Crouching in the soft mud along the Belly River after a morning of planting
trees, I asked, “Why are willows important?” To answer, Ninna Piiksii
taught us about ways Blackfoot people use willows, how the willows interact
with each other, and about the river we were sitting next to.
Microplastics in the Environment Once again, Waste Reduction Week is upon us! And microplastics have probably been on (inside?) your mind. Microplastics are defined as pieces of plastic smaller than 5 mm. Microplastics much smaller than this, however, are being found in, well, everything. Imagine dividing the edge of a dime into 1000 slices – […]
Ecojustice campaign to recognize the Athabasca Basin as a legal person. Donations are being welcomed. From Ecojustice (https://ecojustice.ca/news/conservation-group-seek-legal-persohood-status-for-athabasca-river-basin/): Here’s what’s happening: Canadian Natural Upgrading Ltd (CNUL) has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator to renew its permits for the Jackpine Mine, a massive open-pit oil sands mine 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. This industrial […]
Thursday, October 23rd, 5 p.m. MT – Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations
Register at For Our Kids, https://www.forourkids.ca/methane-webinar
This week, the Municipal District (MD) of Taber council voted in favour of proceeding with a planned irrigation project that would convert six sections of municipal public native grasslands into irrigated cropland, despite previous promises to not convert this grassland. Alberta Wilderness Association, along with conservation organizations, joined the Municipal District of Taber grazing lessees, […]
SAGE Submission to Municipal District of Taber I appreciate the opportunity to address you today on the proposed conversion of 24 quarter sections of native grassland to irrigated cropland on public lands within the MD of Taber. My comments are relevant to Agenda Item 9.1 Scope Reservoir Joint Project – Bow River Irrigation District and […]
What does it really take to keep our watershed healthy? Find out with a
behind-the-scenes look at watershed stewardship this fall with a free
one-day workshop. Spend the day outside, connect with your community, and
gain practical skills and knowledge to help keep our watershed thriving!
Please welcome our new Watershed Assessment Program Manager, Lauren!
Come visit Lethbridge’s Word on the Street festival, 12 Noon on September 20th. SAGE and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre are sponsoring Kevin Van Tighem who will be sharing his latest book Understory: An Ecologist’s Memoir of Loss and Hope...
Lorne Fitch is a Professional Biologist, a retired Fish and Wildlife Biologist and a past Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary. He is the author ofStreams of Consequence, Travels Up the Creek, and Conservation Confidential. Garlands of festively coloured plastic festoon the fences, shrubs, and trees. Intricate patterns accumulate on storm drains, in window […]