“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.
The fifth instalment in our "Understanding Drought" blog series is now live. In it, we look beneath the surface and unearth information about groundwater.
There has been a lot of talk about the road paving to the Castle and the installation of water lines - along the lines of this development can't be good for the watershed. We are THRILLED that so many people are beginning to consider the impact of development! Here's the inside scoop, and the science to base your arguments on ...
Humans are ingenious. We can filter almost anything. Even human waste can become safe, clean water when we’re forced to be innovative, like at the International Space Station where urine and grey water becomes a critical source for drinking water. The problem is what price tag are we willing - and able - to pay?
Dr Sonia Graham from Australia has submitted a guest article about a study in southern Alberta. Ranchers, private companies, government organisations and non-government organisations (NGOs) were interviewed as part of a social research project titled “Collective Weed Management in Canada”. Read more about this weedy subject ...
The OWC is looking for new Board of Directors! If you have a passion for watershed health and an inkling to volunteer and help out, you should have a look at this opportunity! Check out the Sectors and Member at Large seats that are currently open for nominations! Please make sure to read the Board Job Description to fully understand the commitments expected of you as an OWC Board member!
You've asked: "What does it matter how many trails there are? What does it matter if the trail is made by motorized vehicles or, say, horses? What does it matter if an abandoned access road is used as a trail? How can anybody say the backcountry isn't healthy - after all, I just saw a moose back there!" OWC's Rob Taylor answers all ...
