Donors 2025–2026
Thank you to our generous financial "contributaries" to the Watershed Fund and our programs! Learn more about donating here.
Tributaries are all the streams that join up to form a larger body of water.
"Contributaries" are what keep OWC and our work in the watershed afloat!
creek
$1 - $1,000
Town of Picture Butte
Town of Nobleford
Alberta Irrigation Districts Association
Magrath Irrigation District
Village of Barnwell
Henk DeVlieger
Randy Valk
Doug Kaupp
Raymond Irrigation District
Town of Vauxhall
Town of Stavely
Kathryn M Livingston
Robert MacKinnon
Ruby Jones and Family Flow Through Fund at Calgary Foundation
Shannon Frank
United Irrigation District
Rosemary Jones
Virginia Grinevitch
Courtney Parent
Andy Hurly
Doug French
Linda Stromsmoe
Patricia Williams
Peter Jowett
Richard Cooke
Robin Knoff
River Collective Co
Herald Kane
James Fujikawa
Lori Neufeld
Charity Hewett
Elspeth Nickle
Garry Hackler
Heather Sinton
Janice Newberry
Kirsten Hironaka
Patricia Susan Wagner
Ross Hodgetts
Cheryl Fujikawa
Patricia McBride
Ronald K Tsujikawa
Wanina Ewing
Willemijn Appels
Tracey Bolseng
Darlene Snow
Paul Armstrong
Sue Nobes
Aimee Benoit
Gord Wolstenholme
Larry Kapustka
Nila Prier
Robert van Schaik
Emma Neigel
Kevin Roll
Sydni Berry
Jessenia Busunis-Delagneau
Kimmy Eckert
reservoir
$1,000 - 5,000
CF Industries
City of Lethbridge
J.N. Fyvie Family Fund at Calgary Foundation
Lethbridge County
Town of Taber
MD of Willow Creek No. 26
Rod Armstrong
Vulcan County
Town of Claresholm
Town of Fort Macleod
Alberta Emerald Foundation
Town of Coalhurst
Town of Nanton
Perlette Fund at Calgary Foundation
Terry Kerkhoff
Cheryl Bradley
Dale Paton
OLDMAN RIVER
$10,000 - $15,000
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
Edmonton Community Foundation
Grant Funders
Thank you to our grant funders for 2025–2026! Learn more about our programs here.
Monitoring and Reporting
BioTalent Canada
Calgary Foundation
Government of Canada Environmental Damages Fund
Government of Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Government of Canada Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
West Fraser Alberta Wood Products Ltd.
Planning and Implementation
Calgary Foundation
Government of Canada 2 Billion Trees Program
Government of Canada EcoAction Community Funding Program
Government of Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Kenneth Molson Foundation
Samuel Hanen Society For Resource Conservation
Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program
Weston Family Foundation Prairie Grasslands Initiative
Operational Support
Alberta Ecotrust
Government of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Convening and Collaborating
Alberta Ecotrust
Cows & Fish / Riparian Habitat Management Society
Government of Alberta Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program
RBC Foundation
Education and Literacy
BioTalent Canada
Government of Alberta Public Land Trails Grant
Government of Alberta Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
In-kind Donations through Partnerships and Volunteer Hours
Thank you to our generous partners and volunteers for their efforts! Learn more about volunteering for OWC here.
Elizabeth Anderson, Waterton Biosphere Region
Christine Campbell, ALUS
Bryson Ritchie
Dakota Wadsworth
Daniela Castro
Katie Rabbit
Emily Purvis, Alberta Conservation Association
Kennedy Halvorson, Alberta Wilderness Association
Iinakay Mountain Horse
Laura Rance
Sharples Ranch
Ira Provost, Piikani Consultation & Traditional Knowledge Services
Mitchell Gettman
Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society of Alberta
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance — Adam Norris, Ashley Garnham
Erika Holowath
Tamara Garstin, Southern Alberta Land Trust Society
Kyle Rast
Dustin Willier
Josée Méthot, IISD
Dante Doucette
ABI Environmental — Diane Edwards, John Swann
Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange — Renny Grilz, Roy Vera-Valez
Environment and Climate Change Canada — Adam Martens, Emily McIvor
Mike Verhage
University of Calgary — Aphra Sutherland, David Barrett
Jen Hoesen
Harley Richards, Oldman River Watershed Group
Renee Lazor
Nancy Anderson
Kaitlin Mercier
Glen Delaney, Earth Economics
Cedar Morton, ESSA
Rajiv Ramchandra, WaterSMART, a Hazen Company
Callum Sears
Alison Martin
Ben Dreger
Brodie Knight
Bryanne Wandler
Christian Gabriel
Christopher Torres-Rivera
Claire Madsen
Jannis Boenn
Lane Brandon
Lori Neufeld
Melanie Healy
Melanie Lanois
Myles Healy
Robin Walker
Rod Armstrong
Theresa Grant
Tianna Rowley
Tristen Mysyk
Warren Misik
Wilf Petherbridge
Derek Crompton, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Shelley Humphries, Parks Canada
Jillian Cameron, West Fraser
Rosa Martinez
Steve MacRae, Lethbridge Polytechnic
Marilyn Neville
Allison Goater
Autumn Fisher
Charlie Myles
Eva Flores Garcia
Gaveth Johnston
Ken Macintosh
Maggie Swain
Peter Swain
Reg Radke
Trinity Davies
pARTNERS
Cows & Fish — Amy Berlando, Maddy Skinner, Marnel Muller, Norine Ambrose
Ghost Watershed Alliance Society — Bryne Weerstra, Marina Krainer
OWC Board of Directors — Doug Kaupp; Erik Cline; Mike Bruised Head, Ninna Piiksii, Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association; Linda Cerney, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas; Andy Hurly, University of Lethbridge; Bill MacMillan; Mark Svenson, City of Lethbridge; Chris Gallagher, Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District; Lori Goater, Southern Alberta Group for the Environment; Kristen Dykstra, Alberta Health Services; Henk De Vlieger; Rick Cooke; Michael Wagner, Alberta Forestry and Parks; Allan Garbutt, Livingstone Landowners Group; Brad Schlossberger, Town of Claresholm; Terrence Lazarus; Cheryl Dash, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas; Errol Kutcher, West Fraser Alberta Wood Products Ltd; Dale Paton; Lori Harasem, Town of Coalhurst; Megan Andre, Nature Conservancy of Canada; David Torrie, Municipal District of Taber; Keshav Singh, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Elbow River Watershed Partnership — Sierra Vongrad, Teagan Young
Bow River Basin Council — Dayanna Barbosa, Mike Murray
Mt. Sentinel Ranch — Sarah Green, Liam Green, The Green Family
Town of Claresholm
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas — Erin Doxsey-Whitfield, Jean Birks, Lisa Neame
Cody Spencer, Sweetgrass Bison, Beaver Creek Watershed Group
Volunteers
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance — Francine Forrest
Freshwater Conservation Canada — Angela Ten, Elliot Lindsey, Jonathan Gosling, Lesley Peterson
Glen and Kelly Hall
Cody Johnson, Livingstone Landowners Group
University of Lethbridge — Andrea Cuellar, Lars Hallstrom, Nick Yarmey, Sonia Zarrillo
Tammie Stafford
Piikani Nation Lands Department — Brent Little Mustache, Leroy Crazy Boy, Noreen Plain Eagle
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance — Erin Wassing, Michelle Gordy, Scott Millar
Leaf Ninjas Inc.
Denise Spencer
Dixon Hammond, Beaver Creek Watershed Group
Kirby England, You Betula Environmental Inc.
Christy Goldhawk
Javad Amini
MD Willow Creek No. 26 — Carla Preachuk, Ryan Dovell
Emma Schneider, CreekWatch
Ross Anderson, Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society
Randall Wolf Tail, Piikani Public Works, OWC Board of Directors
Athabasca Watershed Council — Mitch Wincentaylo, Petra Rowell, Sarah Shortt
Api'soomaahka, Naapi's Garden and Katoyiss Seed Bank
Alberta Ecotrust — Breanna Sayles, Lori Rissling Wynn
Bonnie MacMillan
Kevin French
Farming Smarter — Jamie Puchinger, Ken Cole, Lewis Baarda
Brooke Pansky, City of Lethbridge
Blood Tribe Land Management — Alvin First Rider, Truman Big Swallow
Whitley Macaulay, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Charlie Yellow Face
Gabriel Staples
Sonja Bloom, Foothills Forage and Grazing Association
Toupey Luft
Catherine Peirce, Battle River Watershed Alliance
fRI Research — Benjamin Kissinger, Claire Allore
Braeden Toikka, Living Lakes Canada
Nilo Sinnatamby, Miistakis Institute
Felipe Silva
Pierced Heart Livestock — Brett Lucas, Caro Lucas
Annual supporters will be updated at the end of every fiscal year.
