From willow staking to coco matting and root wads, Dylan and Dorothy are excited to tell you all about the bioengineering best practices they learned at Lost Creek in May!
What is nature worth? It’s a question that’s impossible to answer. But we can put a price tag on the services provided by nature (think things like filtering water, reducing the effects of floods and droughts, providing wildlife habitat, and giving us humans spaces for recreation). Here’s how.
We’re excited to announce that the Oldman Watershed Council's (OWC) Ecosystem Services Value Calculator is live and ready to use! This innovative tool, built with the help of Green Analytics, makes it possible to estimate the annual dollar value of the services provided by a piece of land in Alberta.
The bees are beginning to buzz, leaves are breaking out of their buds, and the warm weather has arrived in full force—it’s finally springtime! As we transition from a tumultuous winter of swinging temperatures and sporadic precipitation, many of us are asking the same question: what kind of water availability and weather can we expect out of the summer?
Within a context of moderate political polarization and an increase of fake information online, the OWC bridges divides to bring people with many different perspectives together and build cooperative action. Neutrality is a key piece of this mission—but what does being neutral mean? Why is neutrality important and how does it shape OWC’s work?
