Past Events and Accomplishments
Science Outreach - Athabasca promots "hands-on" community participation in the Athabasca area and beyond. We continue to organize and be involved in many successful science-orientated projects. For more information on these and upcoming Science Outreach events, contact Linda, Science Coordinator for Science Outreach - Athabasca at 675-6653.
Annual Events
Science Camps and Activities
- River Rats 2002
- River Rats 2003
- Science Camps 2002
- Science Camps 2003
- Science Camps 2004
- Science Camps 2005
Talks and Presentations
Often Repeated
- Chemistry Magic Shows (every two years)
- Insect talks
- Spider Talks
2012
- January 12, 2012 - Geological Tests with grade 7 students from Landing Trial School and professor Ken Munyikwa at Athabasca University Teaching Lab
- January 25, 2012 - “Wolves of the Yukon” book reading and signing with (author) Bob Hayes at Athabasca Public Library. Visit Bob's link: http://www.wolvesoftheyukon.ca/
- January 26, 2012 - “Wolves of the Yukon” with Biologist Bob Hayes at Edwin Parr Composite School. Visit Bob's link: http://www.wolvesoftheyukon.ca/
- January 26, 2012 - “Kill Rate by Wolves on Moose in the Yukon” with Biologist Bob Hayes at Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers at 7 PM. Visit Bob's link: http://www.wolvesoftheyukon.ca/
- February 8, 2012 - New Observatory presentation for the Athabasca Rotary Club with Ian Schofield
- February 15, 2012 - Rochester School Science Fair, Rochester, AB
- March 14, 2012 - Overview of the Athabasca River Basing for ARBRI Day with Robert Holmberg
- March 20, 2012 - Presentation for the Athabasca Garden Club on Oriental Gardens with Robert Holmberg
- March 22, 2012 - Presentation on "Pan-STARRS: Putting the Universe in a Box - A How To Guide" with Conrad Holmberg
- April 16, 2012 - Superbugs: The rise of antimicrobial resistant bacteria with Professor Shauna Recksedler-Zenteno in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers at 7 PM
- April 18, 2012 - Playschool Talks on Spiders with Robert Holmberg in Boyle, AB
- May 2 & 3, 2012 - Playschool Talks to 3 classes on Spiders with Robert Holmberg in Athabasca, AB
2011
- January 19, 2011 - The Scoop on Poop with Dean Morin at Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers
- February 22, 2011 - It's a Bug's Life: Insect Biodiversity in Alberta with Greg Pohl Canadian Forest Service at Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers
- February 25, 2011 - Rochester School Science Fair
- March 2, 2011 - The Boreal Forest Under Seige and Family Film Night with Albert Karvonen at Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers
- April 7, 2011 - Ten Year Anniversary Celebration and Web Launch of Science Outreach - Athabasca in Athabasca Governing Council Chambers
- April 12, 2011 - Spider Talks to Playschool and Grade 2's in Boyle
- April 20, 2011 - Athabasca River Basin: from glacier to delta and Athabasca Watershed Council in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers
- April 30, 2011 - Wellness Walk along the Muskeg Creek Trail from 2 PM to 4 PM (Please meet at the information desk at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex) with Roland Treu
- May 11 & 12, 2011 - Spider Talks with School Children at Athabasca Playschool (4 sessions both morning and afternoon)
- May 26, 2011 - Dragonflies: The Jewels of the Boreal Forest with Doug Macaulay in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers
- June 8, 2011 - Youth Apprenticeship Program in Lac la Biche with Robert Holmberg and Lisa Carter - 2 Sessions (morning and afternoon)
- June 17, 2011 - Rotary Conference for International Youth Sessions in Governing Council Chambers at Athabasca University from 1 PM to 2:30 PM
- July 16, 2011 - Annual Butterfly Count at Muskeg Creek Chalet... Everyone Welcome!
- August 10 & 11, 2011 - Lego Robotics Summer Camps... to book your spot call Athabasca Regional Multiplex at 780-675-2967 (please provide child's age and t-shirt size)
- August 24, 2011 - Athabasca Mushroom Exhibit with Dr. Roland Treu
- September 19, 2011 - Walk along Athabasca River shoreline for Centennial Events
- September 28, 2011 - The Wonderful World of Boreal Plants... And their Ecology! with Marsha Hayward
- November 7, 2011 - "Strings Across the Sky" with Andrea Hansen and Pirkko Karvonen
- November 29, 2011 - "Science, Humans and Action" with Larrisa Duma at Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers at 7 PM
- Christmas Bird Count 2011 - At Muskeg Creek Chalet from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (or until you need to leave). See poster.
2010
- January 13, 2010 - presentation on "Athabasca River Basin" with Robert Holmberg to the Athabasca Watershed Council in Spruce Grove
- February 9, 2010 - presentation on "The Wondrous World of Sharks and Rays" with Robert Holmberg
- March 4, 2010 - presentation with Kevin Timoney on Oil Sands Pollution
- March 5, 2010 - "Athabasca Watershed Forum presentation on Science Bibliography of the Athabasca River Basin"
- March 11, 2010 - Rochester Science Fair
- April 15, 2010 - "Sharks and Rays" presentation in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers from noon to 1:30 PM
- May 4 & 5, 2010 - "Spider talks to three classes of pre-kindergarten students from Whispering Hills Primary School"
- July 6, 2010 - Bugs, Beetles, Bees and Butterflies camp
- July 10, 2010 - Butterfly Count
- August 24th to 26th , 2010 - Lego Robotics Camp
- October 19, 2010 - Remote Sensing
- November 8, 2010 - Listening Circle for the Environment
- November 23, 2010 - Alberta's Carbon Market - How it works & opportunities with tree plantings and agroforestry
- December 27, 2010 - Christmas Bird Count 2010 at Muskeg Creek Chalet
2009
- February 10, 2009 - The Eyes Have It (presentation for Biology 30)
- February 12, 2009 - The Eyes Have It (presentation at Athabasca University)
- February 25, 2009 - Rochester Science Fair
- March 11, 2009 - The Eyes Have It: A Look at Human Vision (presentation to Vision Loss and Impaired Vision Group)
- March 11, 2009 - Medicinal Plants
- April 15, 2009 - A Naturalist Look at Costa Rica
- April 21, 2009 - Antarctic Expedition with Sally Ells
- April 23, 2009 - Money Grubbing for Science Outreach - Athabasca: How we got over $260,000 in external funding
- May 12, 2009 - A Taste of Coffee: From Myth to Molecules
- May 11 & 12, 2009 - Australian Animal Talks with Pam Carlton
- May 13 & 14, 2009 - Spider and Insect Talks with Robert Holmberg
- June 2009 - Shaw Lake Student Conference
- June 10, 2009 - Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) for Grade 8 Students from Lac la Biche
- June 20, 2009 - A Nature Walk: "Edible and Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms"
- July 11, 2009 - 2009 Athabasca Butterfly Count
- October 22, 2009 - The Wondrous World of Sharks and Rays
- November 18, 2009 - Hypnos and Morpheus Revisited - The Science of Sleep & Dreams
- December 8, 2009 - Antarctic
- December 27, 2009 - 2009 Christmas Bird Count
2008
- Connecting the Drops: Athabasca River by Canoe
- The Athabasca River Basin: from Glacier to Delta
- The New Biofuel Industry
- Games, Graphs, and Computers: How to Win Without Actually Cheating
- Geology of Water Wells
- 10th Annual Athabasca Butterfly Count
- Finding Water – The Scientific Alternative
- The Mysterious World of the Fungi
- When Numbers Scream: Squeezing Information Out of All Kinds of Data
- The Eyes Have It: A Look at Vision
2007
- Athabasca River Basin Student Challenge
- Athabasca River Basin Conference: Water for Life, Water for Strife?
- African Wildlife: from Dragons to Elephants
- Games, Graphs, and Computers: How to Win Without Actually Cheating
- TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
- Peter Sawatzky: Caribou Bronze
2006
- Karvonen Nature Film Festival
- The Science of Sex
- A Walk Along Muskeg Creek: Athabasca’s Hidden Canyon with Graham Griffiths
- The Big Bend of the Athabasca: A Wilderness Gem
- The Ecology of Alberta’s Land Uses - Looking Backward with Data & Looking Forward with Apprehension
- Astronaut Dr. Marc Garneau speaking on Spaceflight
- The Northern Lights: fear, fascination and facts. Shedding some light on the Aurora Borealis
- Ecuador - From Rain Forests to Deserts
2005
- Athabasca River Basin Ecotour
- Measure for Measure: Temperature, Distance and Time
- Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories of the Planets
- Plants and Global Warming
- Tillenius and the Art of Nature
- Muskeg Creek: Athabasca's Hidden Canyon
2004
- Karvonen Nature Film Festival
- Geophysical Observatory Opening
- The Secret Life of the American Redstart
2003
- Birds of the Americas
- Woodland Caribou: Conservation in the Boreal Forest
- Passion, Obsession and the Chemistry of Chocolate
- Alberta Bugs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- A Naturalist in the American Tropics, with John Acorn
- Meanook Open House
- Art: Insects, Spiders and Crustaceans
2002
- Night Sky
- Science Outreach - Athabasca: What are we all about?
- When Numbers Scream
- Flying High Conference
Exhibits
- Fossil Rock at Athabasca University
- Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
- Rocks and Minerals
- Trans-Canada Trail Signage
- Travelling Exhibit Cabinet: Arthropods
- Travelling Exhibit Cabinet: Birds of the Boreal Forest
- Travelling Exhibit Cabinet: Mollusks
Other Accomplishments
- Discovery Packs
- Wildlife Brochures
Science Outreach Athabasca - May 16, 2012
