Talks & Lectures
Feb 23 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Presentation – Stories – Discussion – Door Prizes
Join National Geographic explorer and author of ‘The Wolverine Way' Douglas Chadwick for an evening of compelling storytelling about the fierce, feisty and endangered wolverine. Read more »
Karsten Discovery Centre
Calgary Zoo
Calgary,
AB
Feb 22 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presentation – Stories – Discussion – Door Prizes
Join National Geographic explorer and author of ‘The Wolverine Way' Douglas Chadwick for an evening of compelling storytelling about the fierce, feisty and endangered wolverine. Read more »
Canmore Collegiate High School
Canmore,
AB
Feb 21 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Healthy Homes Sustainability Series
Are you expecting or have a young baby? Interested in sustainable, healthy options for babyhood? Join experts Lindsay Ross from Babes in Arms and Riva Mackie from Riva’s The Ecostore as they discuss all things green baby. Read more »
Hillhurst United Church
1227 Kensington Close NW
Calgary,
AB
Feb 3 2012 - 2:30pm - 6:30pm
Presented by Servus Credit Union, the second stop will take place in Red Deer on Friday, February 3, 2012 at Red Deer College.
Locally sourced refreshments will be served and there is no charge to attend.
2:30 - 6:30pm
Guests may enjoy displays, sharing and speakers in the Forum area of the college. Mayor Flewwelling will join us to proclaim February 3, 2012 Emerald Day in Red Deer, and Simon Jackson will be speaking at 3pm and 5pm in the Margaret Parsons Theatre. Read more »
Forum & Margaret Parson Theatre
Red Deer College
Red Deer,
AB
Feb 1 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Presented by CN, the inaugural Emerald Day event will take place in Grande Prairie on Wednesday, February 1 at Grande Prairie Regional College. Refreshments will be provided at both events.
11:30am - 1pm
Open House and sharing in the cafeteria area of the college. Simon Jackson will be speaking and Mayor Given will be in attendance to proclaim February 1, 2012 Emerald Day in Grande Prairie.
Read more »
Alumni Lounge, Room C224
Grande Prairie Regional College
Grande Prairie,
AB
Jan 24 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Join the Council of Canadians— Edmonton Chapter and others concerned about maintaining our beautiful North Saskatchewan River Watershed, while enjoying a fabulous night view of the North Saskatchewan River Valley itself.
Issues and ideas up for discussion include factors affecting the water quality of North Saskatchewan River Watershed and other Alberta watersheds, including aggregate extraction, non-point source pollution (e.g. fertilizer runoff and stormwater input), blue green algae blooms in lakes and fecal contamination at Alberta beaches. Read more »
Penthouse, Grandin Green Co-op Building
9708 110 Street (just west of the North entrance to the High Level Bridge, across from Ezio Farone Park)
Edmonton,
AB
with Paul Jones
Come learn why this prairie icon is so unique and adaptable to the harsh northern climate. Learn about its basic ecology, habitat selection and movement patterns across the Northern Sagebrush Steppe.
Please note this is a Thursday talk, not on Tuesday as usual.
$5 Adults, $1 Children
AWA - Hillhurst Room
455 12 Street NW
Calgary,
AB
Jan 20 2012 - 7:30am - 8:45am
Join the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance for the January Watershed Ambassador Program hot buffet breakfast. Featuring, a presentation by Ken Lewis about Red Deer County's "Off the Creek" program that can provide funding and technical resources to landowners in Red Deer County who wish to take actions on their land that benefit water bodies, riparian areas, native range, and shallow groundwater.
Most importantly, we will recognize the first recipients of 2012 for RDRWA's Watershed Ambassador Award!
Breakfast will be served at 7:30am Read more »
Quality Inn North Hill
7150 50 Avenue
Red Deer,
AB
A panel discussion with designers and builders.
Free refreshments. Free discussion.
Are net zero energy houses really net zero? Northern Alberta has at least eight net zero homes. Some of them have been in operation for two years. We now have some preliminary data. Are our energy performance modeling tools sufficiently accurate? What more do we need to do to optimize the design? What improvements are possible? What new technologies are becoming available? The Solar Energy Society of Alberta is bringing together a distinguished panel of builders and designers to look at how we are doing and where we are headed in our quest to build completely self sufficient buildings in our Northern climate. Read more »
CN Theatre Room 5-142
Grant MacEwan University — City Centre Campus
Edmonton,
AB
