Oldman Watershed Council
Bumble Bees in Winter

What’s cute, fuzzy, and sleeps through winter? Bumble bees! Find out where they hunker down in winter, and what cues tell them it’s time to emerge and forage in spring.

Bumble Bees in Winter
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Frequently Asked Questions about Coal Mining

The Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) has received many requests for information about coal mining. In this FAQ blog, we answer the most common questions and provide links for readers seeking additional details and information.

Frequently Asked Questions about Coal Mining
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Natural Infrastructure 101

What is natural infrastructure, and how can it benefit communities? Read the first blog in our new series to find out!

Natural Infrastructure 101
Fund Development
Oldman Watershed Council
A Historic Donation

A historic donation has been made to OWC and the province’s WPACs.

A Historic Donation
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Welcome Jana—our new Fund Development Manager!

Welcome to Jana MacKenzie—OWC’s new Fund Development Manager!

Welcome Jana—our new Fund Development Manager!

Groundwater

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Well Water Perceived as Safe

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Well Water Perceived as Safe

Overall, the study found that most well owners feel they are not susceptible to well contamination issues because they have not had any health concerns that they linked to their well water quality. Perceived susceptibility is critical, because it helps indicate how motivated people would be to test and/or treat their well.

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Well Water: Risky or Safe?

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Well Water: Risky or Safe?

University of Calgary PhD student, Abraham Munene, was interested in finding out what makes people think their water is safe or risky. In 2017 he set out to survey and interview well owners across Alberta to understand these perceptions, as part of his PhD research.
 

Are you a well user? Don't get your water from the public system?

Are you a well user? Don't get your water from the public system?

A lot of people don't get their water from the public system. In fact, many people in rural Alberta use wells, boreholes, and cisterns for their drinking water. If you are one of them, here's a simple, easy way for you to contribute to watershed research AND get a $100 gift card! 

Interview with filmmaker Rick Searle

Interview with filmmaker Rick Searle

***SCREENING LIVE FOR WORLD WATERDAY MARCH 22*** With all the attention on the headwaters at the moment (it IS, after all, the first goal tackled via the OWC's Action Plans ....) it can be easy at times to forget what happens downstream. That, is, until disaster strikes like it did in the floods of 2013. Filmmaker Rick Searle explains how decisions made upstream helped contribute to a semi-arid corner of Manitoba being completely flooded ...

How safe is our groundwater in southern Alberta? New study - the science is out!

How safe is our groundwater in southern Alberta? New study - the science is out!

Water comes to us in many forms - there are no glaciers left in southern Alberta, but their legacy, in the form of precious groundwater, lives on. How are the nitrates from ranching and agriculture affecting what we drink? If it's science, the answer is complex ... 

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

The OWC is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with lots of ways to get involved. 

Help fund our work.

Make a difference.

Knowledge is power.