollution\, and the potential to measure this using digital photography. \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-15/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20190928T034735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190928T034735Z
UID:7343-1572026400-1572037200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Annual Banquet and Speaker
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Annual Banquet – October 25\, 2019 held at the Pioneer Lodge\, 4324 – 46A Avenue Red Deer\, Alberta. Tickets are $35.00 and available for purchase at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre until Monday October 21. You must purchase your ticket in advance they are not available at the door. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.\, dinner 6:30 p.m.\, Speaker following dinner\, catering by Blue Sage Kitchen.  \nSpeaker Dr. Sandra Black\, Head Veterinarian from the Calgary Zoo/Clinical Associate Professor\, Zoo and Wildlife Medicine\, University of Calgary to talk about a monitoring program for the health of Narwhal\, Dolphin and Union Caribou in the Arctic.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-annual-banquet-and-speaker/
LOCATION:Pioneer Lodge\, 4324 46a Avenue\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4N 6S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual Banquet,Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190926T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20190824T053735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T053735Z
UID:7333-1569526200-1569533400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN General Meeting/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Zach Dempsey – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Phylogeography of the Terrestrial Land Snail\, Oreohelix\n \nCome for an evening with Speaker Zach Dempsey\, as he shares the biodiversity\, phylogeography and conservation status of the Oreohelid Species Oreohelix\, land snail of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. \nZach Dempsey completed his MSc in Biological Sciences at the University of Lethbridge\, specializing in phylogeography and parasitology of terrestrial land snails. Zach currently teaches biology at Red Deer College.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-14/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20190310T031336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T015358Z
UID:7110-1556218800-1556226000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Sightings/Announcements/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Carol Kelly\, Executive Director of MRWC with OTIS the Owl – 8:00 p.m. \n\nDue to an illness our scheduled Speaker is not available. \nWe wish to let you know that we will have OTIS in the house and Carol from the Medicine River Wildlife Centre who will update us on all the goings-on of their wonderful facility. Please join us for an engaging evening.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-13/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20190303T013945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190303T020134Z
UID:7071-1553801400-1553806800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month - Susanne Maidment
DESCRIPTION:RDRN General Meeting-Announcements/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \n\nSpeaker: Susanne Maidment – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Bird Banding: Owls to Hummingbirds \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusanne Maidment will be sharing an evening with us on the Natural History of Hummingbirds and how to band them. \nSince 2006 Susanne has been banding hummingbirds. She states: “Wow\, to hold a wild\, healthy hummingbird is an honour! It is a thrill to watch them fly away\, with a new band on their leg. Hummingbirds really are the flying jewels of our world”
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-12/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190228T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20190202T045918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190202T045918Z
UID:7057-1551382200-1551387600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN General Meeting-Announcements/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Fabien Mavrot – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Monitoring Health in a Declining Muskox Population: Challenges and Solutions in the Remote Arctic. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Mavrot is a Swiss Veterinarian with a strong interest in wildlife and epidemiology. He wrote his Veterinary thesis on infectious keratoconjunctivitis in Alpine Ibex and Chamois at the Center for Fish and Wildlife Health at the University of Bern and subsequently completed a PhD on gastro-intestinal parasites of domestic ruminants at the Section for Veterinary Epidemiology of the University of Zürich. Dr. Mavrot is currently employed as a postdoctoral at the Department of Ecosystem and Public Health of the University of Calgary. His project focuses on improving our understanding of muskox health in the Canadian Arctic. He uses a participatory approach combined with regression analysis to gain insight on the epidemiological processes driving muskox population. In particular\, he is interested in pathogens that might be new to the Arctic\, such as the bacteria Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae or expanding their range such as the lung-worm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-11/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20181022T031221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T022451Z
UID:6916-1542915000-1542922200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN General Meeting/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Mirjam Barrueto – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: The Bigger the Better: Large Landscape Wolverine Research in Southern Alberta and BC \nMirjam Barrueto is a wolverine researcher\, PhD student at the University of Calgary\, conservation biologist\, climber\, ultra-runner and back-country skier and has a MSc in Zoology from the University of British Columbia . As a child\, wildlife and nature documentaries inspired her to become an Adventurer and Biologist. As a wildlife researcher now\, she is passionate about exploring creative ways to make scientific research accessible to a broad audience\, and to inspire others to get interested and involved in conservation themselves.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-10/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20180822T050125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180907T051107Z
UID:6770-1538076600-1538083800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN General Meeting/Refreshments – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Sandra MacDougall – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Why did the Deer cross the road? Understanding the issues around animal/vehicle collisions in Alberta.\n \nAnimal/vehicle collisions are a significant problem in Alberta affecting motorist safety and wildlife populations. Sandra will provide an overview of the magnitude of this issue in Alberta and introduce projects that are underway both locally and provincially to better detect and mitigate animal/vehicle collision prone locations. \nSandra MacDougall is an Ecology Instructor at Red Deer College in Red Deer\, Alberta Canada. Sandra worked with Parks Canada for a number of years conducting grizzly and black bear risk assessments and habitat use studies in northern National Parks. After her Husband and Daughter were involved in a moose/vehicle collision in 2007\, she turned her attention to road Ecology and since then has worked with the Alberta Government and the City of Red Deer on a variety of road Ecology projects. \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-9/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20180402T041421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T010239Z
UID:6564-1524771000-1524778200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Members Meeting/Coffee Time – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Wes Olson – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: The Ecological Bison \nBison once occupied most of North America and they had complex interactions with almost every other bird\, mammal\, amphibian and reptile that shared their ecosystem. With stunning photographs of bison across their historical range\, this presentation highlights some of these fascinating relationships and explores the keystone role that bison continue to play in maintaining healthy landscapes wherever they are found. \nWes Olson has had a life-long association with wild places and wildlife. Wes worked for several years as a Wildlife Technician for the Yukon Government and then\, after a stint at the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1981\, began a career with Parks Canada as a National Park Warden. He focused on bison management in Banff\, Waterton Lakes\, Elk Island\, Prince Albert and Grasslands National Park\, where he retired in 2012. This long history with bison and the spectacular natural areas they occupy has given Wes an international reputation for his knowledge about both plains and wood bison. Wes has combined his extensive scientific knowledge about bison with his wife Johane’s photography to create compelling stories about this charismatic animal.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-8/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180222T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180222T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20180201T035603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180201T041955Z
UID:6387-1519327800-1519335000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Members Meeting/Coffee Time – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Elly Knight – 8:00 p.m. \nTopic: Birds of the Unknown – Ecology & Conservation of Nightjars in Canada\n \nThanks to their nocturnal and cryptic nature\, Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae)  have slipped through the ornithological cracks and are arguably the most poorly studied birds in North America.  Now\, two of the three species in Canada are listed as threatened and the third has been assessed as data deficient.  Come learn more about the ecology of Nightjars in Canada\, current Nightjar research and what’s being done to conserve them!  Learn how to identify each of our three species and where to find them.  We’ll go over the new Canadian Nightjar Survey Protocol and how Citizen Scientists can help collect valuable baseline data for this understudied group of birds. \nElly Knight is a PhD Student at the University of Alberta\, Program Manager for the WildResearch Nightjar Survey and a Professional Biologist with the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists.  Elly’s research focuses on understanding the biology and conservation of Nightjar species and developing methods to reveal the secrets of these understudied birds.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-6/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171123T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20171105T014418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171105T014418Z
UID:6291-1511465400-1511472600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Members Meeting/Coffee Time – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Bradley Peter\, Alberta Lake Management Society – 8:00 p.m.\n \nBradley will provide an overview of Citizen Science monitoring of lakes in Alberta\, with a focus on the Red Deer River Watershed. Also new technology used to monitor lakes as well as emerging threats to aquatic ecosystems will be explored. \nBradley Peter is a Professional Biologist and the Executive Director of the Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS). ALMS works to promote the understanding and comprehensive management of lakes\, reservoirs and their watersheds. Their flagship program\, LakeWatch\, partners with the public to collect data and information to increase knowledge of lake functions and management options. Bradley has spent time as a field technician collecting data on lakes across Alberta and six years co-ordinating Citizen Science programs for ALMS.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-5/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170928T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20170820T035438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170902T213615Z
UID:6084-1506627000-1506634200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN Members Meeting/Coffee Time – 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Janine Higgins\, Alberta Environment and Parks – 8:00 p.m.\n \nJanine will be giving a presentation on the aquatic invasive species threatening our province’s biodiversity and economy\, such as quagga and zebra mussels\, flowering rush\, goldfish\, and phragmites. She will also give an update on the progress the Alberta Aquatic Invasive Species Program has made since its inception\, and some of the new developments with Alberta’s new Whirling Disease Program. \nJanine Higgins is a Community Engagement Lead with Alberta Environment and Parks\, focusing on aquatic invasive species\, lake education\, and water literacy. Janine completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta in 2010\, and has worked in various education and public engagement roles with the government since then.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-4/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170427T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170427T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T230752
CREATED:20170406T035528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T035528Z
UID:6009-1493321400-1493328600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Waterton Wild Show
DESCRIPTION:This colourful show is a celebration of the wild creatures\, wildflowers and majestic scenery of Waterton Park\, from bears to beargrass\, birds to butterflies and open meadows to mountain panoramas. Presented by Ian Wilson and Jacinthe Lavoie\, Authors of Waterton Wild and Wildflowers of Waterton Park. After the presentation\, Ian and Jacinthe welcome questions about Waterton Park and will have autographed books available. Join us Thursday April 27 ● 7:30 PM ● Kerry Wood Nature Centre ● Free and open to the Public
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/waterton-wild-show/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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