Capturing Nature: Painting Day in the Park Saturday, September 12th from 9am to 3:30pm (Rain date: Saturday, September 19th) Appreciate nature like Monet! Capture the colours of early fall landscape in paint. This “Plein Air” (outdoor) painting workshop in Fish Creek Provincial Park’s picturesque Stream Changes Loop will have you looking at the landscape like […]
Naomi Parker and Gwen Draude Woolverton team up again for their third season of yoga in Fish Creek Provincial Park! Relax, revitalize and restore body and mind while connecting with the earth in the beautiful setting of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Raja yoga incorporates all eight limbs of yoga and emphasizes the connection between the […]
Join Hetty Laidlaw for her third season of meditation in the park. Her meditations will bring you into the present moment and allow you to just “be”. She will gently guide you into letting go of outside distractions while focusing on the breath. Hetty uses Tibetan Singing bowls at the beginning and closing of her […]
The Sep 16 Yoga session has been cancelled due to cold weather.
Paint, Parks and Pathways in Acrylics Saturday, Sep 19, from 10:00am to 4:00pm Students will use acrylic glazing techniques to create a painting on site. They will receive instruction in how to apply glazes, learn about color mixing and how to start a painting in a “plein air” (outdoor) environment. Students will be instructed to […]
Naomi Parker and Gwen Draude Woolverton team up again for their third season of yoga in Fish Creek Provincial Park! Relax, revitalize and restore body and mind while connecting with the earth in the beautiful setting of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Raja yoga incorporates all eight limbs of yoga and emphasizes the connection between the […]
A Day in the Life of the Urban Conservation Officer, Thursday, September 24, 2015 – 7:00pm—8:00pm, Presented by Conservation Officers from Fish Creek and the East Kananaskis Management Area
As one of the largest urban parks in North America, Fish Creek Provincial Park has a long and fascinating history that includes First Nations groups, North West Mounted Police, homesteading and ranching. Take a stroll back in time and learn about the dance hall days of the area – long before the city joined the […]
Naomi Parker and Gwen Draude Woolverton team up again for their third season of yoga in Fish Creek Provincial Park! Relax, revitalize and restore body and mind while connecting with the earth in the beautiful setting of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Raja yoga incorporates all eight limbs of yoga and emphasizes the connection between the […]
The Flood Giveth and the Flood Taketh Away: Excavation of a Two Thousand Year Old Buried Tipi Ring in Fish Creek Provincial Park
Presented by Dr. Dan Meyer, Thursday, Oct 22
Wednesday, Oct. 28 – Join Friends volunteer Wayne Meikle for a tour of the historic Bow Valley Ranch area of Fish Creek Provincial Park and learn about the ghosts that are rumored to haunt here!
The Place of Parks and Nature at End of Life , Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 – 7:00pm—8:30pm
Presented by Sonya L. Jakubec, RN, PhD, Associate Professor with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Mount Royal University
Fish Creek – From Gentle Stream to Wild River and Everything in Between: A Look at Land Uses and Water Quality Assessment Through the Years
Thursday, January 21, 2016 — 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Presented by Katie Pearson, Program Coordinator, Friends of Fish Creek
Push to Open Nature Speaker Series – Pathways to Physical Literacy
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – 7:00 pm at the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre
Sticks and Stones: Using Bioengineering to Improve Fish Habitat
Thursday, February 25, 2016 — 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Presented by Lesley Peterson (P.Biol) Provincial Biologist Trout Unlimited Canada
Would You Like to Be a Volunteer in Fish Creek Provincial Park? The Friends of Fish Creek Need YoU! Join us at the Fish Creek CommUnity Fair on Sat, Feb 27!
Top Dog: The Ecology, History and Survival of Gray Wolves in Kananaskis and Alberta – Thursday, March 24, 2016 — 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Presented by Melanie Percy, Regional Park Ecologist, Heritage Protection Team Lead
Estate Planning – Thursday, April 28, 2016 – Presented by Marissa German, McLeod Law Associate and Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
If you’ve ever visited Fish Creek Provincial Park in south Calgary, you’ve probably seen some of the effects of beaver activity in the park. Perhaps one of your favourite trees was felled or the trail you were planning to use has been flooded by a beaver dam. For some, it is understandable that a negative […]
Push to Open Nature Speaker Series – Living Without Limits
Thursday, May 19, 2016 – 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre
