MBTCS News & Updates
Joe Michielsen receives 2026 Blue Feather Award
Longtime MBTCS volunteer and director Joe Michielsen has received the 2026 Blue Feather Award from the Ellis Nature Centre, recognizing his 25 years of dedicated bluebird trail monitoring and conservation work.
MBTCS volunteer recognized in Nature Alberta Magazine
MBTCS volunteer Joe Michielsen is featured in the Winter 2026 edition of Nature Alberta magazine for his 25 years of stewardship on the Skull Springs bluebird trail. His long-term monitoring and maintenance efforts have helped 1,475+ Mountain Bluebirds successfully fledge in Southern Alberta.