The Alberta Emerald Foundation showcases those who are working at the top of their game to address environmental challenges. In June 2026, the 35th Annual Emerald Awards recognized another round of excellent award recipients, which included some friends of OWC—read on to find out who!
The Oldman watershed is a big place, and our staff of 12 work hard to have the biggest positive effect on as many places as possible. We sometimes focus our work on specific areas, begging the question: how does OWC make a tangible difference to the drinking water in communities many kilometres away?
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?
Please help OWC fight the aliens. There are opportunities to get out on the land all summer! Did you know that there are some plants that can devastate our water security in Alberta? Read on to understand the threat that these invaders pose to our drinking water and to learn more about what is being done, and what you can do to help!
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 ...
