Stewarding Trumpeter Swans Through the Seasons Year 2 of our project is under way which means – it’s time to report your swan sightings That’s right, the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association is flying into year two of our Stewarding Trumpeter Swans Through the Seasons project! Even though it feels like we just wrapped up year one…
A Holiday Message Project Updates Building Resilience for Bats 2021 Season Update A total of 19 bat roosts have been reported to date through our Building Resilience for Bats project, and at least 4 of these roosts are sufficiently large enough to qualify as high priority roosts that are important to monitor annually (i.e., detected species…
WBRA is hiring a Conservation Technician The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA) is looking for a part-time contractor to support our Cooperation Plan implementation, conservation programs, and operation and administration functions. The ideal candidate will be a generalist with a background in conservation and agriculture, having strong research, organizational and communication skills and experience…
Click poster to enlarge Join the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association for two species at risk project workshops this summer. Workshop #1: Building Resilience for Bats Learn about the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association’s project and how WBR residents have helped Hear from Susan Holroyd with the Alberta Community Bat Program Share your knowledge about possible bat…
STEWARDING TRUMPETER SWANS THROUGH THE SEASONS in the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Wanted: Trumpeter Swan Sightings Striking in size. Whitest of white feathers that inspire paint colour chip names. Wingspan wider than a pick-up truck. Species at risk poster child. Trumpeter swans are undeniably iconic. This month the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association is kicking off a…
What We Did During The Field Season During our 2020 project field season, our Conservation Technician, Elizabeth Anderson, helped landowners to identify and monitor maternity roosts for bats. To correspond with when mother bats have flightless pups in the colony, the survey window was from June 1 to July 11, 2020. Maternity roost counts followed…
Building Resilience for Bats in the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Bats are an important part of the ecosystem in Waterton Biosphere Reserve (WBR). Unfortunately, bats in North America are threatened by white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats since first noted in the eastern United States in 2006. Learn more about…
The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association’s Northern Leopard Frog Project had a successful third season in 2019! Visual surveys and environmental DNA (eDNA) (testing for certain species’ DNA in water samples) were used in search of northern leopard frogs and other amphibians. The focus of the fieldwork was on private lands near Beauvais Lake Provincial Park,…
Join us on Saturday August 24, 2019 to LEARN about bats in Waterton Biosphere Reserve from experts at the Alberta Community Bat Program. SHARE your knowledge of bat roosting sites, DISCOVER how to report and monitor bats on your property, EXPLORE best practices for managing bats in buildings, and PARTICIPATE in a guided bat walk…
The Waterton Biosphere Reserve’s Northern Leopard Frog Project had a successful second season! As part of the Species at Risk Action Plan for Waterton Biosphere Reserve 2015-2018 the Waterton Biosphere Reserve (WBR) embarked on a project to support northern leopard frog conservation in the area and we are excited to share with you some of our findings.…