WILD ROSE COUNTRY RESOURCES AND RESERVES .

THE CANADIAN NATURE FEDERATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

JULY 2 T0 10, 1982 'CALGARY, ALBERTA

The Calgary Field Naturalists' Society is busy ' preparing for what promises to be a very exciting CNF conference this July. Coming just before Stampede time, it will be an excellent opportunity for visiting naturalists to take in both events. The conference ‘ itself offers 17 field trips to take you from the prairies to the peaks and 16 speakers to tell you about the natural history of Alberta and the conflicts between ‘ competing uses of local resources.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Mon., July 5 e STEWARDSHIP OF ALBERTA Tue., July 6 ‘ RESOURCES AM - ECOLOGICAL RESERVES chaired by AM - THE LAND chaired by M.T. Myres W.A. Fuller Alpine meadows - George Scotter The Canadian perspective - David Eastern lepes - John Stelfox Fowle Effects of acid rain in western British Columbia - Bristol Foster .Canada - Rick Pratt Research use of ecological reserves - The tar sands - Stu smith? speaker to be announged PM - RIVERS chaired by Mary Lore Alberta - Diane Griffifiw Biogeography of Alberta Rivers - PM - THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION chaired speaker to be announced ' by David A.E. Spalding The Red Deer River - Dorothy The glacial history - Nat Rutter Broadbent Periglacial fauna - Val Geist Inter-basin water transfer - John Biophysical inventories - Geoff Eisenhauer Holroyd ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING The high country - Mike McIvor

FIELD TRIPS

Waterton Lakes Park and adjacent foothills (2 days)

Buffalo Lake and environs (parkland, badlands, mining reclamation, museaums) (2 days) Kananaskis Country (eastern slopes of Rockies, alpine meadows)

Irricana Sloughs (some of best prairie Sloughs, birding)

Prairie lakes and creeks (prairies east of Calgary, birds, flora and fauna) Brown-Lowery Natural Area (deciduous and coniferous woods in foothills)

Fish Creek Provincial Park (large urban park, environmental centre, heronry)

Natural areas of Calgary (riverine forest habitat, open prairie, Douglas firs)

Early morning bird walks (led by members of Calgary's bird study group)

Dinosaur Provincial Park and Lake Newell (badlands, pelican and cormorant habitat)(2 days Natural areas near Edmonton (bog forest, birding, Elk Island Park, bison, etc.) (3 dayS) Crowsnest Caves (a visit to 2 interesting caves) (4 days)

Plateau Mountain (botany, permafrost effects)

In addition to the field trips and symposia the conference includes much much more— displays, social events, banquet (with speaker Stephen Herrero), square-dancing, children's program, CNF bookshop, etc. For more details and a registration form check in the latest issue of Nature Canada or contact Winnie Cairns. See you in

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