Robert Turner was a founding member of the Edmonton Birding Club. He became the club’s Field Secretary and for 20 years from the early 1960’s to the early 1980’s he organized club field trips, led many of them and kept extensive field notes. Turner also compiled the Christmas Bird Count results. In 1989, he received a 40 years of service award from the ECBCount. In 1992, after Turner's death, the Edmonton Birding Club renamed their Appreciation award in his honour. The Edmonton Nature Club has retained this tradition.
Edgar T. Jones (1923-2011) acted to create positive environmental change and inspire those around him. He was a pioneer in the conservation of wetlands, birds and wildlife. He appeared in hundreds of TV shows, did countless presentations to students and worked for 18 years with the Audubon society, travelling across North America addressing nature and conservation issues.
Jones received the Order of Canada in recognition of his efforts in wildlife conservation and was honored with the Alberta Emerald Award for his commitment to our environment. He was the co-founder of the Alberta Wildlife Federation and was recognized with the Alberta Order of the Bighorn, an award of excellence from the City of Edmonton. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Alberta.
Known as the “Birdman of Edmonton”, over the course of his career that started in 1940 he banded more than 100,000 birds and mentored some of the current Edmonton Nature Club members along the way.
In 2012, The Edmonton Nature Club Conservation Award was renamed The Edgar T. Jones Award for Conservation.
Jones received the Order of Canada in recognition of his efforts in wildlife conservation and was honored with the Alberta Emerald Award for his commitment to our environment. He was the co-founder of the Alberta Wildlife Federation and was recognized with the Alberta Order of the Bighorn, an award of excellence from the City of Edmonton. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Alberta.
Known as the “Birdman of Edmonton”, over the course of his career that started in 1940 he banded more than 100,000 birds and mentored some of the current Edmonton Nature Club members along the way.
In 2012, The Edmonton Nature Club Conservation Award was renamed The Edgar T. Jones Award for Conservation.