A Historic Donation
A historic donation has been made to OWC and the province’s WPACs.
A historic donation has been made to OWC and the province’s WPACs.
Welcome to Jana MacKenzie—OWC’s new Fund Development Manager!
OWC has been busy this fall. We did more CABIN biomonitoring than in
previous years, brought a lot of students into the field, and worked hard
on several restoration projects. Read up on our staff’s personal highlights
and lessons as well!
This is blog #8 in our “Understanding Drought” series. Are we “back to
normal” after this summer? Find out!
Alberta has more native pollinators than you think! A whole host of
solitary bees, social bees, wasps, and many more animals all pollinate our
native and crop flowers. Many of them overwinter underground or in hollow
stems, so a few small landscaping decisions this fall can provide crucial
habitat.
Reducing our outdoor water use has the biggest potential to cut down on our
water bills. Read on to discover the WXYZ’s of conserving water outside.
This is blog #7 in our “Understanding Drought” series where we answer the
question on everyone’s mind: Are we still in a drought?
“How to go camping in Alberta for the first time?” Follow along as Rachel
figures out where to go and how to be safe while enjoying our beautiful
watershed this May Long Weekend.
Join us in welcoming our newest Watershed Stewardship Assistant,
Rachel! From beef to bees and birds of prey, Rachel’s background and
biodiversity degree are a great fit for this year’s projects. Learn more
about Rachel in our latest blog!
On February 29th, the Building Multi-Year Drought Resiliency Workshop was
hosted by four southern Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs):
Oldman Watershed Council, South East Alberta Watershed Alliance, Milk River
Watershed Council Canada, and Bow River Basin Council.