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

restoration

Headwaters Roses and Thorns

Headwaters Roses and Thorns

Check-up on our previous restoration sites. Have the willows planted by our hardworking volunteers survived? Are folks steering clear and allowing sites time needed to regrow and recover? Is there potential for more work to be done? Our Outreach Assistants give you the scoop!

2017 Restoration Narration

2017 Restoration Narration

Every good field day begins with coffee and tasty pastries, and ends with the feeling that you're saving the world. Enjoy this creative piece about our October 2017 Restoration Event. Huge thanks to our volunteers, partners, and funders - this is dedicated to you!

Riparian Restoration Event!

Riparian Restoration Event!

Last chance to get out in the backcountry this season and show some love for the Oldman! Join us for the big bioengineering event of the year - no experience necessary - just a willing attitude and helping hands. Hot lunch and carpooling available - bring a friend or two and make a day of it! You do need to register, but it is free ... 

New video! Minister of Environment & Parks and MLA Lethbridge East in the Headwaters

New video! Minister of Environment & Parks and MLA Lethbridge East in the Headwaters

Recently, the OWC took Minister Phillips and MLA Fitzpatrick up to the headwaters for a tour of our area of special interest, Dutch Creek, and some flyfishing. We got the opportunity to capture some of it on film. In this clip, Minister Phillips explains how the OWC - and the other 10 Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils across Alberta - help inform her work.

Get out into the backcountry & help restore trails!

Get out into the backcountry & help restore trails!

Want to spend a day among friends helping restore flood-damaged trails in the beautiful backcountry?  Then read on! There are several opportunities coming up at various location in the watershed ...

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