Watershed Stewardship in Alberta: a Directory of Stewardship Groups, Support Agencies, and Resources
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WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP IN ALBERTA: A DIRECTORY OF STEWARDSHIP GROUPS, SUPPORT AGENCIES AND RESOURCES APRIL 2005 INTRODUCTION FOREWORD This directory of WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP IN ALBERTA has been designed to begin a process to meet the needs of individuals, stewardship groups, and support agencies (including all levels of government, non- governmental organizations, and industry). From recent workshops, surveys, and consultations, community- based stewards indicated a need to be better connected with other stewards doing similar work and with supporting agencies. They need better access to information, technical assistance, funding sources, and training in recruiting and keeping volunteers. Some groups said they felt isolated and did not have a clear sense that the work they were doing was important and appreciated by society. A number of steps have occurred recently that are beginning to address some of these concerns. The Alberta Stewardship Network, for example, has been established to better connect stewards to each other and to support agencies. Collaboration with other provincial and national networks (e.g. Canada’s Stewardship Communities Network) is occurring on an on-going basis. Internet-based information sites, such as the Stewardship Canada Portal (www.stewardshipcanada.ca), are being established to provide sources of information, linkages to key organizations, and newsletters featuring success stories and progress being made by grassroots stewards. These sites are being connected provincially and nationally to keep people informed with activities across Canada. The focus of this directory is on watershed stewardship groups working in Alberta. The term ‘watershed’ is inclusive of all stewardship activities occurring on the landscape, be they water, air, land, or biodiversity-based. We define a watershed as an area of land, bounded by topographic features, that drains water to a shared destination such as a lake, stream, estuary, or ocean. Another important feature of the directory was to move beyond simply obtaining contact information about a group or organization, and including a profile that captures who they are, what they do, and where they work. This was included to provide users of the directory information to facilitate locating groups with similar projects or objectives. The directory has been formatted on a watershed basis in Alberta, listing organizations in each of the seven major basins. Where group activities span more than one watershed they are cross-referenced within the watershed section or listed by the major sectors, such as: provincial or federal government, provincial or national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Aboriginal and First Nations, or private sector. An alphabetical index at the end of the directory will assist readers who are not sure where to find a particular group. This directory has been a project funded by Alberta Environment and was conducted by the Alberta Stewardship Network with contractual obligations being met by the Interim Secretariat, the Land Stewardship Centre of Canada. Ernie Ewaschuk April 2005 Watershed Stewardship in Alberta i Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge Alberta Environment for recognizing the importance of this project and for the funding provided. In particular, we would like to thank Petra Rowell, Environmental Strategies Advisor in the Partnerships and Strategies Section for her assistance and advice during all phases of the project. Thanks also to Ed Bulger of Alberta Environment for producing the watershed map. We gratefully acknowledge Roger Schroeder, Water Strategy Specialist, Manitoba Water Strategy, Manitoba Water Stewardship for providing us an electronic copy of the Manitoba Water Directory along with sound advice and encouragement. We appreciate the work of Judy Fushtey of Broken Arrow Solutions for the cover design. The authors would like to thank all those involved for voluntarily providing information, contacts, and leads to make the directory possible. Thanks also to Mona Southron of the Land Stewardship Centre for providing extensive contact lists for the investigators. PROJECT TEAM Project Management: Petra Rowell (Alberta Environment) Ernie Ewaschuk (Land Stewardship Centre of Canada) Project Contractors: Linda Jabs (Agro-environmental Community) Margaret Glasford (Gull Lake Water Quality Management Society) Sarah Primeau (Land Stewardship Centre of Canada) DISCLAIMER This directory should not be considered as a complete work. Rather, it is only a snapshot in time of the stewardship groups that we were able to locate during the course of this project. This directory should be considered a work-in-progress, as we discovered new groups just starting and others disbanding during the study period. In addition, it was sometimes difficult to determine whether a particular group had a stewardship mandate or not from the information provided. This was particularly difficult in terms of separating stewardship objectives from advocacy roles, both of which are important and needed to meet environmental goals. In this respect, we included organizations that were more ‘hands on’ in terms of stewardship activities or supportive roles. We sincerely hope that sponsors will be found to update the directory in the future and therefore, request your continued input by sending us information on groups that may have been missed, newly formed groups, or ones that have ceased activities. A blank profile form for your use is available at the end of the directory. In addition, discussions are underway to make the directory available electronically in the near future. Please send any new additions or revisions to: Alberta Stewardship Network Interim Secretariat - Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 17503-45 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6M 2N3 Phone: (780) 483-1885 Fax: (780) 486-9599 Email: [email protected] Web: www.landstewardship.org Please cite this document as: Primeau, S.N. (Editor). 2005. Watershed Stewardship in Alberta: A Directory of Stewardship Groups, Support Agencies, and Resources. Alberta Environment, Alberta Stewardship Network, and Land Stewardship Centre of Canada. 103 pp. Watershed Stewardship in Alberta ii Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Major Watersheds of Alberta Wood Buffalo N National Mackenzie Park Northern Lights Wood Clear East Buffalo Hills Peace Opportunity Fort McMurray Peace Fa irvie w Sad dle Hills Spirit Birch River Hills Sm oky River Big Lesser Grande Prairie Slave Grande Prairie Lakes River Lakeland Athabasca Greenview Bonnyville Westlock Barrhead ThorhildSm oky L ake Wo od lan ds St . Pau l Lac Ste. Willmore Sturgeon Lamont Anne Two Hills Wilderness Edmonton Yellowhead ParklandStrath co na Vegreville Vermilion River Beaver Brazeau Leduc Lloydminster Wetaskiwin Jasper Camrose Wainwright Po noka Flagstaff Lacombe Provost Clearwater Red DeerStettler Paintearth Hay River Watershed Red Deer Sp eci al Area 4 Peace River Watershed Mountain Starl and Athabasca River Watershed View Kneehill Ba nff Sp eci al Sp eci al Beaver River Watershed Area 3 Bighorn Area 2 North Saskatchewan River W atershed Rocky View Acadia Battle River Sub-Watershed Calgary Wheatland Sounding Creek Sub-Watershed Kananaskis Newell South Saskatchewan Watershed Foothills Red Deer River Sub-Watershed Vu lcan Bow River Sub-Watershed Cypress Willow Oldman River Sub-Watershed Ranchland Creek Taber Medicine Hat Milk River Watershed Lethbridge Lethbridge Forty Mile Pincher Creek 100 0 100 200 Kilometers Cardston Milk River Water ton Watershed Stewardship in Alberta iii Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada OVERVIEW OF THE DIRECTORY SECTION 1: WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP GROUPS AND REGIONAL RESOURCES ..........1 1. HAY AND BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED ................................................................1 2. PEACE AND SLAVE RIVER WATERSHED ................................................................2 3. ATHABASCA RIVER WATERSHED..........................................................................5 4. BEAVER (CHURCHILL) RIVER WATERSHED..........................................................10 5. NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER WATERSHED ......................................................12 BATTLE RIVER SUB-WATERSHED ................................................................22 SOUNDING CREEK SUB-WATERSHED...........................................................24 6. SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER WATERSHED ......................................................25 RED DEER RIVER SUB-WATERSHED ............................................................26 BOW RIVER SUB-WATERSHED ....................................................................31 OLDMAN RIVER SUB-WATERSHED...............................................................40 7. MILK (MISSOURI) RIVER WATERSHED .................................................................45 SECTION 2: ABORIGINAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES ......................................46 8. ABORIGINAL STEWARDSHIP GROUPS AND RESOURCES........................................46 SECTION 3: PROVINCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES .......................................49 9. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES...................................49 10. PROVINCIAL NON-GOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONS ..........................................58 SECTION 4: NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES ..........................................74