International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 2022
February 11, 2022
February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day where we highlight the need…
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…
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
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…
Know your Wetlands: Marshes
May 5, 2021
I have a confession– last month, when I said that swamps are my favorite kind of wetland, I…
Know Your Wetlands: Swamps!
April 8, 2021
You’ve heard them before – lakes, ponds, marsh, slough, swamp, muskeg, bog, and the list goes on. These…
Does it pay to drain wetlands?
March 22, 2021
“… believing something, doesn’t make it true.” Shari Clare, Fiera Biological’s President and Senior Biologist had heard the refrain…