Wagner Natural Area
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Wagner Natural Area
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A little slice of Nature just West of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. One of the most biodiverse areas of the province, home to over 3000 species of arthropods, birds, mammals and 16 rare orchids.
https://wagnerfen.ca/
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You're looking at the very first observation of this species (Symplocos psiloclada) on iNaturalist!

📷 jhon_yuca on iNaturalist
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🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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We hosted a bioblitz in Cypress Hills Provincial Park back in June with our partner orgs!🌱🐜🌳🐦

Check out this video to take a closer look at this unique region and its many rare and endangered species: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1zP...
AWA's 2025 Cypress Hills Bioblitz
YouTube video by Alberta Wilderness Association
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December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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What an incredible time completing #beaver surveys along the Lower San Pedro River with Watershed Management Group this weekend.

THIS - perennial flow and gorgeous #riparian desert habitat - is what is what we WILL lose if copper #mining comes to the San Pedro Valley.
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
#birds #nature #photography
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What a difference a week makes. We've added several more centimeters of ice and snow and the ice has shifted along the shore quite a bit. I still wouldn't walk on the lake, but we're getting there.
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Slo-motion clip of long-tailed ducks showing how they like to land on the water.
Dec 8, 2022
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a…
news.mongabay.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I wasn’t fast enough to record it, because I couldn’t quite believe what I was watching. This Canada Jay swooped down to try and catch a vole who was making a break for it across the road. The little guy just barely made it. Today I learned that these guys will attack and catch small mammals #birds
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Meet Dr. Youbin Zheng, the new co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Plant Science! A leader in controlled-environment agriculture, his research is reshaping Canadian food production.

Read his interview on the #CSPBlog 💡▶️ https://ow.ly/ZqWA50XBl2h

U of G Research
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon where the snow is crunchy in the cold
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This is one of the young great horned owls I saw over the summer.

It's lost most of its baby fluff, but it hasn't developed its "horns" (actually called plumicorns) yet.

#owl #birds #nature
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Castilleja chromosa, our Desert Paintbrush, blooming north of Green Mountain Reservoir. Paintbrush are hemiparasitic #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 3 🌿
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I’ve seen plenty of downy/hairy woodpecker comparisons, and was able to craft one of my own! At the same suet feeder, at different times of the same day, this absolute downy unit (left) and this ABSOLUTE hairy unit (right) visited and showcased their difference in size/absolutivity. #birds
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Research spotlight on #PopulationRecovery articles from The Bryologist, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Cactus and Succulent Journal, and the Caribbean Journal of Science.

Read these articles and more for free through December 15: bio-one.co/vista-nov25
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The Alberta Coalition for Watershed Security is working to restore and protect Alberta’s watersheds through coordinated advocacy, capacity-building, and long-term systems change www.albertawatershedsecurity.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Next Saturday we're celebrating our volunteers! Come out to Spruce Grove Pioneer Centre to hear Naturalist John Acorn discuss the butterflies of Wagner Natural Area. You don't need to have volunteered for us to attend!
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Next Saturday we're celebrating our volunteers! Come out to Spruce Grove Pioneer Centre to hear Naturalist John Acorn discuss the butterflies of Wagner Natural Area. You don't need to have volunteered for us to attend!
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Green Elf cup fungi seen on my woodland walk with two tiny red spider mites sitting on the top
#GreenElfCup #fungi #toadstool #redspider #autumn #nature #macro
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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It looks like a number of migratory #bird flocks may have landed near Finnegan to avoid flying in rain showers Friday afternoon. #abstorm
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The larches are changing colour out at Wagner Natural Area! If you've never been, it's a beautiful time of year to visit.
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Interesting spot for a Canada Goose. #birds #Birding #TommyThompsonpark #Toronto
October 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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A few more photos from my morning with the coyotes from my kayak. The sun had cleared the horizon at this point and the fish left by the commercial fishermen were running out, leading to some scuffles among family members. #mammals 🌿
October 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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The steely gaze of a raptor is a bit terrifying to be honest. Not to mention that beak

(Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, I think) #birds 🌿
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM