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Introducing Rob Taylor - completing OWC's Outreach Assistant Team!

Introducing Rob Taylor - completing OWC's Outreach Assistant Team!

What are we actually DOING to improve the health of our watershed? The OWC is working closely and carefully with all stakeholders over the last years to identify 8 Goals. As the birthplace of our water, protecting the headwaters is a priority. We created the Headwaters Action Team and the Headwaters Action Plan. Continuing on our successes of last year out in the backcountry, our 4 Outreach Assistants are going to help put that plan into action this summer. We'd like to introduce you to Rob Taylor ... 

Our Outreach Assistant Team Summer 2016

Our Outreach Assistant Team Summer 2016

Things are hopping busy at the OWC as we ramp up for the summer season and the Engaging Recreationists Project. The aim is to get ALL USERS of the backcountry to understand the importance of watershed management and health, and to respect the role that waterbodies and the land that surrounds them play in providing drinking water to everyone downstream.  This summer, OWC is training a team of 4 Outreach Assistants. Meet the 2nd member of our team, Ryan Bell! 

Say Hi to the New Guy!

Say Hi to the New Guy!

Our Engaging Recreationists project is ramping up! Last year, we had 2 Outreach Assistants in the backcountry, piloting our outreach project. This year, we are doubling that capacity and have hired the first of 4 Outreach Assistants (OAs) who will be helping with restoration work and education in the backcountry. Led by Education Manager Sofie Forsstrom, the project is set to take off soon and we will announce the other OAs as they come aboard ...

The OWC is hiring Outreach Assistants for Summer 2016

The OWC is hiring Outreach Assistants for Summer 2016

Are you passionate about water and the outdoors? Do you want to spend the summer engaging with recreationists and residents throughout our beautiful watershed? Apply now!

#greendrinksyql - What is Green Drinks?

#greendrinksyql - What is Green Drinks?

This month’s Green Drinks Lethbridge was attended by long-time residents as well as neophytes who recently arrived in the city. It was a friendly and relaxed assemblage that gathered ‘round the tables, including staff from the Oldman Watershed Council, Environment Lethbridge, and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre; people with backgrounds in environmental consulting, farming, and the healthcare industry; and interested community members...

My OWC Internship - Adam Janzen

My OWC Internship - Adam Janzen

Adam Janzen and Rowan Garleff have been busy all summer as OWC Outreach Assistants, working out in the headwaters and focusing on Dutch Creek. Adam is nearly finished his summer's work and is writing here to give us a summary of how the season went ...

Lunch & Learn

Lunch & Learn

Something new for the OWC! Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, September 30th will give us a chance to network and hear the latest about our two main projects this summer: the Recreational Vehicle Users' Education and the Film Project. Bring a friend and we'll see you for lunch! Please register ...