Miistakis Institute
Room U271, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW T3E 6K6 Calgary, AB, Canada

Amphibians at Risk: Wetland loss, wetland degradation and barriers such as roads threaten the survival of amphibians in Calgary. Check out this summary of our analysis that identified core wetland and wetland corridors to identify where mitigation or restoration could improve amphibian abundance and ultimately maintain wetland biodiversity. City of Calgary Your Local Government The Calgary Zoo Alberta Innovates https://www.rockies.ca//Amphibians%20at%20risk_%20final%20

Citizen science programs just got better thanks to new Citizen Science Principles of Good Practice (link below). The new principles will make for stronger programs, increased acceptance of citizen collected data and ultimately lead to better environmental decision making. https://open.alberta.ca//aep-citizen-science-principles-of

A big brown bat swooped in to Global News Morning to try to encourage people to hang out at the Halloween Howl Hike with our friends at Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area

During the summer and Fall of 2020, we piloted the technique of applying textual repellent to discourage beaver from chewing and felling trees in Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary, Alberta. We used a sand and latex paint mixture. To learn more, check out our video and stay tuned for the results of the study in the winter https://youtu.be/iXc8cCFZqUw Project Partner: Cows and Fish - Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society... Funders: Calgary Foundation and YourAlberta (Government of Alberta)’s Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program

Find out how you can BEE a good neighbour to our pollinator friends this fall!