Donors and Funders 2024-2025
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!
HEADWATERS
$1 - $1,000
Town of Picture Butte
Rod Armstrong
Magrath Irrigation District
Shannon Frank
Alberta Irrigation Districts Association
M.D. of Ranchland No. 66
Api'soomaahka, William Singer III
Village of Barnwell
Doug Kaupp
Hélène Wirzba
Raymond Irrigation District
Town of Vauxhall
Crowsnest Conservation Society
Janice Newberry
Town of Stavely
James Fujikawa
United Irrigation District
Virginia Grinevitch
Andrew Hurly
Kirsten Hironaka
Knud Petersen
Richard Cooke
Rosemary Jones
Anonymous
Elanore Asselin
River Collective Co.
Doug French
Kristine Mulhall, Reciprocal Waters
Meagan Charlton, Meagnetic
Barb Clarke
Colleen Rosenegger
Danya Braun
Elspeth Nickle
Graeme Greenlee
Heather Sinton
Mountain Bluebird Trails
Riock Roberts
Trace Associates
Darcy Turner
Barbara Lundstad
Boundary Creek Landowners Association
Lethbridge & District Horticultural Society
Peter Jowett
Ross Hodgetts
Deighen Blakely
Diane Conley
Joy Shelford
Patricia McBride
CREEK
$1,000 - 4,000
Town of Taber
Town of Cardston
Town of Pincher Creek
Vulcan County
Town of Fort Macleod
Calgary Foundation - Perlette Fund
Terry Kerkhoff
Cheryl Bradley
RESERVOIR
$5,000 - $10,000
Lethbridge County
Government of Canada - EcoAction Program
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs
St. Mary River Irrigation District
Government of Canada - 2 Billion Trees
Calgary Foundation - J.N. Fyvie Family Fund
CF Industries
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
OLDMAN RIVER
$10,000 - $15,000
Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Edmonton Community Foundation
SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN
$25,000 - $27,000
Spray Lake Sawmills/West Fraser
Alberta Conservation Association
Kim Sturgess
LAKE WINNIPEG
$30,000 - $40,000
Alberta Gaming, Liqour and Cannabis
Government of Canada - Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
Government of Alberta - Rangeland Sustainability Program
Samuel Hanen Society for Resource Conservation
GRAND CONFLUENCE
$50,000+
Calgary Foundation
Government of Canada - Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
City of Lethbridge
HUDSON BAY
$100,000+
Government of Alberta - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Government of Alberta - Public Land Trails Grant Program
ARCTIC OCEAN
$300,000+
Government of Alberta - Environment and Protected Areas
Government of Alberta - Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program
Our Generous In-kind Donations through Partnerships and Volunteer Hours:
Casino volunteer
Allan Garbutt
Annamarie Harper
Anne Stevick
Ansh Padakar
Bill MacMillan
Brandi Ekelund
Camila Hollanda
Deb Rodda
Doug Kaupp
Judy Cooke
Linda Cerney
Lisa Lambert
Rick Cooke
Shane Dorchak
Talayna Ekelund
Todd McCoy
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Alberta
Attended S-CAP Food Producer Consultation Events
Food Producers
Completed S-CAP Surveys
Individuals
Use of board meeting space throughout the year
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
Outreach
Erik Cline
Philip Shields
Rebeca Spencer
Alberta Parks - Joan Petersen, Tamara Stanley
X-Stream Science Student Field Program
Elliot Fox
Milk River Watershed Council Canada - Jessica Olsen
Assisted with Restoration Activities
Alana Bartol
Amanda Moreton
Api'soomaahka, William Singer III
Bette Beswick
Bob Springer
Brad Tonita
Emily Purvis
Linda Christensen
Nigel Derksen
Olivia Lacey
Rhonda and Brian Reach
Sam Moreton
Sarah and Harley Green
Sheldon Stanley
Tamara Stanley
Tammie Stafford
Toupey Luft and Chris Anderson
Van Singher
Alberta Health Services - Adam Kehler, Cecilia Watt, Damien Friesen, Elizabeth Jensen, Ky Cardall, Leland Shepherd, Olsa Morne
Barbero Steelhorse Ranch - Brent Barbero
McCain Foods
McCain Foods - Bobby Gilbertson, Cayley Groten, Cole Ritchie, Colin McLean, Daniele Anderson, Kelcey Alemen
Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association - Ninna Piiksii, Mike Bruised Head
Riverland Ranch - Harley Richards
Town of Claresholm - Denise Spencer
Windy Coulee Canadian Horses - Heidi Eijgel
Partnership for Restoration Activities
Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society - Emily Purvis
Riparian Health Assessment & Plant ID workshop
Cows and Fish
Community Based Groundwater Monitoring Program
Living Lakes Canada
BGC Engineering
Piikani Nation Land Management
Technical Advisory Team
CABIN Eastern Slopes Collaborative
ABI Environmental - Diane Edwards, John Swann
Alberta Forestry & Parks - Michael Wagner
Athabasca Watershed Council - Alysa Kenn, Mitch Wincentaylo, Sarah Shortt
Blackfoot Confederacy - Justin Bruised Head
Bow River Basin Council - Brooke Kapeller, Joe Fowler, Mike Murray
Elbow River Watershed Partnership - Flora Giesbrecht
Environment and Climate Change Canada - Emily McIvor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Jamie Card
fRI Research - Ben Kissinger, Benjamin Kissinger, Claire Allore, Léna Mazuryk
Friends of Fish Creek - Emma Stroud, Ross Anderson
Ghost Watershed Alliance Society - Bryne Weerstra, Marina Krainer
Lesser Slave Watershed Council - Jess Lario, Kate Lovsin, Meghan Payne
Living Lakes Canada - Renee Lazor, Sarah Towne
Livingstone Landowners Group - Allan Garbutt, Cody Johnson
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance - Ashley Garnham
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance - Michelle Gordy, Rosey Radmanovich
Parks Canada - Shelley Humphries
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance - Darian Coulter, Francine Forrest, Sam Bennett
RiverWatch - Michelle DeBruyne
University of Alberta - Jeremy Fitzpatrick
University of Calgary - David Barrett
CABIN Reference Model
Government of Alberta - Wes Greenwood
Athabasca Watershed Council - Mitch Wincentaylo, Petra Rowell, Sarah Shortt
Bow River Basin Council - Brooke Kappeler, Joe Fowler, Mike Murray
Elbow River Watershed Partnership - Flora Giesbrecht
Environment and Climate Change Canada - Emily McIvor, Lana Shrimpton
Ghost Watershed Alliance Society - Bryne Weerstra, Marina Krainer
Government of Alberta - Claire Classen, Justin Hanisch
Lesser Slave Watershed Council - Meghan Payne
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance - Adam Norris, Ashley Garnham
Miistakis Institute - Danah Duke, Ken Sanderson, Nilo Sinnatamby
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance - Mary Ellen Shain, Michelle Gordy
Parks Canada - Shelley Humphries
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance - Darian Coulter, Francine Forrest
University of Alberta - Jeremy Fitzpatrick
Bow River Basin Council
Elbow RIver Watershed Alliance
Ghost Watershed Alliance Society
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance
Training for Stream Sampling
Government of Alberta - Brian Meagher
Stream Sampling
Lucy Copp
Alberta Parks
Livingstone Landowners Group - Cody Johnson
Piikani Nation Lands Department
board of directors
Allan Garbutt
Autumn Barnes
Lethbridge County - Bill MacMillan
MD of Ranchland - Cam Gardner
Erik Cline
Henk De Vlieger
Rick Cooke
Terrence Lazarus
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Keshav Singh
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas - Cheryl Dash, Linda Cerney
Alberta Forestry and Parks - Michael Wagner
Alberta Health Services - Kristen Dykstra, Wade Goin
City of Lethbridge - Doug Kaupp, Mark Svenson
Government of Canada - Todd McCoy
Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association - Ninna Piiksii, Mike Bruised Head
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District - Chris Gallagher
Nature Conservancy of Canada - Megan Andre
Piikani Public Works - Randall Wolf Tail
Spray Lake Sawmills - Errol Kutcher
Town of Claresholm - Brad Schlossberger
University of Lethbridge - Andy Hurly
Annual supporters will be updated at the end of every fiscal year.
