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Creekfest – Reimagined!
FREE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Saturday, July 18 – Friday, July 24, 2020
Check out Peter Puffin’s Whale Tales previous video
Join us for Creekfest – Reimagined beginning on Saturday, July 18! This free family celebration of nature is a component of the Friends’ Watershed Awareness Campaign, designed to raise awareness in communities near the park about protecting our local waterways. Kids and families can have fun learning about environmental stewardship, conservation and biodiversity from local organizations and performers!
Schedule of Events
- Peter Puffin’s Whale Tales online performance through Facebook Live on Saturday, July 18, 1:00 pm!
- Social Media and the Elbow Watershed on Saturday, July 18, 10:00 – 11:00 am online, presented by Elbow River Watershed Partnership – Check out the recording of this presentation
- Aquatic Invasive Species in Alberta on Saturday, July 18, 2:00 – 2:30 pm online, presented by Bow Habitat Station
- Ospreys in Danger – reading by children’s author, Pamela McDowell on Saturday, July 18, 3:00 – 4:00 pm online (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Cougar Frenzy – reading by children’s author, Pamela McDowell on Sunday, July 19, 3:00 – 4:00 pm online (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Alberta WaterPortal Society, Social Media and Website activities on Monday, July 20, via Facebook, Instagram and the website
- Alien Invasion on Monday, July 20, 7:00 – 8:00 pm online, presented by Annette Ng (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- I’m a Calgarian – Calgary Wildlife on Tuesday, July 21, 12:00 – 1:00 pm online, presented by the Miistakis Institute (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting) – Check out the recording of this presentation
- Wild Wellness: It’s in Your Nature on Tuesday, July 21, 1:00 – 1:30 pm online, presented by CPAWS – SAB, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta Chapter (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Wild Yoga – the Seeds of January on Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at the Bow Valley Ranch in Fish Creek, led by Naomi Parker, Register now
- Tower Garden by Juice Plus on Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 – 8:00 pm online, presented by Corrine Zamonsky (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Common Riparian Plants of Alberta on Wednesday, July 22, 12:00 – 12:45 pm online, presented by Cows and Fish (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Forest Bathing on Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Hull’s Wood in Fish Creek, with Karen Salamandick, Register now
- Whirling Disease in Alberta on Thursday, July 23, 10:00 – 10:30 am online, presented by Bow Habitat Station
- Water Rangers: Learn about the Importance of Water and Watersheds on Thursday, July 23, 1:00 – 1:30 pm online, presented by CPAWS – SAB, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta Chapter (Register now to receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting)
- Get Fit with BungyPump on Thursday, July 23, 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the Bow Valley Ranch in Fish Creek, instructed by Diana Young, Register now
- Sharing Fish Creek Stories on Thursday, July 23, 7:00 – 8:00 pm online, presented by Nathan Campbell and Katie Bakken, Friends of Fish Creek – Check out the recording of this presentation
Links to videos
- Take a Calm Break Guided Meditation online with Divya Singh (previously recorded) PW: 5S^@9&t5
- Evergreen Theatre – That’s the Truth – Learn about Bees, Spiders, Climate Change and more, YouTube
- Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Foundation – Wildflower Count for Kids, YouTube
- Ghost Watershed Alliance Society – Learn about the City of Calgary’s source watersheds and how they are part of providing safe drinking water to the City of Calgary, YouTube
- Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley – WildSmart Program – Handling (and Avoiding) Bear Encounters, YouTube
- Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation – Wetland Mammals website
- Tower Garden by Juice Plus, Vimeo
- Little Wonders Learning, Instagram and checklist
- Nature Conservancy of Canada on YouTube
– Why Conservation Matters
– Ours to Save, Ours to Lose
– Recovery & Resilience in the Grasslands
– Pause with Nature
Creekfest – Reimagined will take place during the week of July 18 – 24 and this year’s program will focus on staying connected to each other and to the Fish Creek Community. While it is currently not possible to host a large gathering, the Friends are planning to welcome a variety of community-focused organizations and enable them to share their message of conservation with the community. This week-long series of educational and entertaining content will focus on environmental stewardship in Fish Creek Provincial Park and throughout the province. Through new innovations for outreach and engagement, we are hoping to reach an even wider audience than we could through a one-day event.
Participating groups include Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Trout Unlimited Canada, Tower Garden by Juice Plus, Elbow River Watershed Partnership, Bettina Sieger, Evergreen Theatre, CPAWS-SAB, Ghost Watershed, Divya Singh, Little Wonders Learning, Nature Conservancy of Canada and more!
As the situation surrounding Covid-19 continues to evolve, the Friends will also adapt and shape Creekfest – Reimagined into a truly amazing and memorable event that will benefit the Fish Creek Community. Thank you to Creekfest supporters Land Stewardship Centre of Canada, funded by Alberta Environment at Parks, Miistakis Institute, Calgary Foundation, City of Calgary, Alberta Environment and Parks Watershed Resiliency and Restoration, and TD Park People Grants.
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Event Details
July 18 - July 24
Cost: Free
