Webinars
Since 2020, we have hosted an online webinar series for Albertans to engage and learn about native plants and conservation topics from knowledgeable presenters. Similar to our Plant Study Groups, these presentations are broadcast online for the public and recorded and stored in the library of our Member’s Portal as a benefit for ANPC members. Webinars generally run through the winter months and are advertised through our Info Email and social media channels.
A list of previous webinars is below. Refer to our Member’s Portal for event recordings. Upcoming webinars are featured in our Events Calendar.
Interested in presenting a new topic at an upcoming event, or helping to coordinate future events? Contact Outreach@anpc.ab.ca.
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Under Pressure: Threats to Alberta’s Native Plant Communities | ||
| January 16, 2024 | Megan Evans, Alberta Invasive Species Council | The Alien Invasion: Protecting Alberta’s native plants from the ever-pressing threat of invasive species |
| February 13, 2024 | Dr. Richard Schneider, Nature Alberta | Time Travelling to Alberta’s Past and Future, Under A Changing Climate |
| March 12, 2024 | Phillip Meintzer | The McClelland Lake Wetland Complex |
| April 17, 2024 | Blake McNeill | Forging Unexpected Alliances to Save Native Plants |
| May 15, 2024 | Megan Evans, Alberta Native Bee Council | Nurturing Alberta’s Native Bees, The Alberta Native Bee Council’s Approach to Conservation |
| 2023 Back to Botany Basics | ||
| January 18, 2023 | Laurie Hamilton, SALMTEC and ANPC Volunteer | An Overview of Alberta’s Vegetation Management Toolkit |
| Ann Willyard, American Journal of Botany | Learn to Love Those Latin Names | |
| February 21, 2023 | Brittney Miller, Royal Alberta Museum | Mossin’ Around in Alberta: An Introduction to the Miniature and Intricate World of Bryophytes |
| March 21, 2023 | Donna Cherniawsky, Royal Alberta Museum | An Introduction to Vascular Plant Identification |
| April 11, 2023 | Steven Tannas, Tannas Conservation Services and Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds | Introduction to Forb Identification |
| May 9, 2023 | Dr. Jana Vamosi, University of Calgary | Understanding How Plant Diversity Influences the Resiliency of Ecosystems |
| Plant Study Group Webinars | ||
| January 25, 2023 | Kristyn Mayner, ANPC Central Director | Weird and Wonderful Wetlands |
| November 22, 2022 | Marsha Hayward, ANPC Northern Director | Wild Edible Fruits and Berries of Northern Alberta |
| 2022 Special Feature Webinars | ||
| February 8, 2022 | Kristen Anderson, Associated Environmental Consultants and ANPC President | List of Plants that Occur in Wetlands – History and Current Use in Alberta |
| April 5, 2022 | Coleen Mahoney, Prairie Horticulturalist and ANPC Volunteer | Native Plants and the Native Plant Pollinator Garden Challenge |
| Patrick Kyle, Master Naturalist and Edmonton Native Plant Society Volunteer | Blooms and Bees from Gravel and Grass | |
| Liz Murray, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies | City of Calgary Roadside Vegetation Naturalization Pilot Project Year 1 | |
| 2021 Webinars | ||
| January 14, 2021 | David Evans, ABMI | A Report from the Field and ABMI Data Products |
| January 28, 2021 | Melanie Bird, NAIT Institute for Boreal Research and ANPC Volunteer | Peatland Bryophytes |
| Ryan James | Unintended Consequences: The effects of light pollution on plants | |
| February 11, 2021 | Steven Tannas, Tannas Conservation Services and Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds | Vegetative Identification of Willows |
| February 25, 2021 | Steven Tannas, Tannas Conservation Services and Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds | Sedge Identification and Keying |
| March 11, 2021 | Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed, ALCLA Native Plants | Growing Native Plants |
| Bonus Partner Webinar | ||
| May 12, 2021 | Kristyn Mayner, ANPC Central Director | Growing Native Plants in Alberta |
| 2020 Webinars | ||
| October 15, 2020 | Lorna Allen | North, South, East or West, which Natural Region is best? |
| October 29, 2020 | Jordan Bell, ABMI | NatureLynx and Alberta Plantwatch: A Budding Collaboration |
| Barbara Kowalzik, City of Calgary | Calgary Naturally, Native Plants and Pollinators | |
| November 12, 2020 | Kristyn Mayner, ANPC Central Director | The Who-What-Why of the ANPC |
| Norma Calvo, ANPC Volunteer | Chickweeds of Alberta | |
| November 26, 2020 | Kristen Andersen, Associated Environmental Consultants and ANPC President | Wildflowers of Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park |
| December 10, 2020 | Karel Bergmann | Small, easily overlooked Plants, some Less Common Finds in Southern Alberta |