Mike McIvor is the past-president of the Bow Valley Naturalists, a volunteer organization with an interest in natural history and conservation based in the Banff-Canmore area of Alberta. McIvor is a long time resident of Banff where he worked for 30 years (until 1994) as the Grounds Foreman at the Banff Centre. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bow Valley Naturalists for over 30 years, was a Director of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists for many years, including 2 terms as president (1978-1980) and was a Director of the Alberta Wilderness Association for 13 years. He chaired the Local/Regional Environment sector during the round table for the Banff Bow Valley Study (1995-1996) and chaired the Environmental Community sector of the Local Committee for the provincial Bow Valley Special Places Program (1997-1998). He participates on several advisory committees for Banff National Park. Mike and Diane McIvor have conducted breeding bird and amphibian surveys in the park for many years.

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