Alberta Native Plant Council

Workshop Schedule

• Check–in and Registration: 8:00 am—8:30 am
• Workshop Presentations: 8:30 am—4:15 pm
• Annual General Meeting: 4:30 pm—6:00 pm
• Banquet and Guest Speaker: 6:15 pm—9:15 pm

Everyone is invited to attend the AGM. Learn about ANPC activities.

Confirmed speakers

• Dayle Soppet – Intro to “rare” plants – what is a rare plant?
• Robin Gutsell – rare plant “lists” and the challenges in assessing their status
• Lorna Allen – rank updates
• Jessica Stolar – Impacts of climate change on rare plants
• Laurie Hamilton – Understanding bias when using spatial data to support rare plant conservation initiatives
• Varina Crisfield – Ecology of impoverished pinweed (rare Athabasca sand dune endemic)
• Cathy Linowski  – rare plants in disturbed or ephemeral habitats
• Heather Sinton – Landuse Planning Framework
• Jodie Krakowski – Recovery Planning for Whitebark and Limber Pine
• Elisabeth Beaubien – Plant phenology and biodiversity research.

Native Seed Exchange

This year we will feature a “native seed exchange”. If you have collected native seeds, and have extras, please put some in sealed envelopes. Add their latin name, collection site, number of seeds and preferred growing location. Donate them or exchange for others you do not have.

Field Trip - Sunday, May 1, 2016

Join us for a field trip to the Rachel Agnes Hayes 2 Property. It is a 169 ha (418 acres) property owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and is located on Boss Hill, north of Stettler. Prior to NCC’s purchase of the property in 2014, the property was a ranch used for cattle grazing. The property is a nice example of native Aspen Parkland with freshwater and saline wetlands, aspen forests, shrublands, and native grasslands. There are also beautiful views of Buffalo Lake from the west side of the property. We will meet at 10:00am and the walk will last about 2 hours. This trip will be led by Alan Dodd. Read More