We understand that budgets are limited and there are many charitable requests at this time of year. However you choose to show your support – whether it is by making a charitable contribution, renewing your membership, sharing a testimonial, or visiting the Nature Centre – we appreciate your support!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

Join experienced wilderness explorers to learn more about the amazing Kootenay Plains! Derry Armstrong is also a parks and trail planner who has spent extensive time helping people to connect with this montane area. Shielded within the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains, this unique grassland and forest mosaic is home to many species of rare plants, provides important habitat for wildlife and has been a culturally significant area for thousands of years. This presentation will provide a unique perspective about the importance of connecting to place.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

Join best-selling 'Birds of Alberta' author and popular keynote speaker Chris Fisher for a worldwide journey for birds and for meaning. For more than five years, Chris worked as lecturer on ships in which he explored every continent and over 160 ports around the world. From Alaska to the Antarctic and Stockholm to Samoa, birds (and other wildlife) were a constant, yet ever changing companion to his voyages. This presentation will not only be a natural history showcase, but it will also reveal how wildlife encounters enrich our lives and have become meaningful symbols for cultures past and present.

Join Carol and Rick as they take you along on a recent adventure to the Peruvian cities of Lima and Cusco before continuing on through the Inca Sacred Valley to the archaeological sites of Chinchero and Ollantaytambo. From there, ascend with them into the Andes Mountains to the 15th century Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. The adventure will conclude with a visit to the amazing Iguazu Falls straddling the borders of Argentina and Brazil.

The Pantanal is a UNESCO World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve.  It is the largest floodable plain on the planet and home to over 625 birds.  Adventure traveler Joanna Fraser will show highlights of this wonderful  “off the beaten path” area on a visit in November 2019.   She will also show Iguazu Falls on a trip to this spectacle of 275 falls during the rainy season in November 2015.

Australia and New Zealand are two destinations that have long fascinated naturalists, botanists, and bird watchers. With their wildlife and flora evolving largely in isolation, these two nations are home to some of the world's most incredible species and some of the world's most beautiful birds. Having lived and traveled in these places, Lyndon will be bringing you a colourful, lively presentation about some of these country's most spectacular and wonderful birds.

Did you know? Over the past year the Friends of HSNC Society has been actively fundraising for a new and improved Outdoor Learning Classroom & Amphitheatre at the Nature Centre! We are now ready to announce the project to the community with significant funding support from some amazing local sponsors.

Join us to help Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society to clean up Alberta Highways and support our group in positioning our Nature Centre as one of the best in the world!

Find out what life is like on board Europa, a 56m tall - sailing ship, in the vast and unpredictable Southern Ocean toward Antarctica and beyond! John Nightingale spent 52 days at sea, departing from Ushuaia, Argentina sailing through the Beagle Channel, negotiating the infamous Drake Passage en route to the Antarctic Peninsula. Finally crossing the southern Atlantic Ocean, via South Georgia and Tristan Da Cunah to Cape Town, South Africa. 

Join us for a hilarious naughty talk about the birds and the bees! Guest speaker Ryan HeavyHead will provide an entertaining look at “love” in nature.

The Wild Side of Love is the Nature Centre's annual fundraising event benefiting nature interpretation within the City of Lethbridge. Funds raised at this year's event will go towards the next iteration of the Master Builder's Brain Zone - an interactive STEM installation.