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2021 | Presentation | Collaboration, Education, and Watershed Management

2023

 

Watershed wednesday WEBINARs – Fall 2023

DEcember 2023 – The Watershed Monitoring Program

Craig Emmerton

Assessing river health in the North Saskatchewan River basin – Craig Emmerton

Mike Christensen

WaterSHED Monitoring Program: Improving Source Water Protection Planning

YouTube Recording

NOVEMBER 2023 – The WATERSHED INTEGRITY PROJECT AND BIODIVERSITY

The Watershed Integrity Project – Dr. Anas Usoof

Linkages between aquatic ecosystem health and human activities in the surrounding landscape: The case of North Saskatchewan River Watershed

Wetland Biodiversity – a Photographic Journey – Myrna Pearman (Note: All photos are copyrighted)

YouTube Recording

 

OCTOBER 2023 –Riparian Health & Municipal Planning Guidelines

Municipal Planning Services – Jane Dauphinee and James Haney
Riparian Health and Municipal Planning Guidelines

YouTube Recording

 

LAKE STEWARDSHIP WEBINAR

MAY 9, 2023

NSWA – Kelsie Norton

Lake Stewardship + Restoration Opportunities

Cows and Fish – Kerri O’Shaughnessy

Lake Stewardship Healthy Shorelines

Alberta Lake Management Society – Bradley Peters
ALMS Lake Stewardship in the NSR Watershed

 

YouTube Recording

 

WORLD WATER DAY WPAC WEBINAR

March 22, 2023 

Glynnis Hood – University of Alberta, Augustana Campus 
Beavers, Water and a Way Forward
Tim Romanow – Executive Director, Milk River Watershed Alliance
Collaborating with Nature and Each other

 

YouTube recording

 

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS SPEAKER SERIES – SPRING 2023

 

February 2023 – A conversation with Derek Vollmer of Conservation International

International Insights into Freshwater Conservation

March 2023 – A conversation with Joanna Eyquem of the University of Waterloo’s Intact Center for Climate Adaptation

The Role of Natural Infrastructure in Building Resilient Communities

 

APRIL 2023

Darren Carter and Allan Bartman -Alberta Transportation
Road Salt Usage on the Provincial Highway Network
Rick Pickering- Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Under-ice Steam Flow monitoring

YouTube recording

 

ROAD SALT MANAGEMENT FORUM – JANUARY 2023

 

NSWA Salt Management Workshop Presentation
Patrick Laceby -Watershed Sciences Resource Stewardship Division, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas 
 Road salt deicers and riverine salinity in the North Saskatchewan River around Edmonton
Caleb Sinn – Alberta Lake Management Society –   Monitoring Salt in Alberta’s Lakes through Citizen and Community Science
Kyle Wilkin -City of Leduc  – City of Leduc Road Salt Management

 

 

 

2022

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS SPEAKER SERIES – FALL 2022 – BIODIVERSITY

 

DECEMBER 7 2022 – AQUATIC BIOMONITORING

Shelby Stenerson -University of Alberta – Cumulative Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Stream Ecosystems: Periphyton Communities as Bioindicators
Dr. Patrick Hannington – University of Alberta –Using environmental DNA and Community Partnerships to detect and track aquatic organisms

YouTube recording

 

NOVEMBER 2 2022 – FISH POPULATION UPDATES 

Lesley Peterson -Trout Unlimited Canada   Native Trout in the NSR Watershed
Dr. Stephen Spencer – Alberta Environment – Sturgeon in Alberta

YouTube recording

 

October 5 2022 – BATS and BUGS

Cory Olson – Alberta Community Bats Program  Wetland and Riparian Area Management for Bat Conservation
Dr. Heather Proctor -University of Alberta   Predatory and Parasitic Invertebrates

Resource: Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta : An Illustrated Guide

YouTube recording 

 

WETLAND FORUM -SEPTEMBER 2022

Tracy Scott, Ducks Unlimited –  Wetland values and DUC wetland restoration programs
Kerri O’Shaughnessy, Cows and FishThe role of beavers in wetland management
Elaine Deschamps, Louis Bull TribeThe Kisipatnahk Miyopayowin Askiy – Louis Bull Tribe Lands for Prosperity Program
Leah Kongsrude, NSWAHistory of wetland compensation in Riel Recreation Park in the City of St. Albert
Emily Kabotoff and Krista Quesnel, Strathcona County and Parkland County – Municipal perspectives on the wetland replacement program

 

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS SPEAKER SERIES – SPRING 2022

 

April 13, 2022- Aquatic Invasive Species in the Watershed

Aquatic Invasive Species – Nicole Kimmel

Flowering Rush at Lake Isle – Bernie Poulin, LILSA

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

WORLD WATER DAY – March 22, 2022

Groundwater – Making the Invisible, Visible

Presented by the Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils in AlbertA

 

Dr. Brian Smerdon – A Hydrogeologist’s Perspective
Dr. Rita Wong – A Cultural Perspective – Reimagining Water
Api’ soomaahka – An Indigenous Perspective

 

YouTube recording of this webinar 

 

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS SPEAKER SERIES – WINTER 2022

 

MARCH 2, 2022- Watershed planning in alberta

Leah Kongsrude (NSWA) , Shannon Frank (Oldman Watershed Council), Meghan Payne (Lesser Slave Watershed Council) and Petra Rowell (Athabasca Watershed Council)

Watershed Planning in Alberta

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 – CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE IMPACT ON WETLANDS

Dr. David Sauchyn – University of Regina

Variability and Change in the Hydroclimate of the North Saskatchewan River Basin

Dr. Pascal Badiou – Ducks Unlimited Canada
Prairie wetlands and climate change

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

 

2021

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS SPEAKER SERIES – FALL 2021

 

OCTOBER 6- WETLANDS

 

Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug and Emily Kabotoff
Strathcona County
Flooded with Initiatives

 

Scott Millar
Alberta Water Council
Alberta Wetlands Policy Implementation Review

 

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

NOVEMBER 3 – AQUATIC HEALTH

Brooke McPhail 
University of Alberta

Using parasites as a surrogate for host biodiversity in reclaimed wetlands

 

Craig Emmerton
Alberta Environment and Parks

Using Watershed geospatial data to guide Aquatic Ecosystem Health sampling in the North Saskatchewan River basin

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

DECEMBER 1 – WATER QUALITY

Sarah Depoe
Alberta Environment and Parks

Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta

 

Craig Emmerton – Alberta Environment and Parks
Stephanie Neufeld – EPCOR

WaterSHED Water Quality Monitoring Program for the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

Watershed Wednesdays speaker series – SPRING 2021

This 3 part speaker series was held online, noon to 1 p.m.

February 24

NSWA 2021 Speaker Series began with presentations on the Sturgeon River Watershed Management Plan.

AnnLisa Jensen
President of the Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance
SRWA Watershed Management Plan

Leah Kongsrude
Executive Director, NSWA
SRWA Technical Studies

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

March 24

Petra Rowell
Executive Director, Athabasca Watershed Council
Plans, People and Possibilities at Wabamun Lake – the draft Wabamun Lake Watershed Management Plan.

Michelle Gordy
Watershed Planning Coordinator, NSWA
A Tale of Two lakes – a comparison of Antler and Hubbles Lakes State of the Lake Watershed Reports

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

April 28

Presentations on the Riparian Health Action Plan

Mary Ellen Shain
Watershed Planning Coordinator, NSWA

Riparian Health Action Plan

Dr. Shari Clare
Fiera Biological Consultants
Assessing Riparian Intactness in the North Saskatchewan River watershed using a GIS based Approach

 

YouTube recording of this webinar

 

2020

20 years of progress in watershed management (part 2)

KNOWLEDGE IN KNOW-VEMBER SPEAKER SERIES

This four part series took place over lunch on 4 consecutive Tuesdays in November.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Norine Ambrose
Cows and Fish
Beavers: Friends or Foe?

Leah Kongsrude
Executive Director, NSWA
NSWA Projects and Progress

ZOOM RECORDINGS OF THE NOV 24TH PRESENTATIONS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Projects-on-the-Ground

Chris Elder
ALUS – County of Vermilion River
ALUS projects in the County of Vermilion River

Bill Gowdy
Lafarge Canada
Lafarge Biodiversity Programs in the North Saskatchewan River Watershed

Zoom Recordings of the Nov 17th Presentations

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Work of Watershed Stewardship Groups

Walter Neilson
Mayatan Lake Management Association
The Mayatan Lake Experience

Blake Bartlett
Wizard Lake Watershed and Lake Stewardship Society
Watershed Stewardship at Wizard Lake

Dr. Dörte Köster
Associated Engineering
Wizard Lake – Preliminary Data Summary


zoom Recordings of the Nov 10th Presentations

 

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

WaterSHED Monitoring Program for the North Saskatchewan River

Leah Kongsrude, Executive Director
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance

Cristina Buendia Fores
Alberta Environment and Parks
WaterSHED Monitoring Program

Steph Neufeld
EPCOR
WaterSHED Monitoring Program

Zoom Recordings of the Nov 3rd Presentations

 

20 years of progress in watershed management (part 1)

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Leah Kongsrude, Executive Director
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
20 Years of Partnerships in Watershed Management Planning

Arin MacFarlane-Dyer & Neil Fleming
Wabamun Lake Watershed Management Council
Working with Watershed Stewardship Groups – Wabamun Lake Watershed Management Plan

AnnLisa Jensen – Councillor
Parkland County & Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance
Sturgeon River Watershed Management Plan

Mary Ellen Shain – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
& Sarah Skinner – Battle River Watershed Alliance
WPAC Partnerships Expand Riparian Intactness Dataset

Michelle Gordy – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
& David Berry – Councillor – Town of Vegreville & Vermilion River Watershed Alliance
Restoration & Enhancement of the Vermilion River Watershed

Dr. Laurie Danielson
Northeast Capital Industrial Association
Water Management Framework for the Industrial Heartland

2019

DRINKING WATER PROTECTION – SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES
OCTOBER 24, 2019

Anuja Ramgoolam — Alberta Water Council
Phil Boehme—Alberta Environment and Parks
AWC Protecting Sources of Drinking Water in Alberta

Leo Paternina — EPCOR
Protecting Your Water – EPCOR’s Treatment Process

Sarah Skinner — Battle River Watershed Alliance
Camrose Sourse Water Protection Planning

Rosey Radmanovich—First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group
Source Water Protection in Alberta First Nations Communities
TSAG – Community-based source water protection planning

Adam Norris — Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance
Grimshaw Gravels Aquifer — Underground Source Water Protection

Mike Christensen — EPCOR
Edmonton’s Source Water Protection Plan: managing key risks

 

GROUNDWATER – OUR HIDDEN WATER RESOURCE
FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Brian Smerdon – Alberta Energy Regulator
Groundwater Primer

Jason Unger – Alberta Environmental Law Center
Groundwater Management Challenges

Michael Bevan – Alberta Energy Regulator
Groundwater and Alberta’s Oil and Gas Sector

Jessica Liggett and Jeanette Klassen – Alberta Geological Survey
Overview of Groundwater Inventory Mapping by Alberta Geological Survey

Laurie Danielson – Northeast Capital Industrial Association
Regional Groundwater Monitoring of the Beverly Channel by Industry in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland

William Gowdy—Lafarge
Groundwater and Aggregate Operations in the Villeneuve-Calahoo Area

Melissa Orr-Langner – Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Alberta’s Working Well Program

Katherine Snihur – University of Alberta
Lakes of Parkland County – Surface and Groundwater Characterization of Lakes in Modeste and Sturgeon subwatersheds

Alex Oiffer – Alberta Environment and Parks
Sturgeon River Watershed Groundwater Analysis

2018

RIPARIAN HEALTH IN THE NSR WATERSHED

October 25, 2018

Norine Ambrose – Cows and Fish
Working with Ag Producers for healthy Riparian Areas

Mary Ellen Shain – NSWA
Riparian Assessments in the NSR Watershed

Alexandra Frederickson – Land Stewardship Center
Land Stewardship Center-Stewardship Tools and Resources

Howie Bjorge – ALUS Canada
Farming a Healthier Landscape

Mara Erickson and Grace Turner – NSWA
Ruminating about Restoration

Don Meredith – Wabamun Watershed Management Council
Wabamun Lake Shoreline Restoration

Melissa Logan – City of St. Albert
St. Albert Naturalization Projects

Mac Hickley –Alberta Environment and Parks
Riparian Setback Calculator

Jason Unger – Alberta Environmental Law Center
Water management and Municipal Law


Municipal Forum: Progress in Watershed Management
February 1, 2018

David Trew – NSWA
Watershed Planning & Management in the North Sask River Basin

AnnLisa Jensen – Parkland County
Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance: Municipal Leadership and Collaboration

Mara Erickson – NSWA
Vermilion River Watershed Alliance: From Planning to Practice

Leah Kongsrude – City of St Albert
Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance: Stormwater Management Initiatives

Krista Quesnel – Parkland County
Watershed and Stewardship Initiatives

Rae-Lynne Spila – Leduc County
Cooperative Stormwater Planning Whitemud/Blackmud Creeks Watersheds

Ross Bulat & Dr. Xiangfei Li – EPCOR Drainage Services City of Edmonton
Combined Sewer Overflow Program

Jim Duncan – Clearwater County
Headwaters Alliance Municipal Initiatives in Land Management

Vanessa Higgins & Jocelyn Thrasher-Haug – Strathcona County
Water Conservation Initiatives

2017

FLOWING WATERS CONFERENCE
Water Quality and Transboundary Issues in the Saskatchewan River Basin
October 18-19, 2017


October 18, 2017

Dr. Glenn Benoy – International Joint Commission
Water Quality in Shared Waters

Mike Renouf – Prairie Provinces Water Board
Equitable Water Apportionment on the Canadian Prairies

Brian Yee – Alberta Environment and Parks
Alberta’s Perspective on the PPWB

Warrick Baihius – University of Saskatchewan
Manitoba/Saskatchewan Transboundary Issues

Bryan Page- Ducks Unlimited
Wetlands Critical for Water Quality

Dr. Joanne Sketchell – PPWB
Development of Water Quality Objectives and their use together with Long-term Trend Analysis in the Assessment of Transboundary River Water Quality

Sharon Reedyk –Agriculture Canada and Agri-Food Canada
Follow-up to Water Quality Excursions: a Coordinated & Cooperative Approach

John Thompson – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Update on Water Allocation & Use in the North Sask River Basin

Dr. Greg Goss – University of Alberta
Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Future Water Supplies in Alberta

Larry Wall – River Valley Alliance
Banquet Keynote: Capital Region River Valley Park System


October 19, 2017

Dr. Robert Patrick, University of Saskatchewan & Len Quinney – Frog Lake First Nations
Frog Lake Source Water Protection Plan

Dr. Steve Craik & Mike Christensen – EPCOR
EPCOR’s Source Water Protection Plan for the North Sask River

Dr. David Sauchyn – PARC/University of Regina
900 yr Perspective on Hydro-Climatic Variability & Change in the Sask River Basin

Dr. Cristina Buendia – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Lake Level Trends in Alberta

Mary Ellen Shain – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
NSWA’s Headwater Alliance: an Inter-municipal Approach to Watershed Management

Melissa Logan – City of St. Albert
Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance: Watershed Projects

Mara Erickson – North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Vermilion River Watershed Alliance: From Planning to Practice

Breda Muldoon –North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Lake Management Initiatives in the North Saskatchewan River Basin

 

WATER QUALITY FORUM
April 6, 2017

Vanessa Swarbrick, M.Sc. – Alberta Environment and Parks
Surface Water Quality Overview of the NSR Basin

Alyssa Tuininga, B.Sc. – Alberta Environment and Parks
Implementation of Water Management Framework Industrial Heartland Capital Region

Stephanie Neufeld, M.Sc. EPCOR
EPCOR SourceWaterProtection

Nicola Lewin, M.Sc. EPCOR
River Conditions & Effects on Edm Water Treatment

Dr. Shari Clare – Fiera Biological Consulting
Watershed an Enviro Planning Tools for Improving WQ

Dr. Greg Piorkowski – AB Agriculture and Forestry
Deriving_Nutrient Objectives for Agricultural Streams in Alberta

Bob Winship, RPF – Weyerhaeuser Pembina
Protecting Watershed Values in the Upper North Sask River Basin

Ross Bulat P.Eng. & Dr. Xiangfei Li, P.Eng. – City of Edmonton
Implementation of City of Edmonton River For Life Strategies


2016

WATER SUPPLY FORUM
October 4, 2016

Dr. David Sauchyn – University of Regina
Long Term Trends in Prairie Water Supply

Sal Figliuzzi, P. Eng.
Current Conditions & Trends in Surface Water Supply in the NSR

Dr. Greg Goss and Dr. Monireh Faramarzi – University of Alberta
Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Future Water Supplies in Alberta

Gordon Thompson, P. Eng. – NSWA
Overview of Water Allocation & Consumption in the NSR Basin

Dr. Cristina Buendia-Fores – NSWA
Evaluation of landscape change & climate effect on water supply in Mediterranean Basin

Steph Neufeld & Dr. Lyndon Gyurek – EPCOR
Security of Drinking Water Supplies in NSR Watershed

Dr. Duane Froese – University of Alberta
Isotope hydrology of the North Saskatchewan River and its tributaries in Alberta

Mike Nemeth, P. Ag. – Alberta WaterSMART
Water Resources Planning Projects in Alberta

Chad Willms –Alberta Environment and Parks
North Saskatchewan Regional Plan


NGO FORUM
April 28, 2016

Alison Ronson – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
Protected Areas in Alberta: CPAWS & “Protect Alberta’s Headwaters” Campaign

Jenna Curtis – Land Stewardship Center
Working in the ‘Shed’

Pam Wight – Edmonton and Area Land Trust
Edmonton & Area Land Trust in Action

Darren Haarsma –ALUS Program Parkland County
ALUS from the Ground Up

Andy Van Imschoot – Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited Conservation Program Overview

Brendan Ganton- Alberta Conservation Association
Regional look at ACA Projects

Dr. Guy Swinnerton- BHI
Ken Crutchfield – Wildlife Society, Alberta Chapter
Andy Boyd – Alberta Fish and Game Association
Update on AFG Initiatives in the NSR Watershed
Reed Froklage- Riverwatch
Laura Machial – First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group

First Nation Source Water Protection Planning: An Opportunity for Collaboration


2015

STURGEON RIVER WATERSHED FORUM
September 17, 2015

Sharon Shuya – Capital Region Board
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Growth Planning in the Capital Region

Jay White – Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd.
Sturgeon River State of the Watershed Report

Ralph Wright – Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Alberta Climate Information Service: an overview of current and historical climate information

Candace Vanin – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Glenn Kummer – Lac Ste Anne County
Agricultural Activity in the Sturgeon River Watershed

Dr. David Sauchyn – University of Regina
Long Term Trends in Prairie Water Supply

Gavin Berg – Alberta Environment and Parks
Under Siege a Story of Alien Invaders

Darren Haarsma – Parkland County
ALUS Program in Parkland County

Leah Kongsrude – City of St. Albert
The Journey So Far

 

VERMILION RIVER WATERSHED FORUM
August 12, 2015

Pat Gordeyko-Vermilion River Watershed Alliance
Vermilion River Watershed Management Plan

Kerri O’Shaugnessy, Riparian Specialist- Cows and Fish
Life and Times of the Vermilion River watershed

Judy Stewart, LL.M., Barrister & Solicitor
Provincial/Municipal Policies, Laws & Implementation Strategies for Wetlands in Alberta

Dr. David Locky- Grant McEwan University
Wetlands-Function and Value -Natural, Restored and Constructed

Barry Bishop- Ducks Unlimited Canada
Wetland Restoration – Experience, Issues and Protocol

Dr. Masaki Hayashi-University of Calgary
Eco-hydrology of prairie wetlands and management implications Synthesis of a 50-year study

Sean McGrath-Rancher / Producer
A producer perspective on riparian improvement

Sharon Reedyk- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Field manual on riparian buffer design Validating the tool

Marilou Montemayor, P. Ag.- NSWA
Wetlands and riparian areas restoration projects in the Vermilion River watershed

Candace Vanin, P.Ag.- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Vermilion River watershed potential projects – 2015-2018


HEADWATERS FORUM
February 5, 2015

Bob Winship – Weyerhaeuser
Protecting Watershed Values in Upper North Sask River Basin

Cal Rakach, Project Manager – Clearwater Trails Initiative
Clearwater Trail Initiative Rig Street Pilot Project

Dr. Kevin Parks – Alberta Energy Regulator
Overview of Oil & Gas Industry Activities in the Upper North Sask River Basin

Kim Barkwell and Aaron Van Beers – Leduc County
Agricultural BMPs Leduc and Westaskiwin Counties

Vanessa Swarbrick – AESRD
Surface Water Quality Overview of the Upper North
Sask River

Stephanie Neufeld – EPCOR
Source Water Protection 2015 Headwaters

Dr. Brad Stelfox – ALCES Landscape and Land Use Ltd.
The Upper North Saskatchewan River Watershed: Looking Back in Time
Vermilion River watershed potential projects – 2015-2018

 

2014

FISHERIES FORUM
September 25, 2014

Mike Sullivan – AEMERA
Fish and Fisheries in the NSR Basin

Stephen Spencer – Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Looking Back – Thinking Forward. Lake Fisheries in the NSR Basin

Dr. Greg Goss – University of Alberta
Municipal and Industrial Pollutants and Fish Health in the North Saskatchewan River

Kate Wilson – Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Invasive Aquatic Species and Consequences

Peter Aku and Scott Seward – Alberta Conservation Association
Potential of storm water ponds as fisheries and the importance of recreational fishing within municipalities

Brenda Parlee – University of Alberta
A Perspective on the Use of Traditional Knowledge in the NSR Watershed

Janet Fletcher – Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Results of the 2013 Alberta Recreation Survey Popularity of Sport fishing


MUNICIPAL FORUM
April 10, 2014

Jim Duncan – Clearwater County
Sasquatch & partners: Respecting Our Backyard – the increasing impact of Off-Road-Vehicles in the Headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River watershed.

Bob Kitching – Brazeau County
Solar Aquatics Sewage Treatment Plant at Cynthia, Alberta, Canada

Gabriel Clarke and Duncan Martin – Parkland County
Alternative Land Use Service (ALUS) Project: A voluntary approach to conservation.

Leah Kongsrude – City of St. Albert
Sturgeon River Watershed: Evolution from State of the Watershed Report to Integrated Watershed Management Plan

Mike Darbyshire – Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission
Developing a Wet Weather Flow Strategy for the Regional Wastewater System

Pat Gordeyko – County of Two Hills
Bridging Planning Processes: The Vermilion River Watershed Management Plan

Catherine Shier – City of Edmonton
Ecological Mapping Project for the City of Edmonton

Owen Nelson – County Vermilion River
Stretton Creek: ALUS – Growing Forward 2 Agricultural Watershed Enhancement Programs

2013

NGO FORUM
November 7, 2013

Brian Eaton – Beaver Hills Initiative
The role of the BHI in promoting citizen science and stewardship in the Beaver Hills

Laurie Hunt and Debbie Webb – Biological Sciences, NAIT
Facilitating Collaboration for Riparian Restoration Initiatives (NAIT Sturgeon River Research Project)

Pamela Wight – Edmonton and Area Land Trust
Partnerships & Progress in Management in the Watershed

Barry Bishop – Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada Programming in the North Saskatchewan Watershed: past and Present

Sean Nichols – Alberta Wilderness Association
AWA_Headwaters_stewardship

Bradley Peter & Arin MacFarlane Dyer – Alberta Lake Management Society
ALMS Community Based Monitoring supporting Lake Watershed Management Planning

Norine Ambrose & Ashley Rawluk – Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society (Cows and Fish)
Cows and Fish in the North Saskatchewan River Watershed

Per Andersen – Nature Conservancy of Canada
NCCs Presence and Management Priorities Upstream of Edmonton