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FIELD TRIPS

Here is an opportunity to explore, learn and enjoy the outdoors! Participate in a Nature Regina field trip in and around Regina. These trips are led by members, and usually are held on the weekend. 

Although field trips are a benefit of membership, others are welcome to attend. Exceptions are when the trip is marked as “members only”. 

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There is no cost to attend, although carpooling is encouraged when possible (and when allowed by public health orders) and there may be sharing of gas costs. Unless otherwise indicated, participants meet in the parking lot of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum at the corner of Albert Street and College Avenue in Regina, and carpool from there. In some cases, meeting at the destination is possible. 

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Field trips can be cancelled or postponed due to weather. Please check on the status of a field trip before the event in the Calendar; all efforts will be made to keep the status of the event current. If you have RSVP'd to an event, you will be contacted if there are changes or cancellations. 

All Nature Regina events are scent-free events. 

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To contact us with comments or suggestions, and to submit photos from field trips for use on the website, please email natureregina@gmail.com. (For photos: copyright watermark if desired; those submitted around 2,000 kb enlarge nicely when clicked on for viewing.) 

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More volunteer leaders for field trips are needed. If you are interested, please let us know! 

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If you are interested in volunteering, please contact nature.regina@gmail.com.  

Upcoming and Past Fieldtrips

  • Wascana Park Indigenous, Invasive and Feral Plants
    Sat 10 Jun
    Details
    Jun 10, 10:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Douglas Park, Regina, SK S4V, Canada
    Join us, on a tour of Wascana Park’s Habitat Conservation Area. An area set aside as habitat for local birds and wildlife. Due to its location it receives much less attention from the conventional maintenance crews outside of a bit of trail maintenance.
  • Summer birding at AE Wilson Park
    Tue 13 Jun
    Details
    Jun 13, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    8th Ave Parking Lot AE Wilson Park, Dieppe, Regina, SK S4T 6T8, Canada
    We will explore AE Wilson Park looking for birds that call the park home for the summer, such as Cedar Waxwings, Baltimore Orioles, Common Yellowthroats and Brown Thrashers.
  • Hidden Valley Succulents
    Sat 24 Jun
    Details
    Jun 24, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    RSM, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    Join the us, on a trip through the rolling hills of hidden valley to find cacti!
  • Birding at the North end of Last Mountain Lake
    Sun 21 May
    Details
    May 21, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    This is peak migration time in Saskatchewan! We should be able to tally over 70 species during this trip especially if warblers are present at the regional park. We will start the trip by driving up to the Last Mountain Lake Regional Park, with a visit to the Last Mountain Bird Observatory.
  • Explore the old golf course on Sandra Schmirler Way
    Sat 20 May
    Details
    May 20, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Callie Curling Club, 2225 Sandra Schmirler Way, Regina, SK S4W 1B6, Canada
    Come explore this overlooked area where we will find a variety of native plants and wildlife species. There are hopes to turn this area into a much better place for nature in the future. Come explore and see what we can find! We will be walking around on grassy terrain not on a path.
  • Early morning bird walk in Wascana Park
    Thu 18 May
    Details
    May 18, 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    This will be a quick walk around the museum area to find any migrants that have stopped over in the park. We hope to find a variety of warblers, sparrows, thrushes and vireos! No birding experience necessary. All ages welcome.
  • Shorebirds at Chaplin and Reed Lakes
    Sat 13 May
    Details
    May 13, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    Let’s go see hundreds of shorebirds at one of the most important shorebird stop over locations in all of North America! We will see Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, Red-necked Phalaropes and more.
  • Wildflowers at Hidden Valley
    Sat 06 May
    Details
    May 06, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Esso, SK-20, Craven, SK S0G 0W0, Canada
    Hidden Valley’s hillsides and prairie are an excellent place to see some wildflowers. We will meet at the Esso in craven, drive out to Hidden Valley and then walk looking for wildflowers.
  • Spring Wildflowers at Hidden Valley
    Sun 30 Apr
    Details
    Apr 30, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    Hidden Valley’s hillsides and prairie are an excellent place to see some of the early spring wildflowers. We will meet at the Museum, drive out to Hidden Valley and then walk looking for wildflowers. The best early wildflowers are along the ridges, so we plan to walk the Ridgeway
  • Bluebirds on Route 99
    Sat 29 Apr
    Details
    Apr 29, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    A long-time classic Nature Regina field trip, we will drive along Route 99 looking for Mountain Bluebirds and many other spring arrivals. We should be able to see some spring crocus too.
  • POSTPONED Bluebirds on Route 99
    Sat 22 Apr
    Details
    Apr 22, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    POSTPONED TO APRIL 29. A long-time classic Nature Regina field trip, we will drive along Route 99 looking for Mountain Bluebirds and many other spring arrivals. We should be able to see some spring crocus too.
  • Spring birds in Wascana Park
    Sun 16 Apr
    Details
    Apr 16, 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
    Pine Island Parking Lot, Pine Island Bridge, Regina, SK S4S, Canada
    Spring is in the air in AE Wilson Park! Songbirds congregate in the trees, and waterfowl quickly crowd the islands and shoreline. The beavers begin their active season, and the local lichens are finally taking on color.
  • Exploring Nature at AE Wilson Park
    Sat 15 Apr
    Details
    Apr 15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    A.E Wilson Parking, Unnamed Road, Regina, SK S4T, Canada
    Spring is in the air in AE Wilson Park! Songbirds congregate in the trees, and waterfowl quickly crowd the islands and shoreline. The beavers begin their active season, and the local lichens are finally taking on color.
  • CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. Birding around the Condie Nature Refuge
    Sat 08 Apr
    Details
    Apr 08, 9:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
    RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    This event has been cancelled due to weather.
  • Gull Roost Watch in Wascana Park
    Tue 04 Apr
    Details
    Apr 04, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Candy Cane Parking Lot, 501 Wascana Dr, Regina, SK S4S 7L3, Canada
    The gulls are back! Experience the spectacle as thousands of gulls pour into Wascana Marsh and lake at dusk to roost on the ice for the night – it is a cacophony of sound!
  • Exploring Pine Island
    Sun 26 Mar
    Details
    Mar 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Pine Island Parking Lot in Wascana Park, Pine Island Bridge, Regina, SK S4S, Canada
    Pine Island is a man-made island situated to the southwest of the Broad Street Bridge. Originally constructed in the 1930s with fill from the first excavation and further expanded and upgraded following the "Big Dig" Wascana lake expansion in 2004.
  • Winter birding at AE Wilson Park
    Sat 18 Mar
    Details
    Mar 18, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    8th Ave Parking Lot AE Wilson Park, Dieppe, Regina, SK S4T 6T8, Canada
    Get outside for a refreshing winter walk! We will tour around AE Wilson Park looking for our regular winter birds such as nuthatches, chickadees, and woodpeckers. If we are lucky, we will find a Northern Shrike. Walking distance will be 2-3 km. Dress warmly and bring binoculars. All welcome!
  • Birding in Wakamow Park, Moose Jaw
    Sun 12 Mar
    Details
    Mar 12, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Meet at RSM Parking Lot, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
    As winter loosens its grip on the prairies in the coming weeks, explore Wakamow Park looking for a number of resident winter birds before the spring migrants begin to arrive. This part of Moose Jaw is famous for having hand-tame chickadees and nuthatches who will accept a treat from your hand!
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