Oldman Watershed Council

As summer comes to an end, the time has come to bid a fond farewell to our
2021 Outreach Assistants. Happy Trails!

Read about how you can get involved with this citizen science project to
collect data on watercourse crossings and help protect habitat for our
native trout species!

There is more to camp food than hot dogs and marshmallows. The Outreach
Assistants share some of their favourite camp meals from this summer.

Read all about the new Public Lands Camping Pass - where you need it, how
to get it, and more!

Get to know some of the species at risk who call our headwaters home - and
learn how you can help them survive!

Part 2 of the Summit Safety Smarts series by seasonal Outreach Assistant
Brandon Regier. Read what happened to Brandon and his friends when they
were caught in a fierce storm on the summit of Mount Hammell partway
through a long-distance race!

When 600 willows need to be planted during a historic heatwave, OWC’s
Outreach Assistants step up to get the job done!

Redds (spawning beds or “nests” where trout lay their eggs at the bottom of
the stream) are a crucial component of the trout life cycle; they are how
trout reproduce and ensure viable populations in our headwaters. By
identifying and documenting the locations of redds, we can help protect
sensitive trout populations and habitats.

Since the pandemic, our human footprint has expanded exponentially in the
backcountry of our watershed - luckily, there are ways we can reduce these
impacts.

When the Outreach Assistants were invited to Kainai Nation to help seed
Naapi’s Garden, they learned about the importance of native prairie
grasslands to our watershed and the Blackfoot way of life.