Community Monitoring
Winter Wildlife Monitoring Program
During the Winter months in 2022-2025, LICA encouraged all wildlife enthusiasts to support data gathering for wildlife management and conservation by submitting their bird, mammal, and fish observations through online data forms! The data collected was entered into eBird, and the Government of Alberta Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT).
The Winter Wildlife Monitoring program stemmed from Species at Risk awareness by encouraging community members to grow their wildlife identification skills and appreciation of biodiversity. Citizen science provides an opportunity for naturalists, both novice and experienced, to meaningfully contribute to science and the conservation of biodiversity. Thank you, Wildlife Monitoring, Volunteers!
Your involvement doesn’t end here – continue to submit your data through the above-noted links to keep supporting wildlife conservation within the region.
Did You Know?
LICA has wildlife discovery kits. They are equipped with binoculars and field guides and only require a $30 refundable holding fee when signed out.
Community Wildlife Sightings from 2023 – 2025
| 2024/2025 Winter Wildlife Monitoring |
Count |
| White-tailed Deer | 55 |
| Mule Deer | 48 |
| Coyote | 10 |
| Red Squirrel | 10 |
| Bald Eagle | 6 |
| Ruffed Grouse | 1 |
| Canada Goose | 1544 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 91 |
| Blue Jay | 6 |
| Moose | 8 |
| Common Raven | 57 |
| Black-billed Magpie | 8 |
| Mallard Duck | 85 |
| Snowy Owl | 2 |
| Elk | 1 |
| Great Grey Owl | 4 |
| Northern Shrike | 1 |
| Northern Flying Squirrel | 1 |
| Cougar | 1 |
| Bohemian Waxwing | 253 |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | 1 |
|
2023/2024 Winter Wildlife Monitoring |
Count |
|
House Sparrow |
230 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
84 |
|
Canada Goose |
13 |
|
Common Grackle |
10 |
|
Rock Pigeons |
5 |
|
Blue Jay |
14 |
|
Great Gray Owl |
1 |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
2 |
|
Cow Moose |
1 |
|
Calf Moose |
2 |
|
White-tailed Deer |
2 |
| 2022/2023 Winter Bird Monitoring | Count |
| Bald Eagle | 1 |
| Evening Grosbeak | 8 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 5 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Great Horned Owl | 1 |
| House Sparrow | 76 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 73 |
| Common Raven | 9 |
| Black-billed Magpie | 16 |
| Blue Jay | 31 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 7 |
| Rock Pigeon | 10 |
Community Monitoring
CreekWatch Program
From 2021-2023, LICA partnered with the RiverWatch Institute of Alberta to offer the CreekWatch program!
CreekWatch is a provincial-wide program conducted by a non-profit RiverWatch Institute of Alberta since 2014. The citizen science-based program engages adult volunteers to collect water quality data to help address community concerns or inquiries about aquatic health related to runoff. Data collected was entered on a public, online platform, by LICA, that instantly graphs results.
Each project is uniquely designed to address specific volunteer groups and research question needs. CreekWatch staff provides portable water quality labs that contain all necessary equipment for water sampling and training to volunteers. Thank you, CreekWatch, Volunteers!
The following parameters are assessed with portable lab kits by volunteers.
| Water Quality Parameters | |
| Physics | Air Temperature (oC) |
| Water Temperature (oC) | |
| Turbidity (NTU) | |
| Chemistry | Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) |
| Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/L) | |
| Phosphorous (mg/L) | |
| pH | |
| Chloride (mg/L) | |
| Biology | Invertebrates |
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