Living in the Natural Environment
Living in the Natural Environment brings together 100 to 150 members of the rural and small urban community, government, and non-agricultural rural residents together to initiate discussion. Presentation topics are intended to be thought provoking, interesting, relevant to the surrounding landscape and the people that live there.
Below is information from our 2023 event that took place. Stay tuned for an update on the 2024 event scheduled for February 2, 2024.
Past Event Topics
2023
- Wildfire Effects on Eastern Slopes Watersheds: Source Water Protection in a Warmer World
- Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategies
2022 - Cancelled
2021 - Cancelled
2020
- Fire, Ecosystem Health & You
- The 21st Century's Canaries in the Coal Mine: Case Study of Tree Swallows in Central Alberta
2019
- The Wild Foods of the Forest Floor
- Presenter Panel: Bison Reintroduction into Banff National Park
2018
- Wild Bee Diversity in Alberta
- Sharing the Range: Carnivores and Communities in Southwestern Alberta
2017
- Climate Change and Forest Change: The Impacts on Our Waters
- Beavers In Our Landscape
2016
- The Importance of Connected Landscapes in Alberta's Eastern Slopes
- Between Rock and Hard Places: Wolverines in Multi-use Landscapes of Alberta
2015
- The Flood, Land Uses, and Landscapes of the Upper Bow River Basin: Causes, Consequences, and Risk Mitigation
- Biology and Conservation of Alberta Bats
2014
- Feral Horse Ecology within Alberta's Eastern Slopes
- Being Aware of What Is Around You
2013
- High Stakes: Food and Farming
- The Zen of Fish and Watersheds
2012
- Bringing Back the Bison
- All Things Fungal: The Dirt on Mushrooms
2011
- Urbanization and Loss of Prime Agricultural Land: It's Not Just a Rural Issue
- Owls, Owlers and Owling: The Silent Predator and Our Obsession with Them
2010
- Climate Change and the Implications for Southern Alberta
- Counting Grizzly Bears in Alberta: Too Many or Not Enough