PROGRAMS
News & Events ArchiveFebruary 24, 2010. Wildsmart Speaker Series: Animal Communication Trees, The Facebook of the Forest. February 5, 2010. Living in the Natural Environment. Cochrane Ranche House, 4:30-9pm. August 19, 2009. Sustainable Action Canmore. Job opportunity - canvassers needed! June 25, 2009. Tire Pressure Clinic. 2-4pm @ Esso Plus Foods on Railway Ave. May 24, 2009. Wildsmart Open House. Canmore Senior's Centre 11am-3pm. April 30, 2009. Worm Composting Workshop 12-1pm. Contact Gina @ 403-678-3445x0 for more information. April 22, 2009. Earth Day! See the Top 10 things you can do... March 8, 2009 - Carbon Bust Your Life! Join Godo Stoyke at the Canmore Seniors Centre 7:00pm Feb 6, 2009 - Come see our Mountain Air booth at the MD of Bighorn's "Living in the Natural Environment" forum. Dec 14, 2008 - Come see our Mountain Air booth and driving tips presentation at the Car Share launch. 2pm to 5pm Nov 28-29, 2008 - Come see our Mountain Air booth at the Justice Film Festival at the Canmore Collegiate High School. Nov 7-9, 2008 - We will be displaying our Mountain Air booth at the Banff Mountain Film Festival Book Fair at the Banff Centre. Oct 26, 2008 - Come and see a presentation by Chris Turner, author of "A Geography of Hope" at the Canmore Senior's Center. Oct 17/18, 2008 - Come see our Mountain Air booth at the Festival of Eagles in Canmore. Spring 2008 - Banff National Park Research Updates Spring Speaker Series, Thursday evenings at the Whyte Museum. June 5, 2008 - Join us for a "Commuter Coffee" Event and make carpooling connections. June 1-7, 2008 - Sign up for the Commuter Challenge and "give your car some time off" from June 1 to 7. May 21, 2008 - Alberta unveils the new Draft Land Use Framwork for the Province. May 15-19, 2008 - Understanding and Managing Amenity-led Migration in Mountain Regions, Banff AB. May 9-13, 2008 - Parks 2008 Conference. Canadian Parks for Tomorrow 40th Anniversary Conference, Calgary AB. April 25, 2008 - "Hotter and Drier, The West's Changed Climate" a new report from the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the the NRDC. March 18-19, 2008 - Application of Hydrology to Prediction of Water Resources: An IP3 Users/Stakeholders Community Workshop. Canmore, Alberta. February 26, 2008 - Solar Panel Launch! Stop by the Biosphere Institute to see the Town of Canmore's newly installed solar system. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. February 1, 2008 - Deadline for applications to join the Banff National Park Volunteer Program. January 13, 2008 - LEARN AND LIVE! at the 10th annual Avalanche Awareness Night. 7:30 p.m. Max Bell Auditorium, The Banff Centre. FREE admission! January 9, 2008 - Wildsmart Speaker Series: Wolves of the Bow Valley: Past, Present and Future & Coyotes: Separating Fact From Fiction. Canmore Recreation Centre (Community Hall) 7:15 - 9:15 pm. November 27, 2007
- "Build a Greener Business" presentation at the Canmore Golf &
Curling Club. Part of CEDA’s Build a Better Business Luncheon Series.
Download the presentation. October 11, 2007 - Long Term Management of Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel. Presentation at the Canmore Civic Centre, 7:30 pm. Bow Valley Bear Hazard Assessment Now available from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. ecoEnergy Grants - If you are considering retrofits or new building construction you may qualify for a ecoENERGY grant or incentive. Volunteers Needed! September & October 2007, for trail construction and maintenance in Canmore.
Vermi-composting Workshops - The Bow Valley Sustainability Hub is now taking registrations for a summer vermi-composting workshop. July 22, 2007 - 10:00 am to 3 pm. Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Alberta Parks. Willow Rock Campground, Bow Valley Provincial Park. Summer Wednesdays - 7:30 pm. Free interpretative shows by Alberta Parks Interpreters. Centennial Park Canmore. May 14, 2007 - The April 15, 2007 March 19, 2007 - CREILG 2006 conference proceedings now available download here (24.3MB .pdf) November 15, 2006 - Public Notice November 13-15, 2006 - CREILG 2006 November 12, 2006 - An Inconvenient Truth  7:00 pm @ the Radisson Hotel in Canmore. Free Admission June 9, 2006 - Plant List Updated June 7, 2006 - Wildsmart Website Launched June 6, 2006 - Trailex.org Website Launched June 2, 2006 - Bow Valley Mountain Forum launched June 1, 2006 - Bear Warning May 26, 2006 - Bear Warning May 25, 2006 - Banff National Parks Research Updates May 25, 2006 - Big Bow Float Canmore Collegiate High School, 1800, 8th Ave, Canmore. 7:00 pm. Admission is free. Donations graciously accepted. March 18, 2006 - Mountain Forum Library Relaunched February 24th, 2006 - Open House: The Biosphere Institute will be celebrating the launch of our newly upgraded resource centre and library from 2-4pm. Please stop by to see our new displays. Click here for more information. February 1st, 2006 - Database Update: The library and bibliographic database have been upgraded to include many new references from the Alberta Community Development: Parks and Protected Areas library. The bibliographic database now contains 7,280 records, with 2,320 of these in hardcopy and available for loan from the Biosphere Institute. Search the database.
January 2nd, 2006 - Mountain Pine Beetle Inspection Survey: The Town of Canmore will be conducting a comprehensive inspection survey for the Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) from Monday January 2, 2006 to March 10, 2006. Click here for more information. October 12th, 2005 - Sustaining Canmore: With special guest speakers Dr. David Suzuki & Dr.
Karl-Henrik Robért talking about the sustainability challenge and solutions
using The Natural Step framework. Click here for more information and pre-registration. Morning session FULL!!! Take the One-Tonne Challenge before October 11th to be eligible for door
prizes at the Sustaining Canmore event. You're guaranteed to win at least one
energy efficient prize at our "spin & win” booth! July 5th, 2005 - Travel is now restricted to designated trails in the Upper Benchlands area of Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park. This closure involves the Upper Benchlands Trail, while the new Montane Traverse trail remains open. Visit Alberta Community Development for more information. Maps are also available from the Biosphere Institute or the Provincial offices in Canmore. May 25th & 26th - Let's Drive Green vehicle emissions testing clinic. Hosted by the Biosphere Institute and the Bow Valley Clean Air Society. Located at Altitude Ski and Snowboard Rentals (710 Bow Valley Trail, across from A&W. Click here for more information. May 12th - June 2nd - Research Updates Speaker Series. Presented by Parks Canada, Friends of Banff and the Whyte Museum. Click here for more information. April 26th, May 3rd, & May 10th - The Biosphere Institute is pleased to present a speaker series on lawn care, gardening, and composting with worms. Click here for more information. April 30th & May 1st - The Biosphere Institute will be featuring a display on the One Tonne Challenge at the Canmore Trade Show. Visit our booth to learn more about energy efficiency and lowering your greenhouse gas emissions. January 12th - The Alpine Club of Canada will be presenting their Melting Mountains Awareness Program in Canmore. This is a presentation about the threat of climate change to the Canadian Alpine and the solutions to the problem. The presentation will begin at 7:00 pm at the Canmore Inn & Suites (formerly the Howard Johnson), in the Three Sisters Ballroom, 1402 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore. Visit the Melting Mountains website for more information, or download the brochure. Brought to you by the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley, The Alpine Club of Canada, the Bow Valley Clean Air Society, and Bow Riverkeeper. |
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