The Canadian Wildlife Federation and Parks Canada are teaming up to celebrate National Parks Day in Elk Island Provincial Park with a public Bioblitz event. Join taxon experts for guided field walks, visit interactive information booths, and use your iNaturalist app to help us take inventory of all the natural species we can find.
Observations: 86
Species: 62
Observers: 22
July 20, 2019
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Elk Island National Park, Fort Saskatchewan, AB
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Bioblitz participants hit the Elk Island trails as part of the first hiking group
Beaver dams were a prime target for iNaturalist.ca photos
Taking the Hinterland Who’s Who Challenge was a big part of the day’s activities
When they heard CWF’s Marketing Manager was on site, they expected some wildlife – so they sent out the Mounties
Birdwatching at dawn with some committed conservationist kids
Determining the species Canada should make as priorities for conservation is the idea behind the Hinterland Who’s Who Challenge
The debate rages on -- 20 species, 10 slots on the board – who gets saved?
Can’t have an event in Alberta without a fiddle player!
No sign of OgoPogo – wrong province!
We're Here! Elk Island National Park
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Bison not impressed with the name Elk Island…
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