From Hats to Habitat Creators: The Changing Role of Beavers in Calgary

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 2:00pm MST Join Once They Were Hats Author Frances Backhouse and Friends of Fish Creek's Katie Bakken to learn about the changing roles of beavers in Calgary through this online talk as part of Chinook Country Historical Society's Historic Calgary Week 2021. When Morris Shumiatcher launched Smithbilt Hats near the […]

The Canadian Wildlife Federation

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The October Fish Creek Speaker Series - Canadian Wildlife Federation
Thursday, October 21, 2021

$10

GivingTuesday!

Fish Creek Provincial Park

Tuesday, November 30 is GivingTuesday! Support the new Family Nature Day program in Fish Creek.

January Speaker Series – The Problem with Carp

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The January 2022 Fish Creek Speaker Series - The Problem with Carp: Understanding Prussian Carp and other Aquatic Invasives in Alberta
Thursday, January 20, 2022

$10

FREE Winter Walk

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

Get outdoors and get active on a FREE Winter Walk in Fish Creek Provincial Park! From wetlands to beavers, trees to winter wildlife, the tour will feature a mix of nature trivia. *Update Feb 2 at 8:45am* Today's walking tour is going ahead, but will be shorter than planned due to the cold weather. Please […]

February Speaker Series – Taking Care of Fish Creek

Online, via Zoom , Canada

Taking Care of Fish Creek: Update on the Friends’ expanded stewardship efforts Thursday, February 17, 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Zoom Presented by Emma Stroud, Citizen Science & Stewardship Coordinator, Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society Through the current Enhanced Partnership Pilot with Alberta Environment and Parks, the Friends of Fish Creek […]

Get to Know Nature FREE Event

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Get to Know Nature Join us for an afternoon in the park where your family or group can enjoy a wide variety of interactive, guided and self-directed activities on a variety of themes from plants to pollinators, and from birds to beavers. Example winter activities: warm up by the campfire and listen to a story, […]

March Speaker Series – 2022 Volunteer Fair, FREE!

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2022 Fish Creek Volunteer Fair Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Zoom Facilitated by Friends of Fish Creek Volunteers and Staff Do you love Fish Creek? Are you interested in getting involved? Join us for this virtual presentation to learn about how you can give back to the park we all […]

Free

Get to Know Nature FREE Event

Bow Valley Ranch, Fish Creek Provincial Park 15975 Bow Bottom Tr. SE Calgary, AB T2P 2M7 15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Get to Know Beavers and Owls! Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 1:00-3:00pm Bow Valley Ranch, Fish Creek Provincial Park Join us for an afternoon in the park where your family or group can enjoy a wide variety of interactive and self-directed activities relating to beavers. At our March event, you will have an opportunity to: […]

Free

May Speaker Series – Upper Fish Creek’s State of the Watershed

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Our Upstream Neighbours: Upper Fish Creek's State of the Watershed Thursday, May 12, 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Zoom *rescheduled from April 21* Facilitated by David Swann, President of the Fish Creek Watershed Association With a population of about 2,600 people, the upper Fish Creek watershed hosts a multitude of land uses from […]

Free – $10

Pick Up the Park

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pick-Up the Park - Fish Creek Provincial Park
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Bring your friends, family or co-workers to clean up the park in time for the summer season!

Get to Know Rocks & Fossils – FREE!

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Get to Know Rocks & Fossils! Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022 Location: Bow Valley Ranch, Fish Creek Provincial Park Time: 1:00-4:00pm Join us for an afternoon in the park where your family or cohort can enjoy a wide variety of interactive, guided and self-directed activities on a variety of themes from plants to pollinators, and […]

June Speaker Series – Community Pitch Night

Online, via Zoom , Canada

Community Pitch Night Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Zoom Facilitated by Friends of Fish Creek Volunteers, Staff and Community Members Pictured above is a small team of volunteers who came together because a long-standing community member and volunteer, Joe Gerritsen, proposed the rejuvenation of signage along the Single Track Trail. […]

Free

Get to Know Nature FREE Event

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Get to Know Plants & Pollinators Join us at Fish Creek - Canada's largest urban provincial park - where your family or group can enjoy a wide variety of interactive, guided and self-directed activities based around the theme of Plants & Pollinators. Here are some examples of the kinds of activities that will be on […]

Pedalling Park Potpourri Cycling Tour

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pedalling Park Potpourri Cycling Tour July 5 at 7:00-9:00pm hosted by Rose & Will Ratliffe, Friends of Fish Creek Volunteers *CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF REGISTRATION* Meet at Votier's Flats […]

Birds on Wheels Minibus Tour *ON SALE*

15975 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Birds on Wheels Minibus Tour July 6 at 9:30-11:30am hosted by Peter Hoyer, Friends of Fish Creek Birding Instructor Meet at Bow Valley Ranch A taste of summer birding without […]