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 
     
    
   
   
    
     Calgary! 
     
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