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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20210305T013440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T013440Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20210206T044822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210206T044822Z
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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:20260520T234834
CREATED:20201107T231726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201107T231726Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20201005T011034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T011034Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200326T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20200303T032722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200320T174038Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20200125T223532Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190926T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20190824T053735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T053735Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20190310T031336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T015358Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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:20260520T234834
CREATED:20190202T045918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190202T045918Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180222T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180222T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171123T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20171105T014418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171105T014418Z
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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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170928T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
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:20260520T234834
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170323T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170323T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20170217T225534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170217T225534Z
UID:5911-1490297400-1490306400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Cory Olson will be speaking on “Our Backyard Bat and the Emerging Role of Community-led Conservation.”
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-2/
LOCATION:Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary\, gaetz lake mirgratory bird sanctuary\, red deer\, alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170223T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20170217T231508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170217T231508Z
UID:5917-1487876400-1487887200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kathreen Ruckstuhl speaks on “Of Bighorn Sheep and Research.”
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-3/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161124T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20161027T044839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T044839Z
UID:5804-1480015800-1480021200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Brianna Lorentz - Winter Muskrats
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/brianna-lorentz-winter-muskrats/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161027T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20161015T075449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161015T075710Z
UID:5793-1477596600-1477602000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Do Predator Bounties Work?
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/predator-bounties-work/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20160428T021152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160907T121554Z
UID:5715-1474653600-1474664400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:2016 Fall Banquet with Michael Dawe
DESCRIPTION:Preservation of a Green and Pleasant Land \n– a 125 year history of the Natural History Movement in Central Alberta
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/fall-banquet/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160428T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20160219T000644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160329T170517Z
UID:5600-1461871800-1461877200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the month
DESCRIPTION:Wildflowers of Banff\nA four-season multimedia presentation\n\n  \n\n\nPresented by \nIan Wilson and \nJacinthe Lavoie \n\n\n\n\n\nThis colourful show features the best trails for wildflowers in Banff Park\, with five themes set to music … from bold blossoms to diminutive gems\, wild creatures enjoying flowers\, majestic mountain scenery\, and autumn colours. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nIan and Jacinthe are the authors of Wildflowers of Banff Park. \nBooks will be available after the show.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160324T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160324T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20160219T000049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160314T230521Z
UID:5598-1458847800-1458853200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the month - Sonograms
DESCRIPTION:Sally Stuart – Sonograms
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/sally-stuart-sonograms/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20160216T213717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160218T233509Z
UID:5592-1456428600-1456434000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Corey Scobie  -  Speaker of the month
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to hear Dr. Scobie talk about his doctoral research\, which examined the influence of human development on Burrowing Owl reproductive success and movement patterns. Then he will discuss his current role at the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) and share some results of his current projects (one of which includes the extinct Passenger Pigeon) and research.  Lastly\, he will give a sneak peak at some of the new displays he is helping to develop for the new RAM in Edmonton.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/corey-scobie/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151126T213000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20151102T231944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151102T231950Z
UID:5551-1448566200-1448573400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:One hundred years in the life of a Central Alberta Forest
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\, Dr. Lu Carbyn\, will tell the story of a 320-acre tract of landf by changing impacts on the landscape over a 100-year period.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/one-hundred-years-in-the-life-of-a-central-alberta-forest/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234834
CREATED:20150924T160904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150924T160917Z
UID:5520-1445542200-1445547600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker: Dr. Heather Proctor "The Mighty Mites"
DESCRIPTION:You’ll be introduced to the diversity and ecology of mites.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-dr-heather-proctor-the-mighty-mites/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:Speaker of the Month
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