The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley empowers community leadership on environmental challenges.

We’re aiming to raise $5,000 for Giving Tuesday, which will enable us to continue to provide many of our programs for free to the community. To guide your donation amount, here are some of the costs involved to run our programs:

$25 - Can of inert bear spray for training Bow Valley residents and visitors about how to use bear spray

$30 - A children's book connected to wildlife/climate change for our lending library

$120 - Tree pruner for our free tool lending library - so residents can remove wildlife attractants from their yards

$260 - Set of sit cushions for outdoor learning

$550 - Thermal Camera for energy efficiency assessments for our free tool lending library 

$2000 - Grizzly bear pelt for education and outreach

If you would like to make a donation of greater than $500, please consider sending an email to nick@biosphereinstitute.org, so that we can discuss the best way to make your contribution. 

At the Biosphere Institute we provide high-quality environmental education programs to both children and adults, and by actively seeking community members’ participation, guidance, and in-depth collaboration in planning and executing conservation programs.

We also lead research to understand whether our efforts meaningfully change public knowledge, attitudes, and actions about conservation and nature.