Oldman Watershed Council
Building Resiliency to Multi-Year Drought ...

On February 29th, the Building Multi-Year Drought Resiliency Workshop was hosted by four southern Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs): Oldman Watershed Council, South East Alberta Watershed Alliance, Milk River Watershed Council Canada, and Bow River Basin Council.

Building Resiliency to Multi-Year Drought workshop
Oldman Watershed Council
Well, what about groundwater?

The fifth instalment in our "Understanding Drought" blog series is now live. In it, we look beneath the surface and unearth information about groundwater.

Well, what about groundwater?
Oldman Watershed Council
Celebrating Every Drop

Blog #4 in our *Understanding Drought** blog series about the current drought in Alberta. Learn about how Alberta’s water-using sectors have made improvements to water conservation, efficiency, and productivity.

Celebrating Every Drop
Oldman Watershed Council
Sharing the Shortage: A Collaborative Approach ...

In blog #3 in our “Understanding Drought” series, we look at water management, sharing, and licensing in Alberta.

Sharing the Shortage: A Collaborative Approach to Water Management
Oldman Watershed Council
Actions and Consequences of Drought in the ...

In blog #2 in our “Understanding Drought” series, OWC’s Professional Biologist Emily Purvis discusses the impacts of drought on the broader environment, and how human actions can exacerbate these issues.

Actions and Consequences of Drought in the Watershed

invasive species

Bioindicators: No Backbone Required

Bioindicators: No Backbone Required

Creepy crawlies in your lakes and rivers!!! What can they tell us about water quality? Are they dangerous? How can I learn more? Our Outreach Assistants answer these questions plus more in this blog, all about BMIs - the "backbone" of our aquatic ecosystems!

The Good, The Bad, and the Weedy

The Good, The Bad, and the Weedy

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!

Weeds in southwest Alberta: new research findings

Weeds in southwest Alberta: new research findings

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 ...

Invasive Mussels Closing in on Alberta

Invasive Mussels Closing in on Alberta

Mussels, although tasty in many instances, are leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the sniffer dogs of the Alberta Aquatic Invasive Species program. These things clog irrigation pipes, residential pipes, stick on motors, machines and .... money. They cost bigly money.

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