Join Us On Our Next Field Trip or Event.
Listed below are upcoming and recent field trips and events of the Rocky Mountain Naturalists. You are welcome to join us. Please let us know if you are interested.
For anyone who is not a member and would like to join us on one of our outings, please be advised that there is a $2.00 fee for the day and a liability waiver to sign.
For anyone who is not a member and would like to join us on one of our outings, please be advised that there is a $2.00 fee for the day and a liability waiver to sign.
Early Morning Birding (Daryl)
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Please meet at the Tamarack Mall parking lot between Boston Pizza and Husky Truck Stop, now at 7:30 or 8:00 am or a time to be determined by the group depending on the season. A notice will go out to the EMB Group Sunday or Monday, giving event details but usually a destination(s) has been discussed the previous week. Due to Covid, members will drive their own vehicles or be in a cohort. If more than 10 people have signed up, 2 groups will be formed and both will cover the same territory but from different directions. If you would like to participate in EMB, please send your name and email address to Daryl.
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Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Birding - This week we will do a tour of Cranbrook's Spray Irrigation Ponds. Easy walking, slow pace.
Botany - This week we will explore the Riparian area of Elizabeth Lake. Easy walking, some uneven ground.
Group size is limited to 10 people. Come in your own vehicle, physical distance expected. First come, first served. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Botany - This week we will explore an area at South Star Recreation Trails in the Gold Creek area of Cranbrook. Easy walking, some uneven ground.
Birding - This week we will do a walking tour of Slaterville. Easy walking, slow pace.
Group size is limited to 10 people, following Provincial Health Guidelines - own vehicles, physical distance and have not been out of Interior Health Region in the past two weeks. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Botany - Let's find and identify some of the flowering plants in the Eimer's Lake area of the Kimberley Nature Park. Easy walking, slow pace.
Birding - Let's find and identify some of the birds in the Alkali Lake area of the Cranbrook Community Forest. Easy walking, slow pace.
Group size is limited to 10 people, following Provincial Health Guidelines - own vehicles, physical distancing and have not been out of Interior Health Region in the past two weeks. First come, first served. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 7:00 pm
We are going to start up with Outings based on the Provincial Health Office Guidelines. This includes a maximum of 10 people in a group, open to members only, sign-up ahead of time which includes an emergency contact name and their phone number, and the expectation that participants will keep physically distanced from each other, arrive in their own vehicles or with a cohort and not have been out of the Interior Health Region within the past two weeks. If more than 10 people commit to attending on Thursday, June 3, for either Botany or Birding we will have two leaders going to two different sites very near town (Cranbrook this time). Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany - looking for and identifying some common wildflowers
Birding - looking for and identifying some common East Kootenay birds
Elizabeth Lake Turtle Day
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:00 pm
Elizabeth Lake Turtle Day is happening this year but with a different format. Please join the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Greg Ross and Katrin Powell for a 45 minute on-line session for information about Western Painted Turtles, nesting results and a video. Lunch and Learn - Western Painted Turtles - May 28 1:00 - 1:45 pm. This is the link to register. https://fwcp.ca/events/
East Kootenay Bird Blitz (Little Big Day) (Greg Ross)
Sunday, May 23, 2021
The Bird Blitz will be a 24-hour event, beginning at 12:01 am, May 23 and ending at 11:59 pm, May 23. You may count at any time during these hours, within the boundaries specified in the 2016 East Kootenay Bird Checklist. The objective of this year’s blitz is to create a Grand Total Combined Species List. We will be one big socially distancing birding family, trying to get the most species possible, with a goal of beating or matching our LBD record. We will be doing COVID-19 safety protocols and following or exceeding all provincial health guidelines. If you wish to participate in this bird count, please contact Greg.
Bi-Monthly Meeting - Via Zoom
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 7:00 pm
The RMN Bi-Monthly Meeting will be held via Zoom. The meeting shall be preceded by a 45 minute Zoom presentation by Caroline Gregg and Rob Woods entitled Re-Wilding Your Space. Caroline and Rob will take us through the process of creating backyard spaces that attract and support healthy pollinators and Fauna. From plant selection to planning and design, this lecture is informative, fun and practical.
Power Point Presentation of Singapore, Western/Northern Australia and China
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 6:30 pm
Join George and Paula for a travel adventure through Singapore, Western/ Northern Australia and the city of Guangzhou, China. Through their journey you will experience amazing scenery, birds, trees and plants. This power point presentation will be conducted via Zoom.
Annual Christmas Bird Counts (Dianne Cooper)
The counts will be held on:
Cranbrook, 26th December 2020; and
Kimberley, 3rd January 2021
We will be doing COVID-19 safety protocols and following or exceeding all provincial health guidelines. If you wish to participate in either or both of these bird counts, please contact Dianne.
Bi-Monthly Meeting - Via Zoom
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 7:00 pm
The RMN Bi-Monthly Meeting will be held via Zoom. The meeting shall be preceded by a 10 minute multi-media photography presentation by Janice Strong.
Steeples Lookout (Paula)
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 1:00 pm
Meet at the Tamarack Mall parking lot just off Hwy 3 between the Husky station and Boston Pizza ready to leave at 1:00 pm. According to our RM Nats trail rating guide this is considered a moderate hike. The hike should take us approximately two hours depending on our pace. A meandering pathway will lead us through a forest of pine, Douglas-fir and the occasional rocky mountain juniper before climbing steadily to a small summit overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench. Hopefully it will be a clear day so we can see the Steeples. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars, water, snack, poles and bear spray. We continue to practice Covid-19 guidelines. Attend if you are in good health with no Covid-19 symptoms and have not travelled out-of-province or the Interior Health region since October 1. RSVP only - no drop-ins. Limit of 10 people including the leader. First-come, first-served.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Please meet at the Tamarack Mall parking lot between Boston Pizza and Husky Truck Stop, now at 7:30 or 8:00 am or a time to be determined by the group depending on the season. A notice will go out to the EMB Group Sunday or Monday, giving event details but usually a destination(s) has been discussed the previous week. Due to Covid, members will drive their own vehicles or be in a cohort. If more than 10 people have signed up, 2 groups will be formed and both will cover the same territory but from different directions. If you would like to participate in EMB, please send your name and email address to Daryl.
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Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Birding - This week we will do a tour of Cranbrook's Spray Irrigation Ponds. Easy walking, slow pace.
Botany - This week we will explore the Riparian area of Elizabeth Lake. Easy walking, some uneven ground.
Group size is limited to 10 people. Come in your own vehicle, physical distance expected. First come, first served. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Botany - This week we will explore an area at South Star Recreation Trails in the Gold Creek area of Cranbrook. Easy walking, some uneven ground.
Birding - This week we will do a walking tour of Slaterville. Easy walking, slow pace.
Group size is limited to 10 people, following Provincial Health Guidelines - own vehicles, physical distance and have not been out of Interior Health Region in the past two weeks. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Botany - Let's find and identify some of the flowering plants in the Eimer's Lake area of the Kimberley Nature Park. Easy walking, slow pace.
Birding - Let's find and identify some of the birds in the Alkali Lake area of the Cranbrook Community Forest. Easy walking, slow pace.
Group size is limited to 10 people, following Provincial Health Guidelines - own vehicles, physical distancing and have not been out of Interior Health Region in the past two weeks. First come, first served. Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany and Birding Outings (Marianne/Daryl)
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 7:00 pm
We are going to start up with Outings based on the Provincial Health Office Guidelines. This includes a maximum of 10 people in a group, open to members only, sign-up ahead of time which includes an emergency contact name and their phone number, and the expectation that participants will keep physically distanced from each other, arrive in their own vehicles or with a cohort and not have been out of the Interior Health Region within the past two weeks. If more than 10 people commit to attending on Thursday, June 3, for either Botany or Birding we will have two leaders going to two different sites very near town (Cranbrook this time). Contact Marianne to sign up for both outings.
Botany - looking for and identifying some common wildflowers
Birding - looking for and identifying some common East Kootenay birds
Elizabeth Lake Turtle Day
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:00 pm
Elizabeth Lake Turtle Day is happening this year but with a different format. Please join the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Greg Ross and Katrin Powell for a 45 minute on-line session for information about Western Painted Turtles, nesting results and a video. Lunch and Learn - Western Painted Turtles - May 28 1:00 - 1:45 pm. This is the link to register. https://fwcp.ca/events/
East Kootenay Bird Blitz (Little Big Day) (Greg Ross)
Sunday, May 23, 2021
The Bird Blitz will be a 24-hour event, beginning at 12:01 am, May 23 and ending at 11:59 pm, May 23. You may count at any time during these hours, within the boundaries specified in the 2016 East Kootenay Bird Checklist. The objective of this year’s blitz is to create a Grand Total Combined Species List. We will be one big socially distancing birding family, trying to get the most species possible, with a goal of beating or matching our LBD record. We will be doing COVID-19 safety protocols and following or exceeding all provincial health guidelines. If you wish to participate in this bird count, please contact Greg.
Bi-Monthly Meeting - Via Zoom
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 7:00 pm
The RMN Bi-Monthly Meeting will be held via Zoom. The meeting shall be preceded by a 45 minute Zoom presentation by Caroline Gregg and Rob Woods entitled Re-Wilding Your Space. Caroline and Rob will take us through the process of creating backyard spaces that attract and support healthy pollinators and Fauna. From plant selection to planning and design, this lecture is informative, fun and practical.
Power Point Presentation of Singapore, Western/Northern Australia and China
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 6:30 pm
Join George and Paula for a travel adventure through Singapore, Western/ Northern Australia and the city of Guangzhou, China. Through their journey you will experience amazing scenery, birds, trees and plants. This power point presentation will be conducted via Zoom.
Annual Christmas Bird Counts (Dianne Cooper)
The counts will be held on:
Cranbrook, 26th December 2020; and
Kimberley, 3rd January 2021
We will be doing COVID-19 safety protocols and following or exceeding all provincial health guidelines. If you wish to participate in either or both of these bird counts, please contact Dianne.
Bi-Monthly Meeting - Via Zoom
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 7:00 pm
The RMN Bi-Monthly Meeting will be held via Zoom. The meeting shall be preceded by a 10 minute multi-media photography presentation by Janice Strong.
Steeples Lookout (Paula)
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 1:00 pm
Meet at the Tamarack Mall parking lot just off Hwy 3 between the Husky station and Boston Pizza ready to leave at 1:00 pm. According to our RM Nats trail rating guide this is considered a moderate hike. The hike should take us approximately two hours depending on our pace. A meandering pathway will lead us through a forest of pine, Douglas-fir and the occasional rocky mountain juniper before climbing steadily to a small summit overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench. Hopefully it will be a clear day so we can see the Steeples. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars, water, snack, poles and bear spray. We continue to practice Covid-19 guidelines. Attend if you are in good health with no Covid-19 symptoms and have not travelled out-of-province or the Interior Health region since October 1. RSVP only - no drop-ins. Limit of 10 people including the leader. First-come, first-served.
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The fossil box at Nature Bob's Interpretive Centre at Mount Fernie Alpine Resort.
Photo - Greg
