Nature Alberta

We are a non-profit organization that represents a community connected by a love of nature. Est. 1970

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Go Birding for Nature! Sign up as a team or individual, set up a personalized fundraising page, collect pledges, then go birding on your own schedule! You'll help support Nature Alberta's important work while raising awareness for birds!
Get started today: https://t.co/UA4JuNn4r7

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Throughout the summer, Mountain Bluebirds eat a predominantly insect-based diet including grasshoppers, beetles, bees, larvae, dragonflies and ants 🐛🪲🐞🪰

For more, check out the Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide by Myrna Pearman here: https://t.co/VuepdDtUrF📷

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🌱Dig up some fun with Nature Alberta, Root for Trees, and Invasive Plant Outreach!
🌳Join us for tree planting, invasive weed pulling, citizen science walks, and more!
https://t.co/XhP6LQgUsJ
📸Loreena Nieuwnehout

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Nature Kids is all about mushrooms — full of fun fungus facts!

Subscribe to Nature Alberta Magazine today at https://t.co/eFFbO9t7NE

📷Mushroom, Loreena Nieuwenhout

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Popping up in July: the Summer🌻 issue of Nature Alberta Magazine! ⏳Subscribe by Monday, June 15 to receive a print copy delivered direct to your mailbox.

📷John E. Marriott

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And, sadly, white-nose syndrome has come to the province; Lorne Fitch looks at the devastating effects it has on bats — and the biologists dedicated to conserving them.

📷Little brown bats, Greg Horne

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🌲Nature Alberta, Root for Trees, and Invasive Plant Outreach invite you to a fun and educational evening to celebrate the biodiversity in the River Valley at Rundle Park!
👉For more information and to register, go to https://t.co/XhP6LQgmDb

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🎣Catch us a Hermitage Park this Thursday for our Fish Fin-atics event!🐸Activities include fish handling, catching water bugs, and learning about the amphibians of Alberta. We'll end the evening by releasing live trout into the stocked pond! https://t.co/QQHoCZg7og

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By building them a nestbox, you are giving Mountain Bluebirds (a species in decline) a predator-free sanctuary to nest 🪹🐦

Learn more in the Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide by Myrna Pearman 📕

🔗 https://t.co/VuepdDtUrF

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Did you know there is not enough data on Franklin's Ground Squirrels to monitor their population? 🐿️📉

You can help! If you spot one, take a photo and submit it to iNaturalist using the QR code below 📝

You can also learn more on our website https://t.co/0jV3qPhYB4

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🌿🐦 Nature Alberta’s May Species Count is happening this weekend! Join in from anywhere across the province by documenting the bird and plant species in your local area.

For more information, go to https://t.co/g7sqmWwQoL

📸 Nick Carter

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💜The Camrose Purple Martin Festival on Saturday, June 13th welcomes one and all to learn from speakers, organizers, and fellow wildlife enthusiasts about wildlife conservation and purple martins!

👉To learn more, go to https://t.co/FIVCUN013r

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We’ve added a new project to Nature Alberta’s Citizen Science page! 🌳🪲

The Emerald Ash Borer Project, helps track the spread of this invasive insect, which poses a serious threat to ash trees across Canada. To learn more head to: https://t.co/GltrduFh85

📸 David Cappaert

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Despite its name, the Mountain Bluebird’s playground extends far beyond the mountains 🪹⛰️

Want to learn more? Check out the Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide by Myrna Pearman 📕
🔗https://t.co/VuepdDushd

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🌼 The May Species Count is a long-standing citizen science project happening across Alberta during the last weekend in May. Spend time outdoors and record the bird and plant species you observe in your local area!

Learn more at: https://t.co/g7sqmWwQoL

📷: Richard Schneider

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The results are in! 🐦 Alberta’s 2025 Christmas Bird Count brought together 2,000+ volunteers who recorded 207,476 birds across 58 count circles and helped set 9 new provincial records! For more information, check out https://t.co/09bX9futbl
📸 iNaturalist user: jefb09

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💨Windy in your area? Make your own flying snow goose! Thousands of migrating friends not included🪿

👉Check it out in the Spring 2026 edition of Nature Alberta Magazine at https://t.co/iFq1hyyPH2

📸Victoria Colyn

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🗻Alberta’s mountain landscapes have inspired generations of naturalists. But they are changing — delicate meadows that support an abundance of wildlife are 📉shrinking. https://t.co/zkJzOl5SFF
📸Jonathan Farr

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🐟Nature Alberta invites you to an unforgettable evening all about the world of fish. You will even get to hold these fish in your hand!

👉Find out more at https://t.co/QQHoCZg7og