Happy 5th Birthday to the ‘new website’. It was born on November 4, 2020, and, like any good five-year-old, has been growing! The 2025 report looks back at the site with some (hopefully) interesting statistics!
Continue readingSAPAA offers numerous volunteer projects for post-secondary students, enhancing their resumes while addressing nonprofit needs. Each project emphasizes student involvement, providing practical experience alongside guidance from a dedicated project manager. These are also volunteer opportunities for SAPAA Members.
Continue readingSAPAA is hosting an online seminar on October 2, 2025, which will guide nonprofits through the Grant Management life cycle, highlighting best practices and utilizing the SAPAA as a case study for effective grant management.
Continue readingThis session’s theme was replaced with one on Grant Management.
Be sure to register for Oct 2 – Taking Nature for Granted.
What is Citizen Science and how can the Organizational Steward support and benefit from a ‘CitSci’ project? Stephanie Weizenbach, Executive Director of Nature Alberta and founding member of Citizen Science Alberta joins other guests as we explore this topic through this virtual session.
Continue readingThis presentation summarizes key elements from a June 2025 session for Grant MacEwan University students working on their Capstone Project. Key topics include the Tragedy of the Commons affecting Alberta’s protected areas, SAPAA’s Safe Operations Program, and recommendations focused on time, talent, and treasure. Success metrics involve student outcomes and real-world applications.
Continue readingSAPAA collaborates with post-secondary institutions to enhance programmatic goals and student learning through a structured project management framework. Utilizing a Seven Successes model, SAPAA prioritizes effective project selection and grant management, while researching site inspection practices and updating web style guides, ultimately aiming for organizational growth and sustainability.
Continue readingThe content discusses how Alberta’s protected areas, managed under WAERNAHR, offer resources for Scouts to engage with nature. Utilizing the iNaturalist application, Scouts can contribute to citizen science, learn land ownership principles, and participate in site inspections, enhancing their outdoor experience while fulfilling badge requirements effectively.
Continue readingGrant MacEwan University students will participate in a Summer 2025 project extracting iNaturalist data to integrate it into SAPAA’s operations, emphasizing data management and visualization. The project encourages mentorship and professional networking.
Continue readingSAPAA will host 1-3 best practice sessions in 2025 for organizations managing nature areas. The first session will include a presentation on QR Code technology by Miles Constable, enhancing reporting in Lois Hole Provincial Park.
Continue readingSAPAA partners with the UofA CSL program and runs student projects. For the winter semester, we are welcoming about 7 individuals from the Sustainability 202 course. For students unfamiliar with SAPAA, see the Annex at the end of this post.
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