Nature Alberta

⌛The Alberta Biodiversity Challenge ends on June 30! ⌛

There's just one week left to upload your nature photos taken between June 12–15 on iNaturalist to be a part of this province-wide citizen science initiative! 🦗🐿️🌿🐦‍⬛

Your contributions will help us learn more about the species that call Alberta home. 🍁

🌐 For full details on the Alberta Biodiversity Challenge and how to use iNaturalist, visit our website: naturealberta.ca/biodiversity-challenge (link in bio).

📸credit: Joel Stachurski

🐸 Frogs are masters of disguise! 🥷

They can blend into their surroundings by matching the colours, patterns, and even textures of 🍂 leaves, 🪵 bark, 💧 water, and 🟤 mud. Camouflage helps frogs stay hidden from predators and thrive in their natural habitats.

In this fun activity, you can design your own camouflaged frog and hide it within a habitat to discover how these amazing amphibians use camouflage in the wild!

Explore this activity and many more nature-inspired adventures on our Nature Kids page through the link in our bio. 🌿

📸 Tony LePrieur

Birding for Nature is our annual fundraiser 🐦💸where anyone can join in to collect pledges, head outside, and go birding with friends and family 🐦‍⬛ while sharing your love of nature.

By taking part in Birding for Nature, you will increase awareness for bird conservation in Alberta while sharing your passion with loved ones. Your contributions will raise crucial funds for Nature Alberta’s important work to be a strong voice and active champion for nature in Alberta.

To sign up, donate, or simply find out more, head to: https://naturealberta.ca/birding-for-nature/

Cheryl Bozarth Soll, the Nature Alberta President, was named the 2025-2026 Volunteer of the Year by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association! 🥳✨

Her passion for nature and collaborative leadership has done much to strengthen our organization and allowed us to keep producing a high-quality publication with Nature Alberta Magazine 📖🌿

Congratulations to you, Cheryl! 💚🎊

Summer is almost here which means our Family Nature Nights are too! ✨

We have a whole bunch of fun evenings planned all across the province. From brilliant birds 🐦 to incredible insects 🐜 to wonderful watersheds 🌊, we have something for every kind of nature lover 🌿

For more information, check out our Nature Alberta Events here 🔗 https://naturealberta.ca/events/

Get to know the Franklin's Ground Squirrel! 🐿

This Alberta squirrel species lives in central Alberta but has become increasingly rare to see. Naturalists are of the impression the Franklin's Ground Squirrel population is declining 📉

Luckily, scientists at MacEwan University 👩‍🔬 , in partnership with Nature Alberta 🌿, are trying to learn more about it!

🫵 You can learn more about how to help by clicking this link! https://naturealberta.ca/ground-squirrel/

🚨Join the Alberta Biodiversity Challenge, taking place June 11–14, 2026! 🚨

👉 Grab your phone, head outside, and upload your observations to iNaturalist before the challenge ends! Your contributions help researchers and conservationists better understand the incredible species that call Alberta home. 🫎🍄🌿

For the full details on how the Biodiversity Challenge works check out our website at https://naturealberta.ca/biodiversity-challenge/

📸: Ken O (Pronghorn)
📸: Gaelin Armstrong (Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker)
📸: Devon Wood (Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet)
📸: Charles Myles (Western Painted Turtle)

Alberta's Biodiversity Challenge is in full swing, running from June 11-14! 🌿📸

The uploads so far have been incredible! From squirrels and deer to wildflowers and native bees, Albertans are capturing biodiversity across the province. 🌸🦌🐝

Keep those observations coming on iNaturalist! Every photo helps us better understand the species that call Alberta home.

🌎Haven’t joined yet? There’s still time! For the full details on how the Biodiversity Challenge works check out our website at https://naturealberta.ca/biodiversity-challenge/

📸: Gaelin Armstrong (Cedar Waxwing)
📸: Julia Ritter (Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens)
📸: Erik Dalquist (Least Chipmunk)
📸: Charlie Myles (Goldenrod Crab Spider)

Go Birding for Nature! The best fundraiser you'll take part in all year — no running, just birding! Sign up as a team or individual, set up a personalized fundraising page, collect pledges, then go birding on your own schedule! You'll help support Nature Alberta's important work while raising awareness for birds and enjoying your own amazing adventures in nature!
Get started today: naturealberta.ca/birding-for-nature

Throughout the summer, Mountain Bluebirds eat a predominantly insect-based diet including grasshoppers, beetles, bees, larvae, dragonflies and ants 🪲🦗🐝🦋🐛

For more, check out the Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide by Myrna Pearman here: https://naturealberta.ca/guides-checklists/