Red Deer River Naturalists

Flower Focus Group Walk
2021-06-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | Red Deer Polytechnic, 100 College Blvd, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5H5, Canada
Flower Focus Group Walk June 16, 2021 10:00 a.m.
Your Host: Don Wales
Location: South of the Red Deer College. The new Nova Chemicals Waskasoo Creek Nature Walk – an accessible one kilometre loop circling a pond in a natural area just south of the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

Contact Don at don@hexapod.ca to register your attendance.
Meet in the southwest parking lot by the weather station, all are welcome, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.

Central Alberta May Species Count 2021
2021-05-29 - 2021-05-30 | Alberta
We invite you to help us document animals and flowering plants in Central Alberta!
You can count in your own backyard, in a nearby park or natural area or even by driving the back-roads. We are interested in everything, from insects and spiders to amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Head on over to the drop-down menu Programs, Species Count, May Species Count to print off your tally sheets. Also a map shows the different zones you can count in. You can view the individual zone maps as well. Let Judy know exactly where you are counting with an address or name of area to avoid duplication.

– All living things are counted: flowers in bloom, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects.
– Count between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. either Saturday, Sunday or both. Please check Coming Events or the May Newsletter for any changes.
– If counting both days, please count in different locations using separate tally sheets.
– Contact Judy Boyd 403-358-1098 if participating and to indicate where you are counting so there are no duplication of counts.
– Mail your tally sheet to: RDRN office, Box 785, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5H2 Attn: Judy Boyd.
With the current situation with Covid-19, we are still going ahead with the May Species Count. This activity does not involve people congregating. People who are participating will be encouraged to continue with social distancing. This is a great way to get out of the house and still be safe. Once you have filled out the tally sheet you can either scan and email it to judy.boyd@shaw.ca or call Judy at 403-358-1098 to give your tally to Judy over the phone. If you are walking on the trails, make sure you keep yourself at a safe distance from other people.

Board Meeting
2021-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting

RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
2021-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Robert Barclay

April 22, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting

Topic: Bats Are Amazing
Dr. Barclay is presently a Professor with the University of Calgary

First create your Zoom account ahead of time.
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Meeting ID number: 843 0309 0577
Meeting Passcode: [REDACTED]
Have your microphone on mute during the meeting

RDRN Virtual Flower Focus by Zoom
2021-04-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Your Host: Don Wales
Topic: Flowers of the Yukon with Caroline Harris by Zoom meeting

April 21, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Contact Don at don@hexapod.ca for zoom meeting details.

RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
2021-03-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Zack Dempsey

March 25, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting

Topic: The Lancet Liver Fluke – Invasive Parasite

Zack Dempsey is presently an Instructor with Red Deer College

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Meeting ID number: 844 5333 5776
Meeting passcode: [REDACTED]
Have your microphone on mute during the meeting.

RDRN Flower Focus by Zoom
2021-03-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Your Host: Don Wales
Topic: Flowers of Southern California
March 17, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Contact Don at don@hexapod.ca for zoom meeting details.

RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
2021-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Randy Arsenault

February 25, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting

Topic: 25 Years in Africa: Ecology, Music and Education

Dr. Arsenault is presently an Instructor with Red Deer College

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Meeting ID number: 845 9006 7071
Meeting passcode: [REDACTED]
Have your microphone on mute during the meeting.

Board Meeting - Virtual
2021-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting

Annual General Meeting
2021-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
You are all invited to our RDRN Virtual Annual General Meeting by Zoom

Moderator: President Tony Blake
January 28, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting
Come join us and hear our Reports, Achievements, up-coming Virtual Speakers and also our Election of Directors for the Board. Please consider becoming a Board Member. Get Involved! Any questions contact us at rdrn.nature@gmail.com. We are actively recruiting for the positions of President and Secretary.
How to join the meeting:

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Meeting ID number: 823 0479 2577

Meeting passcode: [REDACTED]

Christmas Bird Count
2020-12-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Alberta
Christmas Bird Count
Sunday December 20, 2020
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Print a copy of the Christmas Bird Count Tally Sheet, click here, choose a place to count the birds (map and instructions in the December 2020 newsletter and also under Programs).
Please register where you will be counting with Judy Boyd (403-358-1098) so there will be no duplication of counts.
Tally sheets must be received by December 29th. You may drop sheets off (Attn: Judy Boyd) at Kerry Wood Nature Centre 6300 – 45 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3M4 or mail to RDRN Box 785 Red Deer, AB T4N 5H2, or email to rdrn.nature@gmail.com, put “CBC” in the subject line.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
2020-12-05 13:30 - 15:30 | McKenzie Trails, McKenzie Trails Red Deer, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: McKenzie Trails Recreation Area – Meet in the parking lot near the shelter.
When: December 5, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
2020-11-28 | Alberta
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: Owling
Meet: To be announced

When: November 28, 2020
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
2020-11-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Russell Markel, PhD

November 26, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting

Topic: Cascading Ecological Effects of Sea Otter Reintroduction and Kelp Forest Recovery

Dr. Markel is an avid Naturalist, Educator, Ecologist and conservation Biologist.

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Meeting ID number: 821 5882 1607
Meeting passcode: [REDACTED]
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Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-11-21 13:30 - 15:30 | River Bend Golf & Recreation Area, 3800 River Bend Drive, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 0Y4, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: River Bend Golf & Recreation Area
Meet in the parking lot on your right at the bottom of the entrance to River Bend Golf Course.
When: November 21, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Flower Focus Group Meeting
2020-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 3M4, Canada
Your Host: Don Wales
Topic: TBA

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-11-14 13:30 - 15:30 | Alberta
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: JJ Collett Provincial Natural Area – located in rural central Alberta near the hamlet of Morningside consists of 635 acres of Aspen Parkland underlain by ancient sand dunes.

Meet in the parking lot at the entrance

When: November 14, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

JJ Collete Location Map

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-10-24 10:00 - 12:00 | River Bend Golf & Recreation Area, 3800 River Bend Drive, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 0Y4, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: River Bend Golf & Recreation Area
Meet in the parking lot on your right at the bottom of the entrance to River Bend Golf Course.
When: October 24, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

RDRN Virtual Speaker Night by Zoom
2020-10-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Alberta
Speaker: April Martinig – Behavioural Ecologist

October 22, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom meeting

Topic: Going the Distance: The Local Vacancy Game and How it Changes Dispersal of Red Squirrels

April 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.

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Meeting ID number: 81959784682
Meeting passcode: [REDACTED]
Have your microphone on mute during the meeting.

Flower Focus Group Walk
2020-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary, gaetz lake mirgratory bird sanctuary, red deer, alberta, Canada
Your Host: Don Wales
Topic: “Berry Nice Walk”

The topic for this meeting will be a “Berry Nice Walk” where we remind ourselves of various fruiting shrubs and trees, and go for a short walk in the Gaetz Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary to see what is fruiting there. Meet in front of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-10-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Maskepetoon Park, Maskepetoon Park, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: Maskepetoon Park – Located in the subdivision of Oriole Park West, follow Kerry Wood Drive, meet in the parking lot south of Overand Place. Parking lot is on the west side of Kerry Wood Drive.
When: October 17, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-10-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Alberta
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: Bower Woods – Meet in the green space across from 35 Selkirk Boulevard
When: October 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.
All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Three Mile Bend, Three Mile Bend, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: Three Mile Bend Recreation Area
September 26, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Meet in the first parking lot near the ski ramp.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-09-19 10:00 - 12:00 | McKenzie Trails, McKenzie Trails Red Deer, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: McKenzie Trails Recreation Area – Meet in the parking lot near the shelter.
When: September 19, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon

Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.

All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Flower Focus Group Walk
2020-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary, gaetz lake mirgratory bird sanctuary, red deer, alberta, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 21, 2020.
Your Host: Don Wales
Topic: “Berry Nice Walk”

The topic for this meeting will be a “Berry Nice Walk” where we remind ourselves of various fruiting shrubs and trees, and go for a short walk in the Gaetz Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary to see what is fruiting there. Meet in front of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

Board Meeting
2020-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Alberta
Zoom meeting

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Alberta
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
Location: Hazlett Lake
Meet: 27432 HWY 1, go west on Highway 11A, take the last entrance on your right before the Highway 2 exit. Keith will be standing at the entrance. This is private property and we are here by invitation only.
When: September 12, 2020
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.
All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Bird Focus Group Walk
2020-09-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary, gaetz lake mirgratory bird sanctuary, red deer, alberta, Canada
Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk

Location: Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Meet in front of Kerry Wood Nature Centre
When: September 5, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Host: Keith Kline
Bring your binoculars, camera and dress for the weather.
All are welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.
