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

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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 11. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES...... 67

12. NATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ...... 74

SECTION 5: PRIVATE SECTOR STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES...... 81

13. BUSINESSES WITH STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS ...... 81

SECTION 6: FUNDING DIRECTORIES ...... 85

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta iv Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION...... I

FOREWARD ...... i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... ii

PROJECT TEAM ...... ii

DISCLAIMER ...... ii

MAJOR WATERSHEDS OF ALBERTA MAP ...... iii

OVERVIEW OF THE DIRECTORY ...... iv

SECTION 1: WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP GROUPS AND REGIONAL RESOURCES ...... 1

1. Hay and Buffalo River Watershed...... 1

1.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 1 1.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 1 1.2.1. Clear Hills (MD 21) ...... 1 1.2.2. Mackenzie (MD 23) ...... 1 1.2.3. Northern Lights (MD 22)...... 1 1.2.4. Wood Buffalo (ID 24)...... 1 1.2.5. Wood Buffalo (RM) ...... 1 2. Peace and Slave River Watershed ...... 2

2.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 2 2.1.1. Central Peace Conservation Society (CPCS) ...... 2 2.1.2. Charlie Lake Conservation Society ...... 2 2.1.3. Heart River Watershed Stewardship Group...... 2 2.1.4. North Peace Applied Research Association (NPARA)...... 2 2.1.5. West County Watershed Group ...... 3 2.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 3 2.2.1. Big Lakes (MD)...... 3 2.2.2. Birch Hills (County)...... 3 2.2.3. Clear Hills (MD 21) ...... 3 2.2.4. Fairview (MD 136) ...... 3 2.2.5. Grande Prairie (MD 1) ...... 3 2.2.6. Greenview (MD 16) ...... 3 2.2.7. Jasper (ID 12)...... 3 2.2.8. Lesser Slave River (MD 124) ...... 3 2.2.9. Mackenzie (MD 23) ...... 3 2.2.10. Northern Lights (MD 22)...... 3 2.2.11. Northern Sunrise (County) ...... 3 2.2.12. Opportunity (MD 17)...... 3 2.2.13. Peace (MD 135) ...... 3 2.2.14. Saddle Hills (County)...... 3 2.2.15. Smoky River (MD 130) ...... 3 2.2.16. Spirit River (MD 133)...... 3

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta v Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 2.2.17. Willmore Wilderness (ID 25)...... 4 2.2.18. Wood Buffalo (ID 24)...... 4 2.2.19. Wood Buffalo (RM)...... 4 3. Athabasca River Watershed...... 5

3.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 5 3.1.1. Baptiste, Island, and Skeleton Lakes Watershed Management and Lake Stewardship Council...... 5 3.1.2. Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca (CCCSA) ...... 5 3.1.3. Healthy Lake Project (Lac la Biche) ...... 5 3.1.4. Jasper Environmental Association (JEA) ...... 5 3.1.5. Lac La Biche Fisheries Enhancement Group...... 6 3.1.6. Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee ...... 6 3.1.7. Lac La Nonne Enhancement and Protection Association (LEPA) ...... 6 3.1.8. Lac La Nonne Watershed Stewardship Society (LWSS) ...... 6 3.1.9. Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory...... 7 3.1.10. Lesser Slave Lake North Country Community Association...... 7 3.1.11. Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Committee...... 7 3.1.12. North East Alberta Water Management Coalition Association...... 7 3.1.13. North West Alliance Conservation Initiative ...... 7 3.1.14. Waters Edge Resource Group (WERG)...... 8 3.1.15. West Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society (Athabasca Bioregional Society) .....8 3.1.16. West Central Conservation Group (WCCG) ...... 8 3.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 8 3.2.1. Athabasca (County 12)...... 8 3.2.2. Barrhead (County 11)...... 8 3.2.3. Big Lakes (MD)...... 8 3.2.4. Brazeau (County) ...... 8 3.2.4.1. Brazeau Healthy Waterways...... 8 3.2.5. Greenview (MD 16) ...... 8 3.2.6. Jasper (ID 12)...... 9 3.2.7. Jasper, Town of ...... 9 3.2.8. Lac Ste. Anne (County) ...... 9 3.2.9. Lakeland (County) ...... 9 3.2.10. Lesser Slave River (MD 124) ...... 9 3.2.11. Northern Sunrise (County) ...... 9 3.2.12. Opportunity (MD 17)...... 9 3.2.13. Thorhild (County 7)...... 9 3.2.14. Westlock (County) ...... 9 3.2.15. Willmore Wilderness (ID 25)...... 9 3.2.16. Wood Buffalo (RM)...... 9 3.2.17. Woodlands (County)...... 9 3.2.18. Yellowhead (County) ...... 9 4. Beaver (Churchill) River Watershed ...... 10

4.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 10 4.1.1. Beaver River Naturalist Society...... 10 4.1.2. Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA)...... 10 4.1.3. Marie Lake Air and Watershed Society...... 10 4.1.4. Moose Lake Watershed Management Plan ...... 10 4.1.5. Pelican Narrows Healthy Shoreline Committee ...... 10 4.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 11 4.2.1. Athabasca (County 12)...... 11

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta vi Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 4.2.2. Bonnyville (MD 87) ...... 11 4.2.3. Lakeland (County) ...... 11 4.2.4. Smoky Lake (County)...... 11 4.2.5. St. Paul (County 19) ...... 11 4.2.6. Thorhild (County 7)...... 11 5. North Saskatchewan River Watershed...... 12

5.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 12 5.1.1. Beaverhill Bird Observatory...... 12 5.1.2. Beaverhill Watershed Initiative (BWI)...... 12 5.1.3. Big Lake Environmental Support Society (BLESS)...... 12 5.1.4. Bonnie Lake Sustainability Association...... 13 5.1.5. Devon Watershed Alliance ...... 13 5.1.6. Edmonton Naturalization Group ...... 13 5.1.7. Edmonton Nature Club...... 13 5.1.8. Fort Saskatchewan Naturalist Society...... 13 5.1.9. Friends of Lily Lake ...... 13 5.1.10. Grey Wooded Forage Association ...... 14 5.1.11. Hastings Lakefront Landowners Association ...... 14 5.1.12. Iron Creek Watershed Improvement Society (ICWIS) ...... 14 5.1.13. Lake Isle Aquatic Management Society (LIAMS)...... 14 5.1.14. Lake Matchayan Club...... 15 5.1.15. Lake Wabamun Enhancement and Protection Association (LWEPA) ...... 15 5.1.16. Lake Wabamun Watch ...... 15 5.1.17. Legacy Lands Conservation Society ...... 16 5.1.18. Mewassin Community Action Council ...... 16 5.1.19. North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) Society...... 16 5.1.20. North West Alliance Conservation Initiative ...... 16 5.1.21. Northwest Voyageurs Canoe and Kayak Club...... 16 5.1.22. Onoway River Valley Conservation Association (ORVCA)...... 16 5.1.23. Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin ...... 17 5.1.24. Sandy Lake Restoration Society ...... 17 5.1.25. Smithfield Organization for Life Values & Environment (SOLVE)...... 17 5.1.26. Vermilion River Operations Advisory Committee ...... 17 5.1.27. Vermilion River Watershed Initiative ...... 17 5.1.28. Wagner Natural Area Society...... 18 5.1.29. West Central Forage Association (WCFA)...... 18 5.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 18 5.2.1. Banff (ID 9) ...... 18 5.2.2. Beaver (County) ...... 18 5.2.3. Brazeau (County) ...... 18 5.2.3.1. Brazeau Healthy Waterways...... 18 5.2.4. Camrose (County 22) ...... 19 5.2.4.1. Camrose, City of ...... 19 5.2.5. Edmonton, City of ...... 19 5.2.5.1. Edmonton, City of: Asset Management & Public Works - Drainage Services...... 19 5.2.5.2. Edmonton, City of: Office of the Conservation Coordinator...... 20 5.2.6. Clearwater (County) ...... 20 5.2.7. Elk Island (ID 13) ...... 20 5.2.8. Jasper (ID 12)...... 20 5.2.9. Lac Ste. Anne (County) ...... 20 5.2.10. Lakeland (County) ...... 20 5.2.11. Lamont (County)...... 20 5.2.12. Leduc (County) ...... 20

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta vii Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 5.2.13. Minburn (County 27)...... 20 5.2.14. Parkland (County)...... 20 5.2.15. Smoky Lake (County)...... 20 5.2.16. St. Paul (County 19) ...... 21 5.2.17. Strathcona (County) ...... 21 5.2.18. Sturgeon (County) ...... 21 5.2.19. Thorhild (County 7)...... 21 5.2.20. Two Hills (County 21) ...... 21 5.2.21. Vermilion River (County 24) ...... 21 5.2.22. Westlock (County) ...... 21 5.2.23. Wetaskiwin (County)...... 21 5.2.24. Yellowhead (County) ...... 21 Battle River Sub-Watershed ...... 22

5.3. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 22 5.3.1. Battle Lake Natural Areas Preservation Society ...... 22 5.3.2. Battle Lake Watershed Enhancement Association ...... 22 5.3.3. Battle River Watershed Advisory Group...... 22 5.4. Municipal Contacts ...... 22 5.4.1. Beaver (County) ...... 22 5.4.2. Camrose (County 22) ...... 22 5.4.2.1. Camrose, City of ...... 22 5.4.3. Flagstaff (County) ...... 22 5.4.4. Lacombe (County)...... 23 5.4.5. Leduc (County) ...... 23 5.4.6. Minburn (County 27)...... 23 5.4.7. Paintearth (County 18) ...... 23 5.4.8. Ponoka (County)...... 23 5.4.9. Provost (MD 52) ...... 23 5.4.10. Special Area 4 ...... 23 5.4.11. Stettler (County 6) ...... 23 5.4.12. Vermilion River (County 24) ...... 23 5.4.13. Wainwright (MD 61)...... 23 5.4.14. Wetaskiwin (County)...... 23 Sounding Creek Sub-Watershed...... 24

5.5. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 24 5.6. Municipal Contacts ...... 24 5.6.1. Paintearth (County 18) ...... 24 5.6.2. Provost (MD 52) ...... 24 5.6.3. Special Area 2 ...... 24 5.6.4. Special Area 3 ...... 24 5.6.5. Special Area 4 ...... 24 5.6.6. Wainwright (MD 61)...... 24 6. South Saskatchewan River Watershed ...... 25

6.1. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 25 6.1.1. Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin ...... 25 6.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 25 6.2.1. Cypress (County)...... 25 6.2.2. Forty Mile (County 8)...... 25 6.2.3. Medicine Hat, City of ...... 25

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta viii Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.2.4. Special Area 2 ...... 25 6.2.5. Taber (MD) ...... 25 Red Deer River Sub-Watershed ...... 26

6.3. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 26 6.3.1. Buffalo Lake Management Team ...... 26 6.3.2. Buffalo Lake Naturalist Club...... 26 6.3.3. Butte Action Committee...... 26 6.3.4. Friends of Sylvan Lake...... 26 6.3.5. Friends of the Little Red Deer River Society (FLRDRS) ...... 26 6.3.6. Grey Wooded Forage Association ...... 27 6.3.7. Gull Lake Water Quality Management Society...... 27 6.3.8. Kneehill Watershed Advisory Council ...... 27 6.3.9. Medicine River Watershed Society ...... 27 6.3.10. Pine Lake Restoration Society ...... 27 6.3.11. Red Deer River Naturalists...... 27 6.3.12. Red Deer River Watershed Alliance...... 27 6.3.13. Red-Bow Regional Watershed Alliance ...... 28 6.3.14. Rocky Riparian Group ...... 28 6.3.15. Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society (SLWSS)...... 28 6.4. Municipal Contacts ...... 28 6.4.1. Acadia (MD 34)...... 28 6.4.2. Banff (ID 9) ...... 28 6.4.3. Bighorn (MD 8) ...... 28 6.4.4. Camrose (County 22) ...... 29 6.4.4.1. Camrose, City of ...... 29 6.4.5. Clearwater (County) ...... 29 6.4.6. Drumheller, Town of ...... 29 6.4.7. Kneehill (County) ...... 29 6.4.8. Lacombe (County)...... 29 6.4.9. Mountain View (County) ...... 29 6.4.10. Newell (County 4) ...... 29 6.4.11. Paintearth (County 18) ...... 29 6.4.12. Ponoka County ...... 29 6.4.13. Red Deer (County) ...... 30 6.4.14. Red Deer, City of ...... 30 6.4.15. Rocky View (MD 44)...... 30 6.4.16. Special Area 2 ...... 30 6.4.17. Special Areas 3 ...... 30 6.4.18. Starland (County) ...... 30 6.4.19. Stettler (County 6) ...... 30 6.4.20. Wheatland (County)...... 30 Bow River Sub-Watershed ...... 31

6.5. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 31 6.5.1. Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area...... 31 6.5.2. Bow River Basin Council (BRBC)...... 31 6.5.3. Bow Riverkeeper ...... 31 6.5.4. BowKan Birders...... 32 6.5.5. Bragg Creek Environmental Coalition (BCEC)...... 32 6.5.6. Calgary Field Naturalists’ Society...... 32 6.5.7. Calgary Zoological Society...... 32 6.5.8. Cochrane Branches and Banks Environmental Foundation ...... 32 6.5.9. Cochrane Environmental Action Committee (CEAC)...... 33

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta ix Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.5.10. Crowfoot Creek Watershed Group ...... 33 6.5.11. Elbow River Watershed Partnership (ERWP) ...... 33 6.5.12. Farmers of the Elbow Watershed (FEW) ...... 33 6.5.13. Foothills Land Trust (FLT) ...... 33 6.5.14. Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society ...... 34 6.5.15. Ghost River Watershed Alliance Society...... 34 6.5.16. Nose Creek Watershed Partnership...... 34 6.5.17. Parks Foundation, Calgary...... 34 6.5.18. Red-Bow Regional Watershed Alliance ...... 35 6.5.19. River Valleys Committee (RVC) ...... 35 6.5.20. Rosebud River Watershed Partners...... 35 6.5.21. Sheep River Valley Preservation Society...... 35 6.5.22. Siksika First Nation...... 35 6.5.23. Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS)...... 35 6.5.24. Springbank Community Planning Association ...... 35 6.5.25. Stanley Park to Glenmore Dam Preservation Society (“S2G”) ...... 36 6.5.26. Sustainable Calgary Society ...... 36 6.5.27. Tri Community Watershed Initiative ...... 36 6.5.28. Turner Valley Gas Plant Committee for a Safe Historic Site...... 37 6.5.29. Weaselhead / Glenmore Park Preservation Society ...... 37 6.5.30. Western Sky Land Trust Society ...... 37 6.5.31. Wheatland County AESA Program: Waters of Wheatland, Wheatland County Range Management Project ...... 38 6.6. Municipal Contacts ...... 38 6.6.1. Banff (ID 9) ...... 38 6.6.2. Bighorn (MD 8) ...... 38 6.6.3. Calgary, City of ...... 38 6.6.4. Cypress (County)...... 39 6.6.5. Foothills (MD 31) ...... 39 6.6.6. Kananaskis (ID) ...... 39 6.6.7. Newell (County 4) ...... 39 6.6.8. Rocky View (MD 44)...... 39 6.6.9. Taber (MD) ...... 39 6.6.10. Vulcan (County)...... 39 6.6.11. Wheatland (County)...... 39 Oldman River Sub-Watershed...... 40

6.7. Regional Stewardship Groups ...... 40 6.7.1. Beaver Creek Watershed Group ...... 40 6.7.2. Beehive Conservation Natural Area ...... 40 6.7.3. Bobcreek Wildland Watershed Group ...... 40 6.7.4. Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition...... 40 6.7.5. Chaffen Creek Watershed Group...... 40 6.7.6. Crowsnest Conservation Society ...... 40 6.7.7. Cypress County Watershed Group ...... 41 6.7.8. Drywood Creek Watershed Group ...... 41 6.7.9. Lower Mosquito Creek Water Users Association...... 41 6.7.10. Lyndon Creek Conservation Group...... 41 6.7.11. Middle Little Bow River Watershed Group ...... 42 6.7.12. Oldman Watershed Council ...... 42 6.7.13. Pincher Creek Watershed Group (PCWG)...... 42 6.7.14. Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS)...... 42 6.7.15. Southwestern Alberta Conservation Partnership ...... 42 6.7.16. Upper Little Bow Basin Water Users...... 42

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta x Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.8. Municipal Contacts ...... 43 6.8.1. Cardston (County) ...... 43 6.8.2. Foothills (MD 31) ...... 43 6.8.3. Lethbridge (County)...... 43 6.8.4. Lethbridge, City of ...... 43 6.8.5. Pincher Creek (MD 9)...... 43 6.8.6. Ranchlands (MD 66)...... 43 6.8.7. Taber (MD) ...... 43 6.8.8. Vulcan (County)...... 43 6.8.9. Waterton (ID 4) ...... 43 6.8.10. Willow Creek (MD 26)...... 44 7. Milk (Missouri) River Watershed ...... 45

7.1. Regional stewardship groups...... 45 7.1.1. Fox Stock Association ...... 45 7.1.2. Milk River Ranchers Association...... 45 7.2. Municipal Contacts ...... 45 7.2.1. Cardston (County) ...... 45 7.2.2. Cypress (County)...... 45 7.2.3. Forty Mile (County 8)...... 45 7.2.4. Warner (County 5) ...... 45 SECTION 2: ABORIGINAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES ...... 46

8. Aboriginal Stewardship Groups, and Resources ...... 46

8.1. First Nations of Alberta Stewardship Initiatives...... 46 8.1.1. Kainai (Blood Tribe) First Nation ...... 46 8.1.2. Piikani First Nation: Piikani Environmental Services Ltd...... 46 8.1.3. Siksika First Nation...... 46 8.2. First Nations and Métis Groups and Resources...... 46 8.2.1. Assembly of First Nations: Environmental Stewardship Program...... 46 8.2.2. Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) ...... 47 8.2.3. First Nations Bands and Organizations of Alberta ...... 47 8.2.4. First Nations (Alberta) Technical Services Advisory Group (TSAG)...... 47 8.2.5. Métis Nation of Alberta: Agriculture and Environment Sector...... 47 8.2.6. Treaty 6 First Nations of Alberta Association ...... 47 8.2.7. Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Association ...... 48 SECTION 3: PROVINCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES ...... 49

9. Provincial Government Departments and Agencies ...... 49 9.1.1. Alberta Aboriginal and Northern Affairs...... 49 9.1.2. Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (AAFRD): Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture (AESA) program ...... 49 9.1.3. Alberta Community Development...... 51 9.1.3.1. Alberta Community Development: Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation ...... 52 9.1.3.2. Alberta Community Development: Volunteer Steward Program...... 52 9.1.4. Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB)...... 53 9.1.5. Alberta Energy: Resource Land Access Business Unit ...... 53 9.1.6. Alberta Environment...... 53 9.1.7. Alberta Health and Wellness: Environmental Public Health...... 54

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta xi Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 9.1.8. Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation...... 54 9.1.9. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development ...... 54 9.1.9.1. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development: Rangeland Management Branch...54 9.1.9.2. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development: Species at Risk program...... 55 9.1.10. Environmental Appeals Board...... 56 9.1.11. MULTISAR project...... 56 9.1.12. Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) ...... 56 10. Provincial Non-Governmental Organizations ...... 58 10.1.1. Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA)...... 58 10.1.2. Alberta Conservation Association (ACA)...... 58 10.1.3. Alberta Fish and Game Association (AFGA)...... 58 10.1.4. Alberta Invasive Plant Council...... 59 10.1.5. Alberta Irrigation Projects Association...... 59 10.1.5.1. St. Mary River Irrigation District ...... 60 10.1.6. Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) ...... 60 10.1.7. Alberta Native Plant Council (ANPC) ...... 61 10.1.8. Alberta Recreational Canoe Association...... 61 10.1.9. Alberta Stewardship Network (ASN) ...... 61 10.1.10. Alberta Trailnet Society ...... 62 10.1.11. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) ...... 62 10.1.12. Association of Summer Villages of Alberta (ASVA): Lake Stewardship Steering Committee ...... 62 10.1.13. Clean Air Strategic Alliance...... 62 10.1.14. Community Planning Association of Alberta ...... 63 10.1.15. Cows and Fish (Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society)...... 63 10.1.16. Federation of Alberta Naturalists...... 64 10.1.17. Grizzly Bear Alliance ...... 64 10.1.18. Land Stewardship Centre of Canada (LSCC) ...... 64 10.1.19. MULTISAR Project ...... 65 10.1.20. Prairie Conservation Forum ...... 65 10.1.21. Riparian Action Team (RAT) ...... 65 10.1.22. Stewards of Alberta's Protected Areas Association (SAPAA)...... 65 SECTION 4: NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES...... 67

11. Federal Government Departments And Agencies...... 67 11.1.1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada...... 67 11.1.1.1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) ...... 67 11.1.2. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency ...... 68 11.1.3. Canadian Heritage Rivers System ...... 68 11.1.4. Environment Canada...... 69 11.1.4.1. Environment Canada: Meteorological Service of Canada...... 69 11.1.4.2. Environment Canada: Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate.....69 11.1.4.3. Environment Canada: Habitat Stewardship Program ...... 69 11.1.4.4. Environment Canada: National Water Research Institute ...... 69 11.1.4.5. Environment Canada: Prairie Provinces Water Board (PPWB)...... 70 11.1.4.6. Environment Canada: Water Survey of Canada...... 70 11.1.5. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)...... 71 11.1.6. Health Canada: Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Safe Environments Programme (SEP) ...... 72 11.1.7. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada...... 72 11.1.8. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)...... 73 11.1.9. Parks Canada Agency...... 73

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta xii Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 12. National Non-Governmental Organizations ...... 74 12.1.1. Canada’s Stewardship Communities Network (CSCN) ...... 74 12.1.2. Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA), Alberta Branch ...... 74 12.1.3. Community Mapping Network ...... 75 12.1.4. Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)...... 75 12.1.5. International Joint Commission (IJC) ...... 76 12.1.6. Land Stewardship Centre of Canada (LSCC) ...... 76 12.1.7. Living-by-Water Project ...... 76 12.1.8. National Watershed Stewardship Coalition...... 76 12.1.9. Nature Canada ...... 77 12.1.10. Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)...... 77 12.1.11. North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)...... 77 12.1.12. North American Wetlands Conservation Council (NAWCC)...... 78 12.1.13. Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development ...... 78 12.1.14. Pheasants Forever Canada ...... 78 12.1.15. Prairie Habitat Joint Venture ...... 78 12.1.16. Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) ...... 79 12.1.17. Stewardship Canada Portal...... 79 12.1.18. Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC)...... 79 12.1.19. Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC)...... 80 12.1.20. Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) ...... 80 SECTION 5: PRIVATE SECTOR STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES ...... 81

13. Businesses with Stewardship Programs and Industry Associations...... 81

13.1. Businesses with Stewardship Programs ...... 81 13.1.1. Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission ...... 81 13.1.2. Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Company...... 81 13.1.3. Alberta Research Council Inc...... 81 13.1.4. Alberta Unlimited ...... 82 13.1.5. EPCOR Utilities Inc...... 82 13.1.6. Piikani First Nation: Piikani Environmental Services Ltd...... 82 13.1.7. Synergy Alberta ...... 82 13.2. Industry Associations ...... 82 13.2.1. Alberta Beef Producers ...... 82 13.2.2. Alberta Forest Products Association ...... 82 13.2.3. Alberta Milk Producers ...... 83 13.2.4. Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation ...... 83 13.2.5. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers...... 84 13.2.6. Environmental Services Association of Alberta...... 84 SECTION 6: FUNDING DIRECTORIES ...... 85

BLANK FORM FOR NEW OR UPDATED GROUP PROFILES...... 86

ALPHABETICAL INDEX...... 87

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SECTION 1: WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP GROUPS AND REGIONAL RESOURCES

1. HAY AND BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED

North Peace Applied Research Association 1.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP Box 750 GROUPS Manning, AB T0H 2M0 Phone: (780) 836-3354 Fax: (780) 836-3529 At the time of printing we did not make Email: [email protected] contact with any local stewardship Area: MD's of Mackenzie & Northern groups active in the Hay and Buffalo Lights River area. If you know of any active in this region please send their contact information to us (see the beginning of 1.2.3. Northern Lights (MD this directory for our contact information). 22) How to Contact Us PO Box 10 UNICIPAL ONTACTS 1.2. M C Manning, AB T0H 2M0 Phone: (780) 836-3348 Fax: (780) 836-3663 1.2.1. Clear Hills (MD 21) Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdnorth22.ab.ca How to Contact Us PO Box 240 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Worsley, AB T0H 3W0 Marti Hurdal Phone: (780) 685-3925 North Peace Applied Research Fax: (780) 685-3960 Association Email: [email protected] Box 750 Web: www.mdclearhills.ab.ca Manning, AB T0H 2M0 Phone: (780) 836-3354 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Fax: (780) 836-3529 Gerard Aldridge, Conservation Email: [email protected] Technician Area: MD's of Mackenzie & Northern Box 189 Lights Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: (780) 835-4903 Fax: (780) 835-3131 1.2.4. Wood Buffalo (ID 24) Cell: 780-835-6047 Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Area: MDs of Fairview, Peace and Municipal Services Branch Clearhills 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 422-8098 1.2.2. Mackenzie (MD 23) Fax: (780)420-1016 How to Contact Us PO Box 640 1.2.5. Wood Buffalo (RM) Fort Vermilion, AB T0H 1N0 Phone: (780) 927-3718 How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 927-4266 9909 Franklin Avenue Email: [email protected] Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4 Web: www.md23.ab.ca Phone: (780) 743-7000 Fax: (780) 743-7028 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Web: www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca Marti Hurdal

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Hills, M.D. of Spirit River to restore and enhance the Heart River watershed area. This 2.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP enhancement and restoration will be GROUPS 2.1.2. Charlie Lake carried out while keeping in mind the Conservation Society social and economic needs of the community. Who We Are • Sampling programs for Heart River 2.1.1. Central Peace and its tributaries, looking at Type of group: indicators of water quality, Conservation Society (CPCS) Registered society specifically at nutrients, bacteria and Who We Are Mission: pesticides To promote conservation efforts for Mission: • Program outreach with area Charlie Lake and its watershed by • To evaluate potentially beneficial residents, scientists, agricultural providing a forum for gathering, sharing agricultural practices within Birch producers, government, industry, and coordinating information for the Hills County, Saddle Hills County special interest groups and the purpose of developing a comprehensive and M.D. of Spirit River. general public management plan that will protect, • To encourage the adoption of those preserve, enhance and support Where We Work practices that are proven to have conservation efforts for Charlie Lake In three municipal districts: Northern performed under local conditions. and its watershed to the benefit of all. Sunrise, Smokey River, and Big Lakes, all of which reside in the Heart River What We Do What We Do The Central Peace Conservation Watershed • Spring clean up around the lake Society (CPCS) wants to reduce the • Tree seedling distribution How to Contact Us impact that producers have on our soil, • Lakeshore living public awareness Audray Gall water and air resources and to show c/o Northern Sunrise County producers management practices that • Water quality monitoring Bag 1300 will allow their farming operations to • Bioengineering demonstration Peace River, AB prosper in the 21st century. projects • Shoreline assessments T8S 1Y9 Where We Work • Watershed assessment and long- Phone: (780) 624-0013 To meet our goals, CPCS does most of term conservation strategic planning Fax: (780) 624-0023 Email: [email protected] the research work on a local level. This • Oil and Gas sector site erosion gives CPCS the ability to focus our assessment project research programs on what will work in our region. However, our extension Where We Work 2.1.4. North Peace Applied work encompasses a wider region. We Charlie Lake Watershed (northeastern Research Association work in the Peace River region of British Columbia). Peace River (NPARA) Northern Alberta within the County of Watershed – Charlie Lake Subshed Birch Hills, the County of Saddle Hills, Who We Are and the MD of Spirit River, No.133. How to Contact Us Email: Type of group: How to Contact Us [email protected] Registered society Web: Rural Extension Staff (RES) Mission: Garry Ropchan, Research Coordinator www.charlielakeconservationsociety.ca We promote soil and water Central Peace Conservation Society conservation, agriculture production, Box 673 marketing and technology transfer in the Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 2.1.3. Heart River Watershed Peace country through applied research Phone: (780) 864-3595 Stewardship Group that is determined by our farmer Board Fax: (780) 864-2077 of Directors. Who We Are Email: [email protected] What We Do Website: www.cpcsara.ca Type of group: The North Peace Applied Research Area: Counties of Birch Hills & Saddle Informal group. Association (NPARA): Hills, M.D. of Spirit River • Administers and works directly with What We Do the Alberta Environmentally Melissa Fuchs, Extension Specialist • Encourage collaboration among area Sustainable Agriculture (AESA) Central Peace Conservation Society residents, scientists, agricultural program Box 673 producers, government, industry, Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 special interest groups and the • Promotes economic development Phone: (780) 864-3595 general public. • Conducts research on livestock, Fax: (780) 864-7006 • Through implementation of various crops and medicinal plants Email: [email protected] management strategies, this group Where We Work Website: www.cpcsara.ca will strive to identify problems and Municipal districts of Northern Lights Area: Counties of Birch Hills and Saddle implement corrective actions in order

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 2 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada #22 and Mackenzie #23 2.2.5. Grande Prairie (MD 1) Manning, AB T0H 2M0 Phone: (780) 836-3348 How to Contact Us How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 836-3663 Phone: (780) 836-3354 10001 84 Avenue Email: [email protected] Fax: (780) 836-3529 Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Web: www.mdnorth22.ab.ca Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 532-9722 Fax: (780) 539-9880 Email: [email protected] 2.2.11. Northern Sunrise 2.1.5. West County Web: www.countygp.ab.ca (County) Watershed Group Rural Extension Staff (RES) PO Bag 1300 Bonnie Nielsen, Watershed Coordinator Peace River, AB T8S 1Y9 How to Contact Us County of Grande Prairie Phone: (780) 624-0013 Rural Extension Staff (RES) P.O. Box 6000 Fax: (780) 624-0023 Bonnie Nielsen, Watershed Coordinator Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Email: [email protected] County of Grande Prairie Phone: (780) 532-9722 Web: www.northernsunrise.net P.O. Box 6000 Email: [email protected] Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Area: County of Grande Prairie, West Phone: (780) 532-9722 County Watershed Group 2.2.12. Opportunity (MD 17) Email: [email protected] Area: County of Grande Prairie, West How to Contact Us County Watershed Group 2.2.6. Greenview (MD 16) PO Box 60 Wabasca, AB T0G 2K0 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 891-3778 2.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS PO Box 1079 Fax: (780) 891-3772 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 Email: Phone: (780) 524-7600 [email protected] Fax: (780) 524-4307 Web: www.mdopportunity.ab.ca 2.2.1. Big Lakes (MD) Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Web: www.mdgreenview.ab.ca PO Box 239 2.2.13. Peace (MD 135) High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 523-5955 2.2.7. Jasper (ID 12) PO Box 34 Fax: (780) 523-4227 How to Contact Us Berwyn, AB T0H 0E0 Email: [email protected] Municipal Services Branch Phone: (780) 338-3845 Web: www.mdbiglakes.ca 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Fax: (780) 338-2222 Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 422-8098 Web: 2.2.2. Birch Hills (County) Fax: (780) 420-1016 www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/ How to Contact Us 20693.html PO Box 157 Wanham, AB T0H 3P0 2.2.8. Lesser Slave River (MD Phone: (780) 694-3793 124) 2.2.14. Saddle Hills (County) Fax: (780) 694-3788 How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us PO Box 722 PO Box 69 Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 Phone: (780) 864-3760 2.2.3. Clear Hills (MD 21) Phone: (780) 849-4888 Fax: (780) 849-4939 Fax: (780) 864-3904 How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.saddlehills.ab.ca PO Box 240 Web: www.lesserslaveriver.ab.ca Worsley, AB T0H 3W0 Phone: (780) 685-3925 Fax: (780) 685-3960 2.2.9. Mackenzie (MD 23) 2.2.15. Smoky River (MD 130) Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Web: www.mdclearhills.ab.ca How to Contact Us PO Box 640 PO Box 210 Fort Vermilion, AB T0H 1N0 Falher, AB T0H 1M0 Phone: (780) 837-2221 2.2.4. Fairview (MD 136) Phone: (780) 927-3718 Fax: (780) 927-4266 Fax: (780) 837-2453 How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdsmokyriver.com PO Box 189 Web: www.md23.ab.ca Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: (780) 835-4903 Fax: (780) 835-3131 2.2.10. Northern Lights (MD 2.2.16. Spirit River (MD 133) Email: [email protected] 22) How to Contact Us How to Contact Us PO Box 389 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 PO Box 10 Phone: (780) 864-3500

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2.2.17. Willmore Wilderness (ID 25) How to Contact Us Municipal Services Branch 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 420-1016

2.2.18. Wood Buffalo (ID 24) How to Contact Us Municipal Services Branch 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 420-1016

2.2.19. Wood Buffalo (RM) How to Contact Us 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4 Phone: (780) 743-7000 Fax: (780) 743-7028 Web: www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca

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• Inventory and identify ecologically significant lands and encourage What We Do 3.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP protection via conservation Our focus has been educational. There is an abundance of GROUPS easements, ecogifts, and other protected status watershed/riparian protection information available and our focus has What We Do been to be the channel for that 3.1.1. Baptiste, Island, and • Public, school and agency nature information to the population at large. education programmes Skeleton Lakes Watershed Where We Work Management and Lake • Watershed/riparian stewardship workshops, conferences Athabasca River watershed, Lac La Biche basin. The area of interest for Stewardship Council • Research and survey ecosystem the Healthy Lake Project is Lac La biodiversity: biophysical inventories, Who We Are Biche and its surrounding lakeshore bird and butterfly counts An intermunicipal cooperative group communities. • Host field study programmes, flora involving the Summer Villages of and fauna interpretive programmes, Baptiste Lake, Island Lake, and How to Contact Us nature film festivals Skeleton Lake, with support from the Lynne Bollinger Alberta Urban Municipalities • Conservation easement and ecogift c/o Box 869 Association. education and holding Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 • Intervene and contribute to Phone: (780) 623-4471 What We Do government land use hearings and Email: Our primary interest is in lake zoning applications etc [email protected] stewardship and watershed • Establish natural areas, parks and management to improve and enhance watershed protected areas our lake environments. We accomplish • Cooperate and communicate 3.1.4. Jasper Environmental this by public education and monitoring regionally, provincially and Association (JEA) water quality. nationally with other individuals and agencies involved with land and Who We Are Where We Work watershed stewardship Baptiste Lake, Island Lake, Skeleton Type of group: Lake. Athabasca River Basin. Where We Work Registered society Athabasca River Watershed in the Mission: How to Contact Us Athabasca County and surrounding To support Parks Canada in Bruce McIntosh bioregion. We are concerned with administering Jasper National Park in 7119 95 Ave wetlands, ponds, lakes, streams and accordance with Canadian legislation, Edmonton, AB T6B 1B1 rivers feeding the larger Athabasca Parks Canada principles and policies Phone: (780) 466-5763 River basin. and the wishes of the Canadian public. Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us What We Do Box 2072 • Inform the public and Environmental 3.1.2. Crooked Creek Athabasca, AB T9S 2B6 Non-Government Organizations Conservancy Society of Phone: (780) 675-4158 (ENGOs) of national park issues on

Athabasca (CCCSA) the Jasper Environmental Harvey Scott, Projects Coordinator Association (JEA) website and in Who We Are Email: [email protected] various articles • Critique environmental assessments Type of group: Jack Sherman, President on proposed national park The Crooked Creek Conservancy Email: [email protected] developments as part of required Society of Athabasca (CCCSA) is a public input registered Alberta not-for-profit society, • Lobby government leaders on Canada Revenue Agency Charity and 3.1.3. Healthy Lake Project national park issues Environment Canada CWS Qualified (Lac la Biche) Ecogifts Recipient Organization. Where We Work Mission: Who We Are Athabasca River watershed Committed to Nature conservation, Jasper National Park Type of group: preservation, and recreation via: We are an informal group • Nature awareness, appreciation, How to Contact Us and conservation education on Mission: Box 2198 private and public lands To have an economically and socially Jasper AB T0E 1E0 • Programmes promoting prosperous community that is in Email: [email protected] landowner/manager protection, balance with the needs of a healthy Web: www.jasperenvironmental.org stewardship and biodiversity and functional Lac La Biche lake and restoration watershed.

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 5 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 3.1.5. Lac La Biche Fisheries Fax: (780) 623-2039 off-site livestock watering project. Enhancement Group Email: Cows and Fish assisted in [email protected] conducting a riparian assessment. Who We Are • State of the Watershed Initiative (2004): Plan on writing a “living Type of group: report” on the state of the watershed Informal group of concerned 3.1.7. Lac La Nonne using historical data, present day community members Enhancement and Protection data and future data. The initial Mission: Association (LEPA) focus will be the development of a Enhance and maintain the fisheries Who We Are report to provide local residents with industry in Northeastern Alberta. a clear understanding of the historic Type of group: and current conditions of the What We Do Registered society watershed, to give insight into the Projects undertaken in the last few Mission: many issues and opportunities years include: Lac La Biche Causeway To protect the area (watershed) around throughout the watershed, and rehabilitation, restocking depleted Lac La Nonne. serve as a benchmark against which fisheries and development of the effectiveness of future Alexander Hamilton Children Trout What We Do stewardship activities can be Pond. The Lac La Nonne Enhancement and assessed. It is hoped the report will Protection Association (LEPA) activities become the foundation for future Where We Work include: Athabasca River watershed, Lac La decision-making by all stakeholders • Water testing Biche basin. Northeastern Alberta. in the Lac La Nonne Watershed. • Demonstration sites Future projects: How to Contact Us • Raise funds for rural Crime Watch • Farm Water Watch Program: (with Phil Lane and funds to help support ourselves. Alberta Fish and Game Association) Box 1637 the LWSS hopes to install a Farm Lac La Biche AB T0A 2C0 Where We Work Athabasca River watershed, Lac La Water Watch Program with ~10 Phone: (780) 623-3103 agricultural producers in 2005. Fax: (780) 623-9253 Nonne basin. The area around Lac La Nonne in the Counties of Barrhead and • Water Watchdog Program: for the Lac Ste. Anne. grade five class at Rich Valley School. 3.1.6. Lac La Biche How to Contact Us Other Initiatives: Watershed Steering Site 1 Box 14 • Assisting the environmental Committee RR 1 program in the local elementary Gunn, AB T0E 1A0 school; noxious weed pull; Who We Are Email: [email protected] Beneficial Management Project Type of group: (BMP); Home Site Assessment Informal group formed under municipal through “Living By Water”; bylaw in 2002, comprised of a variety 3.1.8. Lac La Nonne upgrading of a sewer system with of community groups. Watershed Stewardship one stakeholder on the shores of Lac La Nonne; “Cottage Day” Mission: Society (LWSS) educational seminar at Nakamun To develop a working community Lake in 2004; maintained a booth involved watershed/riparian Who We Are for ½ day at the Rich Valley Agriplex management module to improve water Type of group: to introduce the group to the region; quality, quantity, and biodiversity by We have applied for registration as a distributed a series of newsletters to reducing riparian degradation and Non-Profit Registered Society. residents of the watershed to encouraging healthy and responsible Mission: explain the group, its objectives and land use practices for future The Lac La Nonne Watershed plans. generations. Stewardship Society (LWSS) exists for Where We Work What We Do the purpose of improving, enhancing, The Lac La Nonne Watershed Projects that have been undertaken in and protecting the watershed health for encompasses the entire watershed in the last three years include: several all watershed inhabitants, present and the greater Lac La Nonne region public feedback surveys, riparian future, by and through: including Lake Nakamun, Tamarack health assessments and inventories, • Education Lake, Kakina Lake, Lake Majeau and land use ground truthing and water • Leading by example Lac La Nonne and their sub-water quality sampling. • Practical, sustainable solutions • Utilizing scientific data for basins. This is located in the south Where We Work solutions/decisions western portion of the greater Athabasca River watershed, Lac La • Partnership and broad based Athabasca River Watershed. Biche basin. Lac La Biche and area, community involvement Resources We Have Available primarily within Lakeland County What We Do • Networking: The LWSS is working How to Contact Us on a continual basis with Alberta Current projects: Barry Kolenosky Environment (AENV), Cows and • LWSS has partnered with the Lac Public Services Manager Fish (Alberta Riparian Habitat La Nonne Enhancement and Box 1679 Management Society), Agri-Foods Protection Association to conduct a Lac La Biche AB T0A 2C0 Canada (PFRA) and EBA stream water sampling project in Phone: (780) 623-1747 Environmental Consultants, the (2004, 2005) and to implement an

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 6 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada County of Barrhead # 11 and the What We Do 3.1.12. North East Alberta County of Lac Ste. Anne. In • First lentic and lotic riparian Water Management Coalition addition, we have or are partnering assessments completed in the area Association with AFGA, and the Lac La Nonne • Ongoing riparian project on the Enhancement and Protection Driftpile River Who We Are Association (LEPA). • Newsletters: Two newsletters have Where We Work Type of group: been mailed (spring 2004, spring We work with the municipalities in the North East Alberta Water Management 2005) and a third is planned for fall Lesser Slave Lake area. Coalition Association under the 2005. Societies Act How to Contact Us Mission: How to Contact Us Paula Heijnemans To research and look for solutions to Jeff McCammon, Chairman Bag 1 water issues in East Central Alberta Site 17, Box 22, RR 1 Jousard, AB T0G 1J0 Gunn, AB T0E 1A0 Phone: (780) 335-2646 What We Do Phone: (780) 436-8280 Currently we are undertaking a water Fax: (780) 436-3689 usage survey Email: [email protected] 3.1.11. Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Committee Where We Work East Central Alberta, including 3.1.9. Lesser Slave Lake Bird Who We Are Camrose County, Beaver County, Observatory County of Two Hills, Lamont County Type of group: Minburn County Town of Vegreville, We are currently an informal group, but M.D. of Bonnyville Who We Are we are working toward becoming Type of group: registered this year. Resources We Have Available Registered non-profit society Mission: We are working with PFRA, and are in Mission: We are a proactive, non-profit, citizen’s the process of collecting relevant Dedicated to Bird Conservation though organization working towards the long literature on the region Research and Education term sustainability of Lesser Slave Lake, for the economic, social and How to Contact Us What We Do environmental benefit of everyone. Celeste Nicholson, Executive Director • Migration monitoring Box 140 • Nocturnal owl surveys, owl banding Our goals are to: Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Phone: (780) 974 7759 • Contract work • Improve water quality • Environmental education • Reduce pollution from herbicides, • Stewardship program pesticides, manure, and sewage • We are planning to open the Boreal • Increase fish stocks 3.1.13. North West Alliance Centre for Bird Conservation • Reduce lake siltation Conservation Initiative planning to open in fall/winter 2005. • Sustain a healthy aquatic Who We Are The Centre is a research facility with environment an exhibit area (indoor and outdoor), Mission: meeting space, office areas, and the What We Do To increase the profitability of farms home of the Lesser Slave Lake Bird We are currently working with Alberta through the adoption of Beneficial Observatory and Parks and Environment on a water management Management Practices (BMPs) Protected Areas staff. plan for the lake & river basin, looking at in-stream flow needs for the aquatic What We Do Where We Work environment, water quality in the • One-on-one farm calls with Lesser Slave Lake region Lesser Slave River, and sedimentation producers to encourage and help in in Lesser Slave Lake. Resources We Have Available BMP adoption • Training Where We Work • Host meetings, workshops, and tours highlighting specific BMPs • Information Athabasca River watershed, Lesser Slave Lake, and River basins (33,700 Where We Work How to Contact Us sq. km.) Box 1076 We work in the counties of Parkland, Strathcona, Sturgeon, Westlock, Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 How to Contact Us Thorhild, Athabasca, and the MD of Email: [email protected] George Keay, Chair Lesser Slave District. Web: www.lslbo.org P.O. Box 704 High Prairie AB T0G 1E0 Resources We Have Available Email: [email protected] • Meeting facilitation Web: 3.1.10. Lesser Slave Lake • Consultation services to farmers North Country Community www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/regions/lsb/ index.html Association How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 939-8339 Who We Are Cell: (780) 719-0334 Fax: (780) 939-2076 Type of group: Email: Registered society [email protected] (Mike Hittinger)

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 7 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada [email protected] sustainability through awareness, 3.2.3. Big Lakes (MD) (Owen Nelsen) education, advocacy and action. How to Contact Us What We Do PO Box 239 3.1.14. Waters Edge Projects: High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Resource Group (WERG) • Hardisty Creek Restoration Project Phone: (780) 523-5955 • Advocacy work for species at risk, Fax: (780) 523-4227 Who We Are including Woodland Caribou, Grizzly Email: [email protected] Waters Edge Resource Group (WERG) Bear, Bull Trout, etc. Web: www.mdbiglakes.ca is a local resource group working • Advocacy work for protected areas cooperatively with the people in the in the Upper and Lower Foothills Counties of Barrhead, Lac Ste. Anne ecoregions 3.2.4. Brazeau (County) and Westlock. We are linking • Support and endorsement for knowledge with practical application to complete recycling program in How to Contact Us create awareness of healthy riparian Hinton PO Box 77 areas – the transition zone between • Volunteer Stewardship in the Rock Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1R1 land and water. Lake/Solomon Creek Wildland Park Phone: (780) 542-7777 Fax: (780) 542-7770 Type of group: • Ongoing participation at local forest Web: www.brazeau.ab.ca Informal group industry’s public advisory group What We Do Where We Work • Offer information to individuals Athabasca River watershed. The 3.2.4.1. Brazeau Healthy requesting it Athabasca Bioregion is defined as the Waterways • We have put on seminars and tours western extent of the natural watershed in an effort to connect individuals of the Athabasca River originating at Who We Are and groups with ideas that may the headwaters and extending Type of group: work for them. downstream to approximately the Run through the Agricultural Service • It is our top priority to encourage community of Edson. This watershed Board region includes the communities of cottage owners and farmers to work Mission: with respect for each other for the Jasper, Hinton, Cadomin, Robb, Brule, and Edson, and all the adjacent lands Provide leadership in promoting common goal of improving their healthy waterways in Brazeau County’s watersheds. within the western drainage area of the Athabasca River. watershed community through • We have established a education and cooperation. demonstration site for the purpose How to Contact Us of tours and demonstrating some Box 5058 What We Do suggestions that some landowners Hinton AB T7V 1X3 • Create a positive image of might find will work for them. Phone: (780) 865-2081 agriculture to the general public • We have held lake days to Fax: (780) 817-2294 through newspaper stories, media, encourage the need to sustain Email: [email protected] and tours shorelines and seminars to show • Provide incentives to encourage or problems that respective try alternative watering systems landowners and cottage owners 3.1.16. West Central • Provide information and direction for may have in meeting their goals. managing overland flow This is in an effort to have all parties Conservation Group (WCCG) understand each other’s problems. See section 3.2.8 Where We Work Brazeau County Where We Work WERG works within the Counties of 3.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS How to Contact Us Barrhead, Westlock and Lac Ste. Anne Henry Hughes, Chairman Brazeau Healthy Waterways How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 388-2101 Marilyn Flock 3.2.1. Athabasca (County 12) County of Barrhead #11 Conny Kappler, Agricultural fieldman 5306 – 49th Street How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 542-7777 Barrhead, AB T7N 1N5 3602 - 48 Avenue Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 674-3331 Athabasca, AB T9S 1M8 Phone: (780) 675-2273 Tara McGinn and Mandee Wilson, Fax: (780) 675-5512 Riparian Coordinators 3.1.15. West Athabasca Web: www.athabascacounty.com Phone: (780) 542-7777 Watershed Bioregional Email: [email protected] [email protected] Society (Athabasca 3.2.2. Barrhead (County 11) Bioregional Society) How to Contact Us Who We Are 5306 - 49 Street 3.2.5. Greenview (MD 16) Type of group: Barrhead, AB T7N 1N5 How to Contact Us Registered society Phone: (780) 674-3331 PO Box 1079 Fax: (780) 674-2777 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 Mission: Web: www.gov.barrhead.ab.ca To foster bioregional diversity and Phone: (780) 524-7600

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 8 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Fax: (780) 524-4307 3.2.10. Lesser Slave River 3.2.16. Wood Buffalo (RM) Email: [email protected] (MD 124) Web: www.mdgreenview.ab.ca How to Contact Us How to Contact Us 9909 Franklin Avenue PO Box 722 Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4 3.2.6. Jasper (ID 12) Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0 Phone: (780) 743-7000 Phone: (780) 849-4888 Fax: (780) 743-7028 How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 849-4939 Web: www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca Municipal Services Branch Email: [email protected] 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Web: www.lesserslaveriver.ab.ca Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 3.2.17. Woodlands (County) Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 420-1016 3.2.11. Northern Sunrise How to Contact Us PO Box 60 (County) Whitecourt, AB T7S 1N3 3.2.7. Jasper, Town of PO Bag 1300 Phone: (780) 778-8400 Peace River, AB T8S 1Y9 Fax: (780) 778-8402 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 624-0013 Email: [email protected] PO Box 520 Fax: (780) 624-0023 Web: www.woodlands.ab.ca Jasper, AB T0E 1E0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 852-3356 Web: www.northernsunrise.net Fax: (780) 852-4019 3.2.18. Yellowhead (County) Email: [email protected] Web: www.jasper-alberta.com 3.2.12. Opportunity (MD 17) How to Contact Us 2716 - 1 Avenue How to Contact Us Edson, AB T7E 1N9 3.2.8. Lac Ste. Anne (County) PO Box 60 Phone: (780) 723-4800 Wabasca, AB T0G 2K0 Fax: (780) 723-5066 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 891-3778 Email: [email protected] PO Box 219 Fax: (780) 891-3772 Web: www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 Email: Phone: (780) 785-3411 [email protected] Fax: (780)785-2359 Web: www.mdopportunity.ab.ca Email: [email protected] Web: www.gov.lacsteanne.ab.ca 3.2.13. Thorhild (County 7) Rural Extension Staff (RES) How to Contact Us Doug Macaulay, Municipal PO Box 10 Conservation Coordinator Thorhild, AB T0A 3J0 West Central Conservation Group Phone: (780) 398-3741 (WCCG) Fax: (780) 398-3748 Box 219, Langston Street Email: [email protected] Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 Web: www.thorhildcounty.com Phone: (780) 785-3411 Fax: (780) 785-2985 Cell: (780) 305-6589 3.2.14. Westlock (County) Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Area: Counties of Barrhead, Brazeau, 10336 - 106 Street Lac Ste. Anne, Yellowhead, Westlock, AB T7P 2G1 Woodlands, West Central Forage Phone: (780) 349-3346 Association Fax: (780) 349-2012 Email: [email protected] Web: www.westlockcounty.com 3.2.9. Lakeland (County)

How to Contact Us 3.2.15. Willmore Wilderness PO Box 1679 Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 (ID 25) Phone: (780) 623-1747 How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 623-2039 Municipal Services Branch Email:[email protected] 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Web: www.lakelandcounty.com Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 420-1016

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How to Contact Us 4.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP 4.1.2. Lakeland Industry and 15139 Ramsay Crescent Edmonton, AB T6H 5R1 GROUPS Community Association c/o Don Savard (LICA) Phone: (780) 430-6901

4.1.1. Beaver River Naturalist Who We Are Society Type of group: 4.1.4. Moose Lake Watershed Registered society Management Plan Who We Are Mission: Type of group: To work together in an ongoing Who We Are The Beaver River Naturalist Society is network of communication and Mission: a Federation of Alberta Naturalist information sharing based on trust, To maintain a healthy and functioning Affiliate Club honesty, and respect. Moose Lake watershed and recognize Mission: the importance of living within the What We Do capacity of the natural environment as To promote and facilitate local natural The Lakeland Industry and Community history appreciation, education, and a means of ensuring sustainable Association (LICA) meets and monitors recreational and agricultural benefits. nature conservation initiatives watersheds and airsheds in our area. What We Do What We Do Where We Work • Improve water quality in the Moose • Education and citizen science Beaver/Churchill River and North Lake watershed to pre-development projects: bird surveys and atlassing, Saskatchewan watersheds amphibian monitoring, plant conditions by reducing nutrient and inventories, installation of How to Contact Us other pollutant loads into educational bird feeder stations, Box 8237 waterbodies and improving riparian nature walks, newspaper articles, Bonnyville AB T9N 2J5 health throughout the watershed. etc. Phone: (780) 812-2182 • Increase public awareness and • Conservation initiatives: promotion Fax: (780) 812-2186 engagement of land stewardship of local urban wetland conservation Email: [email protected] activities by knowledge and and interpretation project; facilitate Web: www.lica.ca dialogue exchange on the impacts natural history themes and elements of land use/development practices in the development of the area’s and their impacts on water quality Trans-Canada Trail; regional water 4.1.3. Marie Lake Air and and habitat. management planning advisory Watershed Society • Incorporation of this watershed committee representation, local management plan into Municipal watershed conservation and land Who We Are land use bylaws. use advocacy Type of group: Where We Work Where We Work Registered society Churchill River watershed, Beaver Northeastern Alberta, Beaver Mission: River basin. Moose Lake sub basin River/Cold Lake Watershed To protect the air and watershed How to Contact Us around Marie Lake. What Resources We Have M.D. of Bonnyville Local natural history knowledge and What We Do 4905 - 50 Ave. skills in nature interpretation and Our main activity to date has been Bag 1010 education interfacing with the oil companies Bonnyville AB T9N 2J7 operating in the Marie Lake Air and Phone: (780) 826-3171 How to Contact Us Watershed to minimize the short and Fax: (780) 826-4524 Ted Hindmarch, President th long term accumulative impact of these c/o 2026 4 Ave activities. We also conduct “Living by Cold Lake, AB T9M 1G1 Water” awareness programs (see 4.1.5. Pelican Narrows Phone: (780) 639-3112 section 12.1.7) for the residents that Healthy Shoreline Committee Email: [email protected] live around the lake to raise awareness Web: of potential negative impacts. Who We Are www.fanweb.ca/projects/ofb/Beaver%2 Type of group: 0River%20Naturalists.htm Where We Work We are a non-registered group that Churchill River watershed, Beaver includes representatives from the River basin. We are located in Village of Pelican Narrows, the northeastern Alberta in the M. D. of Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bonnyville and focus activities around and the Alberta Conservation the Marie Lake air and watershed Association. We are a branch of the which is part of the Beaver River basin. Aquatic Resources Sub-committee of

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 10 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada the Moose Lake Management Plan. How to Contact Us Area: Counties of Smoky Lake & St. Mission: Mary and Georges Binette Paul This committee’s concern is the Moose 57 Fair Oaks Drive Lake shoreline health of the Village of St. Albert AB T8N 1P9 Pelican Narrows. Our goal is to Email: [email protected] 4.2.5. St. Paul (County 19) increase residents’ awareness and participation regarding shoreline use, Kevin Billay How to Contact Us so that there is understanding of the Email: [email protected] 5015 - 49 Avenue impacts of land use and development St. Paul, AB T0A 3A4 practices on water quality and habitat. Blake Mills, Alberta Environment Phone: (780) 645-3301 Email: [email protected] Fax: (780) 645-3104 What We Do Email: [email protected] • We have established an overview of Web: www.county.stpaul.ab.ca goals, work done, and future plans 4.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS of the committee. • A survey has been created and sent 4.2.6. Thorhild (County 7) to the 100 lakeshore property owners of the village of Pelican 4.2.1. Athabasca (County 12) How to Contact Us Narrows, with the intent of PO Box 10 How to Contact Us Thorhild, AB T0A 3J0 assessing residents’ knowledge 3602 - 48 Avenue levels, attitudes, and values Phone: (780) 398-3741 Athabasca, AB T9S 1M8 Fax: (780) 398-3748 concerning the shoreline. The Phone: (780) 675-2273 responses of the 50 surveys that Email: [email protected] Fax: (780) 675-5512 Web: www.thorhildcounty.com were returned have been tabulated Web: www.athabascacounty.com and will be analyzed. The survey results will be sent to those property owners who have indicated a wish to give feedback as to a plan of 4.2.2. Bonnyville (MD 87) action. A village meeting will be How to Contact Us held to present the results of the PO Bag 1010 survey and to receive feedback from Bonnyville, AB T9N 2J7 the shoreline property owners. Phone: (780) 826-3171 • The Pelican Narrows Council has Fax: (780) 826-4524 passed a motion in support of our Web: www.md.bonnyville.ab.ca committee. Council will be requested to pass an Environmental Reserve Bylaw. Our plan is to have 4.2.3. Lakeland (County) signs installed that will clearly indicate where the Environmental How to Contact Us Reserve adjacent to the shoreline PO Box 1679 begins. Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 • Education and Awareness: Phone: (780) 623-1747 o We have encouraged all shoreline Fax: (780) 623-2039 property owners to become Email: involved in achieving our goal, [email protected] and wish to maintain an open and Web: www.lakelandcounty.com positive communication with all residents of Pelican Narrows. o Our committee will be participating 4.2.4. Smoky Lake (County) in an Eco Day, which will take place on June 18. How to Contact Us o Further plans include an PO Box 310 awareness and educational village Smoky Lake, AB T0A 3C0 meeting, the establishment of a Phone: (780) 656-3730 Newsletter, an Information Fax: (780) 656-3768 Display, and a Website. Email: [email protected] • We hope to be able to share Web: www.smokylakecounty.ab.ca information and experiences that we Watershed stewardship contact and have accumulated in assisting other Rural Extension Staff (RES): communities in improving their Delaney Anderson, Municipal shoreline areas. Conservation Technologist Where We Work County of Smoky Lake Churchill River watershed, Beaver Box 310 River basin, Moose Lake sub basin Smoky Lake, AB T0A 3C0 Our area of interest is the Moose Lake Phone: (780) 656-3730 Shoreline of the Village of Pelican Fax: (780) 656-3768 Narrows. Cell: (780) 650-5444 Email: [email protected]

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objectives of the Big Lake Resources We Have Available Environmental Support Society are: 5.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP • Consulting expertise • To protect the physical and biotic GROUPS • Publications integrity of Big Lake, including its banks, marshes and surrounding Please note that we have sub-divided How to Contact Us wetlands, and that portion of the the North Saskatchewan River into its Chuck Priestley Sturgeon River within the City of St respective sub-watersheds and have Email: [email protected] Albert, Alberta, to prevent listed the corresponding regional Web: www.beaverhillbirds.com environmental damage to these stewardship groups under the sub- areas; watershed sections below (see Battle • To ensure the preservation of the River: section 5.3; and Sounding Creek: 5.1.2. Beaverhill Watershed character and biological diversity of section 5.5). Initiative (BWI) Big Lake for educational, scientific and research purposes; Who We Are • To encourage and promote nature- 5.1.1. Beaverhill Bird Type of group: oriented recreational and educational Observatory The Beaverhill Watershed Initiative activities; (BWI) is a small, informal group of • To encourage, foster and develop Who We Are dedicated individuals, still in the among its members and the public a Type of group: formation and awareness phase that is recognition of the importance of Non-profit charitable organization striving to form a watershed group. environmental conservation and responsible management of natural Mission/Objectives: What We Do areas, such as Big Lake, with the • To promote community interest in • Full color brochure and survey least possible disruption when used birds and the natural world through developed in the spring of 2004 that by people, and participation in outdoor activities was mailed to all residents within the To work with governments at all related to wildlife. • watershed. levels to assist in the proper • To promote the preservation and • Information nights management of the areas described. conservation of Canada’s natural • Upcoming events: heritage with special emphasis on o Water Quality Monitoring Day What We Do the Beaverhill Lake area. (June 2005) • Environmental education programs: • To conduct studies of migrant and o School Wetland day (Fall 2005) summer nature programs, school resident birds and other aspects of o School Resource Compendium and youth group presentations natural history, at Beaverhill Lake, in o More information nights • Stewardship, monitoring, the province of Alberta and environmental advocacy, lobbying elsewhere, and to publish the Where We Work • Research/Documentation: collect results. We are located in the Counties of data on breeding bird counts and • To assist the work of amateurs and Beaver and Lamont, approximately 50 water levels (e.g. bird studies, professional biologists and students km to the east of Edmonton. The riparian studies) who are carrying out compatible Beaverhill Lake has been placed on the • Work with local municipalities and observations and research work. RAMSAR list of Wetlands of landowners as part of the Big Lake • To engage in educational activities International Importance and can be Management Group to guide lake that promote an appreciation for host to over 200,000 ducks, geese, and management planning Beaverhill Lake and the natural swans. • Host festivals history of Alberta. • Run lake cleanup activities • To cooperate with organizations with How to Contact Us • Publish brochures similar objectives. Aimee Cook, Municipal Conservation Technician (Rural Extension Staff) • Provide input to consultation What We Do Box 140 processes regarding proposed • Migration Monitoring Ryley, AB T0B 4J0 development around the lake • Monitoring Avian productivity and Phone: (780) 663-3730 Email: [email protected] Where We Work survivorship program Big Lake and the surrounding area, • Alberta Nocturnal Owl Survey including the Big Lake Natural Area • Public education and outreach (BLNA) and the Sturgeon River. Big • Nest monitoring program 5.1.3. Big Lake Environmental Lake is located in the North • Alberta raptor nestcard project Support Society (BLESS) Saskatchewan Watershed. The Big Lake area includes Parkland and Where We Work Who We Are Sturgeon counties, the City of • Beaverhill Lake Natural Area Type of group: Edmonton and the City of St. Albert. (songbird and owl research) Non-profit charitable organization • Throughout Alberta (raptor research How to Contact Us Mission: and educational programs) P.O. Box 65053 Preserving the physical and biological St. Albert, AB integrity of the Big Lake wetlands. The

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 12 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada T8N 5Y3 How to Contact Us Where We Work Web: www.bless.ab.ca Barry Wilson Edmonton and surrounding areas Phone: (780) 987-4606 Louise Horstman, Director Email: [email protected] Resources We Have Available Phone: (780) 939-5858 • Consulting on naturalization • Certain plants and seeds 5.1.6. Edmonton • “Go Wild!” and the web site 5.1.4. Bonnie Lake Naturalization Group How to Contact Us Sustainability Association Who We Are Email: [email protected] Who We Are Web: http://eng.fanweb.ca Type of group: Type of group: Unregistered Cherry Dodd We are an informal group. We are a Mission/Objectives: Phone: (780) 466-7570 group of agricultural producers, Our objective is to reintroduce the seasonal and permanent residents of native flora within the City of Edmonton Diana (Thistle Patrol) Bonnie Lake Resort and the Village of and elsewhere. To do this we invite and Phone: (780) 469-5626 Vilna educate people to plant native species Vision: in their own gardens, school yards, and For all stakeholders to understand the other public and private spaces. 5.1.7. Edmonton Nature Club benefits of a healthy Bonnie Lake watershed, how their own activities What We Do How to Contact Us affect the watershed and being active in Invasive species control: Box 1111 the voluntary effort to make positive • Thistle Patrol cuts or pulls for Edmonton, AB T5J 2M1 changes in the watershed. creeping (Canada) thistles and other Email: [email protected] Mission: non natives, especially noxious Web: www.enc.fanweb.ca To work as a community using the tools weeds, from certain areas of and resources available to create Edmonton's parks Marg Reine, President awareness that will lead to • We are experimenting with caragana Phone: (780) 430-7134 environmentally sustainable activities control, with the cooperation of the and practices in the Bonnie Lake City, in Whitemud Park; also planting Coral Grove, Vice President Watershed while maintaining those willow slips. Phone: (780) 473-2540 things which are important to the Native species plantings: stakeholders such as economic stability • We plant native flowers from locally 5.1.8. Fort Saskatchewan (property values). collected seed at the edges of Naturalist Society What We Do natural areas in lawn which are no We are currently inactive, but we have longer mowed in the parks How to Contact Us had many accomplishments. • We have several beds at Alice Easton, Secretary Edmonton's Old Man Creek Nursery 8974-96 Avenue Where We Work to grow species for and from seed. Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 1E4 Municipal basin The surplus plants go to school Phone: (780) 992-7963 yards, parks etc How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] • We are growing plants from seeds Web: Perry Phillips collected from two natural areas http://members.shaw.ca/FortSaskatche Phone: (780) 636-2816 outside Edmonton for reclamation of wanNaturalistSociety/FortSaskatchewa Email: [email protected] those areas, respectively nNaturalistSociety.htm • We care for Little Mountain Heritage Site 5.1.5. Devon Watershed • We salvage plants, and inform 5.1.9. Friends of Lily Lake Alliance others of the opportunity to do so, from areas about to be destroyed; Who We Are Who We Are we supply plants for public areas. Type of group: Type of group: Education and public demonstration We are an informal group An informal group of like minded sites: individuals • Demonstration Garden of native What We Do Mission/Objectives: prairie species at John Janzen In the early years we were very active in Work towards achieving watershed Nature Centre; we wrote “Go Wild! general stewardship issues and awareness. With Easy To Grow Prairie activities, but now are focused primarily Wildflowers And Grasses” which has on the issue of preventing a secondary What We Do general growing directions and highway from being built through the • Helped to organize a Ducks specific instructions for growing 32 middle of Lily Lake Unlimited Canada led wetland tour species that are in the for our Grade 7 students. Demonstration Garden Where We Work • Water Sampling on a local creek. • We advise school and community Lily Lake watershed (sub-watershed of groups on naturalization or how to the North Saskatchewan River Where We Work care for a natural area Watershed) The Strawberry Creek sub-watershed of • We display and sell “Go Wild!,” the North Saskatchewan River basin How to Contact Us seeds and plants to the public at Barb Collier certain events.

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 13 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Box 249 Technician/Manager and Rural were presented at the 2nd Annual Bon Accord, AB T0A 0K0 Extension Staff (RES) Supper and Information Night. Phone: (780) 921-3956 Box 1448 • Dugout testing: members of the Email: [email protected] 5039 – 45th Street ICWIS volunteered dugouts to be Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1B1 tested for coliforms and fecal Phone: (403) 844-2645 coliforms. The results were 5.1.10. Grey Wooded Forage Fax: (403) 844-2642 discussed at the 2nd Annual Supper Association Email: [email protected] (Albert and Information Night. Kuipers); [email protected] (Emily Elliott, • ICWIS survey: this survey was Who We Are Office Assistant) distributed to all residents in Flagstaff County. The purpose was Type of group: to identify what concerns residents Non-profit association. We have a had regarding water. The data will Board of Directors consisting of nine 5.1.11. Hastings Lakefront be used in deciding what direction directors and three ex-officio directors. Landowners Association the group wants to go in the future. We have an office in Rocky Mountain House, AB, with a staff of two. Where We Work Hastings Lake, Strathcona County, Where We Work Mission: North Saskatchewan River Within the Iron Creek Watershed. Iron To create an awareness of the potential Creek watershed geographically covers and utilization of forages, to act as an How to Contact Us most of Flagstaff County. information exchange centre, to Elaine Scarf, Secretary-Treasurer illustrate production practices, and to Fax: (780) 662-2388 How to Contact Us seek knowledge and innovations that Don Ruzicka, Chairman are environmentally and economically Box 579 sustainable for the agricultural 5.1.12. Iron Creek Watershed Killam, AB community. Phone: (780) 385-2474 Improvement Society (ICWIS) Email: [email protected] What We Do Who We Are • We have a number of on-going Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Demonstration Projects where we Type of group: Technician and Rural Extension Staff have planted a variety of forages, Registered society (RES) and have tried a variety of seeding Mission: Box 358 procedures to show to our members To raise awareness about the Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 and other producers. importance, health, function of the Iron Phone: (780) 384-4100 • We have three or four tours during Creek Watershed, and promote the or (780) 336-5309 the year in partnership with other agricultural, environmental, and Email: [email protected] forage associations and groups so financial benefits derived from Areas: Flagstaff and Paintearth that the producers can see the plots sustainable management techniques. Counties first-hand. • We also partner with other groups to What We Do host seminars and workshops The following programming was 5.1.13. Lake Isle Aquatic throughout the year to bring conducted in 2004 with funding from the Management Society (LIAMS) producers together with Department of Fisheries and Oceans knowledgeable and informative Stewardship-in-Action program: Who We Are • “Pasture Health: Native and Tame” agricultural speakers. We also try to Type of group: workshop: this event was aimed at promote the best products to help Registered society made up of educating producers on plant producers profit the most from their individuals with an interest in the water identification and how to conduct operations while being quality of Lake Isle environmentally friendly. pasture health assessments on their • We pride ourselves with being on the pastures. Mission: leading edge in the field of forage • “Trees, Wetlands, and Forests Day”: Raising a united voice in approaching information. the attendants of this event were issues (mainly the vegetative growth) grade 5 students from four schools in impacting the water quality of Lake Isle Where We Work Flagstaff County. Several partners What We Do We work in part of the Red Deer River set up interactive stations for We arrange it so that permit processes and the North Saskatchewan River students to learn about the and evaluation applied to Lake Isle be watersheds. We have a membership importance of the components that applied as a whole, not numerous that covers areas in all of western make up our watershed. individual areas. The objective and Canada, with the biggest concentration • 2nd Annual Supper and Information process of one voice on behalf of many being in west-central Alberta. We Night: the purpose of this night was has made it much less complicated to circulate a monthly publication, ‘The to display and celebrate the have the vegetation removed. Every Blade’, which goes out to all members successes of the year’s projects. application for permits must go through as well as our partners and cooperators. Several speakers attended to a HADD analysis – harmful alteration, We also publish a newsletter twice a discuss informative water related disruption, or destruction - of fish habitat year, which goes out to approximately topics. with the Department of Fisheries and 9000 rural mail boxes in west-central • Water testing: four sites along Iron Alberta. Oceans and another separate process Creek were tested biweekly for with Alberta Environment. LIAMS, nitrates, phosphates, pH, How to Contact Us which includes 22 communities and temperature, salinity, conductivity, Alberta Kuipers, Forage individual landowners, makes a single and dissolved oxygen. The results application on behalf of all its members.

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 14 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Where We Work Our goal in the long term is the Where We Work Lake Isle (shoreline areas around the protection and enhancement of the Lake Wabamun lake) Lake Wabamun watershed. We provide a voice for our members who have a How to Contact Us How to Contact Us long history of love of the lake and Linda F. Duncan, Vice-President th Sandi Benford protecting it as a recreational resource 9816-90 Avenue Phone: (780) 892-4603 and habitat for wildlife to be enjoyed Edmonton, AB T6E 2T1 Email: [email protected] now and by future generations Phone: (780) 433-8806 Email: [email protected] What We Do 5.1.14. Lake Matchayan Club • Development proposals: LWEPA monitors all developments that pose 5.1.16. Lake Wabamun Watch Who We Are a potential detrimental impact on the Registered watershed. We have participated in Who We Are Registered Society made up of cottage project reviews, including input to Type of group: owners on Lake Matchayan EIAs, filed Statements of Concern on Registered society AEPEA approvals, filed appeals to Mission: seek binding provisions for improved Mission: To be aware of changes that are monitoring, pollution control, water The purpose of Lake Wabamun Watch adversely affecting Lake Matchayan enhancement, and intervened in is to coordinate information gathering, and to share our observations and input related EUB hearings. monitoring, and sharing that meets the with land-use planners in the Lake • Standard Setting, Environmental needs of the communities surrounding Matchayan area. Management: Active participant in Lake Wabamun and also fulfills the requirements of condition 4.1.5 in the What We Do CASA Electricity project to establish revised air emission management Wabamun Power Plant Approval. • Participate in LakeWatch and regime. Active member of various LoonWatch programs on the lake What We Do groups. • Monitor lake water levels for the Lake Wabamun Watch has been • Watershed Planning and Impact Alberta Environment Monitoring established to: Mitigation: Have actively pursued Group • Ensure all stakeholder communities completion of a watershed plan for • We have been involved in an are informed of forecasted Lake Wabamun Watershed. Have initiative to clean-up the site of a environmental changes or monitoring participated in numerous fora C.N. railway sulphur spill results that could affect their quality seeking enhanced measures to of life. • We have had public meetings with mitigate water losses and improved • Ensure a clear and satisfactory Alberta Environment on the topics of water quality. sewage disposal and shoreline means for citizens to have input into • Research: Commissioned the 2001 restoration for Lake Matchayan decisions that could result in Study of contaminants loading in • We participate and give input to changes to the lake or to their quality lake water and sediments (Dr. of life. discussions concerning development William Donahue, 2001). Ongoing • Ensure TransAlta and Alberta plans in the greater Lake Matchayan submissions to government seeking Environment are made aware of area improved monitoring of lake and concerns that could possibly affect • We hope to participate in the "Great airshed. Active member of the quality of life in stakeholder Canadian Shoreline Cleanup" this Wabamun Exposure/Heath Study communities. fall. Team, established in direct response • Ensure that citizens have a to recommendation to EUB (studies Where We Work satisfactory opportunity for input into directed by EUB). Actively sought Lake Matchayan and the surrounding decisions about TransAlta’s activities opportunities for involvement of area, Lac Ste.Anne County and proposed developments in the affected communities. Lake Wabamun area. • Monitoring: Active involvement in How to Contact Us • Ensure that citizens can audit the monitoring and reporting of air and Donna Crowe environmental monitoring process. water quality in Wabamun R.R. 2 watershed. Participated in efforts to Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X2 The role of Lake Wabamun Watch is to establish Capital Region Airshed for Phone: (780) 963-7048 disseminate accurate and unbiased Wabamun to Edmonton area. Email: [email protected] information about TransAlta's activities. Desire to establish community based The executive may raise concerns monitoring program (water levels, directly to TransAlta, Alberta water quality, wind patterns, opacity 5.1.15. Lake Wabamun Environment, or other agencies (e.g. the reports, rain gages, wildlife regional health authority) if the concern Enhancement and Protection observations etc). has been supported by the general Association (LWEPA) • Outreach: Considerable efforts committee. expended in developing Who We Are communications channels, working Where We Work Type of group: relationship with Parkland County, Lake Wabamun area, west of An Alberta registered society, with Paul Band, other local governments Edmonton. approximately 400 members who are including summer villages, other permanent residents, cottage owners, community based organizations and How to Contact Us recreational lake users, fishers, sailing industry in the watershed and Email: [email protected]. clubs etc. airshed. Web: www.wabamunwatch.com Mission:

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 15 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 5.1.17. Legacy Lands Mewassin, Duffield, Tomohawk, Projects: Conservation Society Smithfield area. Our concerns with air • North Saskatchewan River Guide quality extend to the whole province. (2002) Who We Are • Community Watershed Stewardship How to Contact Us Toolkit (2002, updated 2005) Mission: Ruth Yanor To promote alternatives for urban • Canadian Heritage Rivers Project R.R. 1 (2002 – ongoing) development that conserve the natural Duffield, AB T0E 0N0 • State of the North Saskatchewan features. Phone: (780) 963-6733 Watershed Report (2005) Email: [email protected] What We Do • Municipal Resource Guide (2006) • Establish and maintain a Land Trust • Integrated Watershed Management for the City of Edmonton 5.1.19. North Saskatchewan Plan (2004-ongoing) • We are currently addressing • Watershed Ecotour for Teachers agricultural conservation for north Watershed Alliance (NSWA) (2004) east Edmonton Society Where We Work Where We Work Who We Are We serve the North Saskatchewan Edmonton The North Saskatchewan Watershed River Watershed in Alberta Alliance was formed mainly from two How to Contact Us separate initiatives: EPCOR’s North Resources We Have Available Jim Visser Saskatchewan River Basin Group • Publications Email: [email protected] (1997) and Trout Unlimited Canada’s • Resource library (with their funding partners Prairie Farm • Member expertise Michael Salomons Rehabilitation Administration, TransAlta Email: [email protected] and the City of Edmonton Drainage How to Contact Us Services) Watershed Approach to 6th Floor Century Place Environmental Responsibility 9803 – 102A Ave 5.1.18. Mewassin Community (W.A.T.E.R.) group (1999); in addition, Edmonton, AB T5J 3A3 Action Council a third group focusing on agricultural Phone: (780) 496-3474 impacts on tributary streams was Fax: (780) 496-5648 Who We Are initiating similar activities, concurrently. Email: [email protected] The groups amalgamated in June 1999 Web: www.nswa.ab.ca Type of group: Registered Society to form the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) in order to Sharon Willianen Mission: increase efficiencies and networks in [email protected] To protect the greater Mewassin area the watershed. In late 2000, the NSWA from the impacts of industrial activity on became a registered society in Alberta health, air quality, and water resources. and has since grown to a thriving 5.1.20. North West Alliance What We Do organization with over 180 members. In Conservation Initiative January of 2005, NSWA was • Working with the Wabamun Area See section 3.1.13. designated the Watershed Planning and Community Exposure Health Effects Advisory Council for this watershed Assessment Program to raise public under “Water for Life.” awareness about the health impacts 5.1.21. Northwest Voyageurs of poor air quality, and to give input Mission: Canoe and Kayak Club into public policy on air emissions. To protect and improve water quality, • Working on issues of quantity and the health of our watershed How to Contact Us groundwater/aquifer withdrawal for by seeking, developing, and sharing Box 1341 mining and electric industry activity knowledge, optimizing communication Edmonton, AB T5J 2N2 • Working with the Clean Air Strategic and partnerships and by fostering an Web: www.nwvoyageurs.com Alliance (CASA) on the impacts that understanding of the relationship air emissions have on the health of between societal needs and watershed humans and animals. We are function through an adaptive planning 5.1.22. Onoway River Valley developing a database of air quality process Conservation Association "hot spots" in the province, and we What We Do (ORVCA) hope to have a toll-free number to provide information on air quality to Ongoing activities: Who We Are the public. • Forum Opportunities: member & Mission • Working with Alberta Environment's public To monitor and advocate for the Electricity Project Team (EPT) to • Partnership building, outreach, bioregional sustainability of the ancient advise Alberta Environment on the education preglacial channel known as the management of air emissions from • Initiating and supporting Working Onoway River Valley. the electricity sector Groups • Working with a coalition of non- • Fundraising What We Do government organizations in the • Providing support to stewardship • Inform and educate the public and area to raise awareness of water groups government officials about the quality issues in the Sturgeon River • Watershed Planning and Advisory importance of the Onoway River Council (WPAC) Where We Work aquifer and the potential for • Alberta Water Council irreparable damage by industry Primarily west of Edmonton, in the

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 16 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • Work in a coalition with other the water quality of Sandy Lake and its Email: [email protected] stewardship groups in the area to watershed through ongoing research, raise awareness of environmental coordination and education. This long impacts facing the Onoway River term, community-based initiative will 5.1.26. Vermilion River • We gather and disseminate result in measurable and visible benefits Operations Advisory information on a wide range of to the residents, businesses and visitors topics, including legislation relating to the area and will offer a protected Committee to environmental impacts on air, habitat to the many species that use this Who We Are land, and water vital watershed. Type of group: How to Contact Us What We Do The Vermilion River Operations Mike Northcott We are working on a “We Can Do” Advisory Committee is made up of Box 77 Sandy Lake Riparian Stewardship representatives from Alberta Calahoo, AB T0G 0J0 Program over the next two (2005 – Environment, as well as local Phone: (780) 458-6277 2006) years. This program includes a representatives (e.g. land owners, ag Web: www.sturgeon.fanweb.ca riparian inventory to be completed by fieldmen, municipal staff) from the each Cows & Fish, the development of three of the eight reaches of the river. Ian Skinner training/educational sessions along with Mission: Email: [email protected] materials that will be To provide Alberta Environment with produced/published and a perception advice and recommendations regarding and issues survey. the operation and maintenance of 5.1.23. Partners FOR the Where We Work Alberta Environment water Saskatchewan River Basin Within the Sandy Lake Watershed management projects within the Vermilion River basin. Who We Are How to Contact Us What We Do Type of group: R.R. #1, Site 1, Box 129 • We provide advice and Non profit organization Onoway, AB T0E 1V0 Phone: (780) 967-3955 recommendations on the operations Mission: Email: [email protected] of Alberta Environment water To promote watershed sustainability management projects on the through awareness, linkages, and Vermilion River that may benefit the stewardship 5.1.25. Smithfield local stakeholders. What We Do • Consider and advise on operational Organization for Life Values & changes that may improve the ability • Educational Programs such as Environment (SOLVE) of the river to a more natural flow Water Watchdog and Click on pattern. Climate • We advise on riparian area • Quarterly Newsletter, the River Who We Are management for local landowners Current, and Annual Conferences Type of group: with input from groups like Ducks Where We Work Non-governmental organization, rural Unlimited Canada, Alberta Our offices are located in Saskatoon, community group. Conservation Association, AESA and Saskatchewan, but we have a mandate Mission: Cows and Fish. to serve the entire Saskatchewan River To acquire and share knowledge and Where We Work Basin in three prairie provinces and one expertise regarding the innate value of We work in the counties along the state. For this reason, we have board our lands and to promote its protection Vermilion River: Beaver, Minburn, Two members and partnerships with other to nurture the agricultural and rural Hills, Vermilion River, and to a lesser groups across the basin. economic viability. extent Flagstaff and Camrose counties.

Resources We Have Available The latter are represented on the • Publications What We Do committee by the Holden Drainage District. • Education Programs • We are new! Our first project is to protect our area from industrial How to Contact Us How to Contact Us development of aggregates and Barry Kutryk, Chair 402 Third Avenue South, draining groundwater & surface Phone: (780) 366-2233 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G5 water Phone: (306) 665-6887 • Be proactive regarding pesticides & Curtis Horning, Alberta Environment Fax: (306) 665 6117 herbicides alternatives Suite 1, 250 Diamond Ave. Email: [email protected] • Workshops - especially for children - Spruce Grove, AB T7X 4C7 Web: www.saskriverbasin.ca about gardening and native plants, Phone: (780) 960-8641 water cycle

5.1.24. Sandy Lake 5.1.27. Vermilion River Restoration Society Where We Work 7km North-East of Wabamun, Watershed Initiative Who We Are Smithfield, Duffield, Westland Park, Meso, Lac St. Anne South Who We Are Type of group: We are an informal group of residents Registered society How to Contact Us and citizens from the counties of Two Mission: Jana Siminiuk Hills, Vermilion River, Minburn, and Our mission is to restore and sustain Phone: (780) 892-0006 Beaver.

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 17 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada What We Do 5.1.29. West Central Forage Email: [email protected] • In September 2003 we sent out over Association (WCFA) Web: www.areca.ab.ca/wcfa 5,000 surveys to residents of counties Two Hills, Vermilion River, Who We Are 5.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS and Minburn to establish priorities for Type of group: the watershed Registered non-profit society. • We have sent out resource Mission: templates to agencies to find out 5.2.1. Banff (ID 9) what resources are available for the To improve the profitability and actual group members (e.g. tours, sustainability of the beef industry in West Central Alberta through the How to Contact Us demos, speakers, etc.) Municipal Services Branch • We are planning on producing a transfer of leading edge forage and beef technology to young producers through 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street display and brochure for the Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 watershed demonstration, education and leadership. Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 420-1016 Where We Work Vermilion River Watershed, within the What We Do North Saskatchewan River • Since it was founded in 1978, the primary focus of the organization has 5.2.2. Beaver (County) How to Contact Us been to demonstrate new agricultural Mona Lee Kirkland technology and production practices, How to Contact Us Box 24, 4701-52 St. and share this knowledge with the PO Box 140 Vermilion, AB T9X 1J9 public. Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Phone: (780) 853-8104 • Conducting extension activities, Phone: (780) 663-3730 Cell: (780) 853-0255 applied research, and agricultural Fax: (780) 663-3602 Fax: (780) 853-4776 demonstrations. The results Email: [email protected] obtained from the research plots and demonstrations, along with current Watershed stewardship contact and 5.1.28. Wagner Natural Area issues of agricultural significance are Rural Extension Staff (RES) Society shared with producers through Aimee Cook, Municipal Conservation meetings, training seminars, field Technologist Who We Are tours, the quarterly newsletter Beaver County Forage Views, and the WCFA Box 140 Type of group: Annual Report. Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 We are a registered society and charity. • Work in cooperation with local Beaver County We are an associate club of the counties and municipalities, Alberta, Phone: (780) 663-3730 Federation of Alberta Naturalists, Agriculture, Food and Rural Fax: (780) 663-3602 members of Stewards of Alberta’s Development, Agriculture and Agri- Email: [email protected] Protected Areas Association (SAPAA), Food Canada, West Central Area: Counties of Beaver and Lamont and members of the Alberta Conservation Group (WCCG) an Government (Community Development) Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Volunteer Stewards of a Protected Area Agriculture (AESA) funded group, program. 5.2.3. Brazeau (County) other federal and provincial Mission: organizations, and local industry to How to Contact Us Responsible stewardship of the Wagner conduct like minded agriculture and PO Box 77 natural area. environmentally sustainable Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1R1 activities. Phone: (780) 542-7777 What We Do • The WCFA currently has two main Fax: (780) 542-7770 • Put on natural history walks and program focuses, Crop Web: www.brazeau.ab.ca presentations Diversification, and Grazing • Participate in bird and butterfly Management. Some of the projects counts we have conducted in the past 5.2.3.1. Brazeau Healthy • Give input on local planning include demonstrations on Forage Waterways decisions Variety, Barley Silage Variety, Where We Work Forage Longevity, Fall Rye, Who We Are Orchardgrass, and Riparian Provincially. Wagner Bog is located Type of group: Reclamation, to name a few. between Spruce Grove and Edmonton. Run through the Agricultural Service Where We Work Board How to Contact Us The WCFA operates on a municipal Mission: Land Manager basis in the counties of Brazeau, Lac Provide leadership in promoting healthy 26519 Highway 16 Ste. Anne, Parkland, Woodlands, and waterways in Brazeau County’s Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3L4. Yellowhead. watershed community through Phone: (780) 464-7955 education and cooperation. Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Web: http://wagner.fanweb.ca/ Kelli-Lynn Claypool, WCFA Manager What We Do Box 360 • Create a positive image of Evansburg, AB T0E 0T0 agriculture to the general public Phone: (780) 727-4447 through newspaper stories, media, Fax: (780) 727-4424 and tours

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 18 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • Provide incentives to encourage or What We Do new technologies for wastewater try alternative watering systems • Kids Camrose: Educational treatment improvement. • Provide information and direction for Resources and Programs for • Mill Creek Spill Containment facility: managing overland flow Schools in our area detection and diversion of spilled • Water Conservation Programs and hydrocarbons. Where We Work Initiatives • Clover Bar Co-composter: biosolids Brazeau County • Riparian Health Inventory completed from wastewater treatment plant are used in composting process. How to Contact Us in 2004 • Nutri-Gold Program: biosolids from Henry Hughes, Chairman • Wildlife Stewardship Program the treatment plant are used to Brazeau Healthy Waterways Where We Work enrich farmland within a 40 km Phone: (780) 388-2101 Our main focus is the area within the radius of the facility.

City Limits of the City of Camrose, with Biogas use: wastewater sludge Conny Kappler, Agricultural fieldman • some programs and resources digestion by-product converted into Phone: (780) 542-7777 completed in conjunction with the energy to heat the treatment plant. Email: [email protected] County of Camrose. • Laboratory Services Tara McGinn and Mandee Wilson, How to Contact Us Community involvement Riparian Coordinators Melissa Styba - Environmental Project • We participate in Earth Day, Phone: (780) 542-7777 Administrator Community Awareness Emergency Email: [email protected] 5204 - 50 Ave Response Fair participation, Open [email protected] Camrose, AB T4V 0S8 Houses and school tours at the Gold Phone: (780) 672-4428 Bar Plant. Fax: (780) 672-6316 • We support the Yellow Fish Road 5.2.4. Camrose (County 22) Email: [email protected] program (see section 12.1.18). This is a national program that Who We Are discourages residents from Type of group: 5.2.5. Edmonton, City of disposing hazardous waste into the We operate the Sustainable Agriculture storm water sewer system. Program at the County of Camrose How to Contact Us 3rd Floor City Hall Where We Work Mission: City of Edmonton To work with county ratepayers to 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square improve land management and Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7 Resources We Have Available Phone: (780) 496-8200 watershed stewardship skills for • Laboratory Services - ISO Certified Fax: (780) 496-8210 improved water supply and quality. Laboratory management, staff Email: [email protected] knowledge and skill level performing Web: www.edmonton.ca What We Do analysis on samples from industrial Tours, workshops, site assessments, and commercial sites, and other Environmental Farm Plans, offsite sources. watering demonstrations. 5.2.5.1. Edmonton, City of: • Sewer model: an actual physical Asset Management & Public Where We Work scale model of a sewer system that enables the public to see how a Battle River Watershed including Works - Drainage Services sewerage system functions Driedmeat Lake Type of group: • Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Municipal Government Department, Plant (GBWWTP) model enables the How to Contact Us sewerage and drainage utility Dave Trautman, Assistant Agricultural public to see how GBWWTP cleans Fieldman and Rural Extension Staff Mission: and purifies domestic and industrial (RES) To be recognized as a leader in wastewater from across the City. Phone: (780) 672-4765 environmental management and in the • Tours at the Wastewater treatment Email: utilization of best practices for service plant Centre of Excellence [email protected] delivery. We are also committed to • Environmental monitoring programs protecting the North Saskatchewan County of Camrose main office River and its tributary creeks within How to Contact Us 3755 - 43 Avenue Edmonton. The City of Edmonton Camrose, AB T4V 3S8 Drainage Services What We Do th Phone: (780) 672-4446 6 Floor, Century Place • Collect and treat wastewater from Fax: (780) 672-1008 9803-102A Avenue Edmonton's residential, commercial, Email: [email protected] Edmonton, AB T5J 3A3 and industrial customers. Web: www.county.camrose.ab.ca • Manage the proper disposal of Liliana Malesevic, M. Eng., P. Eng. biosolids resulting from the Environmental Engineer wastewater treatment process. 5.2.4.1. Camrose, City of Strategic Planning • Manage the collection and disposal Phone: (780) 496-6536 Who We Are of storm water runoff. Email: [email protected] Type of group: Initiatives Municipal Government • Waste Management Centre of Excellence: a facility for the research, development and testing of

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 19 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 5.2.5.2. Edmonton, City of: Area: Clearwater County & Rocky Office of the Conservation Riparian Group Watershed stewardship contact and Coordinator Rural Extension Staff (RES) Aimee Cook, Municipal Conservation Who We Are 5.2.7. Elk Island (ID 13) Technologist Beaver County Type of group: How to Contact Us Box 140 Municipal Government Municipal Services Branch Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Goals: 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Lamont County To coordinate all City of Edmonton Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 895-2585 activities with respect to natural areas Phone: (780) 422-8098 Fax: (780) 895-2892 Fax: (780) 420-1016 Email: [email protected] What We Do Area: Counties of Beaver and Lamont • Acquire natural areas • Perform environmental assessments 5.2.8. Jasper (ID 12) • Develop management plans for 5.2.12. Leduc (County) conservation How to Contact Us • Developing an integrated Municipal Services Branch How to Contact Us conservation plan for the city 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street 101, 1101 - 5 Street • Develop policy for land-use planning Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Nisku, AB T9E 2X3 within the city Phone: (780) 422-8098 Phone: (780) 955-3555 • Natural Areas Advisory Committee Fax: (780) 420-1016 Fax: (780) 955-3444 Email: [email protected] Where We Work Web: www.leduc-county.com Primarily in the City of Edmonton, with 5.2.9. Lac Ste. Anne (County) some partnership work in the greater Edmonton area How to Contact Us PO Box 219 5.2.13. Minburn (County 27) Resources We Have Available Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 How to Contact Us • Opportunities for citizens to be Phone: (780) 785-3411 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R6 involved in developing the city’s Fax: (780) 785-2359 Phone: (780) 632-2082 conservation plan Email: [email protected] Fax: (780) 632-6296 • Networking with regional Web: www.gov.lacsteanne.ab.ca Email: [email protected] stewardship committees Rural Extension Staff (RES) Web: www.minburncounty.ab.ca • Children’s environmental education Doug Macaulay, Municipal programs Conservation Coordinator • We are developing a volunteer West Central Conservation Group 5.2.14. Parkland (County) steward program for the city’s natural (WCCG) areas Box 219, Langston Street How to Contact Us Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 53109A Sec Hwy 779 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 785-3411 Parkland County, AB T7Z 1R1 Grant Pearsell, Conservation Fax: (780) 785-2985 Coordinator th Cell: (780) 305-6589 Phone: (780) 968-8888 10250 101 St. 7 floor Email: Fax: (780) 968-8413 Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 496-6080 Area: Counties of Barrhead, Brazeau, Web: www.parklandcounty.com Fax: (780) 401-7067 Lac Ste. Anne, Yellowhead, Woodlands, Email: [email protected] West Central Forage Association Web: www.edmonton.ca 5.2.15. Smoky Lake (County) 5.2.10. Lakeland (County) How to Contact Us 5.2.6. Clearwater (County) PO Box 310 How to Contact Us Smoky Lake, AB T0A 3C0 How to Contact Us PO Box 1679 Phone: (780) 656-3730 PO Box 550 Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 Fax: (780) 656-3768 Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 Phone: (780) 623-1747 Email: [email protected] Phone: (403) 845-4444 Fax: (780) 623-2039 Web: www.smokylakecounty.ab.ca Fax: (403) 845-7330 Email: [email protected] Watershed stewardship contact and Web: www.county.clearwater.ab.ca Web: www.lakelandcounty.com Rural Extension Staff (RES): Delaney Anderson, Municipal Watershed stewardship contact and Conservation Technologist Rural Extension Staff (RES) 5.2.11. Lamont (County) County of Smoky Lake Kathrin Falz, Extension Coordinator Box 310 Clearwater County How to Contact Us Smoky Lake, AB T0A 3C0 Box 550 General Delivery Phone: (780) 656-3730 Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 Lamont, AB T0B 2R0 Fax: (780) 656-3768 Phone: (403) 845-4444 Phone: (780) 895-2233 Cell: (780) 650-5444 Fax: (403) 845-7330 Fax: (780) 895-7404 Email: Cell: (403) 845-8688 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.countylamont.ab.ca

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 20 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Area: Counties of Smoky Lake & St. 5.2.22. Westlock (County) Paul How to Contact Us 10336 - 106 Street 5.2.16. St. Paul (County 19) Westlock, AB T7P 2G1 Phone: (780) 349-3346 How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 349-2012 St. Paul, AB T0A 3A4 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 645-3301 Web: www.westlockcounty.com Fax: (780) 645-3104 Email: [email protected] Web: www.county.stpaul.ab.ca 5.2.23. Wetaskiwin (County) How to Contact Us 5.2.17. Strathcona (County) Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G5 Phone: (780) 352-3321 How to Contact Us Fax: (780) 352-3486 2001 Sherwood Drive Web: www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca Sherwood Park, AB T8A 3W7 Phone: (780) 464-8111 Fax: (780) 464-8050 5.2.24. Yellowhead (County) Email: [email protected] Web: www.strathcona.ab.ca How to Contact Us 2716 - 1 Avenue Edson, AB T7E 1N9 5.2.18. Sturgeon (County) Phone: (780) 723-4800 Fax: (780) 723-5066 How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] 9613 - 100 Street Web: www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca Morinville, AB T8R 1L9 Phone: (780) 939-4321 Fax: (780) 939-3003 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sturgeoncounty.ab.ca

5.2.19. Thorhild (County 7) How to Contact Us Thorhild, AB T0A 3J0 Phone: (780) 398-3741 Fax: (780) 398-3748 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thorhildcounty.com

5.2.20. Two Hills (County 21) How to Contact Us Two Hills, AB T0B 4K0 Phone: (780) 657-3358 Fax: (780) 657-3504 Email: [email protected] Web: www.centraleastalberta.com/county/cou ntyoftwohills/CofTwoHillsHomepage.ht m

5.2.21. Vermilion River (County 24) How to Contact Us Kitscoty, AB T0B 2P0 Phone: (780) 846-2244 Fax: (780) 846-2716 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vermilion-river.ab.ca

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5.3. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP 5.3.3. Battle River Watershed 5.4.2. Camrose (County 22) GROUPS Advisory Group See section 5.2.4 Who We Are How to Contact Us Dave Trautman, Assistant Agricultural 5.3.1. Battle Lake Natural Type of group: Fieldman and Rural Extension Staff We are an informal group Areas Preservation Society (RES) Mission: Phone: (780) 672-4765 Who We Are Our mission statement is being formed. Email: We are a cross-sectoral advisory group Type of group: [email protected] for Battle River Watershed Planning Registered society Process Phase I, and possibly the pre- County of Camrose main office Mission: cursor to Battle River Watershed 3755 - 43 Avenue To preserve the natural areas of Battle Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) Camrose, AB T4V 3S8 Lake Phone: (780) 672-4446 What We Do What We Do Fax: (780) 672-1008 In the early years we were very active Email: [email protected] We are currently working with the in general stewardship issues and Web: www.county.camrose.ab.ca Synergy Group to address concerns activities, but now are focused primarily about the effects of oil and gas activity on the issue of preventing a secondary on the Battle Lake area. highway from being built through the 5.4.2.1. Camrose, City of middle of Lily Lake Where We Work See section 5.2.4.1 Battle Lake Where We Work Battle River watershed (sub-watershed How to Contact Us How to Contact Us of the North Saskatchewan River David Doze or Ian Heackock Melissa Styba - Environmental Project Watershed) R.R. 1 Administrator 5204 - 50 Ave Westerose, AB T0C 2V0 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 586-2073 (Ian Heakock) Camrose, AB T4V 0S8 Rhonda King, Alberta Environment Phone: (780) 672-4428 #304, 4920 – 51st Street Fax: (780) 672-6316 Red Deer, AB T4N 6K8 Email: [email protected] 5.3.2. Battle Lake Watershed Phone: (403) 340-7195 Enhancement Association Email: [email protected] Who We Are 5.4.3. Flagstaff (County) Type of group: 5.4. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS How to Contact Us Registered society PO Box 358 Mission/goals: Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 To provide opportunities for improving 5.4.1. Beaver (County) Phone: (780) 384-4100 the environmental health of the battle Fax: (780) 384-3635 lake watershed. How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] PO Box 140 Web: www.flagstaff.ab.ca What We Do Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Participate in Alberta Environment's Phone: (780) 663-3730 Watershed stewardship contact and "water for life" strategy Fax: (780) 663-3602 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Email: [email protected] Where We Work Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Technician The greater Battle Lake area, with Box 358 some focus on regional groundwater Watershed stewardship contact and Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 source protection Rural Extension Staff (RES) Aimee Cook, Municipal Conservation Phone: (780) 384-4100 How to Contact Us Technologist Phone in Paintearth: 403-882-3211 Tim Belec Beaver County Fax: (780) 384-3635 R.R. 1 Box 140 Cell: (780) 336-5309 Westerose, AB T0C 2V0 Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 586-3633 Beaver County Area: Counties of Flagstaff & Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 663-3730 Paintearth Fax: (780) 663-3602 Email: [email protected] Area: Counties of Beaver and Lamont

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 22 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 5.4.4. Lacombe (County) 5.4.9. Provost (MD 52) 5.4.14. Wetaskiwin (County) How to Contact Us How to Contact Us Who We Are RR 3 PO Box 300 Type of group: Lacombe, AB T4L 2N3 Provost, AB T0B 3S0 Municipal government Phone: (403) 782-6601 Phone: (780) 753-2434 Fax: (403) 782-3820 Fax: (780) 753-6432 What We Do Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] • Riparian assessments Web: www.lacombecounty.com Web: • Water quality testing www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack • Best Management Practices (BMPs) /20696.html with producers in watersheds 5.4.5. Leduc (County) Where We Work How to Contact Us 5.4.10. Special Area 4 Some work in North Saskatchewan 101, 1101 - 5 Street Watershed in Leduc County. County Nisku, AB T9E 2X3 How to Contact Us boundaries mainly Battle River Phone: (780) 955-3555 PO Box 820 Watershed. Fax: (780) 955-3444 Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (403) 854-5600 Resources We Have Available Web: www.leduc-county.com Fax: (403) 854-5527 • Training Email: [email protected] • Water quality testing – including Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca some equipment 5.4.6. Minburn (County 27) • Newsletter • Riparian Assessment training How to Contact Us 5.4.11. Stettler (County 6) PO Box 550 How to Contact Us Vegreville, AB T9C 1R6 How to Contact Us Stephen Majek Phone: (780) 632-2082 PO Box 1270 Box 6960 Fax: (780) 632-6296 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G5 Email: [email protected] Phone: (403) 742-4441 Phone: (780) 361-6226 Web: www.minburncounty.ab.ca Fax: (403) 742-1277 Fax: (780) 486-9599 Email: [email protected] Email: Web: www.stettler.net [email protected] 5.4.7. Paintearth (County 18) How to Contact Us 5.4.12. Vermilion River PO Box 509 (County 24) Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Phone: (403) 882-3211 How to Contact Us Fax: (403) 882-3560 Kitscoty, AB T0B 2P0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 846-2244 Web: www.countypaintearth.ca Fax: (780) 846-2716 Email: [email protected] Watershed stewardship contact and Web: www.vermilion-river.ab.ca Rural Extension Staff (RES) Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Technician 5.4.13. Wainwright (MD 61) Box 358 Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 384-4100 717 - 14 Avenue Phone in Paintearth: 403-882-3211 Wainwright, AB T9W 1B3 Fax: (780) 384-3635 Phone: (780) 842-4454 Cell: (780) 336-5309 Fax: (780) 842-2463 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Area: Counties of Flagstaff & Web: www.mdwainwright.ca Paintearth Watershed stewardship contact and Rural Extension Staff (RES) 5.4.8. Ponoka (County) Somerlee Bennett, Assistant Agricultural Fieldman/Conservation How to Contact Us Technologist 4205 - Highway 2A M.D. of Wainwright Ponoka, AB T4J 1V9 717-14 Avenue Phone: (403) 783-3333 Wainwright, AB T9W 1B3 Fax: (403) 783-6965 Phone: (780) 842-4454 Email: Fax: (780) 842-2463 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ponokacounty.com Area: M.D. of Wainwright

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Email: [email protected] Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca 5.5. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP GROUPS 5.6.4. Special Area 3 At the time of printing we did not make contact with any local stewardship How to Contact Us groups active in the Sounding Creek PO Box 820 area. If you know of any please send Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 their contact information to us (see the Phone: (403) 854-5600 beginning of this directory for our Fax: (403) 854-5527 contact information). Email: [email protected] Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca

5.6. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS 5.6.5. Special Area 4

5.6.1. Paintearth (County 18) How to Contact Us PO Box 820 How to Contact Us Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 PO Box 509 Phone: (403) 854-5600 Castor, AB T0C 0X0 Fax: (403) 854-5527 Phone: (403) 882-3211 Email: [email protected] Fax: (403) 882-3560 Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca Email: [email protected] Web: www.countypaintearth.ca 5.6.6. Wainwright (MD 61) Watershed stewardship contact and How to Contact Us Rural Extension Staff (RES) 717 - 14 Avenue Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Wainwright, AB T9W 1B3 Technician Phone: (780) 842-4454 Box 358 Fax: (780) 842-2463 Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 384-4100 Web: www.mdwainwright.ca Phone in Paintearth: 403-882-3211 Fax: (780) 384-3635 Cell: (780) 336-5309 Watershed stewardship contact and Email: [email protected] Rural Extension Staff (RES) Area: Counties of Flagstaff & Somerlee Bennett, Assistant Paintearth Agricultural Fieldman/Conservation Technologist M.D. of Wainwright 5.6.2. Provost (MD 52) 717-14 Avenue Wainwright, AB T9W 1B3 How to Contact Us Phone: (780) 842-4454 PO Box 300 Fax: (780) 842-2463 Provost, AB T0B 3S0 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 753-2434 Area: M.D. of Wainwright Fax: (780) 753-6432 Email: [email protected] Web: www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack /20696.html

5.6.3. Special Area 2 How to Contact Us PO Box 820 Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Phone: (403) 854-5600 Fax: (403) 854-5527

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Fax: (403) 854-5527 Email: [email protected] 6.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca GROUPS Please note that we have sub-divided the South Saskatchewan River into its 6.2.5. Taber (MD) respective sub-watersheds and have listed the corresponding regional How to Contact Us stewardship groups under the sub- 4900B - 50 Street watershed sections below (see Red Taber, AB T1G 1T2 Deer River: section 6.3; Bow River: Phone: (403) 223-3541 section 6.5; and Oldman River: section Fax: (403) 223-1799 6.7). Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdtaber.ab.ca 6.1.1. Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin See Section 5.1.23

6.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS

6.2.1. Cypress (County) How to Contact Us PO Box 108 Dunmore, AB T0J 1A0 Phone: (403) 526-2888 Fax: (403) 526-8958 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cypress.ab.ca

6.2.2. Forty Mile (County 8) How to Contact Us PO Box 160 Foremost, AB T0K 0X0 Phone: (403) 867-3530 Fax: (403) 867-2242 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fortymile.ab.ca

6.2.3. Medicine Hat, City of How to Contact Us 580 First Street SE Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8E6 Phone: (403) 529-8220 Fax: (403) 529-8182 Email: [email protected] Web: www.medicinehat.ca

6.2.4. Special Area 2 How to Contact Us PO Box 820 Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Phone: (403) 854-5600

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What We Do How to Contact Us 6.3. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP • Participate in studies such as May Box 371 Caroline, AB T0M 0M0 GROUPS Species Count, Christmas Birdcount, wildflower survey, Web: www.waterdropcycle.com Breeding Bird survey • Take part in owl prowls, butterfly 6.3.1. Buffalo Lake and moth surveys, ruffled grouse 6.3.4. Friends of Sylvan Lake Management Team survey, song bird survey and a host of other activities. Who We Are Who We Are • Enjoy guest speakers and Mission: Membership is appointed by the presentations To promote responsible and Minister of Alberta Environment • Receive the Club newsletter twice a sustainable development within the year Sylvan Lake watershed. What We Do • Contribute to the development of the Provide input and direction for the organization What We Do construction, mitigation and operation Monitor all 8 municipalities around of the Parlby Creek, Buffalo Lake Where We Work Sylvan Lake for irresponsible and Water Management Project. Stettler and Buffalo lake area unsustainable development Programs, Projects, Initiatives: Where We Work How to Contact Us Buffalo Lake, Alberta Box 1802 Where We Work Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Municipal basin How to Contact Us President: Bernice Hafner Buffalo Lake Water Management Phone: (403) 742-0428 How to Contact Us Project Fax: (403) 742 -0441 Web: www.protectsylvanlake.org Box 268 Email: [email protected] Mirror, AB T0B 3C0 Phone: (403) 788-2451 6.3.5. Friends of the Little Fax: (403) 275-7764 6.3.3. Butte Action Red Deer River Society Email: [email protected] Web: www.blmt.ca Committee (FLRDRS) Who We Are Who We Are 6.3.2. Buffalo Lake Naturalist Type of group: Type of group: Club Community group Registered society Mission: Mission: Who We Are To protect Alberta fresh water by To enhance the water quality of the We are a group of local people who are encouraging sound management and Little Red Deer River and its watershed interested in natural history, the objecting to uses that have a negative through education and facilitation of environment, and its preservation. impact on our surface water and management procedures of all Type of group: aquifers stakeholders and users of the river. Stakeholders and users include, but The BLNC is one of 12 corporate clubs What We Do of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists are not limited to: cattle ranchers, hog • Attend and make presentations to and has two directors from the operations, feedlot operators, farmers, public hearings on water use membership who sit on the Board of urban sewage treatment plants, • Provide advice to landowners Directors. F.A.N. keeps us all up-to- acreage and other land owners and adversely affected by resource date on provincial issues and concerns. recreationalists. development Mission: • Encourage water conservation and What We Do • To encourage local Albertans to sound land stewardship Objectives: increase their knowledge, • Improve the water quality understanding, and appreciation of Where We Work • Increase awareness of natural history West central Alberta, Caroline- environmentally sustainable Spruceview area. Red Deer • To work towards conservation of practices affecting water quality Watershed. We address water issues natural areas and native species of issues animal and plant life. across the province. • Identify, locate and monitor potential • To help prevent the misuse of our problems which are not natural resources. Resources We Have Available Our membership has a broad range of environmentally sustainable • To promote the study of natural education, experience, and expertise in practices history through varied channels of agriculture, other industries, and • Develop and adopt a communication, field trips, out door business. comprehensive plan and to provide activities and surveys or inventories. technical and financial assistance to enhance environmentally

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 26 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada sustainable practices within the 6.3.8. Kneehill Watershed Mission: Little Red Deer River and Advisory Council To improve water quality and surrounding ecosystem. watershed education in the Pine Lake Projects: Where We Work watershed • Fact sheets Ghostpine creek, Threehills Creek, What We Do Kneehills Creek • Demonstration sites Education, related runoff projects, and Signage • How to Contact Us riparian health • Riparian assessments Russ Evans, Conservation/Watershed Where We Work • Fish counts Coordinator Pine Lake Watershed (sub-watershed • Public tours Kneehill County of the Red Deer River Watershed) • Ecotechnology project Box 400 • Water quality testing Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 How to Contact Us Where We Work Phone: (403) 443-5541 Doug Sawyer, Chairman Fax: (403) 443-5115 Little Red Deer River Subshed Box 124 Cell: (403) 994-0922 Red Deer River Watershed Pine Lake, AB T0M 1S0 Email: Phone: (403) 886-2525 How to Contact Us [email protected] Fax: (403) 886-5400 Lyle Knopp, President Area: County of Kneehill RR#3 Innisfail, AB T4G 1T8 6.3.11. Red Deer River Phone: (403) 227-2665 6.3.9. Medicine River Naturalists Watershed Society Who We Are Who We Are 6.3.6. Grey Wooded Forage Type of group: Association Type of group: Charitable organization, registered See section 5.1.10. Registered society society Mission: Mission: The Medicine River Watershed Society To educate and involve communities in 6.3.7. Gull Lake Water Quality hopes to increase awareness of the responsible stewardship. Management Society importance of the water quality and riparian health in the Medicine River What We Do Who We Are watershed. Along with this, the society • Young Naturalists Club Type of group: wishes to advocate community and • Habitat stewardship, preservation Registered society industry involvement in protecting and • NatureScape Alberta conserving the Medicine River • Mountain Bluebirds Trails Mission: watershed. To contribute to the preservation of Where We Work Gull Lake and the area within its What We Do Red Deer River basin watershed as a continuing desirable • Riparian health inventory project in recreation area and to assist in 4 municipalities How to Contact Us protecting the water quality of the lake • Water quality testing Phone/Fax: (403) 346-8200 in cooperation with residents of the • Projects such as riparian fencing, Email: [email protected] watershed. run-on control, shelterbelt enhancement What We Do • Field days and workshops to 6.3.12. Red Deer River • Water Quality Study of the lake with promote stewardship Alberta Environment (1999-2002) Watershed Alliance • Newsletter • Further inflow streams testing • Tours of projects Who We Are (2005) • Support for Environmental Farm Type of group: Where We Work Plan Presently in the formation stage. Will be registered as a Society this summer South Saskatchewan River watershed, Where We Work Red Deer River basin (2005) Medicine River watershed in 4 Gull Lake sub basin municipalities Mission/Objective: How to Contact Us Red Deer River Watershed The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance is an inclusive, collaborative Carla McCann, Secretary Medicine River Subshed partnership that promotes a healthy RR 3 Site 5 Box 6 How to Contact Us watershed to ensure a legacy of Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 Warren Miller, President ecological integrity and economic Email: [email protected] Phone: (403) 728-3543 sustainability. Email2:[email protected] Web: www.gulllakewater.ca Vision The Red Deer River watershed will be 6.3.10. Pine Lake Restoration healthy, dynamic, and sustainable Society through the efforts of the entire community Who We Are Goals Type of group: Registered society

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 27 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • To provide an inclusive forum for the Calgary AB T2E 6X6 • Lake watch: identify/respond to lake exchange of information and Email: threats to protect the lake collaborative dialogue for watershed [email protected] • Support science-based studies of protection, conservation and the lake improvement Dwight Tannas, Watershed • Sylvan Lake Shoreline Awareness • To raise awareness on issues Coordinator Program: Provide about 1100 impacting the watershed M.D. of Bighorn lakefront and nearby homes with a • To promote the use of best Box 310 copy of “On the Living Edge: Your management practices and the No. 2 Heart Mountain Drive Guide for Waterfront Living” (Alberta integrated management of land and Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 edition) water resources Phone: (403) 673-3611 • Promoting a Sylvan Lake • To foster the preservation and Fax: (403) 673-3895 Watershed protection plan enhancement of the quality of water Cell: (403) 899-2416 • Development of a website for the supplies and water systems in the Calgary Direct: (403) 233-7678 SLWSS watershed Email: [email protected] • Working with two University of • To champion the wise management Area: M.D. of Bighorn and Red-Bow Calgary graduate students on of the quantity of water supplies in Alliance separate studies of the lake the watershed. • Participating as a stakeholder in the Joint West Sylvan Lake Area What We Do 6.3.14. Rocky Riparian Group Structure Plan We will be adopting a three year • Newsletters to all members business plan in the near future. Who We Are Where We Work Where We Work Type of group: Not registered Sylvan Lake Watershed (sub- Red Deer River watershed watershed of the Red Deer River What We Do How to Contact Us Watershed) We focus our attention on : Bill Shaw, facilitator • Riparian habitat How to Contact Us #404 – 4808 Ross Street Kent Lyle, President Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5 • Water quality • Watershed management Box 9012 Phone: (403) 343-3394 Sylvan Lake, AB Fax: (403) 346-1570 Where We Work T4S 1S6 Email: [email protected] Medicine River Subshed, Red Deer Phone: (403) 887-5416 River Subshed, Raven River Subshed Fax: (403) 887-7000 Rhonda King, Alberta Environment and Prairie Creek subshed Email: [email protected] (Red Deer) Phone: (403) 340-7195 How to Contact Us Kathrin Falz, Clearwater County and 6.4. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS Rural Extension Staff (RES) 6.3.13. Red-Bow Regional Box 550 Watershed Alliance 4340 – 47th Avenue Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 6.4.1. Acadia (MD 34) Who We Are Phone:(403) 845-4444 Fax: (403) 845-7330 How to Contact Us Type of group: PO Box 30 We are an informal group Cell:(403) 844-0271 Email: [email protected] Acadia Valley, AB T0J 0A0 Mission: Phone: (403) 972-3808 To exchange technical and resource Fax: (403) 972-3833 based information on watershed issues 6.3.15. Sylvan Lake Email: [email protected] and opportunities for the benefit of our Web: www.mdacadia.ab.ca members. Watershed Stewardship Society (SLWSS) What We Do 6.4.2. Banff (ID 9) • Coordinate regional newsletter Who We Are called ”Up the Creek With a Paddle” Type of group: How to Contact Us • Coordinate and distribute watershed Registered society. Currently have Municipal Services Branch and Best/Beneficial Management about 220 paid up members 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street Practice (BMP) information Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 Mission: • Host a regional conference every Phone: (780) 422-8098 • The mission of the Society shall be two years Fax: (780) 420-1016 to foster community based Where We Work stewardship of the Sylvan Lake Watershed. South Saskatchewan Watershed, Red 6.4.3. Bighorn (MD 8) Deer River and Bow River basins What We Do Five counties: Wheatland, Kneehill, • Respond to lakeside residential How to Contact Us Bighorn, Rocky View, and Mountain PO Box 310 View developments: public hearings etc. • Monitor the health of the lake and its Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 How to Contact Us ecosystems Phone: (403) 673-3611 Fax: (403) 673-3895 Tim Dietzler • Promote community-based Email: [email protected] 911 - 32 Ave. N.E. stewardship and awareness

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 28 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Web: www.mdbighorn.ca Fax: (403) 845-7330 Mountain View County Cell: (403) 845-8688 Bag 100 Email: [email protected] Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 Watershed stewardship contact and Area: Clearwater County & Rocky Phone: (403) 335-3311 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Riparian Group Fax: (403) 335-9207 Dwight Tannas, Watershed Cell: (403) 638-6946 Coordinator Email: [email protected] M.D. of Bighorn 6.4.6. Drumheller, Town of Area: Mountain View County Box 310 No. 2 Heart Mountain Drive How to Contact Us Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 703 - 2 Avenue West 6.4.10. Newell (County 4) Phone: (403) 673-3611 Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y3 Fax: (403) 673-3895 Phone: (403) 823-6300 How to Contact Us Cell: (403) 899-2416 Fax: (403) 823-7739 PO Box 130 Calgary Direct: (403) 233-7678 Email: [email protected] Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dinosaurvalley.com Phone: (403) 362-3266 Area: M.D. of Bighorn and Red-Bow Fax: (403) 362-8681 Alliance Email: 6.4.7. Kneehill (County) [email protected] Web: www.countyofnewell.ab.ca 6.4.4. Camrose (County 22) How to Contact Us PO Box 400 See section 5.2.4 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 Lindsay George, Rural Conservation How to Contact Us Phone: (403) 443-5541 Technician Dave Trautman, Assistant Agricultural Fax: (403) 443-5115 County of Newell Fieldman and Rural Extension Staff Email: [email protected] Box 130 (RES) Web: www.kneehillcounty.com Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 Phone: (780) 672-4765 Phone: (403) 362-2772 Email: Watershed stewardship contact and Fax: (403) 362-8681 [email protected] Rural Extension Staff (RES) Cell: (403) 633-0352 Russ Evans, Conservation/Watershed Email: [email protected] County of Camrose main office Coordinator Area: County of Newell 3755 - 43 Avenue Kneehill County Camrose, AB T4V 3S8 Box 400 Phone: (780) 672-4446 Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 6.4.11. Paintearth (County 18) Fax: (780) 672-1008 Phone: (403) 443-5541 Email: [email protected] Fax: (403) 443-5115 How to Contact Us Web: www.county.camrose.ab.ca Cell: (403) 994-0922 PO Box 509 Email: Castor, AB T0C 0X0 [email protected] Phone: (403) 882-3211 6.4.4.1. Camrose, City of Area: County of Kneehill Fax: (403) 882-3560 Email: [email protected] See section 5.2.4.1 Web: www.countypaintearth.ca How to Contact Us 6.4.8. Lacombe (County) Melissa Styba - Environmental Project How to Contact Us Watershed stewardship contact and Administrator RR 3 Rural Extension Staff (RES) 5204 - 50 Ave Lacombe, AB T4L 2N3 Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Camrose, AB T4V 0S8 Phone: (403) 782-6601 Technician Phone: (780) 672-4428 Fax: (403) 782-3820 Box 358 Fax: (780) 672-6316 Email: [email protected] Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lacombecounty.com Phone: (780) 384-4100 Phone in Paintearth: 403-882-3211 Fax: (780) 384-3635 6.4.5. Clearwater (County) 6.4.9. Mountain View Cell: (780) 336-5309 Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us (County) Area: Counties of Flagstaff & PO Box 550 Paintearth Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 How to Contact Us Phone: (403) 845-4444 PO Bag 100 Fax: (403) 845-7330 Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 6.4.12. Ponoka County Web: www.county.clearwater.ab.ca Phone: (403) 335-3311 Fax: (403) 335-9207 How to Contact Us Email: 4205 - Highway 2A Watershed stewardship contact and [email protected] Rural Extension Staff (RES) Ponoka, AB T4J 1V9 Web: www.mountainviewcounty.com Phone: (403) 783-3333 Kathrin Falz, Extension Coordinator Clearwater County Fax: (403) 783-6965 Box 550 Watershed stewardship contact and Email: Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 Rural Extension Staff (RES) [email protected] Phone: (403) 845-4444 Lesley Gavelin, Rural Extension Staff Web: www.ponokacounty.com

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 29 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.4.13. Red Deer (County) Email: [email protected] Area: County of Starland Web: www.reddeer.ca Who We Are Type of group: 6.4.19. Stettler (County 6) Red Deer County Agricultural 6.4.15. Rocky View (MD 44) Department, Sustainable Agriculture How to Contact Us Program How to Contact Us PO Box 1270 911 - 32 Avenue NE Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Mission: Calgary, AB T2E 6X6 Phone: (403) 742-4441 To facilitate the adoption of beneficial Phone: (403) 230-1401 Fax: (403) 742-1277 management practices among County Fax: (403) 277-5977 Email: [email protected] producers to ensure environmentally Email: Web: www.stettler.net sound agricultural operations in Red [email protected] Deer County. Web: www.gov.mdrockyview.ab.ca What We Do 6.4.20. Wheatland (County) Watershed stewardship contact and • We give workshop, tours, How to Contact Us demonstrations and provide Rural Extension Staff (RES) Highway 1, RR 1 promotional material Murray Green, Ag. Engineer Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 • We have a conservation coordinator BMP Specialist M.D. of Rocky View Phone: (403) 934-3321 on staff at Red Deer County to Fax: (403) 934-4889 facilitate the sustainable agriculture 909 Irricana Road Airdrie, AB T4A 2G6 Email: [email protected] program at the County, to assist Web: www.wheatlandcounty.ca producers with agricultural Phone: (403) 230-1401 Fax: (403) 948-2069 Email: [email protected] environmental issues, and to provide technical assistance with Email: projects [email protected] Watershed stewardship contact and • We participate in the local Area: M.D. of Rocky View Rural Extension Staff (RES) watershed group activities (e.g. Mike Sauve, Watershed Coordinator Little Red Deer River Initiative) Hwy.1, R.R.#1 • Promote BMPs among producers, 6.4.16. Special Area 2 Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 and provide necessary resources for Phone: (403) 934-3321 them How to Contact Us Fax: (403) 934-4889 PO Box 820 Cell: (403) 333-6943 Where We Work Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Email: All of Red Deer County and the Phone: (403) 854-5600 [email protected] Medicine River Watershed, Little Red Fax: (403) 854-5527 Area: County of Wheatland Deer River Watershed, Pine Lake Email: [email protected] Watershed. Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca Resources We Have Available • Conservation Coordinator to work 6.4.17. Special Areas 3 with local watershed groups, organize events, share information How to Contact Us • BMP manuals and other agricultural PO Box 820 publications Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 • Environmental Farm Plan Phone: (403) 854-5600 Workshops Fax: (403) 854-5527 • Solar powered off-site watering Email: [email protected] system to use on trial basis Web: www.specialareas.ab.ca How to Contact Us Donna Trottier, Conservation 6.4.18. Starland (County) Coordinator and Rural Extension Staff (RES) How to Contact Us Red Deer County PO Box 249 38106 Range Road #275 Morrin, AB T0J 2B0 Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9 Phone: (403) 772-3793 Phone: (403) 342-8653 Fax: (403) 772-3807 Fax: (403) 350-2160 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.reddeercounty.ab.ca Rural Extension Staff (RES) Vanessa Larocque, Assistant Ag Fieldman 6.4.14. Red Deer, City of County of Starland Box 249 How to Contact Us Morrin, AB T0J 2B0 PO Box 5008 Phone: (403) 772-3793 Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Fax: (403) 772-3807 Phone: (403) 342-8111 Email: [email protected] Fax: (403) 346-6195

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environmental issues faced in the The Bow River is the largest tributary to Foothills Area, including water the South Saskatchewan River and the 6.5. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP resources literature. basin extends roughly from just GROUPS northwest of Lake Louise to just west of How to Contact Us Medicine Hat. The basin is about 4% Box 20, Site 23, RR 8 of Alberta’s land mass; and about 3% Calgary, AB T2J 2T9 of the Province’s surface waters arise 6.5.1. Ann and Sandy Cross Phone: (403) 931-1042 in the basin; yet it accommodates over Conservation Area Fax: (403) 931-1031 33% of the population. Email: [email protected] Who We Are Web: www.crossconservation.org How to Contact Us The Ann and Sandy Cross 300, Atrium VII Conservation Area is a 4800-acre day- 340 Midpark Way SE use nature preserve located 1.6 km 6.5.2. Bow River Basin Calgary, AB T2X 1P1 south of Calgary. The land was Council (BRBC) Phone: (403) 254-3419 donated by Ann and Sandy Cross for Fax: (403) 254-3333 the purposes of habitat protection and Who We Are Email: [email protected] Web: www.brbc.ab.ca conservation education. Type of group: Type of group: Registered society Charitable/Non-Profit Organization Mission: 6.5.3. Bow Riverkeeper Mission: The BRBC is a membership based, • To protect habitat and provide non-profit, registered charity dedicated Who We Are space for native species of wildlife to conducting activities for the Type of group: • To offer conservation education improvement and protection of the Registered society programs, particularly for young waters of the Bow River Basin. The people, without jeopardizing area Council is working with members and Mission: wildlife and habitat partners to make the Bow River Basin To protect and restore the Bow River watershed in order to ensure a clean • To manage human use of the area the best managed watershed in the through a system of entry by world. and sustainable water supply for all appointment only living communities that depend on the What We Do river now and in the future. What We Do Past programs: The Cross Conservation Area is What We Do • Urban Stormwater Management • Education and outreach, Monitoring, dedicated to habitat protection and Implementation Project conservation education. Our current Policy analysis and (www.urbanswm.ab.ca ) recommendations programs and projects are: • Guidebook for Water Management • Grassland and Grouse Project: This • One of our initiatives is the “Big Bow (www.brbc.ab.ca/pdfs/Guidebook.pdf ) Float: A Centennial Canoe Voyage” is an adaptive management action • Protecting Riparian Areas: Creative plan for the protection and in summer, 2005. This trip will be Approaches to Subdivision over 650 kilometres down the entire enhancement of native grassland Development in the Bow River habitat at the Ann and Sandy Cross length of the Bow River, from Bow Basin, 2002 Glacier to its confluence with the Conservation Area (2005-2008). (www.brbc.ab.ca/pdfs/brp_w.pdf ) The goal of this project is to protect Oldman River. The trip is designed and enhance biodiversity on the Present programs: to raise awareness and promote remaining native grassland at the • Quarterly Education Forums public involvement in the upcoming Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation • State of the Basin Report (2005) draft watershed management plan Area. • Bow River Basin Advisory to be released by the Alberta Government in 2005. • Day-long and week-long school Committee (South Saskatchewan programs, including the “Nature River Basin Water Management Plan) Where We Work Discovery” and the “Open Minds” South Saskatchewan watershed, Bow programs Future programs: River basin • We have a thriving volunteer • Facilitate decision making through program with over 87 active planning and policy development How to Contact Us volunteers • Promotion of proven Best P.O. Box 3120 Management Practices Banff, AB T1L 1C7 Where We Work • Increased public education and Email: [email protected] Municipal District Foothills No. 31 and awareness Web: www.bowriverkeeper.org the City of Calgary Where We Work Resources We Have Available The Bow River Basin covers about We have a Conservation Information 25,000 square kilometers (about the Center that offers brochures and size of Vermont) in southern Alberta. leaflets on issues related to

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 31 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.5.4. BowKan Birders Web: Resources We Have Available www.braggcreek.ca/bcec/index.htm Expertise on a variety of natural history Who We Are topics, including birding, botany, and "BowKan Birders" is a large informal many conservation, natural history and group of naturalists who are interested 6.5.6. Calgary Field environmental topics in enjoying and protecting our local Naturalists’ Society wildlife. How to Contact Us Who We Are PO Box 981 What We Do Calgary, AB T2P 2K4 Twice each year, Christmas and the Type of group: Email: [email protected] end of May, members fan out in the Registered not-for-profit organization Web: http://cfns.fanweb.ca BowKan Birders designated area and Mission/Objectives: complete a number count of mammal, To encourage the appreciation, flowering plant, and bird species and observation, study, conservation and 6.5.7. Calgary Zoological individuals, with emphasis on birds. protection of all components of the Society The main purpose of the information is natural world to build a data bank that can be used Who We Are for local environmental protection What We Do Type of group: concerns. The data is also forwarded Society objectives to the Federation of Alberta Naturalists Registered society and not-for-profit • To promote and assist in the organization (FAN) where it will ultimately be added preservation of native habitat and of to the data of coincident Alberta wide natural features What We Do counts. • To provide publications and • Offers educational programs that How to Contact Us educational opportunities for the link people and communities to membership and the public Cliff Hansen nature PO Box 188 • To promote the collection of natural • Purchases, receives or monitors Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 history observations for statistical land for habitat Email: [email protected] and educational purposes • Undertakes research related to • To engage in any activity ancillary to wildlife/fish and/or habitat the achievement of the above • Provides monitoring, restoration or 6.5.5. Bragg Creek objectives caretaking activities for nature Environmental Coalition Projects • Reintroduce Canadian endangered • We produce a monthly newsletter species to the wild (BCEC) • Monthly general meetings feature Where We Work Who We Are audiovisual presentations and lectures by natural history Primarily Southern Alberta Type of group: specialists. Topics range from bats Registered society How to Contact Us to birds to quasars and nature 1300 Zoo Road NE Mission: preserves. Meetings are held Calgary, AB T2E 7V6 BCEC is an active group of Bragg monthly, September through June. Phone: (403) 232-9300 Creek area residents who seek to Non-members are invited to attend Fax: (403) 237-7582 effect positive environmental change in to learn more about the Society. Email: their backyard, particularly the Elbow • A number of study groups with [email protected] River watershed. specialized interests meet on a Web: www.calgaryzoo.com regular basis and conduct various What We Do surveys and competitions • The group facilitates dialogue throughout the year. These include between the public, government, groups interested in birds, botany, 6.5.8. Cochrane Branches and industry on important entomology, and butterflies. Other and Banks Environmental environmental issues, and prefers groups monitor natural areas in Foundation pragmatic, constructive engagement Calgary and the surrounding area to conflict. They attempt to raise and proposed development affecting Who We Are public awareness of local natural areas. Type of group: environmental issues. They also • Throughout the year, field trips are Registered society provide educational programs, and organized by the Society and led by Mission: engage in some basic knowledgeable and local naturalists. The Foundation seeks to promote environmental research (e.g. Members prowl for owls in February, environmental stewardship and sampling of in-stream water quality). admire orchids on the summer community spirit in the Town of • Volunteer-based monitoring of solstice, and take bus trips to more Cochrane through the planting of trees quantity and quality of Bragg distant natural areas. Creek’s in-stream flows. and environmental enhancement • CFNS has published a number of activities within the community. Where We Work natural history books, including guides to natural areas of the city. Bow River watershed, Elbow River What We Do • We are involved in the preservation basin. NE Kananaskis Country. The Branches and Banks Foundation is of city natural areas a registered non-profit society How to Contact Us dedicated to organizing an annual tree Where We Work Ralph Cartar plant and waterway clean-up held in Greater Calgary area Box 214 Cochrane in mid-spring. The event is a Bragg Creek, AB T0L 0K0 family event, teaching young

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 32 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada participants the benefits of volunteering Where We Work • Maintain website, write articles, and protecting the environment. This is S. Saskatchewan River Watershed, publish newsletters, and give an opportunity for everyone to Bow River basin. Cochrane and area presentations about relevant contribute to the wellness of the watersheds and streams watershed issues community, now and in the future. • Help members promote water Approximately 23,000 trees planted in How to Contact Us conservation programs Cochrane by an estimated 2300+ 104 Griffin Rd. East • Attend provincial volunteers since the inception (in 1996) Cochrane AB T4C 2B9 conferences/workshops/events for of this community project. Phone: (403) 851-0562 watershed groups Email: [email protected] Where We Work • Participate in river clean-up Web: www.cochrane-environment.org activities South Saskatchewan Watershed, Bow • Act on the recommendations of the River basin. Cochrane sub watershed 2004 water quality report "Impacts and streams including Big Hill Creek, 6.5.10. Crowfoot Creek on Water Quality in the Upper Elbow Jumping Pound Creek, and a small River" portion of the Bow River. Watershed Group How to Contact Us How to Contact Us Where We Work South Saskatchewan River watershed, 20 West Copithorne Pl. Mike Sauve, Acting Watershed Bow River basin Cochrane AB T4C 1J3 Coordinator and Rural Extension Staff Elbow River sub basin Phone: (403) 851-0562 (RES) Wheatland County, Hwy 1 RR 1 Strathmore, AB How to Contact Us T1P 1J6 Monique Dietrich, Watershed 6.5.9. Cochrane Phone 403-934-3321 Coordinator Environmental Action E-mail Address Phone: (403) 685-5580 Committee (CEAC) [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.erwp.org Who We Are Type of group: 6.5.11. Elbow River Registered society Watershed Partnership 6.5.12. Farmers of the Elbow Watershed (FEW) Mission: (ERWP) • CEAC is striving to make Cochrane Who We Are Who We Are and area residents a more We are an informal association. environmentally aware and active Type of group: community. Registered society What We Do The Farmers of the Elbow Watershed What We Do Vision: Working together for ample clean water (FEW) work to promote agricultural Objectives for the benefit of all. methods that protect the historic • To enhance awareness and educate ecology of the Elbow River through about our inter-relationships with the Mission: environmental audits, educational natural world and the impact of our We support and encourage all tours, habitat enhancement programs, lifestyle choices on the health of the stakeholders in the Elbow River and constructive dialogue. community and the Earth’s watershed to protect and enhance ecosystems water quality and quantity. Where We Work • To identify and undertake the Goals: South Saskatchewan River watershed, projects that encourage • Individuals and communities take Bow River basin environmental responsibility and a responsibility to protect and Elbow River sub basin from Bragg sense of community enhance water quality and quantity Creek to the Calgary city limits • To increase our effectiveness in the Elbow River Watershed How to Contact Us through partnerships and • Encourage the use of new Joe Zink cooperation within local and global technologies for water conservation 25165 B Twp Road 242 communities • Encourage best water management Calgary AB T3Z 3K2 • To encourage participation and and land use practices Phone: (403) 246-3553 foster hope in the challenge of • Cooperation, coordination and ensuring an environmentally knowledge-sharing among sustainable future stakeholders 6.5.13. Foothills Land Trust Projects • Minimize the negative impacts of (FLT) • Cochrane Farmer’s Market land uses on water quality and • Weekly newspaper column on quantity Who We Are environmental facts and tips • Increase awareness and understanding of the watershed Type of group: • Naturescaping initiatives and Incorporated in Alberta in 2003 workshops Mission: • Chair Brownfield Development What We Do Committee to oversee remedial The FLT is a non-political not-for-profit action plan for contaminated site Projects organization that facilitates the • Drive Green Emission Testing Clinic • Meet with members regularly and conservation of environmentally sensitive lands in the M.D. of Foothills. • Presentations to Council and staff encourage the participation of new on environmental issues members

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 33 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada What We Do Where We Work water quality in the Nose/West Nose Creek watershed. Past activities: South Saskatchewan River watershed, • Process of incorporation, review of Bow River basin Fish Creek Provincial Park What We Do other land trust easement We are focused on preparing a Water documents How to Contact Us Management Plan. Present activities: P.O. Box 2780 • Finalization of our Conservation Calgary AB T2P 0Y8 Where We Work Easement document Phone: (403) 238-3841 South Saskatchewan watershed, Bow Email: [email protected] River basin, Nose Creek sub basin Future activities: north of Calgary • A pilot partnership Web : www.friendsoffishcreek.org How to Contact Us Where We Work Tim Dietzler South Saskatchewan watershed, Bow 6.5.15. Ghost River 911 - 32 Ave. N.E. River Basin Watershed Alliance Society Calgary AB T2E 6X6 Municipal District of Foothills Email: Who We Are How to Contact Us [email protected] Web: Maureen Heffring, board member Type of group: www.airdrie.ca/content/environment/no Phone: (403) 256-7122 Registered society secreek/index.html Email: [email protected] Mission: We are a long term partnership of Janice McDougall, board member stakeholders which, through respect Phone: (403) 931-2779 and understanding, share responsibility 6.5.17. Parks Foundation, Email: [email protected] in maintaining a healthy and Calgary sustainable ecosystem and watershed Al Taylor, board member in the Ghost-Waiparous region. Who We Are Phone: (403) 931-2494 A not-for-profit organization created in Email: [email protected] What We Do 1985, we have spent the past 20 years • Organize events to raise public as a catalyst in the creation of over Jacqueline Nelson awareness and to illustrate present $100 million worth of parks and natural Phone: (403) 652-7477 use and present threat to our areas throughout the city Email: [email protected] watershed (e.g. Cows and Fish Type of group: Education Day on Riparian Health, Not-for-profit organization Environmental Stewardship Walk In Mission: 6.5.14. Friends of Fish Creek Forest Reserve, permanent information displays on Forest and Enhancing the quality of life of all Provincial Park Society Riparian Health, “Walks in the Calgarians through the development of Watershed”) parks, preservation of river valleys, and Who We Are support of amateur sport. • Monitor water quality status and use Type of group: of the area Registered society What We Do • Carry out restoration and • Amateur Sport Grant Program Mission: rehabilitation projects; planning a • Calgary Weir Improvement Project We work to help protect, preserve, and demonstration reclamation project in • Haultain School & Park Restoration enhance the diverse natural and the watershed in the Forest Reserve Project human heritage found in Fish Creek Initiated GPS Inventory of springs • • Greening a Great City Campaign Provincial Park. Meet with local industry • • Bench Dedication Program • Meet with Sustainable Resource What We Do • Wetlands Conservation Initiatives Development regarding a Ghost through the Wetland Committee: Whether through education or Access Management Plan volunteering, the Friends help bring o Committee was formed in 2001 to community residents, local businesses, Where We Work promote wetland conservation in educators, government staff, and other South Saskatchewan River watershed, the greater Calgary area non-profit groups together in helping Bow River basin, o Played a role in the formation of our beloved park. At the same time, Ghost River, South Ghost River, and the City of Calgary’s “Wetlands we foster care and respect for a natural Waiparous Creek sub basins Conservation Plan” area that is an integral part of life in o Have produced a documentary Calgary. How to Contact Us about wetlands (2004) Have made a wetlands display at Programs and Services: Email:[email protected] o the Calgary airport (2004) • The Friends provide opportunities for public participation through: 6.5.16. Nose Creek Where We Work • Stewardship: Park Watch City of Calgary Stewardship Program, Wildlife Watershed Partnership Monitoring Programs Resources We Have Available • Resource Management: Trail Care, Who We Are • See resources under River Valleys Park Clean-up Type of group: Committee (RVC) (section 6.5.19) • Education: Speaker series, Informal group • Wetlands Committee: Environmental Learning Programs Mission: o Wetlands Publication – Wetlands To protect riparian areas and improve at Work for You (2003) – 4-page brochure explaining the values of

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 34 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada wetlands and the current loss of Resources We Have Available How to Contact Us this resource in Calgary. Now in • Networking with government Wayne Adams its third reprint representing a (federal, provincial, municipal) Phone: (403) 938-4745 distribution of over 7,000 copies to • Giving input into numerous projects Darren Floer date, with another 9000 in the & processes Phone: (403) 282-0174 future • Advice/guidance on water-related How to Contact Us planning and development issues in Calgary 6.5.22. Siksika First Nation 225 – 13 Avenue SW See section 8.1.1. Calgary, Alberta T2R 1N8 How to Contact Us Phone: (403) 974-0751 Mac Hickley, RVC Manager Fax: (403) 974-0758 225 – 13 Avenue SW 6.5.23. Southern Alberta Web: www.parksfdn.com Calgary, Alberta Canada Land Trust Society (SALTS) T2R 1N8 Who We Are 6.5.18. Red-Bow Regional Phone: (403) 974-0747 Watershed Alliance Fax: (403) 974-0758 Type of group: Email: [email protected] Non-profit society See section 6.3.13 Web: Mission: http://www.parksfdn.com/abcalasnpfc/d To conserve and protect the oc.nsf/doc/river_index.cm ecosystem, watershed and stewardship 6.5.19. River Valleys of the Eastern Slopes native grassland Committee (RVC) of Southwest Alberta 6.5.20. Rosebud River Who We Are Watershed Partners What We Do • Education Type of group: Where We Work • Land conservation easements We are an independent, volunteer- Rosebud River Watershed, Bow River • Support scientific research related driven organization, operating under Basin. to our goals the Parks Foundation, Calgary. The Parks Foundation, Calgary is an How to Contact Us Where We Work Alberta corporation. Lloyd Marshman, Chairman Native grassland of the eastern slopes Mission: Box 225 in southwest Alberta The RVC champions the Rockyford, AB environmental, heritage, aesthetic, T0J 2R0 Resources We Have Available social and economic values of Phone: (403) 533-2315 Education materials Calgary’s rivers, river valleys and Fax: (403) 533-2106 How to Contact Us wetlands, and creates opportunities for Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 45016 Calgarians to engage in related High River, Alberta stewardship activities. Claudette Lacombe T1V 1R7 Email: [email protected] What We Do Phone: (403) 646-2600 Email: [email protected] • Policy, planning, and development Also see Waters of Wheatland review: We participate in the Committee, section 6.5.31. development of appropriate policies and plans, evaluation of 6.5.24. Springbank development proposals, review of 6.5.21. Sheep River Valley Community Planning land and water uses and Association management practices, and Preservation Society promote interaction/integration Who We Are Who We Are among all orders of government and Mission: Type of group: their departments/agencies Registered Alberta non-profit society • Edu-Action: Education, awareness, A society with a mission of and action to promote good conservation and education concerning Mission/Objectives: stewardship and adoption of best natural resources along the Sheep (SCPA) is a forum for residents to work practices (among the public, River valley. Formerly the Sheep River together on planning issues that affect community groups, planners, Land Trust. our Springbank community. developers and all orders of What We Do What We Do government) We have acquired land, established SCPA was established in 2000 in order • Special projects that protect, conservation easements, and engaged to respond to the proposed Central preserve, acquire, reclaim or in educational activities. Examples are: Springbank Area Structure Plan (ASP) establish key river basin assets MacLeod Trail Heritage Lands Project; and other planning issues. SCPA and/or divert inappropriate uses to Big Rock Site Management. provides input on planning issues to other locations the MD of Rocky View, the City of Where We Work Calgary, the Alberta government, Where We Work South Saskatchewan River watershed, We work within the City of Calgary and elected representatives and others Bow River basin (such as individual developers). SCPA outside the city for significant regional Sheep River sub basin volunteers are active on a number of issues relating to Calgary’s watershed or water quality. issues:

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 35 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • Annexation: City of Calgary What We Do 1225a Kensington Rd. N.W. Calgary AB T2N 3P8 proposal to annex parts of Current projects: Springbank Phone: (403) 270-0777 • The Society organizes and/or Fax: (403) 270-8672 • Water/wastewater infrastructure participates in park clean-ups Email: [email protected] • Development: various concepts (especially dog feces) Web: www.sustainablecalgary.ca plans for residential and commercial • The Annual Pathway and River development (within Central and Clean-up held in Calgary every May North Springbank ASPs) • Bird and plant walks with the • Transportation: e.g. Hwy 8 Calgary Field Naturalists 6.5.27. Tri Community twinning, City ring road/Stoney Trail, • Public education and relations, Watershed Initiative Hwy.1 upgrades, and local roads reviews development permits with Who We Are • Impact of development on the respect to Calgary land use bylaw environment (river valleys, wildlife 19.1 Type of group: corridors, native plants, wetlands, • Invasive species control or We are a partnership between the open space) eradication by hand. towns of Black Diamond, Turner Valley, • Impact of fragmentation and and Okotoks. subdivision on agricultural land Future projects: Mission: • Impact of development on • School education programs The towns of Black Diamond, Turner community services e.g. schools, • Rebirth of a natural riverine habitat Valley, and Okotoks share the belief recreation, emergency response • Water quality improvement that water is an integral part of the services • Permanent ban on the use of pesticides communities. The towns have formed • Impact of development on property a Tri Community Watershed Initiative to • Reclamation of the river bank by values and taxes help manage their shared water restricting dog access to the river • Rural versus urban residential resources. density • Rehabilitation of a creek in the north end of River Park What We Do We worked with Springbank residents Where We Work Tri Community Watershed Initiative to respond to the MD of Rocky View on activities include: South Saskatchewan River watershed, the draft Central Springbank ASP in • Changing municipal policies Bow River basin, Elbow River sub 2000 and to make many changes and • Writing municipal water and river improvements that the majority of the basin. The area encompasses a riverine habitat and green space along valley management plans community wanted. The ASP was • Working with partners adopted in 2001. the lower Elbow River within the City of Calgary from the Glenmore Dam to • Hosting community events Where We Work Stanley Park. • Engaging media Springbank (i.e. roughly from the Bow • Assisting residents in water River in the north, Calgary City limits to How to Contact Us conservation efforts the east, the Elbow River to the south, Robin McLeod • Influencing Watershed Behaviours and Hwy 22 to the west). The “heart” 1628 – 50 Ave. S. W. initiative: A 2-year project initiated of Springbank is along Springbank Calgary, AB T2T 2V9 by the Tri Community Watershed Road. Email: [email protected] Initiative and Bow River Basin Council to protect the Sheep River Resources We Have Available watershed. There are five main A diversity of highly qualified residents 6.5.26. Sustainable Calgary themes: lend their professional expertise to our Society o Integrated pest management (e.g. group when we need it. reduce pesticide use) Who We Are o River valley land management How to Contact Us and protection Type of group: Email: [email protected] Water conservation (e.g. Registered society and charitable o Web: replacement of residential water organization http://springbank.ab.ca/Organizations/i meters, distribution of residential ndex.html Mission: water conservation kits, water- To promote, encourage, and support efficient demonstration sites) community-level actions and initiatives o Capacity building 6.5.25. Stanley Park to that move Calgary toward a o Shared tools and resources Glenmore Dam Preservation sustainable future. Where We Work Society (“S2G”) What We Do South Saskatchewan watershed, Bow • Calgary State of Our City Indicator Who We Are River basin, Sheep River sub basin Reporting Municipalities of Black Diamond, Type of group: • Calgary Green Map Turner Valley, and Okotoks. Registered society • Ecological Footprint Research and Mission: Education How to Contact Us To preserve, enhance and protect the Maureen Lynch, Coordinator natural history and environment of the Where We Work P.O. Box 1112 Elbow River Valley and contiguous South Saskatchewan River watershed, Black Diamond AB T0L 0H0 bench lands from Glenmore Dam to Bow River basin. City of Calgary. Email: [email protected] Stanley Park. How to Contact Us Suite 201

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 36 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.5.28. Turner Valley Gas about the importance of protecting 6.5.30. Western Sky Land Plant Committee for a Safe our water supply. Trust Society • Volunteer-based park maintenance Historic Site programs for: the removal of trash Who We Are and pet feces that would otherwise Who We Are Type of group: end up in our drinking water Registered society Type of group: reservoir; and for the eradication of We are an ad hoc committee invasive plants that threaten the What We Do Mission: ecological integrity of the Elbow • The Western Sky Land Trust Our goals are to find information River Valley Society champions the regarding the testing and clean-up that • Ecotourism program establishment and conservation of still needs to be done and report this to • Outreach program that assists other integrated open or natural areas both the local government and the Elbow River Valley stakeholders to principally within the boundaries of provincial government in hopes that get established and find supporters Calgary, Municipal District of Rocky both these levels of government will in their efforts to protect and View, and Municipal District of then take the necessary action to preserve the valley. Foothills. ensure the complete safety of the • Public education outreach program: • Conservation of open or natural community. In addition, to determine Society volunteers staff information areas principally within the what, if any, toxins are entering the booths at such public education and boundaries of Calgary, Municipal Sheep River from the Gas Plant. awareness events (e.g. Mayor’s District of Rocky View, and Environmental Expo, Oakridge What We Do Municipal District of Foothills with Community Association Annual emphasis on: We are currently researching the Stampede Breakfast, Harry Hays agricultural, natural, heritage, situation so we have a better o (Government of Canada) scenic, and recreational values understanding of what is going on with Environmental Expo, Lakeview integrated open spaces, including this site, and we are trying to get a firm o Days, Calgary Annual Tower Climb, those associated with rivers, commitment from the government for Canadian Parks and Wilderness creeks, wetlands, and other the full reclamation of the site. We Society Run for Wildlife) environmentally significant areas. want it to be safe for visitors who visit • Non-profit website that serves the the site or swim and recreate in the • The Western Sky Land Trust Weaselhead Natural Environment Society will: Sheep River, communities down Area as well as all parks and natural stream that use the Sheep River for o Accept donations, voluntary areas in Alberta by allowing users to transfers of land, and Drinking Water, and for the flora and report the varieties of wildlife they fauna. conservation easements see in their yards, communities, o Champion exemplary open space Where We Work parks and natural areas. management and conservation South Saskatchewan River watershed, • Online encyclopedia of more than practices Bow River basin, Sheep River sub 400 species of animals and plants o Conserve and nurture its assets basin. Sheep River at the Gas Plant found in Weaselhead – and in most from an ecological perspective Site other areas of western Canada – including reclamation of habitat that includes text, audio, video, and and wildlife corridors How to Contact Us still images. o Enhance opportunities for P.O. Box 1166 • A small but growing adult education hamlets, villages, & towns to Turner Valley, AB T0L 2A0 program that seeks to create conserve open space awareness of the national historical o Achieve the land trust vision significance of the Weaselhead area through collaborative planning and 6.5.29. Weaselhead / as a First and Second World War partnerships with all orders of Glenmore Park Preservation training facility. government, citizens, corporations, existing land trusts, Society & other organizations Where We Work Who We Are South Saskatchewan River watershed, Type of group: Bow River basin How to Contact Us The Weaselhead/Glenmore Park Elbow River sub basin Tracy Tarves, Executive Director Preservation Society was officially Weaselhead Natural Environment Temporary address incorporated on June 20, 1994 as a Area, Calgary 225 - 13 Avenue SW non-profit society in the Province of Calgary, AB T2R 1N8 Alberta. How to Contact Us Phone: (403) 974-0756 Weaselhead Society What We Do Web: 9504 Oakfield Dr. S. W. http://www.parksfdn.com/abcalasnpfc/d Weaselhead Society Programs and Calgary, AB T2V 0L1 oc.nsf/doc/projects_skylandtrust.cm Initiatives: Phone: (403) 252-6141 • Curriculum-based education Email: [email protected] programs for Calgary students in Web: www.weaselhead.org grades 4 through 9 on a variety of environmental topics (e.g. wetlands, ecosystems, water) • An extensive summer day camp program for Calgary kids to learn about nature and conservation and

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 37 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.5.31. Wheatland County Wastewater, Laboratory Services, AESA Program: Waters of Work is carried out within Wheatland Watershed Monitoring Section County but we do participate with Wheatland, Wheatland Type of group: surrounding areas and groups and Municipal government County Range Management have a formal partnership called the Project Red-Bow Regional Watershed Alliance Mission: (see section 6.3.13) which includes: The city of Calgary Waterworks and Who We Are M.D. of Rocky View, M.D. of Bighorn, Wastewater unit (Laboratory Services) provides professional monitoring, Type of group: Mountain View County, Kneehill County, and Red Deer County. analytical, and reporting services Subcommittees of the Wheatland through its commitment to quality, County Ag. Services Board. These How to Contact Us timeliness, and reliable results, while subcommittees are comprised of Mike Sauve, Rural Extension Specialist ensuring staff and customer residents, agricultural producers, and Wheatland County and Rural Extension satisfaction. Wheatland County councillors. Staff (RES) Mission: Hwy. 1, RR 1 What We Do Waters of Wheatland Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 The Watershed Monitoring Section is • To promote the environmental Phone: (403) 934-3321 responsible for implementing a sustainability of water through Fax: (403) 934-4889 comprehensive water quality information, demonstration, and Email: monitoring program for the assessment community participation, and to [email protected] of physical, chemical, and biological proactively assess the health of the Web: www.wheatlandcounty.ca characteristics of surface waters in the water and work with the local Calgary region. Responsibilities producers, partners, and residents include: towards the adoption of practices • Planning and conducting long-term that help preserve water quality and 6.6. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS monitoring and investigative quantity. programs in the Bow and Elbow River watersheds to characterize Wheatland County Range aquatic resources and identify Management Project 6.6.1. Banff (ID 9) trends over time • Identify existing or emerging water • Through an education and How to Contact Us awareness approach we will quality concerns Municipal Services Branch introduce landholders to sustainable • Provide sound data for the 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street range management principles and development and implementation of Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 environmentally friendly technology watershed management plans Phone: (780) 422-8098 that selectively controls unwanted • Establish linkages with government Fax: (780) 420-1016 plant species. agencies, stakeholder groups, and the public to collaborate and What We Do promote awareness of watershed • Promote Best Management 6.6.2. Bighorn (MD 8) issues Practices (BMP) activity through development of BMP demonstration How to Contact Us Where We Work sites. PO Box 310 Bow and Elbow River watersheds in • Creation and distribution of a Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 the Calgary region Phone: (403) 673-3611 quarterly newsletter and regular Resources We Have Available newspaper articles. Fax: (403) 673-3895 Email: [email protected] • Water sampling for water quality • Host a number of workshops Web: www.mdbighorn.ca assessment in rivers, stream and including Environmental Farm Plan reservoirs (EFP), Pasture Health Assessment, Riparian Health Assessment, • Three CAEAL-accredited water Watershed stewardship contact and quality laboratories serving internal Sustainable Farming practices, Rural Extension Staff (RES) Sustainable Grazing strategies, clients of Waterworks and Dwight Tannas, Watershed Wastewater Water protection and conservation, Coordinator • Extensive coverage of water-quality and Regional water conference in M.D. of Bighorn parameters: routine partnership with Red-Bow Regional Box 310 physical/chemistry, nutrients, major Watershed Alliance. No. 2 Heart Mountain Drive ions, metals, organic compounds • Conduct water quality monitoring Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 (volatile/extractable), microbial and reporting for major water Phone: (403) 673-3611 organisms (bacteria/ protozoan systems located within the county. Fax: (403) 673-3895 parasites), phytoplankton • Provide tools and information for the Cell: (403) 899-2416 producers wanting to make changes Calgary Direct: (403) 233-7678 How to Contact Us to their operations. Email: [email protected] Watershed Monitoring Section • Carry out various surveys and Area: M.D. of Bighorn and Red-Bow Jamie Dixon, M.Sc., P.Biol. evaluations to determine needs of Alliance City of Calgary Waterworks and residents and to measure changes Wastewater in the attitudes and practice. Laboratory Services (Mail Code 35B) 6.6.3. Calgary, City of Where We Work P.O. Box 2100, Stn M Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 South Saskatchewan River watershed, Who We Are Bow River Basin. Wheatland County. City of Calgary Waterworks and

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 38 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.6.4. Cypress (County) BMP Specialist M.D. of Rocky View How to Contact Us 909 Irricana Road PO Box 108 Airdrie, AB T4A 2G6 Dunmore, AB T0J 1A0 Phone: (403) 230-1401 Phone: (403) 526-2888 Fax: (403) 948-2069 Fax: (403) 526-8958 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.cypress.ab.ca Area: M.D. of Rocky View

6.6.5. Foothills (MD 31) 6.6.9. Taber (MD) How to Contact Us How to Contact Us PO Box 5605 4900B - 50 Street High River, AB T1V 1M7 Taber, AB T1G 1T2 Phone: (403) 652-2341 Phone: (403) 223-3541 Fax: (403) 652-7880 Fax: (403) 223-1799 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdfoothills.com Web: www.mdtaber.ab.ca

6.6.6. Kananaskis (ID) 6.6.10. Vulcan (County) How to Contact Us How to Contact Us PO Box 70 PO Box 180 Kananaskis Village, AB T0L 2H0 Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 Phone: (403) 591-7774 Phone: (403) 485-2241 Fax: (403) 591-7123 Fax: (403) 485-2920 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.vulcancounty.ab.ca 6.6.7. Newell (County 4) Watershed stewardship contact and How to Contact Us Rural Extension Staff (RES) PO Box 130 Shilo Andrews, Conservation Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 Technician Phone: (403) 362-3266 Vulcan County Fax: (403) 362-8681 Box 180 Email: Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 [email protected] Phone: (403) 485-2241 Web: www.countyofnewell.ab.ca Fax: (403) 485-2920 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Cell: (403) 485-8571 Lindsay George, Rural Conservation Email: [email protected] Technician Area: Vulcan County County of Newell Box 130 Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 6.6.11. Wheatland (County) Phone: (403) 362-2772 Fax: (403) 362-8681 How to Contact Us Cell: (403) 633-0352 Highway 1, RR 1 Email: [email protected] Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 Area: County of Newell Phone: (403) 934-3321 Fax: (403) 934-4889 Email: [email protected] 6.6.8. Rocky View (MD 44) Web: www.wheatlandcounty.ca

How to Contact Us 911 - 32 Avenue NE Watershed stewardship contact and Calgary, AB T2E 6X6 Rural Extension Staff (RES) Phone: (403) 230-1401 Mike Sauve, Watershed Coordinator Fax: (403) 277-5977 Hwy.1, R.R.#1 Email: Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 [email protected] Phone: (403) 934-3321 Web: www.gov.mdrockyview.ab.ca Fax: (403) 934-4889 Cell: (403) 333-6943 Email: Watershed stewardship contact and [email protected] Rural Extension Staff (RES) Area: County of Wheatland Murray Green, Ag. Engineer

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What We Do What We Do 6.7. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP • Offstream watering projects As my wife and I are the only year round resident landowners, it is difficult GROUPS • Riparian fencing • Riparian health assessments to coordinate with the absentee cattle • Wildlife exclosures grazers. We have been active in Cows • Public awareness education. and Fish and have used our land for 6.7.1. Beaver Creek demonstration sites. There has been Watershed Group Where We Work some interest from neighbors but very South Saskatchewan Watershed, limited. How to Contact Us Oldman River Basin, Bobcreek Where We Work Jeff Porter, Conservation Coordinator Wildland Watershed (Whalesback) South Saskatchewan River watershed, Southwestern Alberta Conservation Oldman River basin. Chaffen Creek is Partnership How to Contact Us in the M.D. of Ranchlands west of Box 1060 Tom Moulson Highway #22. It is a tributary of the Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 Box 488 Willow Creek-Oldman River system. Phone: (403) 646-3131 Bellevue AB T0K 0C0 Email: [email protected] Fax: (403) 646-3141 How to Contact Us Cell: (403) 601-6711 Tony and Debbie Webster Email: [email protected] 6.7.4. Castle-Crown P. O. Box 419 Area: MDs of Pincher Creek, Nanton AB T0L 1R0 Ranchland and Willow Creek Wilderness Coalition Email: [email protected] Who We Are Registered society 6.7.2. Beehive Conservation 6.7.6. Crowsnest Natural Area Mission: The Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition Conservation Society Who We Are exists solely to promote health of the Who We Are Type of group: wilderness in the Castle area. Our goal is the establishment, restoration, Type of group: Part of the Alberta Wilderness Registered non-profit society Association (see section 10.1.11). maintenance and environmental protection of the Castle Wilderness as Mission: What We Do a viable wilderness within the Crown of To protect, preserve and nurture We hike through the Beehive (26 sq the Continent Ecosystem. natural spaces, wilderness, and health km) annually and report our and well-being of animals, plants, and observations. We also lead an Alberta What We Do humans Wilderness Association hike. • Hiking • Stewardship What We Do Where We Work • Restoration • We work together with other groups, South Saskatchewan River watershed, • Some research government agencies, and business Oldman River headwaters • Advocating for protection in the area and encourage thoughtful stewardship and How to Contact Us Where We Work environmentally conscious Judy Huntley South Saskatchewan River watershed, practices. Box 115 Oldman River Basin, Castle River sub • Our projects include developing an Lundbreck AB T0K 1H0 basin intercommunity walking trail, Phone: (403) 628-2422 recycling, protecting our Y to Y Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us wildlife corridors (see section Web: www.albertawilderness.ca Box 2621 12.1.20), producing a monthly Pincher Creek AB newsletter T0K 1W0 • We give input to government 6.7.3. Bobcreek Wildland Phone: (403) 627-5059 consultation processes (e.g. Hwy 3 Watershed Group Web: www.ccwc.ab.ca expansion, Fire smart, recreation corridors, access management, Who We Are recycling, etc.) 6.7.5. Chaffen Creek Type of group: • We have a birding project that Registered not-for-profit organization. Watershed Group began in Dec. 2002 with funding from Alberta EcoTrust. Our goals Mission: Who We Are were to produce a birding To slow down the natural succession, brochure/checklist, develop an maintain and improve the riparian and Type of group: We are an informal group education/promotion campaign, and range ecosystems within the Bobcreek conduct a birding. Wildland Watershed.

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 40 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Where We Work Garry Vossler (403) 527-0263 Management Committee; this was a In the Crowsnest Pass area of Joint venture stemming from the southwest Alberta CEAA/NRCB Little Bow Project. 6.7.8. Drywood Creek The Highwood Phase II is about to How to Contact Us Watershed Group be started. Val Allen • We took the Town of Nanton P.O. Box 1012 Who We Are through the Alberta Environment Coleman, AB T0K 0M0 Appeals Process to challenge the Type of group: Phone: (403) 564-2370/562-2061 or town’s wastewater treatment license We are an informal group (403) 562-2454 (Val Allen) renewal and were successful in Email: [email protected] Mission: forcing the Town to upgrade their Email2: [email protected] We are a group of approximately 14 wastewater treatment facility. Web: landowners who are in the early stages www.fanweb.ca/projects/ofb/Crowsnest of organizing. Where We Work %20Group.htm South Saskatchewan River watershed, What We Do Oldman River sub basin. Lower We hope to be organized and have Mosquito Creek runs south from the 6.7.7. Cypress County projects and plans in place by fall 2005. Town of Nanton to the new Twin Valley Watershed Group Reservoir. There are approximately 65 Where We Work km of creek in the M.D. of Willow South Saskatchewan watershed, Who We Are Creek. The Highwood Oldman River basin, Waterton River Diversion/Management Plan includes Type of group: sub basin. Bow/Crow Forestry and the the Highwood, Mosquito Creek and Informal organization M.D. of Pincher Creek. little Bow Basins in Phase I and will Mission: How to Contact Us expand into the surrounding basins in We are an informal organization of Box 1221 Phase II. producers working to promote farming Pincher Creek, AB How to Contact Us and grazing practices that reduce T0K 1W0 agriculture’s impact on water quality. Diana Andrews Fax: (403) 627-2494 Box 25 What We Do Parkland, AB T0L 1V0 • Demonstrations may include off- Email: [email protected] stream watering projects, fencing of 6.7.9. Lower Mosquito Creek creeks or rivers, containment of Water Users Association feedlot runoff and/or run-on, manure 6.7.10. Lyndon Creek Who We Are management, wildlife habitat Conservation Group development, riparian health We have a much larger scope than a assessments. New project ideas single watershed group. Our Who We Are are welcomed. association will not continue as some Type of group: • Past projects have included a water of us have moved into the expansion of Informal. We are a group of ranchers quality demonstration project – a the permanent Highwood Management that live in the Lyndon Creek solar and wind power winter Plan (HMP). Through the HMP, watershed. watering system as an alternative to continued monitoring, implementation direct watering cooperator Franz of recommendations will benefit all the Mission: Land and Cattle Co. Ltd., and a basin watersheds that include Lower To increase producer and public riparian improvement project in Mosquito Creek. knowledge of the benefits of riparian 2002 cooperator George Ehret. Type of group: health and to conserve and improve • Future projects are open to ideas. Registered society and maintain the riparian ecosystems and habitat within the Lyndon Creek Discussions in January 2005 Mission: suggested potential interest in Watershed through management Our original mission was to address initiatives. pursuing a project for feedlot run- agricultural non-point source pollution off/run-on diversion. and water quality. We accomplished What We Do Where We Work an improvement of approximately 75% We have done several projects to South Saskatchewan River watershed, in water quality (see AENV, Al Sosiak improve off stream water to lessen the Oldman River basin. Seven Persons 1999 Water Quality Little Bow and impact on the creek: Creek sub basin. Cypress County Mosquito Creek). We currently • Wind fences have been purchased educate public and agricultural to keep livestock out of the riparian How to Contact Us producer and work with Government on areas. Warren Burgevitz, Conservation the Highwood Diversion/Management • Fencing projects have been Coordinator and Rural Extension Staff Plan. completed to limit creek access. (RES) What We Do • We plan to line off-stream water Cypress Forty Mile ASB Partnership storage to try and prevent seepage. Phone: (403) 548-0653 • Completed Cows and Fish total stream inventory • Had range inventories done to try Email: [email protected] and improve pasture for better • Implemented profile and study sites utilization. • Worked directly on Highwood Other contacts: • This summer we will have a riparian Diversion/Management Plan Phase Gary Franz: (403) 527-3037 assessment done on the creek. Steve Haupt: (403) 529-6387 I, Public Advisory Committee 1999 to present, and served on several • We also plan to use a solar pump to Stuart Murray: (403) 832-2506 provide off-stream water. Kim Lust: (403) 832-3769 sub-committees and permanent

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 41 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Where We Work • Refine and expand knowledge of activity and the group has been very Lyndon Creek Watershed, Oldman water-related conditions and busy. The group began the River Basin. processes throughout the revitalization process along the creek in Watershed July of 2003 with the first annual How to Contact Us • Promote sustainable land use ‘Blueweed Blitz’. On this single day, Gerald Vandervalk practices that protect the Watershed over seventy-five people (landowners) Phone: (403) 625-4217 • Reduce contaminants, such as voluntarily participated in a ‘weed-pull’ Email: [email protected] microbes, nutrients, and pesticides, to reduce the impacts of the invasive entering surface water and Blueweed plant. In July 2004, the groundwater in the Oldman second annual ‘Blueweed Blitz’ brought 6.7.11. Middle Little Bow Watershed out another seventy volunteers. River Watershed Group What We Do Where We Work Who We Are We work in partnership with South Saskatchewan watershed, communities and residents to improve Oldman River basin, Pincher Creek Type of group: the Oldman River Watershed. The sub basin We are an informal group Council consists of members who live Mission: or work within the Oldman Basin. How to Contact Us To protect and improve the Little Bow These members provide leadership Pincher Creek Watershed Group River. and guidance in watershed planning P.O. Box 2915 and management, water quality Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0 What We Do monitoring, and stewardship promotion Phone: (403) 627-3714 Offstream watering, water quality Web: www.pcwg.org monitoring Where We Work Within the Oldman River Basin. Where We Work 6.7.14. Southern Alberta South Saskatchewan River watershed, How to Contact Us Land Trust Society (SALTS) Oldman river Basin. Little Bow River Agriculture Centre See section 6.5.23 Sub basin. Vulcan County 100, 5401 – 1 Avenue South Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6 How to Contact Us Phone: (403) 331-3223 Shilo Andrews, Rural Extension Staff Fax: (403) 381-5765 6.7.15. Southwestern Alberta (RES) Email: [email protected] Conservation Partnership Vulcan County Web: www.oldmanbasin.org Box 180 How to Contact Us Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 Jeff Porter, Conservation Coordinator Phone: (403) 485-2241 6.7.13. Pincher Creek Southwestern Alberta Conservation Fax: (403) 485-2920 Partnership Cell: (403) 485-8571 Watershed Group (PCWG) Box 1060 Email: [email protected] Who We Are Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 Web: www.vulcancounty.ab.ca Phone: (403) 646-3131 Type of group: Fax: (403) 646-3141 We are a community-based association Cell: (403) 601-6711 6.7.12. Oldman Watershed of landowners. Involvement includes Email: [email protected] Council people and/or industry originating at Area: MDs of Pincher Creek, the headwaters, located southwest of Ranchland, and Willow Creek Who We Are the town of Pincher Creek through to the confluence with the Oldman River, Type of group: northwest of the town. Not-for-profit organization 6.7.16. Upper Little Bow Mission: Basin Water Users Mission: As landowners and residents within the The Oldman Watershed Council seeks Pincher Creek watershed, we want to Who We Are to maintain and improve the Oldman determine, understand, and implement Type of group: River Watershed through partnerships, the requirements to achieve the natural knowledge, and the implementation We are a rural association of and economic benefits of a healthy agriculture and country residential and integration of sustainable water watershed. Our objectives are: management and land use practices. members, formed in 1996. • To educate the community and Goals public at large on how improving the Mission: • Provide responsible information and health of the Pincher Creek Improve water management, aquatic input into water management watershed will improve the health of health, and water quality of the Upper planning activities that reflects the humans, animals, and ecosystems Little Bow River through promotion of needs of stakeholders in the • To collect baseline watershed economically sustainable changes to Oldman Watershed information, both historical and land use practices and improved water • Increase awareness and present day, including water flow, diversion operations. understanding of the Oldman water quality and riparian health What We Do Watershed among residents and • To implement management • We started as an intervene action stakeholders and encourage practices that will result in a health group at 1997-1998 NRCB/CEAA commitment and responsibility for watershed Joint Panel Review Hearing on the water quality and water use What We Do Little Bow Dam/Highwood Diversion The PCWG is now in its third year of Plan project application. We

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 42 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada identified river health, water quality distal end of the Upper Little Bow River 6.8.5. Pincher Creek (MD 9) and supply issues that could reach that extends upstream for some compromise the goals of the project. 70 kilometres to its headwater How to Contact Us The Panel recognized these diversion structures in the Town of PO Box 279 concerns in their Decision Report High River. Upper Little Bow Water Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0 and required the Alberta Users are landowners on this 70- Phone: (403) 627-3130 government to address them as part kilometer reach and this reach is the Fax: (403) 627-5070 of completing and implementing the prime focus of their efforts. Email: [email protected] Little Bow project. Upper Little Bow Nonetheless, the group has recognized Web: www.mdpinchercreek.ab.ca Water Users continue to be involved the need to share in broader basin in this Little Bow project impact work and has become a key group in mitigation process that is expected driving the Highwood Water 6.8.6. Ranchlands (MD 66) to be ongoing for the next decade. Management planning process that will • Participated in the Frank Lake define future water and watershed How to Contact Us mitigation project to improve the management planning for the PO Box 1060 health and water quality of this lake Highwood and Little Bow basins. Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 that drains into the Little Bow River. Phone: (403) 646-3131 • Riparian initiative through Cows and How to Contact Us Fax: (403) 646-3141 Fish and PFRA Programs (1999), Box 5631 Email: [email protected] that includes off-stream watering High River, AB T1V 1M7 and moving intensive livestock Email: [email protected] operations out of the valley, and 6.8.7. Taber (MD) reclaiming the valley site. • Active member in the Highwood 6.8. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS How to Contact Us Water Management Plan Phase 1 4900B - 50 Street process (2001). This Plan is being Taber, AB T1G 1T2 done in two stages and covers 6.8.1. Cardston (County) Phone: (403) 223-3541 water management in the Highwood Fax: (403) 223-1799 and Little Bow basins that are all How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] part of the linked catchment and PO Box 580 Web: www.mdtaber.ab.ca drainage system lying within the Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 Oldman and Bow River watersheds. Phone: (403) 653-4977 Phase 1 is in the completion stage Fax: (403) 653-1126 6.8.8. Vulcan (County) and recommendations are being Email: [email protected] prepared for submission to the Web: www.cardstoncounty.com How to Contact Us Alberta government. PO Box 180 Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 Where We Work 6.8.2. Foothills (MD 31) Phone: (403) 485-2241 South Saskatchewan River watershed, Fax: (403) 485-2920 Bow, and Oldman River basins. How to Contact Us Email: Highwood and Little Bow sub basins. PO Box 5605 [email protected] High River, AB T1V 1M7 Web: www.vulcancounty.ab.ca The Highwood River headwaters are Phone: (403) 652-2341 located in the eastern mountain slopes Fax: (403) 652-7880 Watershed stewardship contact and and it drains northeasterly to merge Email: [email protected] Rural Extension Staff (RES) with its major tributary, the Sheep Web: www.mdfoothills.com Shilo Andrews, Conservation River, just above its confluence with Technician the Bow River; hence, the Highwood is Vulcan County considered part of the Bow River 6.8.3. Lethbridge (County) Box 180 watershed. The Little Bow River, once 100, 905 - 4 Avenue South Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 naturally connected to the Highwood Lethbridge, AB T1J 4E4 Phone: (403) 485-2241 River, now largely sources its water Phone: (403) 328-5525 Fax: (403) 485-2920 supply through controlled diversion Fax: (403) 328-5602 Cell: (403) 485-8571 structures on the lower reach of the Email: Email: [email protected] Highwood River in the Town of High [email protected] Area: Vulcan County River. The Little Bow flows southeast Web: www.county.lethbridge.ab.ca from its Highwood connection to merge with the Oldman River downstream of 6.8.9. Waterton (ID 4) the City of Lethbridge, and is therefore 6.8.4. Lethbridge, City of considered part of the Oldman How to Contact Us watershed. A major tributary of the How to Contact Us Municipal Services Branch Little Bow River is Mosquito Creek, 910 - 4 Avenue South 17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street which has its headwaters in the east Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P6 Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4 slopes of the Porcupine Hills and is Phone: (403) 320-3900 Phone: (780) 422-8098 also linked to the Highwood via a Fax: (403) 320-7575 Fax: (780) 420-1016 diversion canal located upstream of the Email: [email protected] Town of High River. The Little Bow- Web: www.lethbridge.ca Mosquito Creek confluence, which now lies within the newly constructed Twin Valley Reservoir (2004), defines the

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 43 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 6.8.10. Willow Creek (MD 26) How to Contact Us PO Box 550 Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0 Phone: (403) 625-3351 Fax: (403) 625-3886 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdwillowcreek.com

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7.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP 7.2.2. Cypress (County) GROUPS How to Contact Us PO Box 108 Dunmore, AB T0J 1A0 7.1.1. Fox Stock Association Phone: (403) 526-2888 Fax: (403) 526-8958 Who We Are Email: [email protected] Type of group: Web: www.cypress.ab.ca Registered society Mission: To graze cattle within the Cypress Hills 7.2.3. Forty Mile (County 8) Provincial Park to manage the How to Contact Us grasslands. PO Box 160 Where We Work Foremost, AB T0K 0X0 Milk River Watershed, Cypress Hills Phone: (403) 867-3530 Provincial Park. Fax: (403) 867-2242 Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Web: www.fortymile.ab.ca Box 3 Walsh AB T0J 3L0 7.2.4. Warner (County 5) 7.1.2. Milk River Ranchers How to Contact Us Association PO Box 90 Warner, AB T0K 2L0 Who We Are Phone: (403) 642-3635 Fax: (403) 642-3631 Type of group: Email: An informal group [email protected] Mission: Web: www.countyofwarner5.ab.ca Riparian health of the Milk River Watershed Rural Extension Staff (RES) What We Do Keston Prince, Municipal Conservation Riparian health assessment by Cows Technician and Fish. County of Warner Box 90 Where We Work Warner, AB T0K 2L0 Milk River watershed, Milk River basin Phone: (403) 642-2255 Fax: (403) 642-2256 How to Contact Us Cell: (403) 642-7264 Roy Audet Email: Box 363 [email protected] Milk River, AB T0K 1M0 Area: County of Warner

7.2. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS

7.2.1. Cardston (County) How to Contact Us PO Box 580 Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 Phone: (403) 653-4977 Fax: (403) 653-1126 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cardstoncounty.com

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 45 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada SECTION 2: ABORIGINAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES

8. ABORIGINAL STEWARDSHIP GROUPS, AND RESOURCES

of the First Nations in Canada. The Assembly of First Nations represents 8.1. FIRST NATIONS OF ALBERTA 8.1.3. Siksika First Nation 633 First Nations, or more than 700,000 STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES First Nations citizens both on and off- Who We Are reserve. The AFN serves as a national First Nation band; AESA program delegated forum for determining and delivery through Rural Extension Staff harmonizing effective collective and co- 8.1.1. Kainai (Blood Tribe) (RES) operative measures to advance the First Nation Goal: aspirations of First Nations. To care for our natural heritage and What We Do Who We Are respect our elders. Kainai (Blood Tribe) First Nation, Lands The AFN Environmental Stewardship Management Department What We Do Unit is responsible for enabling First • Control invasive species (pick, bag, Nation communities to identify and What We Do burn) without the use of chemicals in address environmental problems that • Species at Risk Recovery Efforts: order to protect native species, may endanger the health and well being o Swift Fox project began 2001 in thereby allowing traditional uses of of their people and lands. partnership with Environment the native plants by the elders. Specific Objectives: Canada and the Cochrane • Develop range management plans, • To support, strengthen and promote Ecological Institute. Swift foxes restore degraded native rangelands First Nations environmental policy were re-introduced in 2004, and • Provide training sessions and based on an understanding of First there is on-going inventory and workshops on range management Nations practices, principles and monitoring of population (2005) to • Institute off-site watering (using philosophies document the extent of the solar/wind-powered pumps) to • To implement processes for population, and to guide protection protect water quality meaningful participation and measures. consultation in decision-making o Burrowing Owl and Sprague’s Pipit Where We Work affecting First Nations environmental research Siksika Nation, Bow River Basin protection; Bull trout assessment in The o • To encourage the sharing of Timber Limit area in partnership Resources We Have Available community-based environmental with Alberta Fish and Wildlife • Training sessions, workshops on management Producing a documentary about o range management • To analyze federal and provincial the research that will be shared • Tools to develop range management environmental legislation and with local schools. plans policies • Updating forest management plan • To research the impact of federal (2005) for The Timber Limit in order How to Contact Us and provincial law on First Nations to manage the forest sustainably. Jason Spotted Eagle, Rural Extension Staff (RES) • To share and promote environmental Where We Work Siksika Nation knowledge of and amongst First We work on the Kainai land (including Box 1100 Nations The Timber Limit area), and work with Siksika, AB T0J 3W0 • To establish and maintain working local communities. We also monitor the Phone: (403) 734-5240 relationships within and external to Swift Fox throughout the local area. Toll-free: 1-800-551-5724 x. 5240 the AFN Fax: (403) 734-5710 • To monitor international activities on How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] the environment Elliot Fox, Director of Lands Partnerships: Management Department • The Canadian Environment Network P.O. Box 470 8.2. FIRST NATIONS AND MÉTIS (CEN) and the AFN have signed a Standoff, AB T0L 1Y0 ROUPS AND ESOURCES letter of intent to work collaboratively Phone: (403) 737-8151 G R on issues of mutual concern Fax: (403) 737-8183 • The AFN Environmental Stewardship Email: [email protected] OR unit has met with the National [email protected] 8.2.1. Assembly of First Aboriginal Forestry Association to Nations: Environmental discuss a more formal relationship. Stewardship Program 8.1.2. Piikani First Nation: Where We Work Piikani Environmental Who We Are Across Canada Services Ltd. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is See section 13.1.6 the national representative organization

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 46 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada How to Contact Us o Environmental Education and management and resource One Nicholas Street, Suite 1002 Training Program (EETP) for protection, and the addressing of Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7 Aboriginal youth (1994-1998) immediate environmental issues Phone: (613) 241-6789 o “Déva” workshops on Forestry, such as health hazards created by Toll-Free: 1-866-869-6789 Climate Change, Water, and changes in the regional or global Fax: (613) 241-5808 Sustainability scale. Web: www.afn.ca How to Contact Us Where We Work Jacqueline Houston First Nations Reserve Lands in Alberta 8.2.2. Centre for Indigenous 3rd Floor - 245 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg, MB Canada R3B 0S6 How to Contact Us Environmental Resources Phone: (204) 956-0660 Denise Hammel or Chantelle Cardinal (CIER) Fax: (204) 956-1895 #200, 17612 - 103 Avenue Email: [email protected] Edmonton, AB T5S 1L3 Who We Are Web: www.cier.ca Phone: (780) 483-8601 CIER was founded in 1994 by a small Web: http://tsag.net group of First Nation leaders from across Canada. They recognized a 8.2.3. First Nations Bands First Nations Environmental need: the need for First Nations across Stewardship Network Canada, and all Aboriginal people, to and Organizations of Alberta Phone: (780) 483-8601 have the capacity themselves to How to Contact Us Email: [email protected] Website: http://tsag.net/prg_esn.htm address and solve environmental Alberta Aboriginal Affairs and Northern problems affecting their lands and Development (AAND) has a complete resources. listing of the First Nations bands and Type of group: organizations of Alberta in the 8.2.5. Métis Nation of Alberta: CIER is a First Nation directed document entitled: “A Guide to Agriculture and Environment environmental non-profit organization. Aboriginal Organizations in Alberta” Sector Mission: (April 2005). It is available in a PDF file To build the environmental capacity of format on their website: Who We Are First Nations, and other Indigenous http://www.aand.gov.ab.ca/AAND.asp?li The Agriculture and Environment Sector communities, and to work with or for d=133 or by contacting them at: provides day-to-day advisory and issues these communities to come to the management services to Métis people successful resolution of environmental Alberta Aboriginal Affairs and Northern in all Regions in Agriculture and problems. Development Environment program areas. Phone: (780) 427-8407 What We Do Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us The services we offer include education George Quintal, Minister of Agriculture & training and research & consulting, in and the Environment the four topic areas of forestry, climate 8.2.4. First Nations (Alberta) and President of Zone 1 Rick Boucher, Vice President of Zone 1 change, water and sustainability. We Technical Services Advisory have many years of experience Box 1350 developing and delivering credible Group (TSAG) Lac la Biche, AB T0A 2C0 Phone: (780) 623-3039 environmental education and training Who We Are programs; leading research and policy Toll-free: 1-800-638-5704 TSAG provides technical services and development on a breadth of issues; Fax: (780) 623-2733 training for Alberta First Nations in the and providing professional consulting Email: [email protected] Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 areas. services. Web: www.albertametis.com We specialize in housing, public works Where We Work and community facilities, and Agriculture and Environment Sector We offer services to Aboriginal, environmental management. Advisor government, non-government Goal: Phone: (780) 455-2200 organizations, and industry clients To assist First Nation communities in Toll-free: 1-800-252-7553 across Canada achieving and maintaining high standards in all these areas, thereby Resources We Have Available providing community members with a 8.2.6. Treaty 6 First Nations of • Research and analysis of solid foundation for healthy living. environmental issues Alberta Association • Policy development What We Do How to Contact Us • Technical services (e.g. project Selected initiatives: Bobbi Okeymaw, Executive Director management, Environmental • First Nations Environment Suite 204, 10310 176 St Management Plans, Program Stewardship Network (ESN) was Edmonton, AB T5S 1L3 Management, and Phase I established to address Phone: (780) 944-0334 Environmental Site Assessments) environmental issues on Reserve Fax: (780) 944-0346 • Education and training lands. These include the promotion Email: [email protected] o Searchable on-line resource library of the environmental stewardship of Web: www.treaty6.ca o Software for Indigenous people to reserves and traditional lands, the record and report environmental protection of communities from observations (e.g. about air, harmful environmental exposures, animals, plants, and water) involvement in future land planning issues, the pursuit of co-

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 47 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 8.2.7. Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Association How to Contact Us J.R. Giroux Santa Fe Plaza Director of 18178 - 102 Avenue Operations: Wendy Fayant Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1S7 Phone: (780) 444-9366 Fax: (780) 484-1465 Email: [email protected] Website: www.treaty8.org

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SECTION 3: PROVINCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES

9. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

knowledge, information, tools and Area: Counties of Birch Hills & Saddle ideas to Alberta's farmers, ranchers, Hills, M.D. of Spirit River 9.1.1. Alberta Aboriginal and and processors. Northern Affairs • Technical support to enhance Melissa Fuchs, Extension Specialist biodiversity on agricultural land Central Peace Conservation Society How to Contact Us • Soil quality and water quality (see section 2.1.1) monitoring program Box 673 General Information Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 Phone: (780) 427-8407 • AESA Processing Based Program Phone: (780) 864-3595 Web: www.aand.gov.ab.ca assists agri-food processors to Fax: (780) 864-7006 develop and adopt more environmentally friendly processing Email: [email protected] Economic and Resource Initiatives practices and policies Web: www.cpcsara.ca 13th fl Commerce Place Area: Counties of Birch Hills and Saddle 10155 - 102 Street Where We Work Hills, M.D. of Spirit River Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8 Throughout Alberta Phone: 780 644-1119 Bonnie Nielsen, Watershed Coordinator Resources We Have Available County of Grande Prairie (see section Aboriginal Land and Legal Issues • Farm grants 2.1.5) 19th fl Commerce Place • Technical support P.O. Box 6000 10155 - 102 Street • Soil and water quality monitoring Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8 programs Phone: (780) 532-9722 Phone: 780 427-0417 Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Area: County of Grande Prairie, West AAFRD staff County Watershed Group 9.1.2. Alberta Agriculture, Conservation and Development Branch J. G. O' Donoghue Building Gerard Aldridge, Conservation Food, and Rural Development 7000 - 113 Street Technician (AAFRD): Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6 Box 189 Environmentally Sustainable Phone: (780) 427-3885 Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Agriculture (AESA) program Fax: (780) 422-0474 Phone: (780) 835-4903 Web: www.aesa.ca Fax: (780) 835-3131 Who We Are Cell: 780-835-6047 Email: [email protected] Type of group: Program delivery staff (non-AAFRD) Area: MDs of Fairview, Peace and Provincial Government Department The Rural Extension Staff (RES), funded by the AESA Program and Clearhills Mission: employed by municipalities and other To lead the agriculture and food agricultural groups, are in place across Marti Hurdal industry in addressing environmental the province to address local solutions North Peace Applied Research challenges to local problems, with local manpower Association Goal: to deliver extension programs. These Box 750 Our goal is to develop and deliver RES are the basis of the success of the Manning, AB T0H 2M0 collaborative environmental stewardship AESA Program's efforts. The following Phone: (780) 836-3354 initiatives that result in sustainable list of RES is organized by general Fax: (780) 836-3529 growth of Alberta’s farm, ranch, and region in the province: Peace, North, Email: [email protected] agri-food processing industry. Central, and South. Area: MD's of Mackenzie & Northern Lights What We Do • The AESA program identifies and Peace Region Tara Lea, Agrologist promotes practical, effective Smoky Applied Research & solutions for existing challenges and Garry Ropchan, Research Coordinator Demonstration Association (SARDA) assesses emerging environmental Central Peace Conservation Society Box 90, Falher, AB T0H 1M0 issues. (see section 2.1.1) Phone: (780) 837-2900 • Through an extension component, Box 673 Cell1: (780) 837-1333 AESA staff as well as municipalities, Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 Cell2: (780) 837-1146 producer, aboriginal environmental Phone: (780) 864-3595 Fax: (780) 837-8223 groups and other agencies are Fax: (780) 864-2077 Email: [email protected] linking researchers to the extension Email: [email protected] Area: County of Northern Sunrise, process and transferring new Web: www.cpcsara.ca M.D.'s of Big Lakes, Greenview, Smoky

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 49 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada River Aimee Cook, Municipal Conservation Phone: (780) 352-3321 Technologist Fax: (780) 352-3486

Greg Griffin, AESA Technician Beaver County Peace Country Beef & Forage Box 140 Mona Lee Kirkland, Municipal Association Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Conservation Specialist (see section Box 3000 Beaver County 5.1.27) Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: (780) 663-3730 Provincial Building Phone: (780) 835-6799 Fax: (780) 663-3602 Box 24, 4701-52 Street Cell: (780) 835-0384 Vermilion, AB T9X 1J9 Lamont County Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 853-8104 Phone: (780) 895-2585 Area: Peace Region Fax: (780) 853-4776 Fax: (780) 895-2892 Cell: (780) 853-0255 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Area: Counties of Beaver and Lamont North Region Area: Counties of Minburn & Vermilion

River Jenifer Heyden, Forage/Livestock Mike Hittinger, Conservation Technician Agronomist North West Alliance Conservation Delaney Anderson, Municipal Battle River Research Group Initiative (NWACI) (see section 3.1.13) Conservation Technologist PO Box 339 9613-100 Street County of Smoky Lake Forestburg, AB T0B 1N0 Morinville, AB T8R 1L9 Box 310 Phone: (780) 582-7308 Phone: (780) 939-4321 ext. 307 Smoky Lake, AB T0A 3C0 Fax: (780) 582-7312 Fax: (780) 939-2076 Phone: (780) 656-3730 Cell: (780) 336-1777 Toll Free: 1-866-939-9303 Fax: (780) 656-3768 Email: [email protected] Email: Cell: (780) 650-5444 Area: Counties of Beaver, Camrose, [email protected] Email: Flagstaff, Paintearth, and Stettler Web: www.nwconservation.com [email protected]

Area: Counties of Athabasca, Parkland, Area: Counties of Smoky Lake & St. Kelly Montgomery, Farm Extension Strathcona, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Paul Coordinator Westlock, M.D. of Lesser Slave River Parkland Conservation Farm Two Hills County Box 974 Stuart Holmen, Municipal Conservation Box 490 Vegreville, AB T9C 1S1 Coordinator Two Hills, AB T0B 4K0 Phone: (780) 632-2244 North West Alliance Conservation Phone: (780) 657-3358 Fax: (780) 632-6296 Initiative (NWACI) (see section 3.1.13) Fax: (780) 657-3504 Cell: (780) 603-1406 9613-100 Street Area: Two Hills County, Crop Masters, Email: Morinville, AB T8R 1L9 Rannach Grazing Reserve [email protected] Phone: (780) 939-8339 Area: Counties of Beaver, Lamont, Fax: (780) 939-2076 Minburn, Smoky Lake, Two Hills and Somerlee Bennett, Assistant Toll Free: 1-866-939-9303 Vermilion River Agricultural Fieldman/Conservation Email: [email protected] Technologist Web: www.nwconservation.com Jason Boorse, Conservation M.D. of Wainwright Area: Counties of Athabasca, Parkland, Coordinator 717-14 Avenue Strathcona, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Lakeland Agricultural Research Wainwright, AB T9W 1B3 Westlock, M.D. of Lesser Slave River Association (LARA) Phone: (780) 842-4454 Box 7068 Fax: (780) 842-2463 Owen Nelsen, Conservation Technician Bonnyville, AB T9N 2H4 Email: [email protected] North West Alliance Conservation Phone: (780) 826-7260 Area: M.D. of Wainwright and Initiative (NWACI) (see section 3.1.13) Fax: (780) 826-7099 watershed stewardship contact 9613-100 Street Toll Free: 1-888-773-7072 Morinville, AB T8R 1L9 Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 939-4321 ext. 307 Area: M.D. of Bonnyville & Lakeland Central Region Fax: (780) 939-2076 County Toll Free: 1-866-939-9303 Cara Bomphray Email: [email protected] Dave Trautman, Assistant Agricultural Chinook Applied Research Association Fieldman (CARA) Doug Macaulay, Municipal County of Camrose Box 690 Conservation Coordinator 4728-41 Street Oyen, AB T0J 2J0 West Central Conservation Group Camrose, AB T4V 0Z6 Phone: (403) 664-3777 (WCCG) (see section 3.1.16) Phone: (780) 672-4765 Fax: (403) 664-3007 Box 219, Langston Street Fax: (780) 672-4997 Area: M.D. of Acadia & Special Areas Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 Cell: (780) 878-1349 Phone: (780) 785-3411 Email: Dwight Tannas, Watershed Coordinator Fax: (780) 785-2985 [email protected] M.D. of Bighorn Cell: (780) 305-6589 Area: Counties of Camrose & Stettler Box 310 Email: No. 2 Heart Mountain Drive [email protected] County of Wetaskiwin Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0 Area: Counties of Barrhead, Brazeau, Box 6960 Phone: (403) 673-3611 Lac Ste. Anne, Yellowhead, Woodlands, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G5 Fax: (403) 673-3895 West Central Forage Association County of Wetaskiwin Cell: (403) 899-2416 Calgary Direct: (403) 233-7678

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 50 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Email: [email protected] Vulcan County Area: M.D. of Bighorn and Red-Bow Murray Green Box 180 Alliance M.D. of Rocky View Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0 909 Irricana Road Phone: (403) 485-2241 Kathrin Falz, Extension Coordinator Airdrie, AB T4A 2G6 Fax: (403) 485-2920 Clearwater County (see section 6.3.14) Phone: (403) 912-1537 Cell: (403) 485-8571 Box 550 Fax: (403) 948-2069 Email: [email protected] Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4 Area: M.D. of Rocky View and Area: Vulcan County Phone: (403) 845-4444 watershed stewardship contact Fax: (403) 845-7330 Keston Prince, Municipal Conservation Cell: (403) 845-8688 Vanessa Larocque, Assistant Ag Technician Email: [email protected] Fieldman County of Warner Area: Clearwater County & Rocky County of Starland Box 90 Riparian Group Box 249 Warner, AB T0K 2L0 Morrin, AB T0J 2B0 Phone: (403) 642-2255 Albert Kuipers, Forage Phone: (403) 772-3793 Fax: (403) 642-2256 Technician/Manager Fax: (403) 772-3807 Cell: (403) 642-7264 Grey Wooded Forage Association (see Email: [email protected] Email: section 5.1.10) Area: County of Starland [email protected] 5039-45 Street, Box 1448 Area: County of Warner Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1B1 Phone: (403) 844-2645 South Region Mike Sauve, Watershed Coordinator Fax: (403) 844-2642 (see section 6.5.31) Cell: (403) 357-7659 Warren Burgevitz, Conservation Hwy.1, R.R.#1 Email: [email protected] Coordinator Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 Area: Counties of Clearwater, Kneehill, 4 Cypress Way S.E. Phone: (403) 934-3321 Lacombe, Mountain View, Ponoka, and Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1G7 Fax: (403) 934-4889 Red Deer Phone: (403) 528-2553 Cell: (403) 333-6943 Fax: (403) 528-2553 Email: Kristin Cuss, Rural Conservation Cell: (403) 548-0653 [email protected] Technician Email: [email protected] Area: County of Wheatland Box 358 Area: Counties of Cypress & Forty Mile Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 County of Cardston Phone: (780) 384-4100 Troy Ormann, Soil Conservation Box 580 Phone in Paintearth: 403-882-3211 Technologist Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 Fax: (780) 384-3635 County of Lethbridge Phone: (403) 653-4977 Cell: (780) 336-5309 #100, 905-4th Avenue S. Fax: (403) 653-1126 Email: [email protected] Lethbridge, AB T1J 4E4 Area: Counties of Flagstaff & Paintearth Phone: (403) 328-5525 Jason Spotted Eagle Fax: (403) 328-5602 Siksika Nation Russ Evans, Conservation/Watershed Cell: (403) 634-0746 Box 1100 Coordinator Email: Siksika, AB T0J 3W0 Kneehill County [email protected] Phone: (403) 734-5240 Box 400 Area: County of Lethbridge Toll-free: 1-800-551-5724 x. 5240 Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 Fax: (403) 734-5710 Phone: (403) 443-5541 Lindsay George, Rural Conservation Email: [email protected] Fax: (403) 443-5115 Technician Cell: (403) 994-0922 County of Newell Email: Box 130 9.1.3. Alberta Community [email protected] Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 Development Area: County of Kneehill Phone: (403) 362-2772 Fax: (403) 362-8681 Who We Are Lesley Gavelin, Rural Extension Staff Cell: (403) 633-0352 Mountain View County Email: [email protected] Type of group: Provincial Government Department Bag 100 Area: County of Newell Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 Mission: Phone: (403) 335-3311 Jeff Porter, Conservation Coordinator To support community development, Fax: (403) 335-9207 Southwestern Alberta Conservation and through leadership, protection and Cell: (403) 638-6946 Partnership partnership, help all Albertans Email: [email protected] Box 1060 participate fully in the social, cultural Area: Mountain View County Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 and economic life of the province Phone: (403) 646-3131 Donna Trottier, Conservation Fax: (403) 646-3141 What We Do Coordinator Cell: (403) 601-6711 The ministry is divided up into five main 38106 Rge Rd 275 Email: [email protected] program divisions, as well as several Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9 Area: MDs of Pincher Creek, Ranchland agencies and foundations. The Phone: (403) 350-2163 and Willow Creek program divisions relevant to Fax: (403) 350-2160 stewardship activities in the province Email: [email protected] Shilo Andrews, Conservation include: Area: Red Deer County Technician • Community and Citizenship Services

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 51 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • Cultural Facilities and Historical management of Foundation owned cultural heritage and recreational values Resources lands. of Alberta's parks and protected areas • Parks and Protected Areas • Development Initiatives Program: network. They accomplish this through Provides funding to sport, recreation, monitoring, education and research as Some of the agencies and foundations parks and wildlife groups or well as providing operational and that are part of Alberta Community individuals for approved projects. management support. Development include: Applications are submitted to the • Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Foundation and approval is made by What We Do Wildlife Foundation: See Section the zone chairs and the board. • The Volunteer Stewards Program 9.1.3.1 • Future Leaders Program: Provides matches volunteers stewards with • Wild Rose Foundation opportunities for indigenous youth in provincial protected areas to help selected Alberta communities. The preserve, protect, and promote the Resources We Have Available program is assisted by corporations protected areas. • Volunteer and Community who provide funding to help train • Stewards are assigned to a specific Development: Providing service and "youth leaders" and support local site and visit their assigned area at support to communities and sport camps and summer least twice a year to observe and community organizations in ways playground initiatives. report any disturbances or changes that encourage initiative, self-help, • Hosting Program: Encourages the in the area. cooperation and partnership building development of youth in sport, • Volunteers may propose additional • Regional Services: Facilitation, recreation, parks and wildlife as well projects for consideration (e.g. leadership and volunteer as promote economic development. installing bird houses, doing bird development, resource identification Financial support may be available counts, mapping special features or and use (financial and human), issue to communities and associations rare species, developing species identification resolution, information hosting a major event. lists, annual site cleanups, for assistance or resources available • Provincial Sport and Recreation developing a parking area or trail within the community, information Development: Provides funding to system, fence repairs, creating and about other agencies and other provincially recognized recreation interpretive booklet or trail, levels of government and sport associations to provide developing and presenting • Wild Rose Foundation: Includes quality sport and recreational educational activities on-site). grants programs. opportunities in Alberta. • Some stewards are not assigned a site, but rather, rove among a How to Contact Us Where We Work number of sites to help with projects Phone: (780) 427-6530 Throughout Alberta that require specialized skills and Web: www.cd.gov.ab.ca knowledge like natural history, Resources We Have Available engineering or land reclamation. • There are opportunities for funding 9.1.3.1. Alberta Community through the Development Initiatives Where We Work Program to provide financial support Throughout Alberta on provincial Development: Sport, to watershed stewardship groups. protected areas Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation How to Contact Us Resources We Have Available Watershed Programs and Conservation • Alberta Community Development Who We Are Laurel Murphy, Park & Wildlife Ventures equips participants of the program The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Program Coordinator (Volunteer Stewards) with Wildlife Foundation was formed with the Alberta Sport Recreation Parks and identification cards and site merger of the Alberta Sport Council and Wildlife Foundation information kits consisting of maps, the Recreation, Parks & Wildlife 905 Standard Life Centre air photos, site information, Foundation in 1994. 10405 Jasper Avenue legislation, inspection forms and Edmonton, AB T5J 4R7 brochures; gives technical advice Type of group: Phone: (780) 427-6549 and support on site monitoring; The Foundation is a non-profit Crown Web: www.cd.gov.ab.ca/asrpwf provides an opportunity for stewards Corporation. to participate in the annual volunteer Mission: conference; supplies copies of the To facilitate and enhance activities, 9.1.3.2. Alberta Community "Partners in Preservation" lifestyles, and legacies through the Development: Volunteer newsletter, published semi-annually development of active partnerships in Steward Program • The Volunteer Services Branch of sport, recreation, parks, and wildlife Parks and Protected Areas is programs. Who We Are responsible for the overall coordination of the program. They What We Do The Volunteer Steward Program is an Alberta government program managed provide training for volunteers and Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks, and by the Department of Community provide support materials (e.g. Wildlife Foundation has some programs Development, Parks and Protected publications, handbook, the site and funding available to groups Areas Division. It is jointly managed information kit, the web site and undertaking recreation activities in the with Alberta Sustainable Resource newsletter) province: Development - Public Lands and • A Local Field Coordinator/Site • Park and Wildlife Ventures Program: Forests Division. Operations assist volunteers with on- Provides assistance and advice site orientation/training; supervising regarding the donation of goods and Mission: Volunteer Stewards on site; land for parks and wildlife habitat Volunteer Stewards help preserve, responding to enforcement and other and engages partners to help with protect and promote the natural and site management issues; and

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 52 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada arranging for staff assistance with Mission: What We Do tree cutting, weed removal, garbage To optimize the sustained contribution • Alberta Environment is responsible clean up or installation of signs. from Alberta's energy and mineral for water policy and legislation to resources in the interests of Albertans. ensure the quality and quantity of our How to Contact Us water resources and to ensure Sandra Myers, Volunteer Stewards What We Do thriving ecosystems now and in the Program Coordinator • Alberta Energy contributes to the future. To find out more about water Email: [email protected] social and economic well being of and AENV’s water-related activities, Phone: 780-427-1742 Albertans by managing the sustained visit www.gov.ab.ca/env/water. and responsible development of the • Alberta Environment is guided by province’s oil, natural gas, and other legislation under the Environmental 9.1.4. Alberta Energy and mineral resources in a manner that Protection and Enhancement Act, Utilities Board (EUB) ensures long-term benefits to the Water Act, as well as by Water Albertans. for Life: Alberta’s Strategy for Who We Are • The Resource Land Access Sustainability Business Unit ensures fair and timely Type of group: (www.waterforlife.gov.ab.ca; hard access to develop Alberta’s The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board copies can be requested through the resources, while at the same time (EUB) is an independent, quasi-judicial Alberta Environment Information understanding the significant issues agency. Centre, see contact information associated with access to resources Mission: below). Outcomes under the water located in environmentally sensitive strategy include: The EUB’s mission is to ensure that the areas. discovery, development, and delivery of o Safe, secure drinking water supply Alberta's energy resources and utilities Where We Work o Healthy aquatic ecosystems services take place in a manner that is Alberta Energy’s focus is provincial in o Reliable, quality water supplies for fair, responsible, and in the public scope, and has offices in both a sustainable economy interest. Edmonton and Calgary. Where We Work What We Do Resources We Have Available Environmental management staff in Northern, Central and Southern regions • Regulate the safe, responsible, and Alberta Energy does not directly have are involved in many aspects of water efficient development of Alberta's resources available, but the management and implementing the energy resources: oil, natural gas, oil department’s clients (e.g. Canadian Water for Life strategy. Regional offices sands, coal, and electrical energy; Association of Petroleum Producers, are located in Edmonton (Northern), and the pipelines and transmission Small Explorers and Producers Red Deer (Central), and Lethbridge lines to move the resources to Association of Canada) are (Southern). market collaboratively involved in programs that • On the utilities side, the EUB support Watershed Stewardship. Resources We Have Available regulates rates and terms of service Initiatives include: research into • For general information on Alberta’s of investor-owned natural gas, technologies that reduce water watersheds, water legislation, water electric, and water utility services, as consumption and impacts to the management plans, water well as the major intra-Alberta gas resource; the development of water conservation, wastewater, and other transmission system, to ensure that management strategies and industry water issues, visit customers receive safe and reliable best practices that reduce potential www.gov.ab.ca/env/water impacts to surface water and service at just and reasonable rates • For more specific information on groundwater; and, the production and surface water quality, water Where We Work distribution of publications related to advisories and forecasts, flood risk Throughout Alberta industry activities. mapping, and groundwater, visit the Resources We Have Available How to Contact Us AENV Water Information Centre at Services through our Environment North Petroleum Plaza www.gov.ab.ca/env/water/water_info department 7th floor, 9945-108 St rmation_centre.cfm Edmonton, AB • For information on specific How to Contact Us T5K 2G6 watersheds, please contact the Main Switchboard Phone: (780) 427-7425 appropriate region (contact Calgary Office information below). 640 - 5 Avenue SW How to Contact Us Calgary, AB T2P 3G4 9.1.6. Alberta Environment Phone: (403) 297-8311 Alberta Environment Information Centre Web: www.eub.gov.ab.ca Who We Are Phone: (780) 427-2700 (Toll free by first dialing 310-0000) Type of group: Email: [email protected] 9.1.5. Alberta Energy: Provincial Government Department Web: www.gov.ab.ca/env Resource Land Access Mission: To steward and protect Alberta’s Business Unit Regional Offices environment to sustain diverse AENV, Northern Region Who We Are ecosystems, healthy Albertans, strong Main Floor, Twin Atria Building communities, and a prosperous 4999 - 98 Ave Registered as economy. Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3 Provincial Government Department, Phone: (780) 427-7617 Alberta Energy, Resource Land Access Area: Hay, Peace, Athabasca, Lesser Business Unit Slave Lake, Cold Lake-Beaver River,

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 53 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada and North Saskatchewan watersheds. Transportation: 9.1.9. Alberta Sustainable • Plans, designs, constructs, Resource Development AENV, Central Region rehabilitates, operates, and Provincial Building maintains provincial highways and Who We Are #304, 4920 - 51 Street other government-owned/supported Provincial Government Department Red Deer, AB T4N 6K8 infrastructure Phone: (403) 340-7052 • Supports the provision of What We Do Area: North Saskatchewan, Battle, infrastructure for health care, Sustainable Resource Development Sounding Creek, and Red Deer learning, community, seniors' lodges, (SRD) works with Albertans across the watersheds. municipal transportation, and province to ensure a balance between municipal water/wastewater the economic, environmental, and social AENV Southern Region, treatment and distribution values of our province. We fight forest Environmental Management • Manages central services to all fires, manage fish and wildlife, oversee Provincial Building government departments including the development of Alberta’s forests, 2nd Floor, 200-5th Ave. South accommodation requirements, and manage the use of public lands. Lethbridge, AB T1J 4L1 property acquisition and sale, air We are organized into several divisions: Phone: (403) 297-7602 transportation, and vehicle fleet • Fish and Wildlife: includes the Area: Bow, Oldman and Milk River operations Species at Risk program (see watersheds. • Provides driver education, licensing Section 9.1.9.2) standards, and safety programs and • Forest Protection manages driver records and problem • Public Lands and Forests: includes 9.1.7. Alberta Health and drivers the Rangeland Management Branch Wellness: Environmental • Monitors the handling and transport (see Section 9.1.9.1) Public Health of dangerous goods and oversees • Strategic Forestry Initiatives the operation of provincial railways Who We Are • Influences national and international How to Contact Us transportation policy and represents Information Centre Type of group: Alberta's transportation interests in Main Floor, 9920 108 Street Provincial Government Department national and international trade Edmonton, Alberta Mission/Objectives: agreements Canada T5K 2M4 As a division, we provide leadership, Phone: 1-877-944-0313 expertise, coordination and quality Where We Work Email: [email protected] assurance with respect to disease Throughout Alberta Web: www3.gov.ab.ca/srd control and prevention within the province. We support regional delivery Resources We Have Available of public health services and contribute Watershed management is not a direct 9.1.9.1. Alberta Sustainable to the work of the Department of Health focus of Alberta Infrastructure and Resource Development: and Wellness Transportation; however, we are committed to supporting the provincial Rangeland Management What We Do government’s “Water for Life Strategy.” Branch We help protect the health of Albertans Through our projects (e.g. road, through environmental health culverts, dams) we are frequently Who We Are monitoring and interventions involved in watershed issues, and we Type of group: are open to co-operating with A branch of the Public Lands and Where We Work Watershed Stewardship Groups on Forests Division of Alberta Sustainable Throughout Alberta issues of mutual concern (e.g. Resource Development watercourse crossings). Some of our How to Contact Us Vision: available resources include: Phone: (780) 427-7164 The vision of the Range Resource • Individuals with a wide range of Email: [email protected] Management Program is to sustain and expertise on topics related to Web: www.health.gov.ab.ca conserve healthy rangeland ecosystems watershed management such as that maintain biodiversity, while hydrology, biology, vegetation providing resource values, including management, and fish passage. 9.1.8. Alberta Infrastructure economic and social benefits for • Site-specific information about our Albertans. and Transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, roads) and some water bodies (e.g. Who We Are What We Do hydrology, river channel data), which Our Rangeland Management Branch is Registered as may be of interest to watershed involved in stewardship primarily Provincial Government Department groups through the grazing disposition holder Mission: • Publications that may be of interest on the various grazing dispositions in Alberta Infrastructure and to watershed groups, such as our the Province (forests, grasslands, and Transportation contributes to Alberta's “Fish Habitat Manual” and our tame pastures which includes riparian). economic prosperity and quality of life “Erosion and Sediment Control We are aligned with conservation through the provision and support of Manual” groups such as Cows and Fish (www.cowsandfish.org). Our strategies effective and safe transportation, public How to Contact Us buildings, and environmentally safe include: Ron Middleton water and wastewater infrastructure. • To participate in policy development Director, Environmental Section on current and emerging rangeland What We Do Email: [email protected] issues. Alberta Infrastructure and Phone: (780)422-7629

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 54 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • To develop range management tools Division of Alberta Sustainable Email: [email protected] and products for the conservation of Resource Development range resources. Arlen Todd • To support consistent grazing What We Do Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD disposition assessment and to The Alberta Species at Risk Program is EP Bldg, Suite 100 develop range inventory information composed of five interrelated program 3115 – 12 Street NE in support of the grazing disposition areas: Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 renewal process. • General status assessment of all Phone: (403) 297-7349 • To deliver a Range Resource wild species Fax: (403) 297-2843 Management Program that develops • Detailed status assessment of Email: [email protected] range health and other ecological species that may be at risk of tools for technological transfer and extinction or extirpation in Alberta Southwest training to the Rangeland • Formal (legal) designation of species Agrologists, Forest Officers and as Endangered or Threatened, or Lisa Wilkinson other clients. This strategy also recommendation as Species of Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD involves working with range Special Concern, Data Deficient, or Courier Box 27, Provincial Bldg management stakeholders to ensure Not at Risk #203, 111 – 54 Street the allocation and management of • Development and implementation of Edson, AB T7E 1T2 the range resource is done in an recovery programs for Endangered Phone: (780) 723-8556 acceptable or greater standard of and Threatened species Fax: (780) 723-7963 stewardship based on range and • Development and implementation of Email: [email protected] riparian health measures to ensure strategies to prevent species from long-term access to the forage base becoming at risk, including Species of Special Concern management Species at Risk Recovery Teams How to Contact Us plans Rangeland Management Branch • Involved in the MULTISAR project in Burrowing Owl Gerry Ehlert the Milk River basin: A multi-species Contact: Arlen Todd Head, Rangeland Resource landscape management plan for Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Management Program species at risk (see 10.1.19). EP Building Rangeland Management Branch Suite 100, 3115 - 12 Street N.E. Public Lands and Forests Division How to Contact Us Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Alberta Sustainable Resource Species at Risk program staff Development Northeast Grizzly Bear Phone: (780) 427-3595 Contact: Lisa Wilkinson Cell: (780) 499-7018 Matt Besko Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Web: Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Courier Box 27, Provincial Bldg www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/land/m_rm_1.html Twin Atria Building #203, 111 - 54 Street 111, 4999 – 98 Ave Edson, AB T7E 1T2 Regional offices Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3 Southwest Region Phone: (780) 415-1331 Northern Leopard Frog 8660 Bearspaw Dam Rd. NW Fax: (780) 422-0528 Contact: Dave Prescott Calgary, AB T3L 1S4 Email: [email protected] Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Phone: (403) 297-8800 Suite 404, First Red Deer Place Southeast 4911 - 51 Street Southeast Region Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4 211 Provincial Bldg. Joel Nicholson 4920 - 51 St. Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Ord's Kangaroo Rat Red Deer, AB T4N 6K8 301 Provincial Bldg Contact: Arlen Todd Phone: (403) 340-5451 346 – 3 Street SE Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7 EP Building Northwest Region Phone: (403) 528-5202 Suite 100, 3115 - 12 Street N.E. Main Fl., Provincial Bldg. Fax: (403) 528-5212 Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 10925-84 Avenue Email: [email protected] Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3J2 Peregrine Falcon Phone: (780) 538-8080 Richard Quinlan Contact: Gordon Court Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Northeast Region YPM Place 2nd Floor Great West Life Building Box 450, 2nd Fl., Provincial Bldg. 530 – 8 Street S 9920 - 108 Street 9503 - Beaverhill Rd. Lethbridge, AB T1J 2J8 Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4 Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0 Phone: (403) 381-5397 Phone: (780) 623-5240 Fax: (403) 381-5723 Piping Plover Email: [email protected] Contact: Dave Prescott Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD 9.1.9.2. Alberta Sustainable Dave Prescott Suite 404, First Red Deer Place Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD 4911 - 51 Street Resource Development: Suite 404, First Red Deer Place Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4 Species at Risk program 4911 – 51 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4 Sage Grouse (Interprovincial) Who We Are Phone: (403) 340-4309 Contact: Dale Eslinger A program of the Fish and Wildlife Fax: (403) 340-5575 Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 55 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 301 Provincial Building 9.1.10. Environmental risk. The strategy advocates 346 - 3 Street S.E. Appeals Board stewardship through participation of Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7 (HERE) residents and conservation groups with Who We Are an interest in the landscape. Individual Shortjaw Cisco The Environmental Appeals Board is an landowners fully participate in the Contact: Larry Rhude independent board that reviews certain development of the conservation Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD decisions made by Alberta strategy for their ranch. 3rd Floor Provincial Building Environment. The appeals are heard by What We Do 9915 Franklin Avenue impartial professionals, who make their Through the MULTISAR stewardship Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4 decisions after giving those involved in • program individual landowners can and/or the appeal an opportunity to present voluntarily choose to work with the Sue Cotterill their concerns. The Board uses Alberta Conservation Association, Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD mediation, where appropriate, to resolve the Alberta Fish and Wildlife 2nd Floor Great West Life Building appeals. The Board consists of ten Division, and the Alberta Public 9920 108 Street Board members who are not employees Lands and Forest Division (among Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4 of the Government of Alberta and are other organizations) to protect and paid a per diem when conducting Board enhance wildlife habitat on their land. Soapweed and Yucca Moth matters. Contact: Joel Nicholson • Wildlife habitat management plans Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Type of group: for ranch Room 301 Provincial Building Provincial Government Agency • Wildlife monitoring program 346 - 3 Street S.E. Vision: • Beneficial Management Plans Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7 The Environmental Appeals Board will (BMPs) advance the protection, enhancement, Swift Fox and wise use of Alberta’s environment Resources We Have Available Contact: Joel Nicholson by providing fair, impartial, and efficient • Up-to-date information on Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD resolution of all matters before it. stewardship techniques Room 301 Provincial Building • Range and wildlife habitat 346 - 3 Street S.E. What We Do evaluations Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7 The Environmental Appeals Board • Knowledgeable staff and monitoring hears appeals of certain decisions programs Trumpeter Swan made by Alberta Environment under the • Ranch improvements are funded Contact: Mark Heckbert Environmental Protection and through partnering with participating Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Enhancement Act and the Water Act. landowners Box 1500 Where We Work Main Floor, 5226 - 53 Avenue Where We Work The Environmental Appeals Board is High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 With landowners residing within the Milk located in Edmonton and serves the River Basin of Alberta entire province. Board proceedings and Western Blue Flag mediations are held throughout the Contact: Richard Quinlan How to Contact Us province. Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Brad Downey Wildlife Technician 2nd Floor, YPM Place, 530 - 8 St. S. Resources We Have Available Lethbridge, AB T1J 2J8 Alberta Conservation Association The Environmental Appeals Board Phone: (403) 382-4364 provides an opportunity to appeal water Woodland Caribou licences and approvals issued by Brandy Downey Contact: Dave Hervieux Alberta Environment. Appeals must be Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD MULTISAR Biologist filed in accordance with the legislation Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division Main Floor, Provincial Building and and within strict time frames. Courthouse Phone: (403) 382-4352 10320 - 99 Street How to Contact Us Web: www.multisar-milkriverbasin.com Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6J4 306 Peace Hills Trust Tower 10011 – 109 Street Western Silvery Minnow, Stonecat, St. Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8 9.1.12. Natural Resources Mary Sculpin Phone: (780) 427-6207 Conservation Board (NRCB) Contact: Terry Clayton Fax: (780) 427-4693 Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Web: www.gov.ab.ca/eab Who We Are 2nd Floor, YPM Place, 530 - 8 St. S. The Natural Resources Conservation Lethbridge, AB T1J 2J8 Board (NRCB) is a provincial, quasi- 9.1.11. MULTISAR project judicial regulatory agency for Alberta’s Western Spiderwort natural resource and confined feeding Contact: Joel Nicholson Who We Are industries. Non-Game Biologist, SRD MULTISAR is an innovative approach Type of group: Room 301 Provincial Building for management of multiple species in Provincial Board 346 - 3 Street S.E. the Milk River basin. MULTISAR Mission/Objectives: Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0G7 considers the needs of the landowner, The NRCB works to ensure the and strives to benefit landowners who development of Alberta’s natural conserve species at risk. It emphasizes resources occurs in a socially, cooperative and voluntary stewardship economically, and environmentally activities to achieve conservation of responsible manner. multiple species, focusing on species at

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 56 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada What We Do • NRCB activities fall into three main areas – project assessment and approval, compliance and enforcement and board reviews. Since January 2002, through the Agricultural Operation Practices Act, the NRCB has been regulating Alberta’s confined feeding industry. • The NRCB’s role is to ensure that livestock operators understand and follow the legislative requirements so that Albertans can be confident that the province’s livestock sector operates responsibly and in a manner that protects the public, preserves the environment and allows for the sustainable development of the livestock sector. • For each application that the NRCB receives from a livestock operator for a confined feeding operation, it must consider the effects on the environment, economy and the appropriate use of land including impacts on adjacent properties, surface and ground water and on air and soil quality. Where We Work Throughout Alberta. The NRCB has six offices in Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Morinville, and Fairview. How to Contact Us Jean Olynyk, Director, Communications Phone: (780) 427-5575 Email: [email protected]

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 57 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 10. PROVINCIAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Web: www.areca.ab.ca excellence as cornerstones in the services we deliver. One of our current 10.1.1. Agricultural Research programs areas includes Biodiversity and Extension Council of 10.1.2. Alberta Conservation and Species at Risk (e.g. Amphibian Association (ACA) Monitoring Program, Species at Risk Alberta (ARECA) program for Northern Leopard Frog Who We Are Who We Are and Piping Plover, Wildlife Status Formed in 1997, the Alberta Reports). Type of group: Conservation Association (ACA) is a Where We Work Registered society non-profit, non-government association Throughout Alberta Mission: that works collaboratively to conserve, ARECA will: protect, and enhance our natural Resources We Have Available • Represent members on a provincial biological resources. Evolving • We currently manage the Alberta level originally from the Alberta Fish and Watersheds website • Coordinate Resources and Activities Wildlife Trust Fund, ACA is now (albertawatersheds.org), although • Enhance communication and governed by a Board of Directors the Alberta Stewardship Network extension between producers, represented by conservation groups, (ASN) will be taking over researchers, industry and industry, science, and the public at management of the site in the government large. ACA is a Delegated future. Administrative Organization under • Facilitate efficient growth of • We have information about the Alberta's Wildlife Act. ACA is non- agriculture commodities in Alberta successes and lessons-learned partisan and non-regulatory. ACA Vision: from the “Vincent Lake Working receives funding from a variety of The Agricultural Research and Model” on the website: Alberta conservationists including Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) www.healthyshorelines.com. The significant contributions from hunters is a provincial association of non-profit Vincent Lake Working Group was and anglers and a growing group of producer groups dedicated to made of representatives from corporate partners. Every time hunting enhancing the sustainability and various conservation agencies and or fishing licenses are purchased, ACA profitability of agriculture in Alberta. government departments, who receives a portion of the funds to developed a model to bring about allocate to important conservation What We Do environmentally-friendly land-use projects. • Coordinate provincial pest survey; practices in the riparian areas and Sustainable Grazing Mentorship Type of group: overall watershed. program, Regional Variety trials; Non-government society How to Contact Us joint applied research and extension Mission: programs; the Western Canadian ACA works to conserve, protect, and Mailing address Grazing conference and other enhance our natural biological Alberta Conservation Association conferences; training opportunities resources. P.O. Box 40027 for our members; ARECA teams in Baker Centre Postal Outlet forages, crops, and livestock. What We Do Edmonton, Alberta • Advocate for our member Annually, ACA focuses several million Canada T5J 4M9 associations, especially with respect dollars towards conservation efforts, to sustainability and funding. delivering a wide variety of projects, Office Address • Provide “one-stop shopping” for our programs, and services across the Alberta Conservation Association partners. province. These include: 6th Floor, Great West Life Building • Provide unity and focus for our • Research and data collection 9920-108 Street members through communication, • Hands on project delivery Edmonton, Alberta facilitation, and effective • Monitoring, analysis and evaluation Phone: (780) 427-5192 representation. • Program funding Toll Free: 1-877-969-9091 Where We Work • Facilitation, collaboration of Fax: (780) 422-6441 stakeholders Provincial in scope, covering all Email: [email protected] • Industry information and public aspects of agricultural applied research Web: www.ab-conservation.com education and extension, including crops,

livestock, forages, agro-forestry, Our two major business areas consist medicinal and special crops. 10.1.3. Alberta Fish and of “on the ground” project delivery, and Game Association (AFGA) How to Contact Us administering our Grant Eligible Dee Ann Benard, M.Sc., P.Ag., Conservation Fund. Our “on the Who We Are Executive Director ground” projects are grouped into three main business areas: Fisheries, Type of group: Phone: (780) 992-0261 Registered society Cell: (780) 915-1751 Habitat, and Wildlife. ACA is Fax: (780) 416-8915 responsible in managing costs while Mission: Email: [email protected] maintaining scientific credibility and

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 58 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • To promote, through education and • Making Albertans aware of the • Innovative Management: We programs, the conservation and impact invasive plants have the develop and implement progressive utilization of fish and wildlife, and to environment, economy & society. water management practices protect and enhance the habitat • Promote & facilitate partnerships • Partnerships: We have ongoing they depend upon. • Foster & facilitate cooperation partnerships with federal and among invasive plant stakeholders. provincial government agencies, What We Do • Act as a resource organization conservation organizations, and • The Wildlife Trust Fund Land • Provide expert advice & guidance to industry groups. We take an active securement program: Provincial government, industry and the public role in identifying projects and program that has secured over on invasive plant issues. initiatives that it can add value to 30,000 acres to date. through partnering. • The Parkland Stewardship Program: Where We Work • Research: Provides the scientific On-farm extension program with Throughout Alberta basis on which to build new policies emphasis on the conservation of and develop new and improved fish and wildlife on private Resources We Have Available practices. agricultural lands within the central • Consulting expertise parkland natural region • Agency/industry contacts Where We Work • Operation Grassland Community: • Presentations We work with the Irrigation Districts of On-farm extension program with Alberta. emphasis on the conservation of How to Contact Us species at risk within the southern Box 2182 Resources We Have Available grassland natural region Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 • Field tours and presentations on Phone: (403) 638-3805 water management Where We Work Fax: (403) 638-3170 • Conferences Throughout Alberta Email: • Publications on a wide variety of [email protected] issues in water management, Resources We Have Available irrigated agriculture, sustainable and • Landowner’s Toolkit fact sheet integrated resource management. series on various topics, including 10.1.5. Alberta Irrigation water quality and riparian How to Contact Us stewardship Projects Association Suite 909, 400 - 4th Avenue South, • “Our Changing Land” Video Series Who We Are Lethbridge, AB T1J 4E1 features various topics, including Phone: (403) 328-3063 catch and release fishing and Type of group: Fax: (403) 327-1043 woodlot management. Alberta Irrigation Projects Association Email: [email protected] • “Farm WaterWatch” provides an on- (AIPA) is incorporated under the Web: www.aipa.org Societies Act of Alberta. AIPA farm surface water testing service delivered through the Parkland represents the 13 organized irrigation Stewardship Program districts in southern Alberta. The Alberta’s Thirteen Irrigation Districts purpose of the organization is to present water use issues and the How to Contact Us Aetna Irrigation District development of its related 6924 – 104 Street Mr. Ralph Price, Secretary/Manager infrastructures to various government Edmonton, AB T6H 2L7 Box 2159 agencies, political entities, and the Phone: (780) 437.2342 Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 public at large. Fax: (780) 438-6872 Phone: (403) 653-4441 Email: [email protected] Mission: Fax: (403) 653-3803 Web: www.afga.org Alberta Irrigation and its members are committed to promoting, developing Bow River Irrigation District and maintaining the highest standards Mr. Richard Phillips, P. Eng, General 10.1.4. Alberta Invasive Plant and broadest range of benefits through Manager Council progressive water management within Box 140 Alberta's irrigated landscape. Vauxhall, AB T0K 2K0 Who We Are Phone: (403) 654-2111 The Alberta Invasive Plants Council What We Do Fax: (403) 654-4197 (AIPC) is comprised of AIPA focuses its activities to meet representatives from governments, strategic objectives in the areas of: Eastern Irrigation District industry, and grassroots • Education and Outreach: We work Mr. Earl Wilson, P. Eng. organizations. Its intent is to provide actively with Irrigation Districts, area General Manager credible information about Alberta’s schools, professional organizations P.O. Bag 8, 550 Industrial Road invasive plants and to foster and interest groups to provide up-to- Brooks, AB T1R 1B2 cooperation among stakeholders. date information about water Phone: (403) 362-1400 management in southern Alberta; Type of group: Fax: (403) 362-6206 we provide "hands-on" experience Not-for-profit organization in water management through field Leavitt Irrigation District What We Do tours and presentations Mr. Don Card, Manager • Governance: We monitor and Goals: Box 790 participate in the review of Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 • Communication, education, legislation, regulation, and policy. awareness Phone: (403) 653-3376 Fax: (403) 653-4255

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 59 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District 10.1.5.1. St. Mary River The purpose of the Society is to Mr. Pat Spanos Irrigation District promote understanding and General Manager comprehensive management of lakes 334 - 13th Street North Who We Are and reservoirs and their watersheds. Lethbridge, AB T1H 2R8 Phone: (403) 327-3302 Type of group: What We Do Fax: (403) 320-2457 Corporation • Currently our main focus is Mission: collecting water quality data on Magrath Irrigation District To provide quality water for agriculture, water bodies that have not received Mr. Low Hansen, Manager livestock, and recreational users water monitoring in the last 5 years Box 322 or more, and particularly lakes Magrath, AB T0K 1J0 What We Do where residents have raised Phone: (403) 758-3400 • Provide irrigation water for an area concerns about water quality. Fax: (403) 758-6462 of 372,000 acres • Lakewatch Program: Involves • We are responsible for providing, yearly water quality monitoring and Mountain View Irrigation District delivering, and maintaining all water reporting of results, which are Mr. Mike Dawson, Manager routes (e.g. canals, pipelines, posted on our website. This Box 68 reservoirs, etc.) program is run in partnership with Mountain View, AB T0K 1N0 • Work with government agencies Alberta Environment. Phone: (403) 653-2384 with respect to all water issues • Public outreach and education: • Developed the Partners in Habitat ALMS and our representatives host Raymond Irrigation District Development (PHD) program with an annual workshop; we are present Mr. Gordon ZoBell, Manager Pheasants Forever to maintain and at most water-related conferences in Box 538 enhance wildlife habitat in the province; we offer courses and Raymond, AB T0K 2S0 cooperation with landowners located seminars. Phone: (403) 752-3511 throughout the Irrigation Districts of • Provide assistance to individuals or Fax: (403) 752-3737 southern Alberta (see groups interested in starting http://www.smrid.ab.ca/smrid/PHD.h watershed stewardship committees Ross Creek Irrigation District tm for more information) • Provide yearly scholarships for Ms. Cheryl Guillet, Manager. • Educate our young people about educational purposes, which foster Box 393 irrigation through school programs research or the advancement of Dunmore, AB T0J 1A0 knowledge in the aquatic sciences. Phone: (403) 529-9182 Where We Work • Participate in the development of Fax: (403) 527-5388 Our main office is located in local, provincial, and national Lethbridge, but the Irrigation District programs that promote lake and St. Mary River Irrigation District covers 372,000 acres from Lethbridge watershed management and/or (see section 10.1.5.1) east to Medicine Hat, south of the encourage the protection of lakes Mr. Ron Renwick, P. Eng. Oldman and South Saskatchewan and watersheds. General Manager Rivers. • Provide expertise to and collaborate Box 278 Resources We Have Available with other organizations, agencies Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Y7 • Water quality testing and individuals concerned with Phone: (403) 328-4401 lakes and lake-watershed • Water level assessment Fax: (403) 328-4460 improvement and protection. • Publications Taber Irrigation District • Resources on our website Where We Work Mr. Kent Bullock, P. Eng. We work throughout Alberta, wherever How to Contact Us District Manager concerns are raised about water St. Mary River Irrigation District 4900D - 50 Street quality. Taber, AB T1G 1T3 Box 278 Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Y7 Phone: (403) 223-2148 Resources We Have Available Phone: (403) 328-4401 Fax: (403) 223-2924 • Water quality testing Web: www.smrid.ab.ca • Stewardship and public United Irrigation District outreach/education Mr. Kirt Woolf, District Manager • Yearly report writing and summary Box 1006 10.1.6. Alberta Lake of results completed by water quality Glenwood, AB T0K 2R0 Management Society (ALMS) professionals Phone/Fax: (403) 626-3255 • A resource library of publications Who We Are that is available for loan to its Western Irrigation District The Alberta Lake Management Society members Jim Webber, P. Eng. (ALMS) was formally established on • Quarterly newsletter entitled “From General Manager November 1991. In 1992, ALMS the Shoreline” is mailed to our 201 Pine Road became the first Canadian Chapter of members Strathmore, AB T1P 1C1 the North American Lake Management Phone: (403) 934-3542 Society (NALMS). How to Contact Us Fax: (403) 934-5101 Type of group: c/o 315 Biological Sciences Building We are incorporated as a non-profit University of Alberta organization (1991), and a charitable Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9 organization as of October 2001. Phone: (780) 433-9414 Web: www.alms.ca Mission:

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 60 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 10.1.7. Alberta Native Plant Web: www.anpc.ab.ca • On-line provincial stewardship Council (ANPC) network (“Hub”) through the Stewardship Canada Portal to Who We Are 10.1.8. Alberta Recreational connect stewards across Alberta and link them nationally to Mission: Canoe Association information, activities, resources, The ANPC promotes knowledge and expertise and organizations related conservation of the native plants and Who We Are to air, land, water and biodiversity vegetation of Alberta. Type of group: stewardship Society Goals: • This directory of stewardship • Promote knowledge of Alberta's Mission/Objectives: organizations, initiatives and native plants Promote safe, enjoyable, and resources for Alberta • Conserve Alberta's native plant environmentally sustainable use of • Identification and documentation of species and their habitats Alberta’s rivers and lakes stewardship group needs • Preserve plant species and habitat What We Do Future projects: for the enjoyment of present and As a newly formed network we have future generations • Map creation • Safety awareness and training numerous goals for the organization: What We Do • Instructor certification • “1-800” phone information service to The Council has four active • Environmental stewardship supply and distribute stewardship committees: initiatives (river clean ups, outhouse information • Education and Information: installations in high use areas • Stewardship Newsletter (electronic Disseminates information on native & hard copy) flora and the May Species Count; Where We Work • Link to/coordinate the development produces displays; runs field trips Throughout Alberta and delivery of tools for capacity building and empowerment in the and courses; co-ordinates activities Resources We Have Available with other environmental groups. community • Large membership of like-minded • Rare Plants: Conducts life history • Recognize stewardship efforts- individuals studies; monitors populations; sets publications, workshops, outreach, priority lists for rare plants; assists • Stewardship project crew who go to media communications (possibly with populating the rare plant data rivers and complete clean ups and develop community group web bank, maintained by the Alberta other projects. pages) On-line stewardship forums, Natural Heritage Information Centre How to Contact Us • consultations, workshops, (ANHIC). Email: [email protected] questionnaires, and professional • Reclamation and Horticulture: Web: www.abcanoekayak.org Compiles guidelines for defining and forums collecting native plants; produces • Connect with all stewardship sectors and agencies to share information, lists of native seed and nursery 10.1.9. Alberta Stewardship stock suppliers; provides build partnerships, encourage reclamation information to interested Network (ASN) collaborative efforts and eliminate duplication groups; organizes field trips. Who We Are • Conservation Action: Protects rare • Establish media communications to Alberta species and habitats by: Type of group: raise awareness about the directing public attention to, and Non-registered network of stewardship importance of stewardship and lobbying government on the most groups, support agencies, and collaborative efforts in achieving pressing issues; preparing resources for stewardship. long term success in Alberta. COSEWIC (Committee on the Mission: Where We Work Status of Endangered Wildlife in To provide a network for Alberta’s Throughout Alberta Canada) status reports on rare, stewards to enhance information threatened or endangered species exchange and support, and recognize Resources We Have Available for national listing; gaining the contribution of individuals, • This directory of stewardship stewardship of natural areas; communities, and organizations. groups, support agencies, and monitoring how habitats are affected Goals: resources (hard copy, CD, and by development. • Establish and maintain a functional electronic versions). Where We Work network for exchanging information • On-line provincial stewardship Throughout Alberta and knowledge network (“Hub”) of the Stewardship • Support grassroots stewardship by Canada Portal What Resources We Have providing current knowledge and • We plan on having on-line • Numerous publications on native appropriate tools stewardship forums, a 1-800 species of Alberta available on our • Facilitate forums to discuss information line about stewardship, website stewardship issues and a stewardship newsletter, • Reclamation information to opportunities workshops, and other capacity interested groups • Build partnerships and provide building initiatives. linkages to other resource sector How to Contact Us networks How to Contact Us Alberta Native Plant Council Land Stewardship Centre - Interim Box 52099, Garneau Postal Outlet What We Do Secretariat for the ASN Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5 Current projects: Email: [email protected] 17503-45 Avenue

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 61 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Edmonton, AB T6M 2N3 Where We Work Calgary, AB T2N 1Y9 Phone: (780) 483-1885 Throughout Alberta Fax: (780) 486-9599 Phone: (403) 283-2025 Email: [email protected] Resources We Have Available Toll-free: 1-866-313-0713 Web: www.landstewardship.org • We work in cooperation with Fax: (403) 270-2743 communities, local trail operators, Email: [email protected] ASN Chair: Linda Jabs and a broad group of stakeholders Web: http://albertawilderness.ca Phone: (403) 728-2398 to understand and mitigate Email: [email protected] recreation impacts • We offer expertise in trail planning, 10.1.12. Association of design, construction, and Summer Villages of Alberta sustainable management 10.1.10. Alberta Trailnet (ASVA): Lake Stewardship Society How to Contact Us Steering Committee We promote the development and 11759 Groat Road managed use of all types of trails in the Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6 Who We Are interests of a broad range of user Phone: (780) 422-7150 We are a steering committee on lake groups. Trails and trail systems Toll-free: 1-877-987-2457 stewardship issues for the Association provide affordable, accessible, multiuse Fax: (780) 422-2663 of Summer Villages of Alberta (ASVA) recreation and transportation Web: www.albertatrailnet.com with support from the Alberta Urban infrastructure, preserve green space Municipalities Association. and wildlife corridors, support economic growth and tourism, and 10.1.11. Alberta Wilderness What We Do offer opportunities to appreciate and We have developed a “Lake learn about Alberta’s diverse historical, Association (AWA) Stewardship Reference Guide” that natural, economic, and cultural history. Who We Are provides helpful information about Type of group: water legislation and regulations for Registered non-profit organization, Registered as administrators and municipalities. We charitable society. Federally registered charity and non- are working on an updated edition to profit society. be released later this year, which will Mission/Objectives: include a summary of relevant To promote a provincial trail network, Mission/Objectives To defend wild Alberta through legislation written in accessible including the Trans Canada trail, which language, ways for lakefront property connects all Albertans awareness and action. As the oldest wilderness conservation group in the owners to improve lake water quality, What We Do Province of Alberta we have a clear and highlights of successful lake stewardship activities in Alberta. • We support local groups in their trail mandate to conserve and complete a building activities by providing: network of protected areas including wilderness lands and waters Resources We Have Available workshops, information resources Lake Stewardship Reference Guide and technical advice on the throughout Alberta. planning, design, construction and What We Do Where We Work management of trails; a liability Summer Villages throughout Alberta insurance program; research on • Defend wilderness and wildlife topics critical to understanding and • Advocate for new protected areas How to Contact Us responding to the increasing public as well as legislation and policy that Bruce McIntosh demand for and new technologies protects wilderness and associated 7119 95 Ave that affect the use of trails; a forum wildlife Edmonton AB T6B 1B1 for stakeholder discussion and • Act as volunteer stewards for Phone: (780) 466-5763 cooperation protected areas Email: [email protected] • We work with provincial trail user Where We Work groups (Alberta Bicycle Association, Province-wide from Hay-Zama lakes in Alberta Equestrian Federation, Northwest Alberta to McLelland Lake in 10.1.13. Clean Air Strategic Alberta Snowmobile Association, Northeastern Alberta, Milk River in Alliance Cross Country Alberta, Alberta Off Southeastern Alberta and Castle area Highway Vehicle Association, etc.) of Southwestern Alberta and wild lands Who We Are to implement managed recreational and waters in between Established in 1994, the Clean Air access and address user conflicts Strategic Alliance (CASA) is a non- • We work in cooperation with Resources We Have Available profit consensus-based association of provincial/territorial trail councils • Wilderness Resource Center: files, senior representatives from across Canada on issues of publications, visual material from 4 government, industry, and non- common concern decades of wilderness work in government organizations (including • We promote user awareness and Alberta health and environmental groups) who responsible stewardship • Conservation biologist on staff have committed to developing and • We represent the Trans Canada trail • Event Management applying a comprehensive air quality in Alberta and act as an agent for management system for Alberta. the province of Alberta in the How to Contact Us Type of group: distribution of Trans Canada trail The Alberta Wilderness Association, A non-profit corporate society grants and the provincial millennium P.O. Box 6398, Station D Vision: trail grant. Calgary, AB T2P 2E1 or The air will be odourless, tasteless, 455 - 12 Street, NW, look clear, and have no measurable

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 62 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada short or long-term adverse effects on volunteer-based organization, out about employment opportunities. people, animals or the environment. comprised of members from diverse The organization or individual backgrounds and interests. members may be of assistance with What We Do Mission: the collection of information required • All CASA groups and teams, To promote the importance of for term or thesis projects. including the board of directors, community planning through the make decisions and How to Contact Us gathering, dissemination and recommendations by consensus. 86 Denovan Crescent discussion of information with respect Consensus is reached when there is Red Deer, AB T4R 1W2 • to planning issues to all persons Phone/Fax: (403) 309-3002 unanimous agreement and each interested in planning stakeholder can live with the Email: [email protected] outcome. Stakeholders may not What We Do Web: www.cpaa.biz achieve all their goals, but the Objectives: purpose is to find the optimal • To promote an annual conference at solution that is within the best a central location with speakers and 10.1.15. Cows and Fish interests of everyone. sessions that will promote education (Alberta Riparian Habitat • The air quality management and understanding of planning Management Society) recommendations are likely to be issues. more innovative and longer lasting • To prepare a newsletter to be Who We Are than those reached through distributed to all members providing Cows and Fish is collaboration of traditional negotiation processes. information on current planning groups and agencies that have come • The work of CASA is achieved issues and dates of relevant events. together to promote voluntary largely through the participation of • To comment on provincial policy, stewardship of riparian areas through teams of experts representing actions and legislation as they relate awareness and sustainable stakeholder organizations. Project to planning in a manner that reflects management. We work to foster a teams develop recommendations for the majority or consensus of the better understanding of how board consideration. Some projects membership. improvements in grazing and other CASA stakeholders are working on • To encourage the active management on riparian areas can include: participation in planning by informed enhance landscape health and o Confined Feeding Operations citizens. productivity, for the benefit of all who o Electrical Efficiency & • To monitor trends and new use and value riparian areas. Conservation initiatives in planning and inform Type of group: o Human and Animal Health members and other groups. Indoor Air Quality Registered society o • To encourage discussion and Renewable and Alternative Mission/Objectives: o sharing of information between Electrical Energy Our mission is to promote healthy and members and other related Solution Gas Flaring and Venting productive riparian areas for the benefit o organizations. o Vehicle Emissions. of livestock producers, their • To interact with other planning and communities and others who value Where We Work related groups in a variety of ways these vital landscapes. The CASA office is located in (such as joint conferences, or Edmonton and it serves Albertans. articles in the newsletter). What We Do Presentations, workshops, field days, Resources We Have Available Where We Work youth interactive activities. Some We have experience with using a Throughout Alberta applied research and independent consensus process to achieve What Resource We Have evaluation of program/process and collaborative and principled outcomes. Available tools too. How to Contact Us • For group members: We provide Where We Work 10035 108 ST NW groups with a forum to express their All across Alberta, and to a limited Edmonton, AB T5J 3E1 views on community planning and extent, outside AB for training others. Phone: (780) 427-9793 provincial legislation, plus a means Fax: (780) 422-3127 of province-wide updates on Resources We Have Available Email: [email protected] innovative planning projects they • Publications on riparian areas, Web: http://casahome.org may be involved with. management of riparian areas • For individual members: We will (including community and provide individuals interested in agricultural producer case studies), 10.1.14. Community Planning community planning with a place to monitoring and identifying the health Association of Alberta express their viewpoints and of riparian areas opportunities to network with • Presentations (at no charge to the Who We Are planners and community leaders, public) on the riparian ecology, The Community Planning Association and to gather information and management of riparian areas, of Alberta is an organization dedicated knowledge about the planning field. grazing principle and practices, to the promotion of community planning This includes professional planners, livestock behaviour, grazing with in the Province of Alberta. Through development officers and boards wildlife, how to work with various means, the Association and municipal committee members. communities; Cows and Fish provides a forum for the discussion of • For student members: We offer process/program; evaluation of community planning-related concepts, interaction with practising planners, riparian programming ideas, and issues with a view towards elected officials and community • Planning and facilitation of riparian solutions. The Association is a leaders. There is potential to find programming, including helping

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 63 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada groups work together, identify What We Do How to Contact Us issues and determine how to • Lend support and advice to member 11759 Groat Road address their issues clubs and facilitate information Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6 • Riparian health monitoring (both sharing Phone: (780) 427-8124 awareness/familiarity for individuals, • Facilitate joint member club Fax: (780) 422-2663 c/o FAN but also establishing baseline initiatives and activities Email: [email protected] information for community or • Advocate on behalf of Alberta's wild Web: www.fanweb.ca watershed groups (cost shared)) landscapes and species • Expertise on grazing management • Provide expert advice to various strategies (upland and riparian) forums on wildlife conservation, 10.1.17. Grizzly Bear Alliance How to Contact Us ecological diversity, land management, etc. Who We Are Main office • Coordinate and compile May nd Type of group: 2 Floor YPM Place Species counts, birds and plants Registered society 530-8th Street South • Keep a Natural History Database Mission: Lethbridge, AB T1J 2J8 • Partner and collaborate with other To ensure the coexistence of people Phone: (403) 381-5538 ENGOs, Agencies, Businesses and grizzly bears throughout their Web: www.cowsandfish.org • Partner with Provincial Museum of current range in Alberta. Alberta on the Wild Alberta gallery Regional offices • Projects: The Living by Water What We Do Edmonton Project, The Alberta Bird Atlas Public education and outreach, engage Cows and Fish Update Project, Alberta Birdlist people in the debate over the future of Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Program, Important Bird Areas Alberta’s grizzlies, BearSafe Society Program, Prairie Nest Records community program. 306 J.G. O'Donoghue Building Scheme, Provincial Bird Species 7000-113 Street List, and Opportunities for Birders Where We Work Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 5T6 Throughout Alberta, including the Phone: (780) 427-7940 Where We Work National Parks Throughout Alberta Fax: (780) 422-9745 How to Contact Us

P.O. Box 8589 Red Deer Resources We Have Available Canmore, AB T1W 2V4 Cows and Fish • Publishing Email: [email protected] Alberta Riparian Habitat Management • Webhosting Web: www.grizzlybearalliance.org Society • Application development for web c/o AAFRD design, desktop design, and 301 Provincial Building PalmPilot design 4920 - 51 Street • Geographical Information Systems 10.1.18. Land Stewardship Red Deer, Alberta, Canada T4N 6K8 (GIS) services: map printing, design Centre of Canada (LSCC) Phone: (403) 340-7607 and development Fax: (403) 340-4896 • Natural History Database Who We Are • Living by Water Project (see section Type of group: Calgary 12.1.7). National organization with a provincial Cows and Fish • Alberta Bird Atlas Project focus on Alberta and Prairie Region. Alberta Riparian Habitat Management o Birdlist Program: Software Mission: Society program available free for birders To promote ecologically sustainable #320, 6715 - 8th St. NE to compile bird sightings and land-use principles by building Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 submit observations towards a partnerships, sharing knowledge and Phone: (403) 275-4400 provincial bird database inventory. information and taking action to Fax: (403) 274-0007 o Natural History Database: facilitate responsible stewardship. Collection of bird sightings from all regions of Alberta. Data is What We Do available to naturalists, 10.1.16. Federation of Alberta With Our Partners: researchers, and environmental Naturalists • The Land Stewardship Resource consultants. Centre Website o Alberta Birdlist: Provincial Who We Are (www.landstewardship.org) was checklist used for recording bird Federation of Alberta Naturalists (FAN) developed to share information sightings and conducting field is an environmental non-governmental about sustainable land use, surveys. agency (ENGO) with 29 field naturalists stewardship and conservation • Important Bird Areas clubs across the province information and resources, and 48 Alberta Important Bird Areas Type of group: o about the maintenance of ecological identified, so far Not for Profit organization incorporated goods and services. LSCC also Conservation plans written for a under Alberta’s Societies Act, as well o facilitates community-based land- dozen sites as registered as a charitable use conservation projects to assist Volunteer site stewards at least a organization o local stewardship groups, dozen sites • LSCC has an extensive outreach Mission: o A new Volunteer Monitoring program (presentations, speakers, To be a strong voice for the greater Program for Alberta IBAs (2005) appreciation and conservation of display) Alberta’s natural environment

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 64 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • LSCC conducts research on seedlings following the flood of 10.1.21. Riparian Action biodiversity and natural 1995. Landowners were Team (RAT) communities. encouraged to adopt management • LSCC connects provincial and practices that would ensure the Who We Are regional stewardship activities, protection of emerging seedlings. Type of group: nationally. • The PCF was significantly involved Informal interagency group of in the development of "Conservation • In 1998, the LSCC founded the government and non-government and Management Strategy for virtual Round River General Store entities. (http://www.landstewardship.org/gen Riparian Forests in Southern store_a.asp) which helps to market Alberta." Mission/Goals: sustainable goods produced in • Ongoing promotion of education and The RAT seeks to bring resource Alberta and connects consumers awareness in the area of prairie professionals together in a teamwork with producers of goods made conservation targeted at setting in order to maximize resources locally and with sustainability in landholders, decision makers, available for riparian projects that focus mind. industry and the public using various on agricultural issues. Key to the media including: web site successes of the group are two Where We Work (www.albertapcf.ab.ca/), brochures, meetings a year where we discuss The Land Stewardship Centre of displays, pamphlets, posters, writers project priorities and partnership Canada is located in Alberta kits, conferences, speaking opportunities. engagements, selection of a Resources We Have Available provincial grass emblem, etc. What We Do • Extensive website resources • Development of a university 'Topics available through the Land on Prairie Conservation' course, • Rather than “dictate” how to deliver Stewardship Resource Centre which has been offered as a senior riparian projects, the goal of the • Stewardship expertise seminar course by the Department RAT is to encourage and facilitate teamwork amongst the agencies, How to Contact Us of Biological Sciences at the University of Lethbridge since 1998. utilizing the individual staff talents Land Stewardship Centre of Canada and areas of agency interest in • The establishment of a proposed Imrie House order to deliver high quality projects National Wildlife Area at Canadian 17503 - 45 Avenue in priority areas Forces Base Suffield has resulted Edmonton, AB T6M 2N3 • We address riparian enhancement, Phone: (780) 483-1885 from discussions initiated by the Prairie Conservation Forum. water protection, and wildlife Fax: (780) 486-9599 enhancement issues. • Searchable on-line guide to native Email: [email protected] • Funding for fencing material to Web: www.landstewardship.org vegetation status in the Grasslands Natural Region restrict livestock from accessing riparian areas. • On-line guide to Environmentally 10.1.19. MULTISAR Project Significant Areas inventories. Where We Work See section 9.1.11. Where We Work High Prairie area. Our priority areas include the lands of Lesser Slave Lake, The Alberta PCF focuses on the prairie along with lands along watercourses and parkland ecosystems of Alberta. that lead into Lesser Slave Lake. We 10.1.20. Prairie Conservation There are also partnerships supporting also work on lands along other area Prairie Conservation Action Plans in Forum lakes, and on lands with riparian areas Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Who We Are requested for projects by landowners. Resources We Have Available A second RAT has been recently Type of group: • Publications and curriculum established (2004) in the Grande PCF is a broad, voluntary coalition of Prairie area. about 40 organizations representing: resources on prairie conservation agricultural groups, conservation • Building capacity, tools, and How to Contact Us groups, land and resource approaches to document and RAT Chairman: Mark Herbert, Alberta management organizations, federal quantify landscape changes taking Environment, Natural Resources and provincial agencies, local/regional place over time, understanding the Service authorities and service agencies, implications of this change, and Box 236, Provincial Bldg. industry, academia. promoting a better understanding of High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 the implications of impacts on Vision: Phone: (780) 523-6520 landscape integrity amongst Fax: (780) 523-6525 The biological diversity of native decision makers and the public. prairie and parkland ecosystems in Email: [email protected] Alberta is conserved for the benefit of How to Contact Us current and future generations. Ian W. Dyson, PCF Secretary Southern Region, Alberta Environment 10.1.22. Stewards of What We Do 2nd Floor, Provincial Building Alberta's Protected Areas Selected initiatives: 200 5th Ave South Association (SAPAA) • Landowners adjacent to the Lethbridge, AB T1J 4l1 Oldman, Bow and South Phone: (403) 381-5430 Who We Are Fax: (403) 382-4428 Saskatchewan Rivers and their Registered as: Email: [email protected] tributaries were contacted by letter Non-governmental, non-profit, Web: www.albertapcf.ab.ca and made aware of the excellent registered society. conditions that existed for the establishment of riparian poplar Objectives:

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 65 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • To establish a network to support the Volunteer Stewards of Alberta's Protected Areas, who work under the ACD Volunteer Stewards Program. • To promote the preservation, protection and restoration of the ecological integrity of Alberta's Protected Areas (public lands under WAERNA and PPA acts), for educational and non-intrusive nature-oriented recreational activities. • To work with the appropriate government departments to resolve issues regarding actions and activities that affect Alberta's Parks and Protected Areas. What We Do • We provide information to Stewards through Newsletters, annual meetings and field trips • Meet with government personnel to discuss activities and Stewards' concerns. Where We Work Individual Stewards’ areas are scattered throughout the province.

Resources We Have Available Individual stewards have knowledge of certain Natural Areas (often small pockets of biodiversity in otherwise developed landscapes), a few Ecological Reserves and Provincial Parks. How to Contact Us Alison Dinwoodie, Secretary Email: [email protected]

John Woitenko, President. Email: [email protected]

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 66 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada SECTION 4: NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES

11. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

• Special services (e.g. expertise, Phone: (780) 349-3963 assistance for research, Fax: (780) 349-6186 11.1.1. Agriculture and Agri- development, infrastructure for Areas: Brazeau, Sturgeon, Yellowhead, Food Canada overseas projects) Woodlands, Lesser Slave River, Westlock, Thorhild, Athabasca, Leduc, Who We Are Our district offices offer a variety of Lac Ste. Anne, Parkland, and services specific to the different regions Barrhead. Type of group: of Alberta. Contact one of the offices Federal Government Department below to find out what services are Vegreville District Office Mandate: offered in your area. Suite 101 Professional Building Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 4902 - 50th Street provides information, research and Where We Work P.O. Box 1079 technology, and policies and programs Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Vegreville, AB T9C 1S2 to achieve security of the food system, the Peace River region of British Phone: (780) 632-2919 health of the environment and Columbia Fax: (780) 632-2150 innovation for growth. Areas: Beaver, Smoky Lake, St Paul, Resources We Have Available Strathcona, Two Hills, Vermilion River, Where We Work • New technologies (e.g. applied Minburn, Lamont, Wainwright, and Throughout Canada research, innovation) Bonnyville. • Information Products (e.g. fact How to Contact Us sheets, brochures, handbooks, Red Deer District Office General Contact newsletters, studies, land and water #201, 4805 48 Ave, Email: [email protected] data, GIS products, resource impact Red Deer, AB T4N 3T2 Web: www.agr.gc.ca modelling) Phone: (403) 340-4290

• Services (e.g. management of Fax: (403) 341-7071 Departmental Publications Service federal-provincial programs, Area: Banff (ID), Bighorn, Clearwater, Phone: (613) 759-6610 technology transfer) Mountain View, Red Deer, Lacombe, Fax: (613) 759-6726 • Partnerships (e.g. facilitate strategic Ponoka, Wetaskiwin, Camrose, Email: [email protected] alliances) Kneehill, Wheatland, Rocky View • Infrastructure (e.g. waste storage, management, water supply) Hanna District Office 11.1.1.1. Agriculture and 2nd Floor, 302 Centre Street Agri-Food Canada: Prairie How to Contact Us P.O. Box 428 Farm Rehabilitation Head Office Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Administration (PFRA) Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Phone: (403) 854-4448 Administration (PFRA) Fax: (403) 854-4989 Who We Are 408-1800 Hamilton Street Areas: Flagstaff, Paintearth, Stettler, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4L2 Starland, Special Areas 2/3/4, Acadia, Mission: Phone: (306) 780-5019 Provost. Working with Prairie people to build a Email: [email protected] viable agricultural industry, and to Web: www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/main_e.htm Lethbridge District Office support a sound rural economy, 203 Federal Building healthy environment and a high quality 704-4th Avenue South of life. Regional Offices Peace River District Office Lethbridge, AB T1J 0N8 What We Do Green Valley Centre Phone: (403) 327-4340 In general, our services fall under five 9910 - 102nd Street Fax: (403) 382-3198 categories: P.O. Box 7047 Area: Kananaskis (ID), Foothills, • Land management (e.g. grazing and Peace River, AB T8S 1S7 Ranchland, Willow Creek, Pincher breeding services) Phone: (780) 624-3386 Creek, Cardston, Waterton (ID), • Rural water (e.g. water supply, Fax: (780) 624-8123 Lethbridge, Vulcan, Taber, Warner quality, treatment, BMPs) Areas: Big Lakes, Smoky River, East Medicine Hat District Office • Resource conservation (e.g. Peace, Spirit River, Peace, Fairview, Suite 210, 1865 Dunmore Road, SE promote activities and BMPs for the Greenview, Birch Hills, Saddle Hills, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Z8 conservation and development of Clear Hills, Northern Lights, Phone: (403) 526-2429 land and water resources) MacKenzie, and Grande Prairie. Fax: (403) 526-0358 • Capacity building (e.g. technical Areas: Cypress, Forty Mile, Newell, a support) Westlock District Office #204, 10619 - 100th Ave. portion of Special Areas No. 2, Westlock, AB T7P 2J4 Canadian Forces Base Suffield

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 67 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 11.1.2. Canadian potential to cause significant adverse What We Do Environmental Assessment environmental effects across • The CHRS works to help local boundaries between non-federal and communities or governments Agency federal lands, or across provincial or nominate rivers to the program, Who We Are international boundaries. write management plans, and monitor CHRS rivers. The Canadian Environmental Where We Work • Establishing Canadian Heritage Assessment Agency was created on Across Canada December 21, 1994 to administer the Rivers is a two-step process, federal environmental assessment Resources We Have Available nomination and designation. process under the Canadian The Canadian Environmental Although river nominations may be Environmental Assessment Act. The Assessment Registry, available on the submitted to the Canadian Heritage Agency reports directly to the Minister Canadian Environmental Assessment Rivers Board only by participating of the Environment. The Agency is a Agency web site, offers information governments, private citizens and federal department dedicated to about projects undergoing groups are encouraged to present administering and promoting environmental assessment across submissions to their federal, environmental assessment policies and Canada. Projects can be searched for provincial or territorial board practices of the federal government. either by keyword or geographic member for any river they feel is worthy. Mission: location. • To be considered, the river must • To provide Canadians with high How to Contact Us have outstanding natural, cultural, quality federal environmental and/or recreational values, a high assessments that contribute to Alberta Region Revillon Building level of public support, and it must informed decision making in support be demonstrated that sufficient of sustainable development. 10237 104 Street N.W., Suite 100 Edmonton, AB T5J 1B1 measures will be put in place to Objectives: Phone: (403) 422-7704 ensure that those values will be • Ensure that projects’ environmental Email: [email protected] maintained. effects are considered before any • A nominated river becomes action is taken; designated once a management • Promote sustainable development; National Office plan, or heritage strategy, that 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor • Eliminate duplication in ensures the river will be managed to environmental assessment (EA); Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 conserve its outstanding natural, Phone: (613) 957-0700 • Ensure projects do not cause cultural, and/or recreational values, Email: [email protected] significant adverse effects in other is lodged with the Board by the Web: www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca. jurisdictions; and government(s) that made the • Ensure an opportunity for public nomination. Production of a participation in EA. management plan or heritage 11.1.3. Canadian Heritage strategy is based on public What We Do Rivers System consultation and consensus. The Agency is divided into three main sectors: Program Delivery, Policy Who We Are Where We Work Development, and Corporate Services. The Canadian Heritage Rivers System Across Canada. Designated rivers in The federal environmental assessment (CHRS) is Canada's national Alberta include the Clearwater, process is applied whenever a federal river conservation program. It Athabasca, North Saskatchewan, and authority has a specified decision- promotes, protects and enhances Kicking Horse. making responsibility in relation to a Canada's river heritage, and ensures project, also known as a “trigger” for an that Canada's leading rivers are Resources Available environmental assessment. managed in a sustainable manner. We can provide publications, Specifically, it is when a federal Responsible river stewardship is the Powerpoint presentations, posters on authority: ethic it engenders. Today, there are 39 the CHRS and river conservation in Canada. We can provide advice and o Proposes a project; Heritage rivers across Canada, and expertise on river conservation and o Provides financial assistance to a more are being added to the system proponent to enable a project to each year. The CHRS has no planning. As well, we can give great be carried out; legislative authority. Governments presentations on the CHRS and river conservation in Canada. “State of the o Sells, leases, or otherwise retain their traditional transfers control or administration jurisdictional powers and management River” reports for designated heritage of federal land to enable a project responsibilities throughout this process rivers are available on-line at the Canadian Heritage Rivers web site. to be carried out; and Type of group: o Provides a license, permit, or an We are an intergovernmental agency - How to Contact us approval that is listed in the Law Parks Canada provides the Secretariat. c/o Parks Canada List Regulations that enables a Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5 project to be carried out. Mission: Canada's outstanding rivers will be Phone: (819) 994-2913 If a project does not meet the above nationally recognized and managed Fax: (819) 953-4704 criteria for a federal environmental through the support and stewardship of Fax: (204) 945-0012 assessment a federal assessment may local people and provincial, territorial, Web: www.chrs.ca still be conducted if The Minister of the and federal governments to ensure the Environment receives a petition from long-term conservation of the rivers' Don Gibson, National Manager individuals or interested parties natural, cultural, and recreational Phone: (819) 994-2913 requesting a project to be referred to a values and integrity. Email: [email protected] mediator or review panel and the Minister believes the project has the

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 68 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 11.1.4. Environment Canada TTY: (819) 994-0736 Resources We Have Available Email: [email protected] Some scientific and technical support Who We Are Web: www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca services. Type of group: How to Contact Us Federal Government Department 11.1.4.2. Environment Environmental Technology Mission: Canada: Environmental Advancement Directorate Environment Canada's mission is to Environmental Protection Service make sustainable development a Technology Advancement Environment Canada reality in Canada by helping Canadians Directorate Place Vincent Massey live and prosper in an environment that 351 St.Joseph Blvd., 18th Floor needs to be respected, protected, and Who We Are Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 conserved. Type of group: Phone: (819) 953-3090 Fax: (819) 953-9029 What We Do Federal Government Department Directorate under Environment Email: [email protected] • Meteorology Canada. Web: www.ec.gc.ca/etad • Wildlife and Habitat Conservation • Pollution Prevention Mission: To develop and apply science and • Enforcement and Compliance 11.1.4.3. Environment Promotion technology for environmental • Preserve and enhance the quality of protection. Canada: Habitat Stewardship Program the natural environment, including What We Do water, air, soil and renewable • Environment Technology resources Who We Are Advancement Directorate (ETAD) is Type of group: a multidisciplinary group made up of Where We Work Federal Government Department Environment Canada works across scientists and engineers; policy, Canada. The Prairie and Northern intellectual property, and What We Do Region branch of Environment Canada commercialization advisors; and The HSP provides funding to encompasses five provinces and marketing and communications "stewards" for implementing activities territories: Alberta, Saskatchewan, experts. ETAD has four key that protect or conserve habitats for Manitoba, NWT, and Nunavut. responsibility centres whose work species designated by the Committee focuses on fulfilling the Directorate’s on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in How to Contact Us mission. Canada (COSEWIC) as nationally "at National Office o Environmental Technology Centre risk" (endangered, threatened or of 351 St. Joseph Boulevard (ETC) focuses on technologies for special concern). Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 measuring air pollutants in Phone: (819) 997-2800 ambient air and from mobile and Where We Work Toll-free: 1-800-668-6767 stationary sources; analysis of a Throughout Canada Fax: (819) 953-2225 wide variety of organic and TTY: (819) 994-0736 inorganic compounds in diverse Resources We Have Available: Email: [email protected] samples; assessments and clean- Funding for projects that will benefit Web site: www.ec.gc.ca up of contaminated sites; and species at risk. prevention of and response to pollution emergencies such as oil How to Contact Us and chemical spills. Olaf Jensen, Habitat Biologist, 11.1.4.1. Environment Canadian Wildlife Service Canada: Meteorological o Wastewater Technology Centre th (WTC): develops and assesses 4999 98 Avenue Service of Canada novel wastewater technologies Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3 and advances the MAPTM family Phone: (780) 951-8826 Who We Are of technologies and other Email: [email protected] The Meteorological Service of Canada technologies that offer high Web: www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hsp-pih is Canada's source for meteorological potential for reducing waste and information. greenhouse gas emissions 11.1.4.4. Environment What We Do o Technology and Industry Branch The Service: (TIB) manages and directs Canada: National Water • Monitors water quantities technology related activities; the Research Institute Branch transfers technologies and • Provides information and conducts expertise to build international research on climate, atmospheric Who We Are capacity for global environmental science, air quality, ice and other The National Water Research Institute protection. environmental issues. (NWRI) is Canada's largest freshwater o The Technology Transfer Branch research facility with over 300 staff Where We Work (TTB) provides federal leadership including aquatic ecologists, Across Canada and coordination to address hydrologists, toxicologists, physical "legacy" issues such as federal geographers, modellers, limnologists, How to Contact Us contaminated sites and municipal environmental chemists, research 351 St. Joseph Boulevard wastewater effluents. technicians, and experts in linking Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 water science to environmental policy. Phone: (819) 997-2800 Where We Work Across Canada Type of group: Toll-free: 1-800-668-6767 NWRI is a Directorate of Environment Fax: (819) 953-2225

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 69 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Canada’s Environmental Conservation What We Do o Report to Board on the Service. • The PPWB administers the Master apportionment of and water Agreement on Apportionment, quality of interprovincial streams; What We Do signed in October 1969 by the o Inform member agencies of any • With partners in the Canadian and provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan spills or unusual water quality international science communities, and Manitoba and the federal conditions; NWRI conducts a comprehensive government. The Master o Determine whether water quality program of ecosystem-based Agreement on Apportionment: meets objectives and assess research and development in the o Defines apportionment and trends; aquatic sciences, generating and methods to calculate o Informs responsible government disseminating scientific knowledge apportionment at the boundaries ministers on activities under the needed to resolve environmental o Sets out agreed-to water quality Agreement; issues of regional, national or objectives for river reaches at the • Monitoring, as defined by the Board, international significance to Canada, boundaries and a method to of surface water quantity and quality and to sustain our natural resources review and revise objectives and climate conditions. and freshwater ecosystems. o Considers interprovincial • Publications and reports are • Research Activities and Branches: groundwater quantity and quality available through the PPWB web o Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts o Suggests co-operation for the site. Most Prairie Provinces Water Branch integrated development and use Board Reports are available free of o Aquatic Ecosystem Management of water and related resources to charge upon request. Research Branch support economic growth o Aquatic Ecosystem Protection o Suggests fostering interprovincial How to Contact Us: Research Branch water quality management that Room 300, 2365 Albert Street o Water Quality Monitoring Branch encourages the protection and Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4K1 o Research Support Branch restoration of the aquatic Phone: (306) 780-6042 o Science Liaison Branch environment Fax: (306) 780-6810 o National Laboratory for o Established the Prairie Provinces Web: www.pnr- Environmental Testing Water Board of senior water rpn.ec.gc.ca/water/fa01/fa01s01.en.ht • Publications resource officials ml

Where We Work • Environment Canada fulfills the monitoring conditions described Richard L. Kellow, Executive Director NWRI has two main centres: the larger under the master Agreement and Phone: (306) 780-7004 at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters provides most of the quantity, Fax: (306) 780-6810 on the shores of the Great Lakes in meteorological and water quality Email: [email protected] Burlington, Ontario; the other at the information. National Hydrology Research Centre, • The PPWB: in the heart of the Canadian Prairies in 11.1.4.6. Environment Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We work o Uses the information to calculate across Canada. natural flows, which it compares to Canada: Water Survey of recorded flows at the boundaries Canada How to Contact Us to ensure water is shared National Water Research Institute according to the Agreement Who We Are Environment Canada o Compares the levels of water The Water Survey of Canada is the 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050 quality parameters at the national agency responsible for the Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6 boundaries to the agreed collection, interpretation, and Email: [email protected] objectives, and informs the dissemination of standardized water Web: www.nwri.ca jurisdictions so measures can be resource data and information in taken develops methods to Canada. It is the designated agency determine if transboundary responsible for water resource 11.1.4.5. Environment surface and groundwater is monitoring in support of affected; and interjurisdictional agreements and Canada: Prairie Provinces o Fosters communication about treaties. Water Board (PPWB) projects proposed in each Type of group: jurisdiction, which allows study Federal agency under Environment Mission and discussion about effects • To ensure the apportionment of Canada. interprovincial waters is carried out Where We Work What We Do in accordance with the Master Our jurisdiction applies to eastward • The Water Survey of Canada Agreement on Apportionment flowing streams crossing common continues as the lead agency for boundaries of: • To ensure adherence to water collecting and disseminating quality objectives and inform • Alberta-Saskatchewan relevant and reliable water resource affected jurisdictions about unusual • Saskatchewan-Manitoba information in Canada. water quality conditions Resources We Have Available • Our agency continues to play a • To provide a forum to exchange major role in the activities of • The Secretariat functions to: information, to inform jurisdictions of numerous international and • Evaluate water quantity and quality potential projects/issues and to interprovincial boards and facilitate discussion to limit conflicts monitoring information provided by commissions involved in the Environment Canada; and disagreements and promote management of Canada's water Calculate natural flows; cooperation in interprovincial water o resources. management

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 70 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • It is the designated agency Federal Government Department Resources We Have Available responsible for water resource Mission: • Review proposed works or activities monitoring in support of It is our mission, as DFO employees, to that may affect fish habitat interjurisdictional agreements and deliver to Canadians the following • Information resources on fish habitat treaties outcomes: management • The hydrometric program provides • Safe and Accessible Waterways • Educational resources for teachers, for the collection, interpretation, and • Healthy and Productive Aquatic parents, and students through the dissemination of surface water Ecosystems “Big Blue Bus” website. Through quantity data and information -- • Sustainable Fisheries and this, students can become members information that is vital to meet both Aquaculture of “The Water Wizards” club, which water management and In working toward these outcomes, the engages youth ages 8-15 in oceans environmental needs across the Department will be guided by the issues and encourages them to get country. principles of sound scientific knowledge involved in oceans conservation by and effective management. fostering a sense of community, Resources We Have Available personal responsibility, and Products and Services: What We Do stewardship toward our oceans. • HYDAT The Department of Fisheries and • Through our various initiatives (e.g. o Canada’s national archive for Oceans (DFO) is organized into Canada’s Stewardship Agenda, the water quantity data several sectors, including: Canadian Canadian Biodiversity Strategy, o HYDAT CD Rom Coast Guard, Science, Canadian Canada’s Oceans Strategy, etc.) we o Archived Hydrometric Data - Waters, Fisheries Management, work with many partners to involve Query the database on-line Statistics, and Library. Some of the Canadians in stewardship activities. • Real-time Hydrometric Data DFO activities across these sectors o Search for real-time water levels include: How to Contact Us at over 1200 hydrometric stations • Studying, conserving and protecting Fish Habitat Management Program across Canada aquatic ecosystems Rick West, Stewardship Biologist o Maps of real-time hydrometric • Conducting scientific research and Fisheries and Oceans Canada stations related activities, which are vital to 1804 Victoria Avenue East • Water level and streamflow statistics the understanding and sustainable Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 7K3 o Generate statistics for selected management of Canada’s oceans Web: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters- hydrometric stations and aquatic resources. eauxcan/habitat o Hydrometric Station Reference • Working in collaboration to manage Index (2002) the commercial, recreational and Regional offices o Query the database on-line Aboriginal fisheries. Calgary Office o Hydrometric Technician • Ensuring compliance with Fisheries & Oceans Canada Development Program (CDP) environmental standards and Calgary District regulations in support of economic 7646 8th Street NE Where We Work development and other activities. Across Canada Calgary, AB T2E 8X4 • Providing high-quality hydrographic Phone: (403) 292-5160 How to Contact Us data, products and services. Alberta Region • Co-ordinating clean-up efforts of Edmonton Office Tim Davis pollution and oil spills. Fisheries & Oceans Canada Phone: (403) 292-5317 Fish Habitat Management Program Edmonton District Fax: (403) 292-5314 Most of the habitat stewardship 4253 97th Street Email: [email protected] activities happen under the Habitat Edmonton, AB T6E 5Y7 Web: www.wsc.ec.gc.ca Management program of the Canadian Phone: (780) 495-4220 Waters Sector. The Fish Habitat Management Program carries out a Lethbridge Office 11.1.5. Fisheries and Oceans number of key activities for the Fisheries & Oceans Canada Canada (DFO) management of fish habitat in Canada. Lethbridge District These activities include : 204-704 4th Avenue S Who We Are • Monitoring compliance and Lethbridge, AB T1J 0N8 Fisheries and Oceans Canada is the enforcing the habitat protection Phone: (403) 394-2920 lead federal government department provisions of the Fisheries Act responsible for developing and • Watershed and coastal zone Peace River Office implementing policies and programs in planning Fisheries & Oceans Canada support of Canada's economic, • Habitat enhancement Peace River District ecological, and scientific interests in • Public education and stewardship 9001 94th Street Peace River, AB T8S 1G9 oceans and inland waters. This • Scientific research program in Phone: (780) 618-3220 mandate includes responsibility for the support of the Habitat Management conservation and sustainable use of Program Canada's fisheries resources while Head office continuing to provide safe, effective, Where We Work Fisheries & Oceans Canada and environmentally sound marine We work across Canada through our Communications Branch, services that are responsive to the six regional administrative regions: 200 Kent Street needs of Canadians in a global Newfoundland, Maritimes, Gulf, 13th Floor, Station 13228 economy. Québec, Central and Arctic, and Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6 Pacific. Type of group: Phone: (613) 993-0999

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 71 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Fax: (613) 990-1866 environment and health linkages. • In Indian and Inuit Affairs, the TDD: (613) 941-6517 The Bureau works closely with department’s primary role is to Email: [email protected] government and non-government support First Nations and Inuit in Web: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca (DFO home) partners to identify, assess, developing healthy, sustainable manage, and prevent the health communities and in achieving their impacts associated with climate economic and social aspirations. 11.1.6. Health Canada: change, toxic substances, and INAC negotiates comprehensive Healthy Environments and other environmental issues. and specific land claims and self- government agreements on behalf Consumer Safety Branch, Where We Work of the federal government, oversees Safe Environments Across Canada implementation of settlements and Programme (SEP) Resources We Have Available promotes economic development; INAC can represent First Nations Resources through the Water Quality • Who We Are and provide a liaison function and Health Bureau include the regarding water developments that Type of group: Guidelines for Canadian Drinking could affect First Nations; Federal Government Department Water Quality and their supporting INAC has responsibilities respecting Branch Program documentation, the Guidelines for water developments that might Mission: Recreational Water Quality, the impact First Nations and Inuit; The Safe Environments Programme biennial national drinking water • Responsibility for drinking water is (SEP) promotes healthy living, working, conference, and the Blue Thumb shared between First Nation Band and recreational environments by project for the annual Safe Drinking Councils and the federal identifying and assessing health risks Water Week. government. Generally, First Nation to Canadians posed by environmental Band Councils have had prime factors. How to Contact Us: Health Canada, AL 0900C2 responsibility for ensuring that water What We Do 2720 Riverside Drive, AL 6604B facilities are designed, constructed, • The Safe Environments Programme Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 maintained and operated in (SEP) promotes healthy living, Phone: (613) 957-2991 accordance with established federal working, and recreational Fax: (613) 941-5366 or provincial standards, whichever environments by identifying and TTY: 1-800-267-1245 are more stringent; and assessing health risks to Canadians Email: [email protected] • INAC provides funding to First posed by environmental factors. Web site: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ Nations to assist them in the • There are 5 bureaus under SEP, www.hc-sc.gc.ca/waterquality provision of water services within including: the reserve community and monitors o Water Quality & Health Bureau: Water Quality and Health Bureau the design, construction, and works with the provinces and 2720 Riverside Drive, AL 6604B maintenance of the facilities. INAC territories through the Federal- Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 also provides funding assistance for Provincial-Territorial Committee Fax: (613) 952-2574 operating and maintaining First on Drinking Water (CDW) in the Email: [email protected] Nations water and sewer facilities, development of the Guidelines for Web site: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs- and for the training of staff, including Canadian Drinking Water Quality. sesc/water/index.htm water treatment plant operators, For each of these contaminants, who will be responsible for the the Guidelines establish the operation and maintenance of these maximum acceptable 11.1.7. Indian and Northern facilities. concentration (MAC) of the Affairs Canada Where We Work substance that can be permitted in Across Canada water used for drinking. The Who We Are Guidelines are used by every Mandate: How to Contact Us: jurisdiction in Canada and are the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 10 Wellington, North Tower basis for establishing drinking (INAC) is responsible for two separate Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4 water quality requirements for 31 yet equally important mandates: Indian Phone: 1-800-567-9604 million Canadians. and Inuit Affairs and Northern Affairs. TTY: 1-866-553-0554 o Environmental Contaminants INAC’s mandate is complex and its Email: [email protected] Bureau: The Environmental responsibilities encompass a broad Web: www.ainc-inac.gc.ca Contaminants Bureau assesses range of services. the human health risks of toxic substances and environmental What We Do Alberta Office contaminants in accordance with 630 Canada Place • In general, INAC has primary, but 9700 Jasper Avenue the Canadian Environmental not exclusive, responsibility for Protection Act. Edmonton, AB T5J 4G2 meeting the federal government’s Phone: (780) 495-2773 o Environmental Health Science constitutional, treaty, political and Fax: (780) 495-4088 Bureau conducts research to legal responsibilities to First detect contaminants in the Web: www.ainc- Nations, Inuit, and Northerners. To inac.gc.ca/ab/index_e.html environment and determine their fulfill this mandate, INAC must work potential impact on human health collaboratively with First Nations, o Radiation Protection Bureau Inuit and Northerners, as well as o Health Impacts Bureau is with other federal departments and responsible for developing and agencies, provinces and territories; sharing knowledge on

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 72 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 11.1.8. Natural Resources Resources We Have Available What We Do Canada (NRCan) • Information on topographic maps • We plan, operate, and manage the and map interpretation National Parks, Heritage sites, and Who We Are • Searchable database of air photos Marine Conservation Areas across Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is from across Canada (NAPL On- Canada a federal government department Line) that can be ordered for a fee • National Parks are a country-wide specializing in the sustainable • Canadian Geographical Names system of representative natural development and use of natural Data Base (CGNDB), providing areas of Canadian significance. By resources, energy, minerals and digital data and gazetteers law, they are protected for public metals, forests and earth sciences. At • Educational resources on understanding, appreciation, and NRCan, we deal with natural resource geographical place names enjoyment, while being maintained issues that are important to Canadians. in an unimpaired state for future We look at these issues from both a How to Contact Us generations. National Parks have national and international perspective, General Address existed in Canada for well over a using our expertise in science and 580 Booth Street century. technology, policy and programs. How Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9 • The national historic sites we manage our land and resources Phone: (613) 995-0947 component of Parks Canada is today will determine the quality of life Web: www.nrcan.gc.ca/inter/index.html responsible for Canada's program of for Canadians both now and in the historical commemoration, which future. National Air Photos Library recognizes nationally significant Centre for Topographic Information places, persons, and events. All What We Do Natural Resources Canada such designations are made by the 615 Booth Street, Room 180 Centre for Topographic Information Minister of the Environment on the Ottawa Ontario K1A 0E9 Office (CTI-O) advice of the Historic Sites and Telephone: (613) 995-4560 Responsible for the acquisition, Monuments Board of Canada. • Fax: (613) 995-4568 management, and dissemination of Email: [email protected] topographic information for the Where We Work Web: http://airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca Canadian landmass. The National Parks in Alberta are:

• Canada Map Office: Produces Banff, Elk Island, Jasper, and Waterton topographic maps at scales of 1/50 Canada Map Office Lakes. The National Historic Sites of 000 and 1/250 000 for a variety of Mapping Services Branch Alberta include: Banff Park Museum, applications, from camping, Room 180 Bar U Ranch, Cave and Basin, and canoeing, fishing and hiking to 615 Booth Street Rocky Mountain House. A full list of urban planning, resource Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9 the National Parks, Heritage sites, and development and surveying. The Phone: 1-800-465-6277 Marine Conservation Areas across Canada Map Office no longer Fax: (613) 947-7948 Canada is available on the Parks distributes maps directly to the Email: [email protected] Canada website. public. Contact the Regional Web: maps.nrcan.gc.ca/main.html Resources We Have Available Distribution Centre for Alberta Various educational resources, (address below). Regional Distribution Centre for including an on-line library of • National Air Photo Library (NAPL): Topographic Maps: publications and a “teacher’s corner” The Centre is the custodian of the Map Connection Ltd. on the Parks Canada website. federal aerial photography archives # 100 - 400 5th Avenue SW and offers aerial photography Calgary, AB T2P 0L6 How to Contact Us reproduction and distribution Telephone: (403) 215-4058 Parks Canada services. The archives contain over Fax: (403) 266-0935 National Office six million aerial photographs Email: [email protected] 25 Eddy Street covering all of Canada, some of Web: www.mapconnection.com Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5 which date back to the 1920s. Phone: (819) 997-7786 • Geographical Names Database: Toll-free: 1-888-773-8888 Contains some 500 000 records, 11.1.9. Parks Canada Agency Fax: (819) 997-5974 over two-thirds of which are Email: [email protected] currently official names, as Who We Are Web: approved by the Canadian Type of group: parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/default_flash.ht Permanent Committee on Agency under the Ministry of Canadian ml Geographical Names (CPCGN). It Heritage. is the fundamental national data Mandate: base to provide official names of On behalf of the people of Canada, we mapping and charting, gazetteer protect and present nationally production, and World Wide Web significant examples of Canada's reference, and other geo-referenced natural and cultural heritage and foster digital systems. At present, over 30 public understanding, appreciation and attributes may be stored for any enjoyment in ways that ensure their name, and the data base is updated ecological and commemorative on a daily basis. integrity for present and future Where We Work generations. Across Canada

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 73 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 12. NATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Organizing conferences, Where We Work symposiums, workshops and 12.1.1. Canada’s Stewardship National scale with the support of seminars national and provincial level • Partnering with other organizations Communities Network organizations. (CSCN) to promote wise water management • Providing input to governments Resources We Have Available Who We Are regarding water management policy • The CSCN is a leading influence in Canada's Stewardship Communities • Sponsorship of water awareness the Stewardship Canada portal (see Network is an engaged and evolving initiatives (e.g. signage along the section 12.1.17) forum committed to helping guide the wetlands nature pathway in Calgary) • The CSCN is eager to provide implementation of Canada's • Encouraging and coordinating water advice to organizations that wish to Stewardship Agenda. CSCN is an resources information from Branch enhance their capacity for informal, national-based network members for the CWRA Water stewardship through the benefits of comprised of representatives from the News newsletter and the Canadian connecting with others across range of Stewardship Communities of Water Resources Journal Canada Interest (e.g. stewards of watersheds, • Publishing a quarterly Branch woodlands, ecological monitoring, How to Contact Us newsletter. biodiversity conservation) that are Doug Wolthausen leading the stewardship and wise use Where We Work Phone: (613) 489-3520 The Alberta Branch serves primarily of natural resources leading to the Web: www.stewardshipcanada.ca sustainability of ecosystems. The the CWRA members resident in group came together to support the Alberta. The Branch does collaborate and partner with the CWRA and other continued implementation of Canada’s 12.1.2. Canadian Water Stewardship Agenda (2002). Branches nationwide to promote wise Resources Association water management. Type of group: Unregistered network (CWRA), Alberta Branch Resources We Have Available Mission: Who We Are The Alberta Branch will partner with Support the continued implementation The Alberta Branch, CWRA is Watershed Stewardship Groups: of Canada’s Stewardship Agenda. The composed of private and public sector • To sponsor and organize Network is dedicated to promoting water resource professionals including conferences, symposiums, improved cooperation among managers, administrators, scientists, workshops and seminars to promote stewardship programs and coordination academics, students, and users. A watershed stewardship; with conservation and sustainable use volunteer Board of Directors, elected • To co-ordinate watershed initiatives. annually from the membership, have stewardship information for full and complete power to operate the publication in the Canadian Water What We Do business of the Branch in all its Resources Journal, the Water News At the time of production of this aspects. newsletter, or the Branch document, CSCN’s Work Plan was still newsletter; and Type of group: being developed. Probable priorities • To post up-coming events from The Alberta Branch, Canadian Water are likely to include the following watershed stewardship groups on Resources Association is registered as • Completing the expectations of the the Branch website. Leading Edge Stewardship a society, under the Alberta Societies Conference (2003) and assisting Act. How to Contact Us with the planning, delivery and Mission/Objectives: Head office follow-up of the next Stewardship • The Alberta Branch/CWRA CWRA Membership Services Conference (Cornerbrook, July objectives are: P. O. Box 1329 2006) • To stimulate awareness and 400 Clyde Road • Promote linkages among Canada’s understanding of Alberta’s/Canada’s Cambridge, Ontario N1R 7G6 diverse stewardship initiatives and water resources; Phone: (519) 622-4764 the development of a more • To encourage recognition of the Fax: (519) 621-4844 integrated stewardship action plan high priority and value of water; • Report on stewardship actions and • To provide a forum for the exchange Alberta Branch progress of information and opinion relating to Robert Harrison, President • Encourage integrated government the management of Email: [email protected] policy and actions that respect Alberta’s/Canada’s water; and Web: regional differences and local • To participate with appropriate www.cwra.org/About_CWRA/CWRA_B delivery mechanisms. agencies in international water ranches/Alberta/alberta.html • Help stewardship organizations management activities. become connected to the larger community of stewardship interests, What We Do and become stronger. The Alberta Branch activities include:

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 74 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 12.1.3. Community Mapping and wildlife habitat and restoration • Watershed planning and Network opportunities organizational resources including group formation, goal setting etc. How to Contact Us Who We Are • Expertise and advice in wildlife Brad Mason, Project Coordinator The Community Mapping Network habitat management Fisheries and Oceans Canada (CMN) shares a wealth of natural • Watershed related technical Habitat and Enhancement Branch resource information and maps with information. 201 - 401 Burrard St. communities in British Columbia and • Upland forage establishment and Vancouver, BC V6C 3S4 Canada. management expertise Phone: (604) 666-7015 • Wetland resources for teachers and Type of group: Email: [email protected] students The Community Mapping Network is Web: www.shim.bc.ca made up of a number of community How to Contact Us groups, organizations, and individuals Ducks Unlimited Canada that collect and map natural resource 12.1.4. Ducks Unlimited Email: [email protected] information. A steering committee is Web: www.ducks.ca responsible for managing CMN that Canada (DUC)

includes representatives from various Who We Are: Regional and Field Offices government agencies and community Ducks Unlimited Canada groups. Brooks Type of group: PO Box 818, 350 Aquaduct Drive Objective: Private, not for profit company Brooks, AB T1R 1B7 To promote planning sustainable Phone: (403) 362-4827 communities. Mission/Objectives: Ducks Unlimited Canada’s mission is to What We Do conserve, restore, and manage Calgary 3520-114th Avenue SE Selected CMN activities: wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These Calgary, AB T2Z 3V6 • Integrates data from many sources Phone: (403) 201-5577 and makes it accessible through a habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Toll-free: 1-866-301-3825 user friendly mapping system. Fax: (403) 201-5580 There are many uses of the What We Do information including community DUC’s conservation efforts take many Camrose planning, storm water management, forms: 5015 - 49 Street habitat restoration and • On-the-ground work is guided by the Camrose, AB T4V 1N5 enhancement, watershed planning, wetland and environmental research Phone: (780) 672-6786 development referrals, impact of DUC’s scientists. assessment, coastal planning, • DUC works to change policy in Edmonton research, education and awareness, favour of wetland and habitat 200, 10720-178 Street and emergency response. conservation. Edmonton, AB T5S 1J3 • Developing mapping tools for the • DUC also delivers wetland and Phone: (780) 489-2002 Stewardship Canada Portal (see environmental education programs Toll-free: 1-866-479-3825 section 12.1.17) to teach Canadians about wetlands Fax: (780) 489-1856 • Uses a network of servers to and the need to conserve them. provide internet access to resource • DUC’s watershed management Grande Prairie information, base maps and imagery information and resources are 9615-105 Street • Develops common methods and provided primarily through our work Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6V5 standards for data collection directly with Watershed Planning Phone: (780) 532-7960 • Links community based mapping and Advisory Councils (WPACs) Toll-free: 1-866-481-3825 with government data bases such and groups such as the Alberta Fax: (780) 532-0427 as the Canada/BC Fisheries Stewardship Network (ASN) (see Information Summary Systems section 10.1.9). Hanna (FISS) and the Coastal Resource PO Box 959 311-3 Avenue East Information System (CRIS) Where We Work Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 • Creates an open forum for Across Canada Phone: (403) 854-3737 discussing the use and management of natural resources Resources We Have Available Lethbridge • Promotes planning sustainable • Scientific expertise related to 103 Ermineglen Bay N communities. wetland and conservation research Lethbridge, AB T1H 6G4 • Programs and technical support for Phone: (403) 328-3529 Where We Work wetland and upland habitat Across Canada, with much of our work restoration and retention projects Medicine Hat currently occurring in British Columbia. • Geographic Information System 96 Stratton Close SE (GIS) support and expertise Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4S8 Resources We Have Available (mapping etc.) Phone: (403) 526-0364 • Capacity building for collecting and • Fact sheets/handouts managing resource information; e.g. • Presentations on such topics as Red Deer through workshops and on-line watershed function, wetland 1, 5550-45 Street resources function/values, natural capital etc. Red Deer, AB T4N 1L1 • Information about watershed Phone: (403) 342-1314 management, stream ecology, fish

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 75 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada St. Paul 12.1.7. Living-by-Water communities: Topics include PO Box 1270 Project healthy shorelines, erosion, on-site 5133-50 Avenue wastewater treatment, recreation, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A0 Who We Are and water quality Phone: (780) 645-4767 The Living by Water Project (LbyW) • “On the Living Edge: Your Guide for focuses on the relationship between Waterfront Living” book Western Boreal Program natural shorelines and shoreline • Various brochures and publications #100, 18236-105 Avenue communities by ensuring that including “Waterfront Living”, and “I Edmonton, Alberta permanent or seasonal residents have want to protect my shoreline T5S 2R5 the knowledge and tools necessary to property” Ph: (780) 489-8110 understand their effect on fisheries, • Presentations Fax: (780) 443-6236 habitat or wildlife resources, and water quality in their communities. How to Contact Us c/o Federation of Alberta Naturalists For Watershed Management topics Type of group: 11759 Groat Road Tracy G. Scott, Watershed Coordinator Living by Water is a project Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6 Ducks Unlimited Canada administered by the Federation of Phone: (780) 427-8124 5015-49 St. Alberta Naturalists. It is a not-for-profit Fax: (780) 422-2663 c/o FAN Camrose, AB T4V 1N5 organization incorporated under Email: [email protected] Phone: (780) 672-6786 Alberta’s Societies Act, as well as Web: www.livingbywater.ca Cell: (780) 608-0711 registered as a charitable organization. Fax: (780) 672-5705 The Living by Water Project is also a Email: [email protected] national initiative with regional offices in 12.1.8. National Watershed British Columbia, Alberta, Stewardship Coalition Gary Kindrat, Watershed Coordinator Saskatchewan/Manitoba, and Ontario. Ducks Unlimited Canada Mission: Who We Are 3520-114 Ave. SE Working towards healthier human and A coalition (unincorpated) of Calgary, AB T2Z 3V6 wildlife habitat along the shorelines of stewardship organizations formed to Office: (403) 201-5577 Canada carry on work initiated during policy Cell: (403) 660-9087 What We Do discussion fora, prior to the Leading Fax: (403) 201-5580 Edge Stewardship Conference in Email: [email protected] • Encourage ongoing education by Victoria in 2003. Currently we are providing an easy-to-read reference working to advance watershed resource that helps shoreline stewardship by promoting the 12.1.5. International Joint residents ‘save time and money, implementation of recommendations protect their health and safeguard made in Victoria. Commission (IJC) their investment Mission: Who We Are • Enable a continuum of awareness, understanding and action by To advance watershed stewardship The International Joint Commission is across Canada by building an independent binational organization providing contact information to water-related agencies (found in the partnerships and supporting established by the Boundary Waters individuals, communities and Treaty of 1909. Its purpose is to help handbook) to facilitate communication and transfers of organizations dedicated to the prevent and resolve disputes relating to improvement or maintenance of our life the use and quality of boundary waters knowledge • Benefit fish habitat by educating support systems which include: clean and to advise Canada and the United air, clean water, healthy soils, and States on related questions. shoreline residents, those individuals with the most direct native biological diversity. How to Contact Us impact on fish habitat about the Goals: benefits of natural shorelines, buffer Canadian Section office • To advance watershed stewardship Paula Fedeski-Koundakjian zones and “doing nothing” to their by encouraging all orders of Public Information Officer precious shorelines government to support the needs of 234 Laurier Ave. West, 22nd Floor • Create general awareness among individuals and community groups Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6K6 shoreline residents and visitors carrying out watershed stewardship Phone: (613) 995-0088 about the positive effects of programs and activities in Canada. Fax: (613) 993-5583 individual actions thereby facilitating • Advance watershed stewardship Email: fedeski- positive community actions and activities through broad-based [email protected] cumulative effects. partnerships. Web: www.ijc.org • Report on progress associated with Where We Work advancing watershed stewardship in Throughout Alberta Canada. 12.1.6. Land Stewardship Resources We Have Available What We Do Centre of Canada (LSCC) • Homesite Evaluation Program for Work to encourage all orders of See section 10.1.18 shoreline property owners: Advisors governments to support community work with residents to identify groups, private and public land changes to home or property to managers implement best/beneficial improve shoreline/water quality management practices within a friendliness watershed or group of watersheds • Workshop-in-a-box kits for shoreline which encompasses all the lands and residents, organizations, and waters draining to a natural outlet,

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 76 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada ocean, lake, or larger watercourse. bird conservation, endangered species, Development, Alberta Environment, ecological integrity but also work with Environment Canada (CWS), Where We Work members/organizations doing on-the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Nationally, we represent five regions ground conservation activities. Nature Conservancy of Canada and across Canada, including: Atlantic, Ducks Unlimited Canada. Quebec, Ontario, Prairies, and Pacific. Resources We Have Available Mission: “Living-by-Water” Stewardship Provide leadership to achieve healthy Resources We Have Available programs designed to support and diverse bird populations through • National Watershed Stewardship shoreline residents with stewardship conservation partnerships. These Report (2003) activities (see section 12.1.7) • Brochure: The Path Towards partnerships strive for sustainable and Effective Watershed Stewardship How to Contact Us responsible management of the Across Canada 1 Nicholas Street landscape taking into account social, • A national voice for promoting the Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7 economic, and environmental factors. Phone: 1 800-267-4088 importance of community-based - What We Do Web:www.naturecanada.ca watershed groups in helping to The Alberta NAWMP Partnership is advance the effectiveness of highly engaged with Watershed stewardship across Canada. Stewardship Groups throughout the • Individual members of the Coalition 12.1.10. Nature Conservancy province. There are two staff have access to information and of Canada (NCC) dedicated to watershed stewardship contacts to assist local stewardship groups in areas of high priority for groups to meet their needs. Who We Are waterfowl and other wetland dependent How to Contact Us Type of group: birds. Outside these priority areas the Non-profit land trust society Alberta NAWMP Partnership has Dick Hunter partnership representation on Conservation Ontario Mission: stewardship groups. We are P.O. Box 11, 120 Bayview Parkway, The Nature Conservancy of Canada is committed to ensuring healthy Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4W3 a national land trust dedicated to watersheds in Alberta. Phone: (905) 895-0716 preserving ecologically significant

Email: dhunter@conservation- natural areas, places of special beauty Some of our activities include: ontario.on.ca and educational interest through outright purchase, donations, and • Promotion of sustainable land use Ernie Ewaschuk conservation agreements. practices through extension Land Stewardship Centre of Canada programs Imrie House, 17503-45 Avenue, What We Do • Negotiation of long-term securement Edmonton, AB T6M 2N3 • Conservation easements agreements with landowners to Phone: (780) 483-1885 • Land Acquisitions (land purchase) protect and restore habitat Email: [email protected] • Land Stewardship • Evaluation our effectiveness in an adaptive management process Where We Work • Lobbying for changes to legislation, 12.1.9. Nature Canada Throughout Alberta, including Rocky policies and programs at all levels of Mountain Front (east slopes), government Who We Are Grasslands, Parkland and Boreal • Funding and implementing wildlife ecoregions damage compensation and Registered as prevention programs Non-profit, charitable organization Resources We Have Available • Working in partnership with many • Conservation Easements Mission: other agencies/companies Nature Canada’s mission is to • Land Stewardship – including conserve and protect nature - monitoring protocols Where We Work Canada’s natural diversity of plant and We work throughout the Prairie, Aspen animal species and their environment. How to Contact Us Parkland, Peace Parkland and Boreal 830, 1202 Centre Street SE Forest Biomes of Alberta What We Do Calgary, AB T2G 5A5 • Important Bird Area Conservation Phone: (403) 262-1253 Resources We Have Available Program Web: www.natureconservancy.ca • Advanced research capability • Protected Areas Program • Wetland inventory and land use (Establishment of National Parks, data National Wildlife Areas and 12.1.11. North American • Advanced GIS capability Ecological Integrity of existing Waterfowl Management Plan • Extensive habitat securement areas. (NAWMP) expertise • Nature Education • Communications expertise and • International Bird Conservation and Who We Are publications Integrated Development Program Type of group: • Sustainable land use extension • Endangered Species Not registered. The Alberta NAWMP specialists • The Nature Network (facilitating Partnership has a Board of Directors How to Contact Us communication amongst the with a functioning structure of Brent Calverley, Alberta NAWMP naturalist community) Committees and Sub-committees. Partnership Coordinator Mainstream partners include Alberta Where We Work #200, 10720 – 178 Street Sustainable Resource Development, We work on issues of national and Edmonton, AB T5S 1J3 Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural international significance relating to Phone: (780) 930-1244

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 77 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Fax: (780) 489-1856 Environment Canada large and small mammals, Email: [email protected] 16th Floor, Place Vincent Massey waterfowl, shorebirds and Web: www.nawmp.ab.ca 351 St. Joseph Boulevard songbirds. Gatineau, Quebec K1A OH3 • Partners in Habitat Development: Phone: (819) 934-6035 Founded in 1998 by Pheasants 12.1.12. North American Fax: (819) 934-6017 Forever, Calgary Chapter and the Wetlands Conservation Eastern Irrigation District (EID), the Partners in Habitat Development Council (NAWCC) 12.1.13. Pembina Institute for program is a grass-roots initiative Who We Are Appropriate Development designed to redevelop and enhance The North American Wetlands wildlife habitat throughout the Conservation Council (Canada) Who We Are cultivated regions of southern (NAWCC) was established in 1990 by The Pembina Institute is an Alberta, primarily on privately-held the federal Minister of the Environment independent, not-for-profit land. to provide national leadership for the environmental policy research and education organization. Where We Work North American Waterfowl Currently, there are seven chapters Management Plan, and to take a Type of Group operating under Pheasants Forever leadership role in wetlands policy and Not for profit organization Canada: Calgary, Red Deer, awareness. NAWCC members are What We Do Lethbridge, Medicine Hat (Alberta); drawn from federal, provincial and/or Regina (Saskatchewan); Sudbury, The Pembina Institute’s major policy territorial governments and from non- Niagara (Ontario). government organizations. research and education programs are in the areas of sustainable energy, How to Contact Us What We Do climate change, environmental Suite 6A, 2115 - 27 Avenue NE • Oversee the North American governance, ecological fiscal reform, Calgary, AB T2E 7E4 Waterfowl Management Plan sustainability indicators, and the Phone: (403) 802-3777 (NAWMP) in Canada environmental impacts of the energy Fax: (403) 247-9648 • Regular review and endorsement of industry. Charitable environmental Canadian proposals for funding education and research programs are Bob Haysom, Executive Director under The North American carried out in conjunction with the [email protected] Wetlands Conservation Act Pembina Institute’s sister organization, (NAWCA) the GAIA Foundation for Earth • Establishment and review of the Education. 12.1.15. Prairie Habitat Joint assignment of NAWCA funds among habitat Joint Ventures and Where We Work Venture Across Canada. Founded in Drayton other regional delivery mechanisms Who We Are in Canada Valley, Alberta, the Pembina Institute • Facilitate, encourage and monitor has offices in Drayton Valley, Calgary, Type of group: the development and Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa. Government and non-governmental partnership implementation of wetland How to Contact Us policies, wetland programs and 200, 608 7 St SW Mission: wetland awareness in Canada Calgary, AB T2P 1Z2 To provide leadership to achieve facilitate Canadian involvement in Phone: (403) 269-3344 healthy and diverse bird populations Ramsar and other international Fax: (403) 269-3377 through conservation partnerships. wetland conservation initiatives Web: www.pembina.org These partnerships strive for • Other activities pertaining to The sustainable and responsible North America Wetlands management of the landscape taking Conservation Act, the North 12.1.14. Pheasants Forever into account social, economic, and American Waterfowl Management environmental factors. Plan or wetland related issues Canada What We Do Where We Work Who We Are Habitat conservation programs in Across Canada Pheasants Forever Canada Inc. was Prairie Canada. formed in 1992 by a small group Resources We Have Available dedicated to improving habitat for Where We Work Variety of publications upland game birds in Western Canada. Prairie and Parkland regions of It is affiliated with Pheasants Forever southern prairie Canada, with some How to Contact Us Inc. based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Peace Parkland of Alberta and British Alberta Type of group: Columbia. Deanna Dixon, Coordinator Non-profit organization, registered How to Contact Us c/o Environment Canada charitable organization. 2nd floor, 4999 98th Ave Deanna Dixon, Coordinator Mission c/o Environment Canada Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3 nd th Phone: (780) 951-8652 2 floor, 4999 98 Ave What We Do Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3 Email: [email protected] • Pheasants Forever habitat projects Phone: (780) 951-8652 benefit a wide range of wildlife Email: [email protected] Head office including upland game birds such as NABCI Coordination Unit ring-necked pheasants, sharp-tailed Canadian Wildlife Service grouse and Hungarian partridge,

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 78 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada 12.1.16. Soil and Water How to Contact Us add (or edit) your organization, or locate others with similar interests, Conservation Society Head Office in your community, or across the 945 SW Ankeny Road (SWCS) country. Ankeny, Iowa 50021-9764, USA Who We Are Phone: (515) 289-2331 • Web Links Library: A searchable, annotated, and expanding self- Soil and Water Conservation Society Fax: (515) 289-1227 registry service of stewardship web (SWCS) is a nonprofit scientific and Email: [email protected] resources submitted by users and educational organization founded in Web: http://swcs.siteviz.com/index.cfm administrators from across the 1943 that serves as an advocate for country. conservation professionals and for Canadian Chapters • Demonstration Projects: A science-based conservation practice, Web: programs, and policy. SWCS has over searchable self-registry catalogue of http://swcs.siteviz.com/en/swcs_chapte stewardship projects (currently 7,000 members around the world. rs/region_9_canada/ They include researchers, mostly in Ontario) that provides a administrators, planners, policymakers, great resource for sharing and reporting of project information. You technical advisors, teachers, students, 12.1.17. Stewardship Canada farmers, and ranchers. Our members can add your own project and come from nearly every academic Portal experience to this knowledge database. discipline and many different public, Who We Are private, and nonprofit institutions. • Case Studies: Similar to the We host a national on-line stewardship Demonstration Projects, this service Type of group: network (“web portal”) to support a provides information and review Non-profit society stewardship knowledge network. We about large scale stewardship Mission: host provincial networks through “hubs” initiatives, programs, or projects. Our mission is to foster the science and and communities of interest (COI) • The Stewardship Series and art of natural resource conservation. based on broad themes (such as Streamkeepers publications include woodlots, citizen science monitoring PDF files and options for What We Do etc.) that are linked to the main downloading, printing, or ordering • Our work targets conservation of Stewardship Canada site. Supporters copies. soil, water, and related natural of the portal come from an array of • Forums: A summary of Stewardship resources on working land—the non-government and government Forums such as the Voluntary land used to produce food, fibre, sources, notably a significant Sector Initiative and current forums. and other services that improve the investment by the federal Department • Upcoming Initiatives: Plans are in quality of life people experience in of Fisheries and Oceans to initiate the place to enhance or add more of the rural and urban communities. We effort, and the invaluable continued priority tools and services as the work to discover, develop, support of the Habitat Stewardship partnership in the portal grows. implement, and constantly improve Division of Environment Canada. ways to use land that sustains its Type of group: Where We Work productive capacity and enhances We are not registered Virtually, across Canada the environment at the same time. • Current projects include: Mission: How to Contact Us The mandate of the Stewardship o “Beyond T”: SWCS will develop a Email: blueprint for new soil management Canada portal is to facilitate broad [email protected] standards and planning tools and access to specific, relevant, and facilitate tests of their utility and complete information needed by workability. The goal is to build stewards. It is the internet tool that 12.1.18. Trout Unlimited connects the diverse network of consensus that new standards Canada (TUC) and tools are needed and build stewards across Canada. confidence that the task is What We Do Who We Are feasible. The Stewardship Canada Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC) has o Conservation Effects Assessment administration team leads the approximately 4000 members in 22 Project: The Soil and Water development, sharing, and leveraging Chapters across the country. TUC's Conservation Society (SWCS) is of interactive web applications that are national office is in Calgary, Alberta. taking on a project to document valued by the leading stewardship Type of group: the status of our knowledge organizations across Canada. The Registered Canadian Charity regarding the effect of agricultural portal is built on a secure network conservation practices on Mission: server(s) linked to high speed internet To conserve, protect and restore environmental quality. The first service. Stewardship Canada is stage of the 5-year project Canada’s freshwater ecosystems for supported by an experienced systems current and future generations. focuses on conservation practices and portal site development team. used in cropping systems. What We Do • At the Chapter level, members Where We Work Resources We Have Available Internationally, with local chapters volunteer their time and effort to • Funders Guide: A searchable throughout Canada. preserve coldwater habitat within Directory of funders that support local watersheds. Resources We Have Available stewards and their projects • TUC administers a youth Information and education to those throughout Canada. Organizations environmental education program, interested in natural resource and Directory: A searchable self-registry Yellow Fish Road. This national environmental management. service identifying Stewardship program has taught thousands of Organizations in Canada. You can

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 79 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Canadian children about the StewardshipCanada.ca, a web- Where We Work importance of clan water, as well as based resource for the conservation The Yellowstone to Yukon ecoregion is how they can have a positive impact community. part of the western mountain system of on water quality right in their own • We are also working in partnership North America. From Cokeville in community. Visit with a number of organizations to west-central Wyoming at latitude 42°, www.yellowfishroad.org. advance science based Y2Y stretches northwest for 3200 km environmental monitoring programs (1,990 mi.) to the Peel River at latitude Where We Work through our Citizen Science project. 66° in the northern Yukon, only 60 km We have members, chapters, and (37 mi.) south of the Arctic Circle. The programs in all Canadian provinces. Where We Work southeastern edge of the region is near Across Canada Resources We Have Available Riverton, Wyoming, at longitude 109°; the northwest tip touches the • Scientific expertise Resources We Have Available Yukon/Alaska boundary at longitude • Experience in working within • Benthic monitoring online analysis 141°. The region ranges from 200-800 partnerships of like-minded please visit our website: km wide (125-500 mi.), corresponding organizations to reach common www.citizenscience.ca for more with ecological boundaries along the goals information eastern montane-foothills and the • Administrative and communications How to Contact Us western inland-coastal watersheds. support The boundaries of the study area are • A library of aquatics and fisheries- 1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 310 Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2B5 both fuzzy and permeable, changing related reports and materials with the species or process under • Fundraising infrastructure Phone: (613) 722-2090 Toll-free: 1-800-669-7919 ext. 234 consideration. The region includes How to Contact Us Fax: (613) 722-3318 some of the most spectacular wilderness in the world and hosts not PO Box 6270, Station D Email: [email protected] only a rich diversity of wild habitats and Calgary, AB T2P 2C8 Web: www.whc.org creatures, but also a wide variety of Phone: (403) 221-8360 human communities and cultures. Fax: (403) 221-8368 Email: [email protected] 12.1.20. Yellowstone to Resources We Have Available Web: www.tucanada.org Yukon Conservation • Y2Y offers a number of resources in Initiative (Y2Y) the form of databases, reports, and maps to help people get involved 12.1.19. Wildlife Habitat Who We Are and shape the way our vision is Canada (WHC) The Yellowstone to Yukon applied on the ground. These are Conservation Initiative is a joint usually found elsewhere on this site Who We Are Canadian-U.S. network of over 800 but we've also collected them Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC) is a organizations, institutions, foundations, together to provide them here all in national, non-profit, conservation and conservation-minded individuals one place for your use. organization which was established in who have recognized the value of • Science Grants program funds 1984 by Environment Canada, working together to restore and research partnerships between provincial wildlife agencies and maintain the unique natural heritage of scientists and conservation conservation agencies within the the Yellowstone to Yukon region and organizations that lead to increased wildlife habitat coalition. WHC works the quality of life it offers. The Initiative understanding of ecological through partnerships with communities, dates to late 1993, when a group of top connectivity in the Y2Y region, landowners, governments, non- scientists and conservationists met enhanced advocacy efforts, and government organizations, and industry near Calgary, Alberta, to talk about the policies that benefit wildlife and to find effective solutions to complex possibility of applying the principles of critical habitats. environmental problems facing wildlife conservation biology to the Rockies of habitat. Canada and the northern U.S. In 1996, How to Contact Us Type of group: the group declared itself an operative 1240 Railway Ave, Unit 200 Charitable organization network and hired a coordinator. A Canmore, AB T1W 1P4 small office was opened in Canmore, Phone: (403) 609-2666 ext 2 Mission: Alberta, in January 1997. Fax: (403) 609-2667 WHC's mission is to champion wildlife Email: [email protected] Type of group: habitat stewardship by building Web: www.y2y.net Network capacity in the conservation community and affecting change in policies and What We Do practices having an impact on habitats. • Combining science and What We Do stewardship, we seek to ensure that • WHC has funded hundreds of the world- renowned wilderness, stewardship projects across wildlife, native plants, and natural Canada, and established processes of the Yellowstone to stewardship recognition programs to Yukon region continue to function as ensure that those who excel in the an interconnected web of life, management of our natural capable of supporting all of the resources are duly recognized. natural and human communities that • WHC is also actively involved in reside within it, for now and for supporting Canada's Stewardship future generations. Agenda through our management of

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 80 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada SECTION 5: PRIVATE SECTOR STEWARDSHIP AND RESOURCES

13. BUSINESSES WITH STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

• Facility tours • Understanding of agricultural environmental actions being 13.1. BUSINESSES WITH How to Contact Us considered within political STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS 23262 Township Road 540 boundaries – without targeting Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 4A2 regions or specific industries. Phone: (780) 467-8655 Fax: (780) 467-5398 How to Contact Us 13.1.1. Alberta Capital Email: [email protected] Mike Slomp or Therese Tompkins Region Wastewater Web: www.acrwc.ab.ca The Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Company Commission 801, 4445 Calgary Trail Who We Are 13.1.2. Alberta Environmental Edmonton, AB T6H 5R7 Phone: (780) 436-2339 Type of group: Farm Plan Company Regional Services Commission Toll-Free: 1-866-844-2337 (corporation) regulated under the Who We Are Fax: (780) 436-2382 Municipal Government Act Our core business is a voluntary self Web: www.albertaEFP.com assessment program targeted to Mission: agricultural producers, comprised of Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, four key elements: 13.1.3. Alberta Research cost-efficient, and environmentally • Creating awareness responsible wastewater transmission Council Inc. • Developing and delivering self and treatment service. We are Who We Are committed to sustaining the quality of assessment tools Type of group: life in the Region while supporting the • Developing and delivering review Corporation growth and development of our process member communities. • Developing and facilitating linkages Mission: Type of group: • Alberta Research Council (ARC) What We Do A non-profit company Inc. develops and commercializes • Transmission and treatment of technologies to give clients a Mission: wastewater from member competitive advantage. A leader in To facilitate the awareness and municipalities, with treated effluent innovation, ARC provides solutions adoption of environmental stewardship discharged to the North globally to the energy, life sciences, practices by Alberta farmers and Saskatchewan River upstream of agriculture, environment, forestry ranchers and to do so by continuously Fort Saskatchewan and manufacturing sectors advancing the Environmental Farm • Set standards and guidelines for Plan program in response to new wastewater quality and flow rates What We Do opportunities and risks facing from member municipalities • Our Integrated Resource production agriculture • Meet or exceed effluent standards Management division is particularly specified in Alberta Environment What We Do geared to environmental monitoring. Approval 486-01-00 Deliver the Environmental Farm Plan • Projects involve air, water, and • Apply innovative technologies program to Alberta farmers and biodiversity monitoring. possible (e.g. use of digester biogas ranchers Where We Work for cogeneration) Globally, with most of our work focused • Provide facility tours for University, Where We Work in Alberta NAIT, schools and interest groups Throughout Alberta Resources We Have Available Where We Work Resources We Have Available • Water quality testing and laboratory The Commission’s treatment plant is For Farmers and Ranchers within the services located in Strathcona County. watershed: Members of the Commission are: • Expertise in hydrology, air and water • Voluntary environmental self quality • Cities: Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, assessment with action plan – this is Spruce Grove and St. Albert • Fish, biota, sediment and plant targeted at the farmers and material analysis • Towns: Beaumont, Bon Accord, ranchers within a watershed. Gibbons, Morinville and Stony Plain • Connection to project funding to How to Contact Us • Counties: Leduc, Parkland, assist in making changes on the Alberta Research Council Strathcona and Sturgeon farm P.O. Bag 4000 • Connection to resources to assist in Resources We Have Available Highway 16A & 75th Street making changes on the farm. Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4 • Wastewater effluent monitoring data For watershed planners: Phone: (780) 632-8211

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 81 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Web: www.arc.ab.ca Program typically focuses on the • We focus on the oil and gas industry watershed upstream of our water but address other industries as well. treatment facilities. • Synergy Alberta has an on-line 13.1.4. Alberta Unlimited database (Group Directory) of Resources We Have Available information on synergy groups and Who We Are We have expertise in water quality, other related groups operating in laboratory services, and consulting and Type of group: Alberta. we provide funding and in-kind support Non-profit corporation to the North Saskatchewan Watershed Where We Work Mission: Alliance. In the past, we have also Throughout Alberta Providing communities with expertise in provided funding to local Alberta Regional Land Management and Environmentally Sustainable Resources We Have Available conservation design. Agriculture groups. • Website with on-line directory of participants and other resources What We Do How to Contact Us • Newsletter • Planning Beth Michener, Watershed Specialist • Regular conferences with forums on • Advocacy EPCOR a variety of topics to promote • Facilitation 10065 Jasper Avenue dialogue between industry and • Community stewardship projects Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1 community groups. • Public spaces Phone: (780) 412-7653 • Policy development Email: [email protected] How to Contact Us Web: www.epcor.ca Email: [email protected] Resources We Have Available Web: www.synergyalberta.ca Consulting expertise, research, facilitation 13.1.6. Piikani First Nation: 13.2. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS How to Contact Us Piikani Environmental Chris Lennon Services Ltd. 748 Crescent Road NW Calgary, AB T2M 4A7 Who We Are 13.2.1. Alberta Beef Phone: (403) 284-1243 Type of group: Producers Email: [email protected] For-profit and volunteer First Nations Environmental Services How to Contact Us #320, 6715 - 8th Street N.E. 13.1.5. EPCOR Utilities Inc. What We Do Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 Perform environmental services on and Phone: (403) 275-4400 Who We Are off reserves. Do some limited Fax: (403) 274-0007 volunteer work under special Type of group: Email: [email protected] circumstances. Corporation Web: www.albertabeef.org Mission/Objectives: Where We Work The mission of EPCOR’s Watershed On and off First Nations reserves Protection Program is to provide quality 13.2.2. Alberta Forest water in sufficient quantity for our water Resources We Have Available Products Association treatment plants through: Various environmental services. Who We Are: • Developing and maintaining How to Contact Us partnerships The Alberta Forest Products Phone: (403) 965-3940 Association (AFPA) is a private, non- • Acquiring technical knowledge profit industry organization, • Encouraging beneficial representing 62 member companies management practices 13.1.7. Synergy Alberta that manufacture lumber, panelboard, Creating public and employee • pulp and paper and secondary awareness Who We Are manufactured wood products in the What We Do Type of group: province. The forest products industry In the watersheds in which we operate, Provincial support network made up of is Alberta’s third largest manufacturing we strive to: various stakeholders (community, industry and second largest • Develop and maintain a network of industry, and government). manufacturing export industry, while providing significant economic stakeholders Mission: contributions to more than 50 provincial • Acquire technical knowledge of Fostering and supporting mutually communities. AFPA member water quality, quantity and land use, satisfactory outcomes in Alberta companies have been, and continue to and related issues communities by providing information, be active participants in sustainability • Promote strategies and beneficial mutual learning, communication, skill advancements that benefit our industry management practices to protect or development, facilitations, and and our environment improve water quality and quantity resources. • Enhance public awareness and Type of group: concern about watershed issues What We Do Not-for-profit industry association • Synergy Alberta provides a variety Where We Work of information, services, and tools to Mission/Objectives: In Alberta we treat water in Edmonton, support the work of local community Our membership: Canmore, Strathmore, and Red Deer groups. County. Our Watershed Protection

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 82 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada • Is dedicated to stewardship and operations in a manner that 13.2.3. Alberta Milk sustainable development of the protects the environment, placing Producers forest resource; special emphasis on the quality of • Is committed to working with the air, water, soil, and habitat. Who We Are public and government to achieve o Employee and Public Safety: We represent Alberta’s dairy farmers. fair and effective policies and Member companies will operate in Type of group: legislation; a manner that protects the health Non-profit organization • Is committed to maximizing an and safety of employees, accessible sustainable fibre supply contractors and the general Mission: while recognizing the other values of public. We promote the viability and the forest; o Communications: Member sustainability of the Alberta Dairy • Is committed to maintaining open- companies will be open and Industry through programs, policies, market access for our members’ responsive to community views and services. and questions regarding the products; How to Contact Us • Is dedicated to responsible wildlife industry. management and environmental o Community Support: Member Edmonton protection. companies will conduct operations 14904 - 121A Avenue to ensure that the renewable Edmonton, AB T5V 1A3 What We Do forest resource provides economic Phone: (780) 453-5942 The Alberta Forest Products activity and employment now and Toll-free: 1-800-252-7530 Association operates or administers a in the future, while conserving Fax: (780) 455-2196 number of programs and initiatives on other forest values. Email: [email protected] behalf of our members, including: Web: www.albertamilk.com • Coordination of health and safety Where We Work AFPA member companies operate activities Wetaskiwin • Lumber grading and quality control throughout the province of Alberta. The AFPA office is located in 5201 - 50 Avenue • Industry promotion, public Edmonton. Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 0S7 education, issues management, Phone: (780) 361-1231 public and government relations, Resources We Have Available Toll-free: 1-877-361-1231 and other resources Fax: (780) 361-1236 • Liaison with other associations and • Series of fact sheets in the organizations in the forest products ForestInfo series. These two-page industry, suppliers, and others who ForestInfo sheets are produced by 13.2.4. Alberta Pork use the forested landbase. the AFPA as required. They provide straight-forward, factual, easy-to- Producers Development FORESTCARE understand information about the Corporation • Members of the Alberta Forest forest industry, its commitment to Products Association created the forests and forest health, and Who We Are FORESTCARE in 1990, a program the products we create that build our Type of group: of continual improvement in the province, our country and our world. Alberta Pork Producers Development province’s forest products industry. • The Forestline electronic newsletter Corporation (known as Alberta Pork). Members who commit time, money is published monthly to inform AFPA Mission: and resources to meet, and in many members and the Alberta public To position Alberta pork producers and cases, exceed program targets are about forest industry news, events, the industry as vital, sustainable and proud to display the FORESTCARE and people. Newsletter articles may valued in the agri-food business and trademark. FORESTCARE helps be reprinted, provided the AFPA society through the continuous and encourages AFPA members to and Forestline are acknowledged. advancement of initiatives that continually improve their Archived issues of Forestline are enhances prosperity performance in six target areas: available on-line. Forest Sustainability: Member o • On-line list of AFPA members who What We Do companies will ensure that are dedicated to stewardship and harvest levels do not exceed the • Our industry has been a strong sustainable development of the advocate for environmental farm capacity of the forest, that all forest resource. harvested areas are reforested, plan, which is a program that helps and that harvest and reforestation How to Contact Us educates producers about agricultural environmental methods foster a healthy new Suite 500 stewardship initiatives. forest, supporting a diversity of 10709 Jasper Avenue • We have also developed Beneficial species. Edmonton, Alberta Management Practices, which o Multiple Use of the Forest: T5J 3N3 provides pork producers with Member companies will manage Phone: (780) 452-2841 information on proven technology their activities on forest lands for Fax: (780) 455-0505 and techniques to reduce our multiple uses and values, Web:www.albertaforestproducts.ca emissions to the air and water as including timber growth and well as ensuring proper land harvest, watershed protection, Keith Murray management. wildlife and aquatic habitat and Director, Environmental Affairs recreational and aesthetic Phone: (780) 452-2841 ext 227 • Alberta Pork is also actively benefits. Fax: (780) 455-0505 engaged in air quality issues o Environmental Protection: Cell: (780) 984-2372 through the CASA process. Member companies will manage Email: • Alberta Pork also invests their forest and manufacturing [email protected] considerable research dollars in key

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 83 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada environmental issues. This What We Do research is funded by producer Past projects: dollars augmented with grants • Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Showcase: through programs such as the The GHG Solutions Showcase is an Alberta Livestock Industry online catalogue of suppliers whose Development Fund or the Canada- products and services help to Alberta Hog Industry Development reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fund. One of the primary objectives of this research is to address Current projects: environmental issues such as • ARPEL Environmental Program: manure, odour, and water. The Environmental Services Research activities are carried out in Association of Alberta (ESAA) has a number of different research signed a Contribution Agreement centres including the University of with the Canadian International Alberta, and the Prairie Swine Development Agency (CIDA), to Centre near Saskatoon. develop a four-and-half year environmental project for the Where We Work Regional Association of Oil and Alberta has more than 1,500 active Natural Gas Companies in Latin pork producers throughout the America and the Caribbean province. Alberta pork producers raise (ARPEL). about 3.5 million pigs per year, which represents about 15 percent of Where We Work Canadian production. Throughout Alberta Resources We Have Available Resources We Have Available Extensive resources on livestock Member services include: related topics such as: • Up-to-date, accurate information on • Nutrient management market and industry changes • Water conservation through our various publications. • Pathogens • ESAA members are always • Antibiotic Exposure informed of the changes in environmental regulations that affect How to Contact Us their business. Industry Services • Membership recognition and 4828 89 Street promotion through our ESAA Edmonton, AB T6E 5K1 Directory, website, and tradeshow Phone: (780) 474-8288 participation. Fax: (780) 479-5128 • ESAA offers a number of forums for Email: [email protected] networking so that our members have resourceful business contacts. • ESAA actively lobbies all levels of 13.2.5. Canadian Association government and industry on behalf of Petroleum Producers of our member companies for progress in the Alberta Environment How to Contact Us industry. Suite 2100, 350 7th Avenue S.W. • ESAA’s Board of Directors is Calgary, AB T2P 3N9 actively involved in various Phone: (403) 267-1100 stakeholders’ committees which Fax: (403) 261-4622 keeps our members informed and Email: [email protected] involved, and gives them a voice in Web: www.capp.ca the environment industry. • ESAA members enjoy price discounts on trade shows and 13.2.6. Environmental conference registrations, as well as Services Association of on advertising space in the ESAA Alberta Directory and Weekly News. Who We Are How to Contact Us #1710, 10303 Jasper Avenue Type of group: Edmonton, AB T5J 3N6 The Environmental Association of Phone: (780) 429-6363 Alberta (ESAA) is a not-for-profit Fax: (780) 429-4249 business association. Toll-free: 1-800-661-9278 Mission Email: [email protected] We are dedicated to building a strong Web: www.esaa.org environment industry through leadership in technology, human resources, quality improvement and market development..

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 84 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada SECTION 6: FUNDING DIRECTORIES

The following is a partial list of some funding directories that might be of use to stewardship groups in Alberta.

“A Guide to Alberta Programs, Grants and Organizations Relevant to Natural Diversity, Wetlands, Watershed, Wildlife and Habitat” March, 2002. Prepared for the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, by the Land Stewardship Centre of Canada. Available on-line at www.landstewardship.org or by phoning the Land Stewardship Centre at (780) 483-1885.

“Fund Raising Opportunities for Watershed Stewardship Groups in Alberta” January, 2005. Prepared by Alberta Environment. Currently available on the internet through the Land Stewardship Centre of Canada’s website, at www.landstewardship.org. Also, contact the Alberta Environment information centre at (780) 427-2700 (Toll free by first dialing 310-0000) or email [email protected].

“Places to Look for Funding in Alberta” January, 2005. Prepared by Alberta Environment. This document contains links to the following databases and directories:

BIG Database Canada This is an on-line resource that allows fundraisers to search through lists of private funders and foundations. There’s a fee to join and search. Website: www.bigdatabase.ca

Canadian Community Monitoring Network Contains many tools and resources, including a document on fundraising, with links to funders. Website: www.ccmn.ca/english/library/bridge_funding/bridge_funding_summ.html

Canadian Environmental Grants Network Offers many resources and searchable on-line database. Website: www.cegn.org/grantmaking/dbintro.html

Environmental Assistance Directory, Alberta Agriculture A list of funders compiled in 2002. Website: www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/aesa6464?opendocument

Green Source, EcoAction 2000 Environment Canada’s Green Source Resource Guide Website: www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/grnsrc/index_e.cfm

Stewardship Canada Searchable grant and funder database found under the Stewardship Directories Tab. Website: www.stewardshipcanada.ca/sc_national/main/index.asp?sProv=ca

“The Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations” Produced by Imagine Canada (formerly the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy), a registered charity that supports Canada’s charities, nonprofit organizations, and socially conscious businesses. For a fee, you can access their on-line directory and search for thousands of foundations and corporations that offer support to organizations. To order visit www.imaginecanada.ca or call 1-800-263-1178 or 416-597-2293 x. 221

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NEW OR UPDATED GROUP PROFILE

If you would like to add or update a profile about a stewardship group, support agency, or other resource, please fill out the form below and email, fax, or send it to us at the following address. You may also visit our website to find out when you will be able to add or update your profile electronically.

Who We Are (group name) ______Group description: ______Type of group: (e.g. government, corporation, society, etc.) ______Mission: ______What We Do (e.g. activities, programs, projects, etc.) ______Where We Work (e.g. geographical location, region served) ______Our Resource Needs (e.g. funding for staff, technical assistance, etc.) ______Resources We Have Available (e.g. water testing, training, publications, etc.)______Other Information or Comments______

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 86 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Note: Bold entries refer to group profiles.

Acadia (MD 34)...... 28 Big Lakes (MD)...... 3, 8 Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta Bighorn (MD 8) ...... 28, 38 (ARECA)...... 58 Birch Hills (County)...... 3 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ...... 67 Bobcreek Wildland Watershed Group ...... 40 Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Council...... 67 Bonnie Lake Sustainability Association...... 13 Alberta Aboriginal and Northern Affairs ...... 49 Bonnyville (MD 87) ...... 11 Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development Bow River Basin Council (BRBC)...... 31 (AAFRD) Bow River Sub-Watershed ...... 31 Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Bow Riverkeeper ...... 31 (AESA) program...... 49 BowKan Birders...... 32 Alberta Beef Producers...... 82 Bragg Creek Environmental Coalition (BCEC)...... 32 Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission ...... 81 Brazeau (County) ...... 8, 18 Alberta Community Development ...... 51 Brazeau Healthy Waterways ...... 8, 18 Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation ...... 52 Buffalo Lake Management Team ...... 26 Volunteer Steward Program ...... 52 Buffalo Lake Naturalist Club...... 26 Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) ...... 58 Buffalo River...... See Hay and Buffalo River Watershed Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) ...... 53 Butte Action Committee...... 26 Alberta Energy, Resource Land Access Business Unit .. 53 Calgary Field Naturalists ...... 32 Alberta Environment ...... 53, 85 Calgary Zoological Society...... 32 Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Company ...... 81 Calgary, City of...... 38 Alberta Fish and Game Association ...... 58 Camrose (County 22) ...... 19, 22, 29 Alberta Forest Products Association...... 82 Camrose, City of...... 19, 22, 29 Alberta Health and Wellness Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers...... 53, 84 Environmental Public Health ...... 54 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency ...... 68 Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation ...... 54 Canadian Heritage Rivers System ...... 68 Alberta Invasive Plant Council ...... 59 Canadian Nature Federation ...... See Nature Canada Alberta Irrigation Projects Association ...... 59 Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA), Alberta Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS)...... 60 Branch...... 74 Alberta Milk Producers...... 83 Cardston (County) ...... 43, 45 Alberta Native Plant Council (ANPC)...... 61 Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition...... 40 Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation...... 83 Central Peace Conservation Society (CPCS) ...... 2 Alberta Recreational Canoe Association ...... 61 Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)47 Alberta Research Council Inc...... 81 Chaffen Creek Watershed Group...... 40 Alberta Stewardship Network (ASN)...... 58, 61 Charlie Lake Conservation Society ...... 2 Alberta Sustainable Resource Development ...... 52, 54 Churchill River Watershed.....See Beaver (Churchill) River Rangeland Management Branch...... 54 Watershed Species at Risk program ...... 55 Clean Air Strategic Alliance...... 62 Alberta Trailnet Society...... 62 Clear Hills (MD 21) ...... 1, 3 Alberta Unlimited...... 82 Clearwater (County) ...... 20, 29 Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA)...... 62 Cochrane Branches and Banks Environmental Foundation Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area ...... 31 ...... 32 Assembly of First Nations Cochrane Environmental Action Committee (CEAC) ...... 33 Environmental Stewardship Program...... 46 Community Mapping Network ...... 75 Association of Summer Villages of Alberta (ASVA) Community Planning Association of Alberta ...... 63 Lake Stewardship Steering Committee ...... 62 Cows and Fish (Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Athabasca (County 12) ...... 8, 11 Society) ...... 63 Athabasca Bioregional Society ...... See West Athabasca Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society (CCCSA) ...... 5 Athabasca River Watershed ...... 5 Crowfoot Creek Watershed Group ...... 33, See Wheatland Banff (ID 9)...... 18, 28, 38 County AESA Program: Waters of Wheatland, Baptiste, Island, and Skeleton Lakes Watershed Wheatland County Range Management Project Management and Lake Stewardship Council...... 5 Crowsnest Conservation Society ...... 40 Barrhead (County 11) ...... 8 Cypress (County) ...... 25, 39, 45 Battle Lake Natural Areas Preservation Society...... 22 Cypress County Watershed Group ...... 41 Battle Lake Watershed Enhancement Association...... 22 Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).See Fisheries Battle River Sub-Watershed ...... 22 and Oceans Canada Battle River Watershed Advisory Group ...... 22 Devon Watershed Alliance ...... 13 Beaver (Churchill) River Watershed ...... 10 Drumheller, Town of ...... 29 Beaver (County)...... 18, 22 Drywood Creek Watershed Group ...... 41 Beaver Creek Watershed Group...... 40 Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)...... 75 Beaver River Naturalist Society ...... 10 Edmonton Naturalization Group ...... 13 Beaverhill Bird Observatory ...... 12 Edmonton Nature Club...... 13 Beaverhill Watershed Initiative (BWI) ...... 12 Edmonton, City of...... 19 Beehive Conservation Natural Area...... 40 Drainage Services...... 19 Big Lake Environmental Support Society (BLESS) ...... 12 Office of the Conservation Coordinator...... 20

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 87 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Elbow River Watershed Partnership (ERWP)...... 33 Lake Wabamun Enhancement and Protection Association Elk Island (ID 13) ...... 20 (LWEPA) ...... 15 Environment Canada ...... 69, 85 Lake Wabamun Watch ...... 15 Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate Lakeland (County) ...... 9, 11, 20 ...... 69 Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA) ...10 Habitat Stewardship Program...... 69 Lamont (County)...... 20 Meterological Service of Canada ...... 69 Land Stewardship Centre of Canada (LSCC) ...... 64, 76 National Water Research Institute...... 69 Leduc (County)...... 20, 23 Prairie Provinces Water Board ...... 70 Legacy Lands Conservation Society ...... 16 Water Survey of Canada ...... 70 Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory...... 7 Environmental Appeals Board ...... 56 Lesser Slave Lake North Country Community Association Environmental Services Association of Alberta ...... 84 ...... 7 Environmental Technology Advancement Directorate..See Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Committee ...... 7 Environment Canada: Environmental Technology Lesser Slave River (MD 124) ...... 3, 9 Advancement Directorate Lethbridge (County)...... 43 EPCOR Utilities Inc...... 82 Lethbridge, City of ...... 43 Fairview (MD 136)...... 3 Little Red Deer River Watershed Initiative .. See Friends of Farmers of the Elbow Watershed (FEW)...... 33 the Little Red Deer River Society Federation of Alberta Naturalists ...... 64 Living-by-Water Project ...... 76 First Nations (Alberta) Technical Services Advisory Group Lower Mosquito Creek Water Users Association ...... 41 (TSAG) ...... 47 Lyndon Creek Conservation Group...... 41 First Nations Bands and Organizations of Alberta...... 47 Mackenzie (MD 23) ...... 1, 3 First Nations of Alberta Stewardship Initiatives ...... 46 Marie Lake Air and Watershed Society ...... 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) ...... 71 Medicine Hat, City of ...... 25 Flagstaff (County) ...... 22 Medicine River Watershed Society ...... 27 Foothills (MD 31)...... 39, 43 Meterological Service of Canada ...... See Environment Foothills Land Trust (FLT)...... 33 Canada: Meterological Service of Canada Fort Saskatchewan Naturalist Society ...... 13 Metis Nation of Alberta Forty Mile (County 8) ...... 25, 45 Agriculture and Environment Sector ...... 47 Fox Stock Association...... 45 Mewassin Community Action Council ...... 16 Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society...... 34 Middle Little Bow River Watershed Group ...... 42 Friends of Lily Lake...... 13 Milk (Missouri) River Watershed ...... 45 Friends of Sylvan Lake ...... 26 Milk River Ranchers Association...... 45 Friends of the Little Red Deer River Society (FLRDRS). 26 Minburn (County 27)...... 20, 23 Funding Directories...... 85 Missouri River Watershed ...... See Milk (Missouri) River Ghost River Watershed Alliance Society ...... 34 Watershed Grande Prairie (MD 1)...... 3 Moose Lake Watershed Management Plan ...... 10 Greenview (MD 16)...... 3, 8 Mountain View (County) ...... 29 Grey Wooded Forage Association...... 14, 27, 51 MULTISAR Project ...... 56, 65 Grizzly Bear Alliance...... 64 National Water Research Institute...... See Environment Gull Lake Water Quality Management Society ...... 27 Canada: National Water Research Institute Habitat Stewardship Program...See Environment Canada: National Watershed Stewardship Coalition ...... 76 Habitat Stewardship Program Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)...... 73 Hastings Lakefront Landowners Association...... 14 Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) ...... 56 Hay and Buffalo River Watershed ...... 1 Nature Canada ...... 77 Health Canada Nature Conservancy of Canada ...... 77 Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Newell (County 4)...... 29, 39 Safe Environments Programme...... 72 North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) Healthy Lake Project (Lac la Biche)...... 5 ...... 77 Heart River Watershed Stewardship Group...... 2 North East Alberta Water Management Coalition Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ...... 72 Association...... 7 International Joint Commission (IJC)...... 76 North Peace Applied Research Association (NPARA)...... 2 Iron Creek Watershed Improvement Society (ICWIS) .... 14 North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) Society Jasper (ID 12) ...... 3, 9, 20 ...... 16 Jasper Environmental Association (JEA)...... 5 North Saskatchwan River Watershed ...... 12 Jasper, Town of ...... 9 North West Alliance Conservation Initiative ...... 7, 16, 50 Kainai (Blood Tribe) First Nation...... 46 Northern Lights (MD 22)...... 1, 3 Kananaskis (ID) ...... 39 Northern River ...... See Hay and Buffalo River Watershed Kneehill (County) ...... 29 Northern Sunrise (County) ...... 3, 9 Kneehill Watershed Advisory Council...... 27 Northwest Voyageurs Canoe and Kayak Club ...... 16 Lac La Biche Fisheries Enhancement Group ...... 6 Nose Creek Watershed Partnership...... 34 Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee...... 6 Oldman River Sub-Watershed ...... 40 Lac La Nonne Enhancement and Protection Association Oldman Watershed Council ...... 42 (LEPA)...... 6, 7 Onoway River Valley Conservation Association (ORVCA) Lac La Nonne Watershed Stewardship Society (LWSS).. 6 ...... 16 Lac Ste. Anne (County)...... 9, 20 Opportunity (MD 17)...... 3, 9 Lacombe (County) ...... 23, 29 Paintearth (County 18) ...... 23, 24, 29 Lake Isle Aquatic Management Society (LIAMS) ...... 14 Parkland (County) ...... 20 Lake Matchayan Club ...... 15 Parks Canada Agency...... 73 Parks Foundation, Calgary...... 34

Watershed Stewardship in Alberta 88 Alberta Environment April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin...... 17, 25 St. Paul (County 19) ...... 11, 21 Peace (MD 135)...... 3 Starland (County) ...... 30 Peace and Slave River Watershed...... 2 Stettler (County 6) ...... 23, 30 Pelican Narrows Healthy Shoreline Committee...... 10 Stewardship Canada Portal...... 61, 75, 79 Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development ...... 78 Strathcona (County) ...... 21 Pheasants Forever Canada...... 78 Sturgeon (County) ...... 21 Piikani First Nation Sustainable Calgary Society ...... 36 Piikani Environmental Services Ltd...... 46, 82 Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society (SLWSS).28 Pincher Creek (MD 9) ...... 43 Synergy Alberta...... 82 Pincher Creek Watershed Group (PCWG) ...... 42 Taber (MD) ...... 25, 39, 43 Pine Lake Restoration Society...... 27 Thorhild (County 7)...... 9, 11, 21 Ponoka (County)...... 23 Treaty 6 First Nations of Alberta Association ...... 47 Prairie Conservation Forum...... 65 Treaty 8 First Nations Of Alberta Association ...... 48 Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Council .... See Agriculture and Tri Community Watershed Initiative ...... 36 Agri-Food Canada: Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Council Trout Unlimited Canada ...... 79 Prairie Habitat Joint Venture...... 78 Turner Valley Gas Plant Committee for a Safe Historic Prairie Provinces Water Board..See Environment Canada: Site...... 37 Prairie Provinces Water Board Two Hills (County 21) ...... 21 Provincial Non-Governmental Organizations...... 58 Upper Little Bow Basin Water Users ...... 42 Provost (MD 52)...... 23, 24 Vermilion River (County 24) ...... 21, 23 Ranchlands (MD 66)...... 43 Vermilion River Operations Advisory Committee ...... 17 Rangeland Management ...... See Alberta Sustainable Vermilion River Watershed Initiative ...... 17 Resource Development: Rangeland Management Volunteer Steward Program ...... See Alberta Community Branch Development Red Deer (County)...... 30 Vulcan (County)...... 39, 43 Red Deer River Naturalists ...... 27 Wagner Natural Area Society...... 18 Red Deer River Sub-Watershed ...... 26 Wainwright (MD 61)...... 23, 24 Red Deer River Watershed Alliance ...... 27 Warner (County 5)...... 45 Red Deer, City of ...... 30 Water Survey of Canada See Environment Canada: Water Red-Bow Regional Watershed Alliance...... 28, 35, 38 Survey of Canada Riparian Action Team (RAT)...... 65 Waters Edge Resource Group (WERG)...... 8 River Valleys Committee (RVC)...... 35 Waters of Wheatland...... See Wheatland County AESA Rocky Riparian Group...... 20, 28, 51 Program: Waters of Wheatland, Wheatland County Rocky View (MD 44) ...... 30, 39 Range Management Project Rosebud River Watershed Partners ...... 35 Waterton (ID 4)...... 43 Saddle Hills (County) ...... 3 Weaselhead/ Glenmore Park Preservation Society ...... 37 Sandy Lake Restoration Society...... 17 West Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society ...... 8 Sheep River Land Trust...... See Sheep River Valley West Central Conservation Group ...... 8, 9 Preservation Society West Central Forage Association (WCFA)...... 18 Sheep River Valley Preservation Society ...... 35 West County Watershed Group ...... 3, 49 Siksika First Nation ...... 35, 46 Western Sky Land Trust Society ...... 37 Slave River...... See Peace and Slave River Watershed Westlock (County) ...... 9, 21 Smithfield Organization for Life Values & Environment Wetaskiwin (County) ...... 21, 23 (SOLVE) ...... 17 Wheatland (County) ...... 30, 39 Smoky Lake (County) ...... 11, 20 Wheatland County AESA Program Smoky River (MD 130)...... 3 Waters of Wheatland, Wheatland County Range Soil and Water Conservation Society ...... 79 Management Project ...... 38 Sounding Creek Sub-Watershed ...... 24 Wheatland County Range Management Project ...... See South Saskatchewan River Watershed ...... 25 Wheatland County AESA Program: Waters of Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS) ...... 35, 42 Wheatland, Wheatland County Range Management Southwestern Alberta Conservation Partnership...... 40, 42 Project Special Area 2...... 24, 25, 30 Wildlife Habitat Canada...... 80 Special Area 3...... 24 Willmore Wilderness (ID 25)...... 4, 9 Special Area 4...... 23, 24 Willow Creek (MD 26) ...... 44 Species at Risk ...... See Alberta Sustainable Resource Wood Buffalo (ID 24)...... 1, 4 Development: Species at Risk Program or See Wood Buffalo (RM)...... 1, 4, 9 Environment Canada or See MULTISAR project Woodlands (County)...... 9 Spirit River (MD 133) ...... 3 Yellowhead (County) ...... 9, 21 Springbank Community Planning Association ...... 35 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative ...... 80

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