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Title: Plant Disease Talk (ENC)
Location: Percy Page Centre
Description: What’s Wrong with that Plant? Diseases and Insect Pests of Woody Species including Planted Ornamentals and Wild Species
Gail Rankin, well-known local horticulturalist specializing in plant diagnostics, horticultural talk-show host and instructor in the Faculty of Agriculture at the U of A, will enlighten us about the diseases and insect pests that afflict our local cultivated and native woody plants.
• Presentation will take place at the J. Percy Page Centre, 118 Avenue and Groat Road, Room # 8, at 7:30 p.m.
• Refreshments will be available after the presentation.
• Contact: EPSG coordinator Patsy Cotterill at 780-481-1525 or email: nutmeg@planet.eon.net
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-04-20
Title: Owl Prowl (ENC)
Location: Elk Island Natl Park
Description: Owl expert Ray Cromie will take us out in the early evening to listen for owls. There will some optional afternoon birding in Elk Island Park as well.
• Leaders: Ray Cromie & Gerald Romanchuk
• Meet (3 options):
-2:00 p.m., Elk Island Visitor Information Center – for afternoon birding
-6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Brookville Shell/Restaurant (Hwy 16 just west of RR212) for dinner
-7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Brookville Shell/Restaurant (Hwy 16 just west of RR212) for owling
NOTE: Owling time is tentative, check ENC website for confirmation
• Duration: Should be done around 10:00 p.m.
• Difficulty: Afternoon mostly walking; driving in the evening.
• Bring: Warm clothing, bright flashlight if you have one
• Contact: Gerald Romanchuk 780-991-6521
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2009-04-18
Title: Museum Talk
Location: Royal Alberta Museum
Description:
• Speaker: Glen Semenchuk, Federation of Alberta Naturalists – topic TBA in next Nature Network
• Location: Royal Alberta Museum
• Time: Coffee at 7 p.m. lecture 7:30 p.m.
• Cost of admission by donation
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-04-17
Title: Eagle Migration Tour (ENC)
Location: Misty Ridge
Description: This is the spot Jim comes to monitor eagle migration, and we hope to see some early eagles and hawks moving through.
• Leader: Jim Lange
• Meet: 7:30 am at the MacDonald’s at Westmount Mall, or call Jim to arrange pick up in St. Albert.
• Duration: All day trip. We usually stop at Westlock for dinner on the way home.
• Difficulty: Mostly driving & an optional walk down into the river valley.
• Bring: Car pool money, lunch & liquids, appropriate clothing & footwear.
• Contact: Jim Lange 780-455-7021
Start Time: 7:30
Date: 2009-04-05
Title: Whitemud Creek Walk (ENC)
Location: Whitemud Creek
Description: On this morning walk we should see a variety of woodpeckers, Boreal and Black-capped Chickadees, nuthatches, redpolls, crossbills, and possibly a Barred Owl or Northern Goshawk.
• Leader: Brian Stephens
• Meet: 9:30 a.m. Parking at Rainbow Valley (Snow Valley Ski Area) off Whitemud Freeway. Note the change in start point from previous years.
• Duration: Should be done around noon.
• Difficulty: Great footpaths and trails, but it could get icy so have suitable footwear. This trip is all walking.
• Bring: Snacks, liquids • Contact: Brian Stephens 780-439-2841
Start Time: 9:30
Date: 2009-03-29
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