Field Trips & Events

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Birds, birding, and interpretation!

Join experienced interpreter and birder Gareth Thomson for a delightful two hours of birding! Bring your binoculars and suitable outdoor gear, join Gareth as you look and listen to some fabulous birds, and come prepared to learn techniques to better share the wonderful world of birds with your clients.

Date: June 1, 2021

Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

Location: Canmore, Alberta 

Cost: Member $15 Non-member $25

Cancellation/Refund policy: Refunds will not be issued for any reason (including illness and injury) if canceling less than 3 weeks before the program start date.

What Happens Down Stream? Special Places & Notes About the Athabasca for Guides

Get the scoop on narratives and the locations to share them along the Athabasca River and beyond.

A joint presentation, putting together science and interpretation, by Sarah MacDonald from the Alberta Watershed Council, and Kevin Gedling of Parks Canada.

Sarah is the Watershed Science Coordinator at the Athabasca Watershed Council. She helps to implement the Athabasca Watershed Integrated Watershed Management Plan by managing the AWC's projects that involve riparian restoration and biomonitoring.

Kevin Gedling is the acting Communications Officer for Wood Buffalo National Park and a long time professional interpreter, having first joined the Interpretive Guides Association in 2003.

Date: June 3, 2021

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm MDT

Cost: Member Free Non-member $15

Platform: This session will be hosted through Zoom Meetings. You will need the Zoom app, a good internet connection, and a device that supports the app and your internet connection.

Cancellation/Refund policy: Refunds will not be issued for any reason (including illness and injury) if canceling less than 3 weeks before the program start date. For more information regarding the refund policy: please click here.

Mountain Lions. Tracks & Sign - Trailing and “finding" the Animal.

During this virtual session, Martyn LeNoble will share his knowledge and passion for the wildlife around his home in the Santa Monica mountains. It is amazing to learn about the species that exist amongst this large population of people. The area is hemmed in by highways, cities and urban development making these animals victims of traffic, habitat loss, and rodenticide poisoning and yet Martyn's wildlife cameras show how a wide variety of wild creates (from insects to birds, Mule Deer to Cougars) are living amongst all these people. 

Date: June 16, 2021 Time: 7 - 8 pm MDT

Price: Members - FREE; Non-Members - $14.95 plus GST

Where: This is a virtual session that will take place over Zoom and the Zoom link will be sent to you after you register - please watch for this email and check your junk folder or email us at courses@interpretiveguides.org if you don't see it right away.

Who is Martyn LeNobel: Martyn is a professional musician with a deep love for nature.  Born in the Netherlands, he moved to the USA in 1989 and frequently visits the Canadian Rockies. Martyn's interest in the wildlife around his home grew into a passion to set up cameras and track the wildlife that lives around him and he now uses that passion and the knowledge he has gained over the years for conservation purposes.  Martyn has completed his Canadian Survival and Woodstravel Instructor Levels 1, 2 and 3 as well as his Cybertracker Tracks & Sign certificate Level 3 Cybertracker Trailing Certificate Level 2 and Cybertracker Tracker Certificate Level 2 and on top of all of this, Martyn has also recently taken the IGA's Apprentice Interpreter Certification.  

This session is worth 1.5 hours of professional development. Don't forget to enter these hours into your profile after the session to ensure you are maintaining the 10 hours you need yearly to keep your certification active.

Athabasca Glacier Icewalk Athabasca Glacier Icewalk Deluxe, 

Wednesday - June 23, 2021, @ 09:00 Meet at the Athabasca Glacier Parking Lot (nearest the glacier)  

This interpretive hike onto the Athabasca will help you discover the world of glacier ice. Peter Lemieux has been walking the glacier since the ice formed there at the start of the Holocene. He'd love to share a few secrets (about the ice, that is) with you on this five-hour hike to the lower icefalls. Easy walking.

Bring a lunch, warm clothes and chocolate.