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SUMMARY:ACTWS 2020 Conference
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme:\nSpecies on the Move\n\n\n\nFind details about the conference on our Conference page.\n\nVisit our shop to purchase tickets.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/actws-2020-conference/
LOCATION:norsemen inn\, camrose\, 6505 48th Ave\, Camrose\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20181217T041954Z
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Intro to Telemetry & Winter Tracking
DESCRIPTION: A basic introduction to telemetry and winter wildlife tracking\, geared towards students and early career professionals. The workshop will start off with a classroom presentation on telemetry fundamentals and snow track identification\, followed by an outside component to practice the skills learned in the classroom. Participants should bring appropriate clothing and footwear to spend a couple hours outdoors. \n\nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 60 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/intro-to-telemetry-winter-tracking/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20181217T042717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190126T043102Z
UID:4316-1553259600-1553270400@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Defeat the dark side: how to use social media like a SciComm Jedi
DESCRIPTION:Social media are more than just sharing photos of cats or food – the majority of online adults use social media as a news source\, and nearly 80% of social media users see science related content in their newsfeeds. Given the prevalence of pseudoscience and misinformation\, how can a scientist make their content stand out? Both facts and emotions go into decision-making however\, science communication typically relies on the communication of facts alone\, overlooking the influences of emotion on engagement and dissemination\, especially down social media networks. Indeed\, as a means of maintaining apparent neutrality\, scientists do not prioritize communication strategies that seek to build trust or establish public resonance however\, scientific information presented in an emotionally compelling way is given more consideration and weight than information that may be statistically more valid\, but emotionally neutral. We’ll workshop the use of techniques for creating social media posts that are both engaging and accurate\, to expand post reach and audience engagement for workshop participants. Bring a laptop or smartphone! \nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 60 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/workshop-defeat-the-dark-side-how-to-use-social-media-like-a-scicomm-jedi/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20181217T042311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182839Z
UID:4303-1553244300-1553274000@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:FIELD TRIP: Bow Valley Corridor
DESCRIPTION:This all-day field trip will focus on exploring wildlife corridors and connectivity issues in the Bow Valley around Canmore and Banff. We will visit several key areas including wildlife crossing structures\, wildlife corridors\, wildlife habitat enhancements and habitat mitigations. Although you will be travelling by bus we will be taking several short walks/hikes throughout the day.  Sensible sturdy shoes will be required as well as snacks and a water bottle. Lunch is not provided\, but we will be stopping in the Town of Banff so bring a bag lunch or plan to buy lunch. Space is limited to 50 people. Cost is $10. \n0845 Meet at the Coast Hotel in Canmore.\n0900 Explore the Bow Valley near Canmore\n1200-1300 Lunch in Banff\n1300-1600 Parks Canada tour near Banff\n1700 Return to the Coast Hotel in Canmore \nIf possible preview this link before coming on the field trip:\nhttp://livingwtwildlife.ca/ \nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 50 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/field-trip-bow-valley-corridor/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20181217T042219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182823Z
UID:4309-1553241600-1553256000@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Boreal Wetlands 101
DESCRIPTION:Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has over 80 years of experience delivering wetland conservation programs across Canada and over 20 years of experience working in Canada’s boreal forest. DUC’s National Boreal Program delivers introductory wetlands training geared towards industry\, government\, and other practitioners with the goal of raising awareness and understanding of boreal wetlands. This workshop will introduce participants to Canada’s boreal wetlands with a focus on the Canadian Wetland Classification System’s five major wetland classes. The workshop will cover topics including wetland ecology\, hydrology\, functions\, and values. Participants will learn about regional wetland classification systems\, such as the Alberta Wetland Classification System and DUC’s Enhanced Wetland Classification System for the Boreal Plains ecozone\, as well as vegetation and soil indicators that can be used to assist with classification. The workshop will address approaches to incorporating wetland knowledge into decision-making and will provide participants with opportunities for discussion. We will use new technologies\, such as 360 degree imagery\, to bring wetlands into the classroom. \n\nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 20 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/boreal-101/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190322T120000
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CREATED:20181217T041604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182823Z
UID:4299-1553241600-1553256000@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Certified Wildlife Biologist
DESCRIPTION:The CSTWS Certification Committee is hosting a ½ day workshop dealing with TWS Certification. The first part of the agenda will be dominated by a series of speakers dealing with certification: an overview of the program; efforts to model university/college curricula to conform to TWS standards; and testimonials by male and female Certified Wildlife Biologists about why certification has been important for them in their wildlife careers. Mid-way through\, there will be a working session designed to provide participants an opportunity to discuss certification. To end the workshop\, a panel of male and female Certified Wildlife Biologists will talk about issues facing TWS Certification in Canada and some thoughts on its future. \n\nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 60 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/workshop-certified-wildlife-biologist/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20181215T053825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241030T001848Z
UID:4288-1553212800-1553471999@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:ACTWS 2019 Conference
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme:\nCONNECTIVITY\n\n\nFind details about the conference on our Conference page (more details coming soon).\n\nVisit our shop to purchase tickets.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/actws-2019-conference/
LOCATION:Coast Canmore\, 511 Bow Valley Trail\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190321T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20190215T175503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190222T192857Z
UID:5669-1553194800-1553202000@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:PUBLIC TALK: Colleen Cassady St. Clair
DESCRIPTION:Attractants\, adaptation\, and learning in bear-train collisions\n\n\nColleen Cassady St. Clair is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. She and her students study the way wildlife use and move through human-dominated landscapes\, which frequently involve human-wildlife conflict. They seek novel solutions to those problems by combining ideas and methods from animal behaviour\, wildlife management\, and conservation biology. Recent projects address coexistence between people and coyotes in urban areas\, train strikes on grizzly bears\, and bird mortality at industrial sites.\n\nRoads and railways create foraging and travel opportunities that attract wildlife\, as well as risk of mortality from collisions.  Over the past two decades\, train strikes appeared to threaten a vulnerable population of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in Banff National Park resulting in the Joint Initiative for Grizzly Bear Conservation by Canadian Pacific and Parks Canada.  My team at UofA addressed its goals\, to identify the root causes of this mortality and recommend potential mitigation\, with core contributions by Jonathan Backs\, Alyssa Friesen\, Aditya Gangadharan\, Jack Hopkins\, Patrick Gilhooly\, Maureen Murray\, Scott Nielsen\, Sonya Pollock\, and Julia Put.  We measured forage opportunities associated with the rail\, monitored habitat and rail use of bears fitted with GPS collars\, and examined spatial and temporal correlates of past mortality. We found that the rail generates substantial food attractants as well as mortality of many species. Rail use by bears was highly variable among individuals and appeared to have diverse motivations\, but did not predict sites of past mortality.  For bears\, rail strikes may sometimes result from inadequate or maladaptive learning that might be mitigated with warning devices similar to those employed on railways for people. We support existing mitigation to minimize rail-side attractants and enhance alternative travel routes\, but also emphasize the role of animal learning to reduce collision risk. This approach could increase the speed and reduce the costs of mitigation for railways around the world\, relative to conventional mitigation used for roads based on exclusion fencing and crossing structures.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/public-talk-colleen-cassady-st-clair/
LOCATION:Canmore Opera House\, 400 Spring Creek Dr.\, Canmore\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Public Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20180109T050100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182823Z
UID:3170-1520600400-1520611200@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Spatial Capture-Recapture Modelling in R
DESCRIPTION:Brief introductory lecture on spatial capture-recapture modelling followed by an interactive session where participants will work through an example dataset using the statistical program R and the package ‘secr’ and ‘scrbook’. Prior knowledge of R is recommended.  Participants will be required to bring their own laptop\, with R or R-Studio installed.  \nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 25 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/workshop-spatial-capture-recapture-modelling-in-r/
LOCATION:Lethbridge Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre\, 320 Scenic Drive South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20180109T044633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182823Z
UID:3161-1520600400-1520611200@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Remote sensing - Cameras and ARUs
DESCRIPTION:Interactive workshop detailing how to program and deploy acoustic recording units (ARUs; eg. Wildlife Acoustic Song Meters+ and Anabat)  and camera trap (eg. Reconyx). The workshop will include a field component to show participants proper in-field set up techniques. \nTHIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/workshop-remote-sensing-cameras-and-arus/
LOCATION:Lethbridge Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre\, 320 Scenic Drive South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20180301T213253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182851Z
UID:3804-1520589600-1520607600@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:FIELD TRIP: Blackspring Ridge Wind Energy Project
DESCRIPTION:HOSTS: Brandy Downey (AEP)\, Kimberli Kenna (EDF-EN)\, and David Heyboer (EDF-EN) \nBlackspring Ridge Wind Farm\, Carmangay\, Alberta – Meet at Lethbridge Lodge\n  \nDeparting from Lethbridge Lodge\, this field trip will take participants to EDF-EN’s Blackspring Ridge Wind operation near Carmangay for an up close and personal experience with wind energy production in the southern part of the province.  Representatives from the project (Kimberli and David) will tour participants around the project\, including providing an opportunity to climb inside a turbine for a closer look.  PPE will be provided for this part of the trip\, but participants MUST have closed-toe shoes (no heels) and appropriate clothing (may be outside and weather is unpredictable in March).  For the duration of the tour\, Brandy Downey\, Species At Risk Biologist with AEP\, will provide participants with information concerning permitting and mitigation as they relate to wildlife conservation in the area.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/field-trip-blackspring-ridge-wind-energy-project/
LOCATION:Blackspring Ridge Wind Energy Project\, Carmangay\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180309T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20180109T050026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T182823Z
UID:3167-1520586000-1520596800@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: R - Camera trap data manipulation and occupancy
DESCRIPTION:We will be covering camera trap data manipulation and an introduction to occupancy from 10:30-12:00 at the Lethbridge Lodge (Poplar II Room). Please bring your laptops with R and R Studio (optional) installed. Packages that we will be using and would be beneficial to install prior to the workshop include: camtrapR\, unmarked\, plyr\, dplyr\, knitr\, tidyr\, ggplot2\, lattice. We should have wifi capabilities at the venue\, but it might be best to have everything on your machine\, just in case.  \nVisit our Shop to pick up your free ticket – limited to 25 participants.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/workshop-occupancy-modelling-in-r/
LOCATION:Lethbridge Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre\, 320 Scenic Drive South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180312
DTSTAMP:20260421T082311
CREATED:20171204T031111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171211T034018Z
UID:2935-1520553600-1520812799@www.actws.ca
SUMMARY:ACTWS 2018 Conference
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme: \nA Future with Renewable Energy: Implications for Wildlife Conservation\nwith a special symposium: Globalization and Invasive Species\n \n\nFind details about the conference on our Conference page (more details coming soon). \nVisit our shop to purchase tickets.
URL:https://www.actws.ca/event/actws-2018-conference/
LOCATION:Lethbridge Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre\, 320 Scenic Drive South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="ACTWS":MAILTO:info@actws.ca
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