Society of Grasslands Naturalists

Ongoing programs: 1. Educational programs for our members and for the general public (speakers activities displays) 2. Management of the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program which operates the Police Point Park Nature Centre offering services to schools community groups and the general public 3. Co-ordination of bird plant and invertebrate field trips and citizen science counts 4. Liaison with other naturalist organizations and with government agencies to do with environmental issues 5. Education about and working to control invasive species 6. Wrapping trees with wire mesh to protect them from damage done by beavers 7. Participating in clean-up of parks trails and riparian areas within the city 8. Distribution of our published 'Bird Trails - a Guide to Birding in SE Alberta' 9. Printing and distribution of 'Wild Flowers of SE Alberta' brochure 10. 'Scenic Views' project with descriptive signage of several trails within Medicine Hat A continuing project for 2024 was: 1. 'Scenic Views' project with rack cards developed and printed and the 'Scenic Views' book published and distributed 2. 'Adopt a Pond' with volunteers assigned to the more than 20 ponds and streams within the city to clean up around the pond and monitor it 3. 'Invasive Species' projects