Vision

Our vision is a healthy, resilient watershed with enough water for people, wildlife, and habitat to thrive.

Mission

The Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) is a collaborative forum for all voices, working for watershed health and water security through education, action, and stewardship.

Goals

Long-term Overarching Goals

The OWC has developed a set of long-term goals outlining a process to inform and engage residents in the watershed while achieving key environmental outcomes.

The cumulative effects from activities and processes in the watershed must be minimized, and considered decisions must be made about development, in order for watershed quality and functionality to be maintained for the future. A healthy watershed benefits all of us. A reliable supply of clean water is the key to a vibrant economy, a thriving society with a high standard of living, and an aquatic ecosystem with good water quality, healthy vegetation and fish habitat, healthy river flows, and functional wetlands and aquifers.

All residents in the watershed have an invested interest in the health of the Oldman watershed. The OWC provides a neutral forum where issues can be discussed and ideas shared on how best to maintain and improve it. This kind of participation allows residents to take active ownership in creating a healthy, functioning watershed — and be proud of it.

There are many areas to improve. Supporting water security, sustainable economic development, and environmental preservation take precedence in managing the watershed.

Our five long-term overarching goals are:

We understand our watershed.
Residents are well informed and actively engaged.
Basin stakeholders have defined the desired outcomes for the Oldman watershed that will form the basis for the Integrated Watershed Management Plan.
The Oldman Watershed Council and stakeholders put into action the capacity and commitment to achieve defined outcomes.
Practices that are beneficial to the health and function of the watershed are adopted.