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

Archaeology in the Park: Finding the Pioneers

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

Calgary’s Euro-Canadian history dates back 142 years to where Fish Creek flows into the Bow River, and archaeological evidence discovered in the park offers a unique glimpse of life on the western prairie for pioneers and cowboys. Climb aboard the minibus to learn about archaeology in the park on a scenic tour exploring the creation […]

$30

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

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$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

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$10

Walking Tour of Fish Creek Provincial Park – Bow Valley Ranch

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

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 to discover the fun facts about buffalo runs, the dance hall days of the area - long […]

$5

Knock Out the Knapweed! Invasive Species Outing

Bow River Boat Launch in Fish Creek Provincial Park Calgary , AB, Canada

Knock Out the Knapweed! Weed Pull
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
Half-day and Full-day options: 9-11:30am or 9am-3pm
Free lunch for full-day participants!

Free! Volunteers Needed

Unleashing the Power of your DSLR Camera in Fish Creek Provincial Park!

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

Tackle the Tansy! Weed Pull

McKenzie Meadows Day Use Area, off McKenzie Lake Blvd SE

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 10am-12pmPlease register here to let us know you’re coming so we can make sure we have enough equipment and snacks. Meet at the McKenzie Meadows Day Use Area (directions provided here) We will be pulling common tansy, a plant that was introduced as a garden ornamental and has since escaped […]

Archaeology in the Park: Finding the Pioneers

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

Calgary’s Euro-Canadian history dates back 142 years to where Fish Creek flows into the Bow River, and archaeological evidence discovered in the park offers a unique glimpse of life on the western prairie for pioneers and cowboys. Climb aboard the minibus to learn about archaeology in the park on a scenic tour exploring the creation […]

$30

Yoga in the Park

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

THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER 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 […]

$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

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$10

Wetlands Walking Tour of Bebo Grove and Marshall Springs

Bebo Grove Day Use Area Parking Lot

While Fish Creek exists as a wondrous gift to our city, its urban setting has created challenges to the health and balance of this watershed.  Engineered wetlands were constructed as a way of minimizing the level of pollutants running into the creek from the hard surfaces of the city landscape, and have begun to restore […]

$5

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$10

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$10

Yoga in the Park

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

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 […]

$10

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