Educational Materials

Educational Materials include brochures, tent cards for restaurants and hotels, posters and magnets. We also supply backyard attractant flyers, WildSmart signs, and bumper stickers to the community.

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Online Resources

Our Online Resources include an interactive website and Facebook site. WildSmart.ca provides information on how to be safe on the trails and at home. Sign-up to receive weekly bear activity reports, news & events from Bow Valley WildSmart.

Living with Wildlife column - Rocky Mountain Outlook

The Living with Wildlife column is published monthly in the Rocky Mountain Outlook to create awareness of living with wildlife challenges. We also work with local newspapers, radio and television stations to promote wildlife safety issues through the media on a weekly basis.

Living with Wildlife column Archive »

Workshops / Staff Orientations

We offer Workshops / Staff Orientations on how to be WildSmart at home and on the trail for local businesses, recreation groups and organizations.

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Community Events

WildSmart engages residents and visitors at Community Events year round.

How WildSmart are you? Speaker's Series
In the winter we hold the How WildSmart are you? Speaker’s Series to inform residents of recent wildlife research and issues.

Open House
In the spring we have an Open House to foster greater awareness and interest in the programs we offer, as well as celebrate the achievements of our volunteers, partners and participants.

WildSmart On The Trail travelling kiosk
In the summer our WildSmart On The Trail travelling kiosk is present at numerous recreation events, trail heads and dog off-leash areas to provide on site wildlife safety information.

Photo Gallery - Community Events »

Children's Programs

We provide specifically designed Children’s Programs/Activities for local schools, clubs and summer camp programs. WildSmart programs offer local children an opportunity to learn about wildlife safety and share their experience with the public through social marketing campaigns (radio spots, newspaper articles, posters).

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Volunteer Programs

The WildSmart Volunteer Program provides opportunities for the public to become volunteers by helping distribute educational materials and assist with outreach programs. Volunteers can also apply to join our advisory committee, a group that provides program advice, support and occasion for community input and engagement.

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Partnership Programs

Wildlife Ambassador Program
Over the past five years WildSmart has been working in a partnership program with Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation to facilitate a community based volunteer program. The Wildlife Ambassadors are a growing group of trained volunteers who rove trails throughout the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Country to provide wildlife safety information to visitors and locals.

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Photo Gallery - Wildlife Ambassadors »

From Visitor to Participant: Engaging communities by empowering and supporting volunteers in Alberta’s parks and protected areas (PDF document: 1.2 MB)