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SUMMARY:Oktollerfest: The Drake Screaming Retriever
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun way to mark the start of fall in the Bow Valley? \nCheck out Oktollerfest — Oktoberfest\, but with dogs! — at The Drake Screaming Retriever in Canmore. \nAs Screaming Retriever’s charitable partner for this event\, Y2Y will receive a portion of ticket sales — so you can enjoy a great afternoon with friends\, neighbours and four-legged companions while helping wildlife and people thrive across the Yellowstone to Yukon region. \nThere will be plenty of fall fun\, including: \n\nA best-dressed pup costume contest\, with judging at 5 p.m.\nThe debut of Screaming Retriever’s new Chocolate Retriever Dunkel Lager\nMusic from DJ Wolfie Beatz\nLawn games\, a delicious menu and a dog-friendly patio\n\nTickets include admission and a pint. Lederhosen are optional; a good time is highly likely! \nDetails:\nDate: September 19\, 2026 \nTime: 2:00 – 8:00 pm MDT \nCost: $15/adults and free for kids \nLocation: The Drake Screaming Retriever\, Canmore.
URL:https://y2y.net/event/oktollerfest-the-drake-screaming-retriever/
LOCATION:Alberta
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Being Wildlife Wise
DESCRIPTION:As trails get busier\, it is important to make sure people can get outside and have fun while safely sharing space with wildlife. Join Y2Y and the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC for an interactive webinar where participants will learn about key wildlife species\, responsible recreation tools\, strategies\, and wildlife wise practices. \nKey topics: \n\nLearn about how outdoor recreation activities can impact wildlife\nIdentify key wildlife and their sensitivities to recreation across seasons\nExplore best practices for co-existence and being wildlife wise\nDiscuss tools\, approaches\, and innovative ways to minimize impacts to wildlife\n\nThe webinar will be presented by Nadine Raynolds\, Y2Y’s director of communities and conservation\, and Nikki Heim\, Y2Y’s manager of communities and conservation. \nAttendance is free — RSVP to watch online on zoom. \n\nDetails\nDate: September 22\, 2026 \nTime: 7:00 — 8:15 pm MDT/6:00 — 7:15 pm  PDT \nCost: Free \nLocation: Online on zoom \n 
URL:https://y2y.net/event/webinar-being-wildlife-wise/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Y2Y Presents — The Rockies Wild Corridor: a Maternity Ward for Caribou
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Jodi Hilty\, President & Chief Scientist of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) to learn more about why the Y2Y region is the world’s last intact wilderness mountain system\, an important region for reversing the loss of biodiversity and an important solution for a changing climate. The Y2Y region runs along the spine of the Rockies stretching from Wyoming in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north\, 40% of which lies within the British Columbia landmass. \nThe evening includes a short introduction by Dr. Hilty\, followed by the film\, The Rockies Wild Corridor: a Maternity Ward for Caribou\, which focuses on reversing the loss of biodiversity in the region and tells the story of the ongoing restoration of the Klinse-za caribou herd in northeastern BC by the West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations and their supporting partners\, including Y2Y. \nThe film will be followed by an opportunity for questions and a short closing presentation by Tim Burkhart focusing on Indigenous-led land protection and the current opportunity to protect the Dene K’eh Kusan area of British Columbia (the biggest\, wildest place you’ve never heard of). \nAttendance is free\, but there is limited space available — RSVP to attend in person. \nDetails\nDate: October 1\, 2026 \nTime: 7:00 pm PDT \nCost: Free \nLocation: Patagonia Vancouver\, 1994 West 4th Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia V6J 1M5
URL:https://y2y.net/event/y2y-presents-the-rockies-wild-corridor-a-maternity-ward-for-caribou/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Lecture & webinar: Nature positive: a global goal to restore stability to the Earth System
DESCRIPTION:What would it take to reverse biodiversity loss and create a future where people and nature can thrive? Join register for Earth X\, an evening featuring student research on environmental challenges and a keynote from conservation leader Harvey Locke on the growing global movement toward a Nature Positive future\, where protecting and restoring nature is recognized as essential to economic prosperity and human well-being.\nDate: Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026\n*Student research poster session is supported by the Tom Oliver Lecture Series. \nQuestions? Please email scialumni@ucalgary.ca. \nHarvey is co-founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative\, is lead author of the Frontiers in Science article Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss towards restoring Earth system stability\, the first peer reviewed article to fully address the global Nature Positive goal since it was initially articulated in 2021 \nDepartment of Earth\, Energy\, and Environment at the University of Calgary\, EARTHx Speaker Series. EARTHx is our flagship public lecture series\, bringing together leading voices in science\, exploration\, conservation\, and environmental leadership for conversations with the broader Calgary community (https://science.ucalgary.ca/earth/about/earthx).
URL:https://y2y.net/event/lecture-webinar-nature-positive-a-global-goal-to-restore-stability-to-the-earth-system/
LOCATION:Alberta
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SUMMARY:Y2Y Wild Film Fest 2026 | Online
DESCRIPTION:Join Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative to experience an evening of wild stories and big possibilities at the Y2Y Wild Film Fest!\nThrough inspiring films and lively conversation with conservation experts\, explore the wildlife\, landscapes and people that make the Yellowstone to Yukon region extraordinary. Featuring On the Landscape\, the film fest offers a hopeful look at how communities are helping wildlife thrive — and how we can all be part of a more connected future. \n  \nSecure your free tickets to the online event here!\nJoining from Canada      Joining from the US \nJoining from a country outside Canada or the US \n\nEvent Details:\nWhen: Sunday\, November 15\, 2026\, 11 AM – 2 PM Alberta Time (10 AM – 1 PM PCT and MT) \nWhere: Online through Zoom \nCost: Free \n  \nFilm Schedule:\n11:00 AM – Welcome and introduction to Bruce the Lynx \n11:10 AM – Earthshot screening \nThe Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative was named a 2026 finalist for The Earthshot Prize in the Protect and Restore Nature category. Discover how Y2Y is working with over 800+ partners to lead one of the largest conservation collaborations in history\, reconnecting a wildlife corridor across two countries so wildlife can roam free.  \n11:20 AM – Bruce video and northern conservation conversation \nMeet everyone’s favourite lynx\, Bruce Canowski! Bruce the puppet lynx has packed his snacks and is travelling across B.C.’s backroads\, exploring wild places as he goes. As part of the Wildly Serious campaign in B.C.\, Bruce is on a mission to bring the people and organizations who live and work in the province together to advocate for its outdoors. \n11:40 AM – Room to Roam screening and wildlife crossings discussion \nHow do animals navigate a changing world? A new animation from the Room to Roam: Y2Y Wildlife Movements project explores one of the most compelling questions in conservation science — and the answer is visible from space. \n12:00 PM – Planet Wild screening and discussion \nWhat does it take to reconnect the Rockies? Join Planet Wild for a behind-the-scenes look at how Y2Y and our partners are helping wildlife move safely across busy highways. From Banff’s wildlife crossings to efforts along Highway 3\, discover how science and collaboration are creating a more connected future for wildlife and people. \n12:20 PM – Audience questions and discussion\, followed by a brief intermission \n12:45 PM – On the Landscape screening \nAlong the highways of British Columbia’s East Kootenay region\, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are at risk from the roads and railways that cut through their ancestral range. On The Landscape follows the scientists\, First Nations guardians\, wildlife managers\, and grassroots conservationists fighting to save struggling herds before it’s too late. \nFrom a herd reduced to just eleven animals near Golden\, to a landmark wildlife overpass rising above Radium Hot Springs\, this is a story about what we stand to lose\, and what ordinary people can do when they refuse to let it happen. \nDirector: Tash Baycroft \n1:45 PM – Film discussion and Q&A\, thank you and wrap up \n  \nPrefer to attend the in-person film fest on November 17th? You can find the schedule and registration information here: In-person Y2Y Wild Film Fest. \n  \nPhoto credits: Top left\, K. Zenkewich; top right\, Shutterstock; bottom\, Shutterstock
URL:https://y2y.net/event/save-the-date-y2y-wild-film-fest-2026-online/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Y2Y Wild Film Fest 2026 | Canmore\, Alta.
DESCRIPTION:Join Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative to experience an evening of wild stories and big possibilities at the in-person Y2Y Wild Film Fest!\nThrough inspiring films and lively conversation with conservation experts\, explore the wildlife\, landscapes and people that make the Yellowstone to Yukon region extraordinary. Featuring On the Landscape\, the evening offers a hopeful look at how communities are helping wildlife thrive — and how we can all be part of a more connected future. \n  \nBUY YOUR TICKETS for the in-person event \n  \nEvent Details:\nWhen: Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026\, 7 PM – 9:15 PM Alberta Time \nWhere: artsPlace\, Canmore\, 950 8th Avenue\, Canmore \nCost: Adult $15 / Youth $7.50 \n  \nFilm Schedule:\n6:30 – Doors open \n7:00 PM – Welcome and Earthshot screening \nThe Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative was named a 2026 finalist for The Earthshot Prize in the Protect and Restore Nature category. Discover how Y2Y is working with over 800+ partners to lead one of the largest conservation collaborations in history\, reconnecting a wildlife corridor across two countries so wildlife can roam free.  \n7:10 PM – Planet Wild screening \nWhat does it take to reconnect the Rockies? Join Planet Wild for a behind-the-scenes look at how Y2Y and our partners are helping wildlife move safely across busy highways. From Banff’s wildlife crossings to efforts along Highway 3\, discover how science and collaboration are creating a more connected future for wildlife and people. \n7:35 AM – On the Landscape screening \nAlong the highways of British Columbia’s East Kootenay region\, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are at risk from the roads and railways that cut through their ancestral range. On The Landscape follows the scientists\, First Nations guardians\, wildlife managers\, and grassroots conservationists fighting to save struggling herds before it’s too late. \nFrom a herd reduced to just eleven animals near Golden\, to a landmark wildlife overpass rising above Radium Hot Springs\, this is a story about what we stand to lose\, and what ordinary people can do when they refuse to let it happen. \nDirector: Tash Baycroft \n8: 35 – Intermission \n8:45 PM – Discussion and audience Q&A \nJoin us after the films for an engaging panel discussion with On the Landscape’s Brian Gustafson\, as well as Y2Y’s Caleigh Leighton\, government relations strategist and Tim Burkhart\, director of landscape protection. \n9:10 PM– Thank you and wrap up \n  \nPrefer to attend the online film fest on November 15th? You can find the schedule and registration information here: Online Y2Y Wild Film Fest \n  \nPhoto credits: Top left\, K. Zenkewich; top right\, Shutterstock; bottom\, Shutterstock
URL:https://y2y.net/event/y2y-wild-film-fest-2026-canmore-alta/
LOCATION:artsPlace Canmore\, 950 8th Avenue T1W 2T1\, Canmore\, Alberta\, T1W 2T1\, Canada
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