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SUMMARY:Dr. David M. Bird and Feathering One's Nest. Why do Birds use Nests?
DESCRIPTION:In Red Deer for only one night on an Alberta tour! Co-hosted by Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, Red Deer River Naturalists and Ellis Bird Farm\, we are pleased to present Dr. David M. Bird. \n\nAs an Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology at McGill University\, Dr. Bird has published 200 scientific papers\, supervised 50 graduate students\, and has written/edited ten books. Dr. Bird is a past-president of the Raptor Research Foundation Inc. and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. He writes a bird column for Bird Watcher’s Digest and Canadian Wildlife magazines and does a biweekly video blog for Brome Bird News. Most recently\, Dr. Bird has become a champion of renaming the Canada Jay and having it made Canada’s National Bird.  \nCome here him speak about Feathering One’s Nests. Why do birds use nests? How do they choose where to build them? Why do some birds nest in colonies? Could you build a 9\,000 pound nest using only your toes and lips? How did 25 pounds of gold eyeglass frames end up in a crow’s nest? You will not believe some of the things birds do to house their eggs and babies!  \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/dr-david-m-bird-and-feathering-ones-nest-why-do-birds-use-nests/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181013T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181013T153000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180930T050444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T043622Z
UID:6840-1539437400-1539444600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: River Bend Golf & Recreation Area October 13\, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  \nMeet in the parking lot on your right at the bottom of the entrance to River Bend Gold Course.\n \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-43/
LOCATION:River Bend Golf & Recreation Area\, 3800 River Bend Drive\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4P 0Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group,Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20181001T012950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T012950Z
UID:6864-1539111600-1539118800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/board-meeting-16/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:RDRN Board Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181006T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181006T153000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180930T044006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T043712Z
UID:6837-1538832600-1538839800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Heritage Ranch October 6\, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  \nMeet in the first parking lot past the entrance.\n \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-42/
LOCATION:Heritage Ranch\, 6300 Cronquist Drive\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group,Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180929T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180822T045022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T045022Z
UID:6764-1538215200-1538222400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Maskepetoon Park September 29\, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  \nLocated 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.\n \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-41/
LOCATION:Maskepetoon Park\, Maskepetoon Park\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180927T213000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
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:20180922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180822T043617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T043617Z
UID:6761-1537610400-1537617600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Three Mile Bend September 22\, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  \nMeet in the first parking lot near the ski ramp.\n \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-40/
LOCATION:Three Mile Bend\, Three Mile Bend\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180915T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180822T041714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T041714Z
UID:6757-1537005600-1537012800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Slack Slough September 15\, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet in the parking lot at the north entrance.\n \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-39/
LOCATION:Slack Slough\, Slacks Slough\, County of Red Deer\, Alberta\, T0M 1R0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180822T045550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T045550Z
UID:6767-1536692400-1536699600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:RDRN Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/rdrn-board-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Kerry Wood Nature Centre\, 6300 45 Avenue\, Red Deer\, AB\, T4N 3M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:RDRN Board Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180908T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180908T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180822T024334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T024334Z
UID:6731-1536400800-1536408000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Nova Chemicals Community Nature Trail \nMeet: Before you visit you can get a detailed map showing how to get there\, and learn more about the area and visitor guidelines: http://www.novachem.com/pages/joffre/joffre.aspx \nThe Community Nature Trail is located within easy driving distance of many Central Alberta communities: just southwest of the Hamlet of Joffre on Township Rd 390. Directions from Red Deer\, travel east on Highway 11 and turn left onto highway 815. Proceed to Range Road 390 and turn left. It’s a short distance and you will see a sign. \nHost: Keith Kline  \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. Remember your bug spray and sunscreen.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.\n \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/red-deer-river-naturalists-bird-focus-group-walk/
LOCATION:Nova Chemicals Community Nature Trail\, Nova Chemicals Community Nature Trail\, County of Lacombe\, Alberta\, T0C 0Y0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180825T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180825T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180821T045437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T045437Z
UID:6727-1535191200-1535198400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: 20th Avenue East walking trails \nMeet: Located in the subdivisions of Vanier West and Lonsdale\, meet at the very end of 22 Street East.  \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend. \n \n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-38/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180630T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180626T045601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T045952Z
UID:6719-1530352800-1530360000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Springbrook Natural Area\, take the main road into Springbrook (Red Deer Airport). Just before the bend to the right there is a small gravel parking lot where you can park. \nSaturday June 30\, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nRemember your bug spray\, hat and sunscreen. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend. \n\n 
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-37/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180625
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180317T152014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180317T152021Z
UID:6492-1529712000-1529884799@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Battle River Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:June 23 and 24 – Come out for a day or the weekend. Camping is available for minimal fees. Visit the Turkey Vultures at the Bjorge farm. We will meet 10:00 AM at the Ferry Point Campground\, near Meeting Creek. There will be a potluck supper on Saturday and crepes Sunday morning. Besides the vultures\, some of the highlights of the trip might be Brown Thrasher\, Great Horned Owl\, Mountain Bluebird\, Cliff Swallow. Call Judy at 403-358-1098 if you plan to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/battle-river-field-trip/
LOCATION:AB
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180620T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180620T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180616T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180616T140000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180603T062420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180613T021613Z
UID:6685-1529146800-1529157600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Ellis Bird Farm   \nSaturday June 16\, 2018 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera\, snacks\, a bag lunch and dress for the weather. Remember your bug spray\, hat and sunscreen \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a RDRN member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-36/
LOCATION:Ellis Bird Farm\, 39502 Range Rd 260\, Lacombe County\, Alberta\, T4L 1W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180609T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180609T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180603T055122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180603T055122Z
UID:6676-1528538400-1528545600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus Group Walk \nLocation: Michael O’Brien Wetland June 9\, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. \n\nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-35/
LOCATION:Michael O’Brien Wetland\, 3050 55 Street\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4P 3S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kline":MAILTO:redkline@hotmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180602T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180602T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180501T034922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180501T034922Z
UID:6641-1527933600-1527940800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Hazlett Lake \nMeet: 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. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-34/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Saturday Birding
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180528
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180317T152135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180507T023546Z
UID:6496-1527292800-1527465599@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:May Species Count
DESCRIPTION:May 26 and 27 – May Species Count. Count all species (birds\, flowers\, mammals\, insects). Registration is required to participate. Call Judy at 403-358-1098 to register or for more information
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/may-species-count-5/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Species Count
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180501T025645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180501T025645Z
UID:6637-1526724000-1526731200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Maskepetoon Park  \nMeet: Located in the subdivision of Oriole Park West. Follow Kerry Wood Drive\, meet in the parking lot and exercise area south of Overand Place. Parking lot is on the west side of Kerry Wood Drive. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-33/
LOCATION:Maskepetoon Park\, Maskepetoon Park\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
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:20180508T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180501T035752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180501T035752Z
UID:6646-1525762800-1525813200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/board-meeting-17/
LOCATION:RDRN Office\, Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:RDRN Board Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180402T064011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T003004Z
UID:6601-1525514400-1525521600@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Lockerby Natural Area \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nWe will car pool to the site as there is limited parking available. Please meet at 10:00 a.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre.  \nCall Keith if you plan to attend. \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-32/
LOCATION:Lockerby Natural Area\, AB-816\, Pine Lake\,\, Red Deer County\, Alberta\, T4E 1C1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180428T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180402T054059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T054059Z
UID:6590-1524909600-1524916800@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: River Bend \nMeet in the parking lot on your right at the bottom of the entrance to River Bend Golf Course. \nHost: Keith Kline  \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather. All are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-30/
LOCATION:River Bend Golf & Recreation Area\, 3800 River Bend Drive\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4P 0Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180426T213000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180402T051645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T055532Z
UID:6579-1524304800-1524312000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary \nMeet in Kerry Wood Nature Centre \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-29/
LOCATION:Gaetz Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary\, gaetz lake mirgratory bird sanctuary\, red deer\, alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180414T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180402T050226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T052947Z
UID:6576-1523700000-1523707200@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: McKenzie Trails \nMeet in the parking lot near the shelter. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-28/
LOCATION:McKenzie Trails\, McKenzie Trails Red Deer\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180201T051325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180201T053327Z
UID:6403-1523386800-1523394000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/board-meeting-15/
LOCATION:RDRN Office\, Kerry Wood Nature Centre
CATEGORIES:RDRN Board Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180407T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180407T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180402T045500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T051952Z
UID:6573-1523095200-1523102400@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Bird Focus Group Walk
DESCRIPTION:Location: Kin Kanyon \nMeet at Rotary Park Picnic area parking lot. \nHost: Keith Kline \nBring your binoculars\, camera and dress for the weather.  \nAll are welcome\, you do not have to be a member to attend.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/bird-focus-group-walk-27/
LOCATION:Rotary Park\, 4837 43 Street\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bird Focus Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180329T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180329T213000
DTSTAMP:20260522T045130
CREATED:20180303T233505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180306T035245Z
UID:6470-1522351800-1522359000@rdrn.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker of the Month
DESCRIPTION:RDRN/Red Deer College Lecture – 7:30 p.m.  \nMargaret Parsons Theatre – Red Deer College  \nTicket is required and can be obtained at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre\n \nSpeaker: Dr. Philip J. Currie\, PhD\n \nTopic: New information about the quintessential “Raptor” of Alberta. Saurornitholestes langstoni \nSaurornitholestes langstoni\, about the size of a German Shepard dog\, made big waves as a small dinosaur when it was discovered in 2014 at Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park. Excavated by University of Alberta Palaeontologists\, the 75 million year old skeleton is the most intact version of a small meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Canada and the only complete specimen known in the world. The specimen\, part of the Laboratory for Vertebrate Palaeontology\, is on loan to Japan’s National Museum of Science and Technology where U of A Scientists will continue to unearth its secrets. \nDr. Philip J. Currie is a Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Alberta in the Department of Biological Sciences. He is the former Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. He has a PhD from McGill University and received honorary degrees from the Universities of Calgary (2008) and British Columbia (2015). He has published more than 225 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals\, another 50 scientific papers in conference volumes and books\, 158 popular articles and 20 books focusing on the growth and variation of extinct reptiles\, anatomy and relationships of carnivorous dinosaurs and the origin of birds. He has given hundreds of popular and scientific lectures on dinosaurs all over the world. He has received many awards and most recently in 2017 he received The Romer–Simpson Medal. The highest award issued by the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology for “sustained and outstanding scholarly excellence and service to the discipline of vertebrate palaeontology”. Also involved in the development of University of Alberta’s first massive open online course (MOOC) called DINO101 which premiered September 2013 and more than 100\,000 students worldwide have taken. A new mini-course (MOOC) entitled Palaeontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds\, was released in 2016.
URL:https://rdrn.ca/event/speaker-of-the-month-7/
LOCATION:Red Deer Polytechnic\, 100 College Blvd\, Red Deer\, Alberta\, T4N 5H5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Red Deer River Naturalists":MAILTO:rdrn.nature@gmail.com
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