Category: Events
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May 25-31, 2026 – May Plant Count Events
The last week of May is approaching! Consider participating in the May Plant Count (MPC) from anywhere in Alberta. There are two ways to participate: submitting photos of blooming plants to iNaturalist and/or sending in data recording flowering stage (either via iNaturalist or by datasheet). For more information please visit May Plant Count – Nature…
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April 29, 2026 – Central Alberta Plant Study Group
Join the Central Alberta Plant Study Group’s free workshop with guest speaker David Fielder from 6:30-9pm in the Botany Lab at the University of Alberta to learn about the Native Orchids of Alberta. Participants will learn about the 31 native orchids, how to identify them, where they thrive and how climate change is impacting them.…
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May 2, 2026 Annual Workshop – Grassroots Grow Deep: Local Action, Global Impact
Grassroots, local efforts, all together, are what make change. Celebrate the works of inspiring Albertans making a difference for native plants and their habitats with projects of all types and sizes, all supporting native plants in Alberta. This year’s workshop strives to recognize and appreciate the cumulative impact these efforts can make. Our Workshop is…
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May 31, 2026 – Clyde Fen May Plant Count
Join us for the annual May Species Count at Clyde Fen Candidate Natural Area! Located just minutes outside of Clyde, AB, this event is part of our ongoing stewardship of ANPC’s natural areas. Spend your day meandering through diverse habitats including aspen stands, shrubby fens, and pine stands, while counting flowering plant species using the…
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June 6, 2026 – Adventure for Wilderness, Taber Grasslands
Join the Alberta Wilderness Association on June 6 at 11am to learn about the deep connections between ranchers and native grasslands in an area threatened with imminent destruction. Visit sand dunes and participate in a rare plant assessment. For more information and to register visit: https://www.albertawilderness.ca/events/page/2/
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June 12-14, 2026 – Botany Alberta at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Join the Alberta Native Plant Council for the 26th Annual Botany Alberta from Friday, June 12, to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai’pi Provincial Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled along the Milk River Valley in southern Alberta! Home to one of the most diverse natural landscapes in the mixed grasslands region, this remarkable…
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April 14, 2026 Special Feature Webinar
Please join us on April 14th, 2026 for a webinar featuring Kallum McDonald: Lost in the Reeds – Diving Deep into Alberta’s Aquatic Plants Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hODN4D5OQ-uY4TdiC31nHg Aquatic plants, both native and invasive, have a fraught relationship with boaters, paddlers, fishers, swimmers, and shoreline communities. Oft-maligned and neglected, even amongst botanists, aquatic plants quietly provide…
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April 11, 2026 – Annual General Meeting
Our 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 online via Zoom. You can register for the meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mehf4QoYQFeqyEjYJvHUVw All are welcome to attend, although only 2026 members in good standing will be able to vote on resolutions. We have a number of very exciting initiatives underway that we look…
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March 28th, 2026 – Calgary Plant Study Group
***RESCHEDULED*** Join the Calgary Plant Study Group on March 28, 2026 for GET TO KNOW PLANT FAMILIES, a workshop introducing the basics of plant family identification. We will explore key morphological features used to classify plants into families. For each plant family, we’ll “meet the relatives” by providing examples of common genera. Participants will have…
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March 25th, 2026 – Central Alberta Plant Study Group
The Central Alberta (Edmonton) Plant Study Group is meeting on Wednesday, March 25th 6:30 pm at the University of Alberta Herbarium (BioSci B-512).