Upcoming Events
Science Outreach would like to thank our wonderful volunteers who share their time and expertise in our community! Please watch our website for any changes! Please join our FREE community events! Events may be photographed, recorded and shared.
Everyone is welcome... we are just a click away from learning about Science!
If you missed out, view the recordings on our past events page or YouTube Channel.
- July 19, 2025 - Annual Butterfly Count. Contact Heather at Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca. Follow this link for more up to date details and information: https://www.crookedcreek.land/?
- July 25, 2025 - Gifts of the Forest. We will collect edible mushrooms and plants and learn about their identification and their medicinal properties. With Robert Rogers and Dr. Roland Treu from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM near Rochester. Tickets are $45 per adult, advance purchase only. Limited tickets! Contact “tammyduniece@gmail.com” for more information or to register..
- October 9, 2025 - Wonderous World of Arachnids with Dr. Robert Holmberg. Virtual Link to be provided. Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society.
- Date to be announced October/ November, 2025 - The Science of Kombucha with Dr. Roland Treu. Held in Room 106, Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers at 7 PM. Free community event for anyone to attend! This event may be shared online through Teams starting at 7 PM. The link may be poster HERE on the day of the event.
Watch for new upcoming talks and activities! Please check back regularly for the most up to date infomration! More to come!
Check out the Fungi Brochure: Mushrooms of the Athabasca Region by Dr. Roland Treu who is one of our Science Outreach volunteers!
Many events may be recorded and posted to our website at a later time.
Many of our events when held in person are held at the main building Athabasca University in Governing Council Chambers in Athabasca, Alberta. Please park in parking lot C. To view a map of the grounds and parking please click here.
To view these recordings:
- Please feel free to visit our YouTube Channel and subscribe to our channel or go to our past events.
- Send us an email to get on our mailing list to be notified of future events.
To book Hour of Code school talks and demos with Wayne Brehaut (school presentations for students ages 12 to 15)... contact Science Outreach if interested.
To book DNA labs and demos with Carmen Allen... contact Science Outreach if interested.
To book Spider Talks with Robert Holmberg, Professor Emeritus AU and resident Entomologist at your school... contact Science Outreach if interested.
- Check out the interesting Lecture Series from RAIC Centre for Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University. The past lectures can also be found on Athabasca University RAIC Centre for Architecture YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-Ry650i197mGh0u_kvW3A
- These Miistakis Institute webinars have been quite interesting and informative. Some have been on wetlands, some on urban wildlife, municipal mechanisms for conservation, etc. The previous webinars are all posted on their website at https://www.rockies.ca/webinars.php
- Alberta Invasive Species Council - Previously presented webinars
- Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise in Alberta's Sky - In case you missed the info, was a comet visible in our night sky near the Auriga constellation, relatively low above the horizon (see attached photo for approximate location marked with a red x). It is so bright that it is visible with the naked eye (but with binoculars, it's even better). It ot be back before 6,800 years. Pictures courtesy of Frederique Pivot
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Science Outreach Athabasca - June 23, 2025
