Major funding shortfalls have left B.C. fish and wildlife programs in crisis, @bcwildlife warns. #bcpoli VIA Ainslie Cruickshank thenarwhal.ca/bc-wildlife-fu…

🐍Brake for snakes!🐍 Alberta Parks has issued an advisory for Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area and Miquelon Lake Provincial Park due to garter snakes on the roadways. Find out more at albertaparks.ca/parks/central/… 📸Nick Carter

The Rocky Mountains have been eroding for about 60 million years creating habitat for all sorts of wildlife - pika, hoary marmots, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats. And golden eagle migration pathways. Find out more in “Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology: An Alberta and

Dr. Dale Leckie Thanks again for presenting your new book at Alberta Wilderness Association !

Ground sinking in California’s San Joaquin Valley due to groundwater extraction, shown by surface elevation markers from 1925, 1955, and 1977. The Central Valley has been sinking (subsiding) at differing rates since the 1920s and is estimated to have sunk up to 28 feet.

The only place on earth to see the Banff Springs snail is at the springs. The best time to see them is in fall and winter when the water is hotter with less oxygen and more sulphur. Find out more in "Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology: An Alberta and Saskatchewan Touring Guide".

Why did the snake cross the road? To get to the other side! Bullsnakes can move long distances between habitats! Also, warm road surfaces make a great place to sunbathe! Image: Flickr Creative Commons/ squamatologist

Snow geese pass through Alberta and Saskatchewan in Sept to Nov migrating south from their northern breeding grounds. The birds stop over and recharge in prairie potholes in glaciated knob and kettle landscape. Find out where in "Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology: An Alberta and

This weekend, I am taking an InSight Creative Photography Workshop with Greg Fulmes and Greg Gerla. Here are two of my “creative” attempts. I only use an iPhone. brokenpoplars.ca

Last day of the season for the Val Marie museums!! I have spent my annual Museum Chair paycheque on a new employee for next year. 🦡

On Tuesday Sept 26, I am giving a talk to the “Grasslands Naturalists” in Medicine Hat about the connections between Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology based on my book of the same name. brokenpoplars.ca

It was very rewarding working with many partners to enhance a snake hibernacula within the Calgary limits. This week, the residents were returning from their summer sites and it seems, they found the modifications to their liking.

It was a great workshop. Thanks Greg Gerla and Greg Fulmes!

A couple days ago I posted a black-crowned night heron that had taken off to follow a heron to the other side of the marsh. This is the Great Blue Heron that led the short trip to check out the fishing on the other side. Here it is just taking off!🪶

Summer is coming to an end! Wildlife is preparing for colder weather but there is still lots to see. Some birds are migrating out of the province for winter and others will be migrating in . Some are stopping temporarily to feed up, rest, and recharge. Many animals are getting

We have new stuff in our online shop! Books by Dr. Dale Leckie BrokenPoplars.ca "Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology: an Alberta and Saskatchewan Touring Guide" & "The Scenic Geology of Alberta: A Roadside Touring and Hiking Guide" A portion of every sale goes to The Friends.

Keep exploring Rick Hoff. Thanks for your support.

Sunday is #WorldRiversDay. Go explore the deeply entrenched rivers crossing the prairies, cottonwood forests, and prairie oases that provide great wildlife habitat. Take "Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology: An Alberta and Saskatchewan Touring Guide with you.