Don’t let it loose! Why are goldfish bad for our local waterways, and how can you help protect native biodiversity?
Southern Alberta - Are We "Smart Enough"?!
Lethbridge is set to grow in population - so is the rest of Southern Alberta. Can we be smart about it? Guest blogger Ryan Carriere, Parks Planning Manager of the City of Lethbridge - Infrastructure Services ponders the question, and the OWC offers some insight as well. Alberta is projected to add close to 1.8 million residents over the next 25 years, reaching 6 million by 2041. Now, more than ever before, we must bring watershed vocabulary into our thoughts and actions.
The Coulees Get Rid of The Old Boot - #SAWC2017
BlueW Hits Lethbridge #SAWC17
Celebrate Environment Week June 4-11
The real price of runoff
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?
Finding the Nature in Urbanity
Co-operation is the Golden Rule!
City will Participate in Water Charter
The Oldman Watershed Council hopes to unite municipalities and organizations to protect the local water supply.
On Monday, Lethbridge City Council agreed to add their name to a Southern Alberta Water Charter proposed by the OWC. Signing the charter pledges action and commitment to the betterment of the health of the Oldman watershed.
New video! Minister of Environment & Parks and MLA Lethbridge East in the Headwaters
Recently, the OWC took Minister Phillips and MLA Fitzpatrick up to the headwaters for a tour of our area of special interest, Dutch Creek, and some flyfishing. We got the opportunity to capture some of it on film. In this clip, Minister Phillips explains how the OWC - and the other 10 Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils across Alberta - help inform her work.
Innovation in Irrigation
Well, the long weekend is coming up and people will be heading for the hills. But what about our dedicated farmers? It is their busy season right now, and hail and rainstorms have not helped matters. Agriculture is the lifeblood of southern Alberta. That lifeblood is the Oldman. Irrigation has made its mark on our economy and on our landscape and users of irrigation water in southern Alberta are always searching for innovative ways to improve efficiencies. Here's a little tribute to our growers, and all the rural people who steward the land ...
Lethbridge Environment Week!
Looking for some great opportunities to volunteer or learn more about environment and sustainability? Consider attending some of the many events being hosted by Environment Lethbridge for Environment Week 2016!
Environment Week runs from June 5th-June 11th, with tons of free activities for everyone....
Dirty Your Boots for the Clean Community Challenge
Would you like to participate in the clean community challenge this summer? This is a great way to get your first stamp of the summer, or add to the participation stamps you already have. We will have Clean Community Cards available at the first knapweed pull of the 2016 season, so gather your team and get ready for a fun evening of invasive plant removal! A little bit of volunteer time, a pair of gloves and some team work is all it takes. Call Curtis at Helen Schuler Nature Center – 403-320-3064 to register.
City of Lethbridge departments, including Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Parks, and Water, with the assistance of the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC), are inviting members of the community to join in the fight against invasive plants by participating in a weed pull this summer. Weed pulls are planned for the third Thursday of each month through the summer 5pm-9pm and will target Knapweed species in problem-areas:
May 19th – Helen Schuler Nature Centre
First weed pull of the season – meet at the Coal Mining Kiosk beside HSNC @ 5:00 pm
June 16th – Meet in Galt museum parking lot
July 21st – Elizabeth Hall Wetlands
August 18th – Botterill Bottom park
September 15th – – Helen Schuler Nature Centre
Last weed pull of the season – meet at the Coal Mining Kiosk beside HSNC @ 5:00 pm
Each weed pull will start at 5:00pm with an informative talk from local experts about issues affecting our watershed, and how each of us can make a positive difference! Of course there will be snacks, drinks, gloves, bags and tools to be provided to participants. Prizes will be awarded to volunteers throughout the summer! We will have a table set up at the start location with someone handing out the supplies you need through the evening.
Anyone wishing to participate can contact the Nature Centre for more details or to register – 403-320-3064 – or just show up!
