Citizen Science Monitoring

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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