2026 field season is a wrap!
For over 30 years, the LSLBO has strived to learn more about the migratory and breeding bird populations at Lesser Slave Lake. As a long-term member of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network, the LSLBO operates three core avian monitoring programs to determine boreal bird species population trends and status: Spring and Fall Migration Monitoring, Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, and Fall Owl Migration Monitoring.
Our 2026 Annual Report with all of the highlights will be ready for Jan, 2027. Thank you to our incredible sponsors for all their funding and in-kind support during the 2026 field season: Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Parks, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Summer Jobs Program, Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, Lesser Slave Forest Education Society, Lesser Slave Watershed Council, Millar Western, MD of Lesser Slave River #124, Tolko Industries, Vanderwell Contractors, West Fraser, and of course all of our dedicated staff, members and individual donors. Thank you!
Volunteer opportunities
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Supporting our station as a volunteer is an invaluable contribution to our programs. Check out our volunteer page for more information and our on-line application form! We look forward to hearing from you.
Looking for an amazing summer job? We aren’t quite ready to advertise yet, but make sure to check out our page in early January for all of our summer job postings.
Book your winter fieldtrips soon!
With the arrival of winter, it is time to start planning a fun and educational winter fieldtrip for your students or community group at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation. We have programs for students from Pre-K to Secondary! Some of our highlight curriculum based winter programs include:
- Grade 1 – Seasonal Mix-up
- Grade 2 – Ecosystem Engineers and Scientific Method
- Grade 3 – Winter Bird Monitoring
- Grade 5 – COOL Snow Science
- Grade 4 – 12: Winter Survival and Snowshoe Ecology Walks.
Check out some of our winter fieldtrip brochure or visit our LSLBO education program page.
For more information on any of our education programs, contact us at 780-849-8240 or email info@borealbirdcentre.ca anytime.