{"id":11502,"date":"2025-04-02T02:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:35:15","slug":"may-24-2025-annual-workshop-plants-through-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?p=11502","title":{"rendered":"May 24, 2025 &#8211; ANPC Annual Workshop: Plants Through Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1-480x640.png 480w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy_of_Save_the_Date_4-1.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Workshop is happening on May 24th in Red Deer, Alberta! Some of this year\u2019s workshop \u201cPlants through Time\u201d will highlight how plants, habitats, conservation and people\u2019s knowledge have evolved through time, from decades to thousands of years. Our Keynote Speaker will be Jenny L. McCune with the University of Lethbridge (<a href=\"http:\/\/jlmccune.weebly.com\/\">http:\/\/jlmccune.weebly.com\/<\/a>) speaking on Plants through Time: From the Distant Past to the Invisible Present. She will be discussing her experiences studying plant communities, highlighting the challenges and intrigue involved in understanding the short-term and long-term history of plants, and discuss these challenges to plant conservation in Canada. Below is the preliminary list of speakers, a full schedule will be released soon. There will be a banquet dinner after the workshop and a short field trip the morning of May 25 to Morris Flewwelling Ranch, located in the Pine Lake Moraine approximately 30 minutes drive southeast of Red Deer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Door prizes have been donated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecologichorticulture.com\/\">Ecologic Horticulture Ltd<\/a>&nbsp;(Prairie Pollinator blend, Smooth Blue Aster, Blanket Flower, Wild Bergamot and Purple Prairie Clover native seed packets) and Julie Figures (Little Books on Bees: Bumble Bees, Solitary Bees and Gardening for Bees), there are also Alberta Plant and Pollinator Community Hub&#8217;s Plants of Alberta pack of cards 2nd edition with Blackfoot names, traditional uses and plant identification, ANPC Wildflower stickers and a new ANPC T-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vendors: Alberta Plant Watch book sale, Grasslands Restoration Forum, Red Deer River Naturalists and ANPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule and Abstracts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workshop-Schedule.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workshop-Schedule.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workshop-Schedule.png 925w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workshop-Schedule-640x516.png 640w, https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workshop-Schedule-768x619.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ANPC_Workshop_Presenters.pdf\" 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Deer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosts:<\/strong>&nbsp;Walk will be hosted by Morris Flewwelling, Maureen Carey, and Eileen Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong>&nbsp;Easy, walking along horse\/animal trails and cutlines, minimal elevation gain,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amenities:<\/strong>&nbsp;Free parking (on property or along gravel road along property), outdoor outhouse, and a shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wear appropriate clothing and good footwear \/ boots, bring snacks, water, sunscreen, bug spray, etc..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fieldtrip.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fieldtrip-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fieldtrip-819x1024.png 819w, 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registration <strong>closed at noon on Friday May 23<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>,<\/em> but you are welcome to email treasurer@anpc.ab.ca\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rates are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANPC members: $80<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-members: $95<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students: $40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seniors: $40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dinner Banquet: $50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtual Attendance: $25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotel Information and Reservations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>iHotel and Conference Center<br>6500 67 Street, Red Deer, AB T4P 1A2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King or Queen Room Reservations can be made at the ANPC Group<br>rate of $139 per night (plus taxes) until May 9th. Reservations can be made by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Calling the iHOTEL Front Desk at 403 342 6567 quoting the Group Block name of: \u201cAlberta Native Plant Council\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online at this link (<a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.travelclick.com\/9878638?theme_code=000001#\/guestsandrooms\">iHotel and Conference Centre<\/a>) and selecting \u201cgroup attendee\u201d and entering the group block code \u201cANPC0423\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Workshop is happening on May 24th in Red Deer, Alberta! Some of this year\u2019s workshop \u201cPlants through Time\u201d will highlight how plants, habitats, conservation and people\u2019s knowledge have evolved through time, from decades to thousands of years. Our Keynote Speaker will be Jenny L. 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