The Alberta Invasive Species Council 2020 EDD award goes to Gerry Ehlert and John Slater. This award recognizes the importance of EDD invasive species reporting, mapping and follow up. This GN duo had the most reports submitted: some 350 or so. It was for the person who filed the most invasive species reports. In this…
GN’s Jan Scott and Sandi Robertson (Alberta Fish and Wildlife) were recently given the Wolley Dod Discovery Award from the Alberta Lepidopterist’ Guild. The award is for their discovery of the moth, Holcocera gigantella, which is a new species in Alberta and Canada and also for their discovery of a new host plant, Yucca glauca,…
From her arrival in Medicine Hat in 1989 to her death in 2013 Dawn Dickinson made a lasting contribution to the preservation of natural spaces and the conservation of species in SE Alberta. Dawn was a stalwart member of the Grasslands Naturalists and an environmental crusader to bereckoned with. She was a refined English Lady…
I want to begin by giving recognition to our out-going President, Hugh Armstrong, who has diligently served an unprecedented 4-1/2 year term in his role. I’m sure no other president of Grassland Naturalists has devoted so much time and effort to this position. Hugh leaves our society in a strong position. We are strong financially,…
Left to Right: Jan Scott, Hugh Armstrong, Val Martins Today, we are pleased to honour one our most cherished naturalists with the GN Life-time Membership award. With the exception of times spent in Calgary, Fort Saint John and Okotoks, Jan spent most of her life in this area, either in Medicine Hat or Ralston.…