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Connecting The Dots: habitat connectivity and corridors

March 3, 2022

When most people think of wildlife habitat, what often comes to mind are the particular resource requirements that…

Landcover Classifications – under the covers

February 24, 2022

A lot of our daily work at Fiera relies on a single, invaluable type of spatial data, the land cover classification. A land cover classification is essentially a map based on satellite imagery that shows all of the different land cover types across an area.

Tracking Evaluations: frequently asked questions

February 11, 2022

Thinking about participating in a Track & Sign Evaluation? Then check out these frequently asked questions. If you…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 2022

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day where we highlight the need…

A group of workshop participants pose with their certifications.

Alberta’s First Wildlife Track & Sign Evaluation

February 4, 2022

Fiera Biological recently hosted one of North America’s top wildlife trackers, David Moskowitz, to run a two-day field-based…

What have we done for wetlands lately?

February 2, 2022

Wetlands perform a wide array of important functions, some highly beneficial from an ecological standpoint, as well as…

flood mitigation, natural infrastructure, nature based flood prevention, Calgary flood, 2013.

Natural Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation

January 10, 2022

You have already heard us sing the praises of incorporating natural and semi-natural assets (such as wetlands, trees,…

2021 Year in Review Fiera Biological Consulting

2021 Year in Review

December 23, 2021

This year we have plenty of high points to celebrate, but we also have had a few low points that stand out, so we thought we’d change things up little and share a few of each in this 2021

Something to Squeal About

December 6, 2021

Invasive species of all types upset the balance of the ecosystem they inhabit, and feral pigs are no exception. Not only do these animals…

What the Heck is a Hibernaculum

October 19, 2021

What the Heck is a Hibernaculum? During some fieldwork in northern Alberta, our field team came across an…