Fish Creek Restoration – Stage Three: Streambank Restoration

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Fish Creek Restoration - Streambank Restoration Get your hands dirty to help improve the health of Fish Creek! As part of the Friends Watershed Stewardship Project, we are looking for volunteers to help restore an area along Fish Creek that has been greatly impacted by human activity, causing vegetation loss and severe bank erosion.  Join […]

Free

Alberta Spaces – A Photography Show by Robin Read

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre 13931 Woodpath Rd. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The show runs from January 3rd to March 31st at the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre. Opening reception on January 10, 2-4pm. Please call 403-297-7827 to confirm doors are open for viewing this show.

Free

Geology: The Foundation for Alberta Parks

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre 13931 Woodpath Rd. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Presented by Dr. Mark Fenton of the Alberta Geological Survey
Alberta’s parks are the result of geology and geologic processes and therefore contain many geological wonders.

$5.00

Fire in Kananaskis Country

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre 13931 Woodpath Rd. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, February 19, 2015, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Presented by Scott Jevons, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Specialist and Fire Ecologist with Alberta Parks in Kananaskis Country

$5.00

Wayne’s Wonderful Winter Walk!

Votier's Flats, Fish Creek South end of Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB, Canada

Wayne’s Wonderful Winter Walk! Saturday, March 14, 1-2:30pm Fish Creek Provincial Park - Votier's Flats Day Use Area (south end of Elbow Drive SW, then follow the signs for Fish Creek Provincial Park) Join dedicated volunteer, retired park planner, and founding member of the Friends of Fish Creek, Wayne Meikle for a wintery walk along […]

$5

Blast from the Past

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre 13931 Woodpath Rd. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Blast from the Past - An Archaeological Exploration of Fish Creek Provincial Park

Thursday, March 19, 2015 7:00pm – 8:00pm

$5

The Healing Power of Nature

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre 13931 Woodpath Rd. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Healing Power of Nature – Naturopathic Medicine and a Healthy, Balanced Lifestyle - Thursday, April 16, 2015 - Presented by Dr. Gayle Maguire, Member of the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors

$5

Jane’s Walk – Untold Fish Creek Stories!

Fish Creek Provincial Park Boat Launch (just south of Hull's Wood)

Fish Creek Provincial Park carries a rich and colorful history that spans over 10 000 years, with links to First Nations groups, European settlements, ranching and more. At 3349 acres, it is one of the largest urban parks in North America, with a mixture of grassland, wetlands, forest and riverine areas, all of which have […]

Free event

Connecting with Nature Meditation

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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 […]

$10

Wetlands Minibus Tour of Votier’s Flats

Wetlands Minibus Tour of Votier's Flats Thursday, June 4th, from 7-9pm Votier's Flats Day Use Area (take Elbow Drive south as far as you can go until you enter Fish Creek Provincial Park) While Fish Creek exists as a wondrous gift to our city, its urban setting has created challenges to the health and balance […]

$20

Archaeology in the Park: Finding the Pioneers

Archaeology in the Park: Finding the Pioneers Tuesday, June 16th from 6-9pm Bow Valley Ranch, meet beside the red barn (travel south along Bow Bottom Trail until you enter Fish Creek Provincial Park; turn right into the Bow Valley Ranch parking lot) Calgary’s Euro-Canadian history dates back 142 years to where Fish Creek flows into […]

$30

Connecting with Nature Meditation

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

June 16th session is a go!  This evening's forecast is now calling for a mix of sun and cloud with no rain.  Join us in the park for a lovely evening of relaxation. Join Hetty Laidlaw for her third season of meditation in the park. Her meditations will bring you into the present moment and […]

$10

Fish Creek Rocks! Geology Minibus Tour

Join the Friends of Fish Creek as we transport you from the Bow Valley Ranch to the Raven Rocks Preservation Zone to observe and learn about rocks and geologic processes from two to 70 million years ago.  Learn how deposits from rivers, glaciers and even volcanoes have contributed to this beautiful landscape over time. Tour […]

$25

Dirt Road History of the Plains and Foothills

Dirt Road History of the Plains and Foothills - DOUBLE FEATURE! Thursday, June 18, 2015
Presented By Bill Evans - Engineer, Photographer, Explorer and Dirt Road Adventurer

$5

Minibus History Tour

The History of Fish Creek Provincial Park by Minibus! Saturday, June 20th from 10am to noon Meet in the Bow Valley Ranch parking lot beside the red barn (take Bow Bottom Trail south until you enter Fish Creek Provincial Park; make a right turn into the main parking lot). As one of the largest urban […]

$20

Unleashing the Power of Your DSLR Camera in Fish Creek!

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Join instructor Bob Bakker and Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society for this beginner’s level photography class, and learn how to capture the park’s diverse and stunning beauty on your DSLR camera. From expansive landscapes to macro images of tiny flower buds, Bob will show you all the basics, including composition, lighting, depth of […]

$25

Nordic Walking in Fish Creek Provincial Park

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A walk in the park, Nordic style! Nordic Walking- or "urban poling" - was originally developed in Finland as an easy cross training technique for cross country skiers, hikers and trail runners. Not only does the poling action accurately enhance the muscles for poling and propulsion in cross country skiing but each pole plant also […]

$10

Connecting with Nature Meditation

Bow Valley Ranch - picnic area by the red barn Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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 […]

$10