Water & Watershed Management

Mar

18

2013

Edmonton Water Week

Mar 18 2013 - 6:00am to Mar 22 2013 - 6:00am

Edmonton Water Week is a full week of events to mark World Water Day, which falls annually on March 22, following a United Nations initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

Source: Edmonton Water Week

Location

various locations Edmonton , AB

See map: Google Maps

Council of Canadians

Keepers of the Athabasca

North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper

Fresh Water

Water & Watershed Management

Water Use, Scarcity & Conservation

Jan

25

2013

Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project - Public Comments Invited

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Initiative:

Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project

Deadline:

24 Feb 2013

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a comprehensive study environmental assessment for the Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project located in Alberta. The public is invited to comment on the Comprehensive Study Report for this proposed project.

Written comments in either official language must be sent by February 24, 2013. Read more about Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project - Public Comments Invited

Link: Public Notice - Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project - Public Comments Invited

Fresh Water

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Water & Watershed Management

Jan

18

2013

Watershed Stewardship Grant

Organization:

Land Stewardship Centre

Deadline:

1 Feb 2013

The 2013 Watershed Stewardship Grant Program is open. From the Land Stewardship Centre website:

The Watershed Stewardship Grant (WSG) Program provides funding to support collaborative, community-based stewardship efforts consistent with the principles, goals and outcomes of Alberta’s Water for Life strategy. Grants up to $7,500 are issued once per year to eligible groups on a per-project basis.

Fulls details and application instructions for the Watershed Stewardship Grant Program can be found on the Land Stewardship Centre website, or contact the Watershed Stewardship Grant Coordinator at [email protected] or 1–877-727–5276. Read more about Watershed Stewardship Grant

Source: Land Stewardship Centre

Land Stewardship Centre

Fresh Water

Water & Watershed Management

Jan

18

2013

Watershed Ambassador Breakfast

Red Deer River Watershed Alliance

Jan 18 2013 - 2:30pm to Jan 19 2013 - 3:45am

Flow into the new year with a hot buffet breakfast and a presentation on monitoring Alberta's biodiversity! Read more about Watershed Ambassador Breakfast

Nominate a watershed steward today (pdf)

For more information on the RDRWA Watershed Ambassador Program

Location

Quality Inn North Hill

7150 50 Avenue

Red Deer , AB

See map: Google Maps

Fresh Water

Water & Watershed Management

Nov

16

2012

Watershed Ambassador Breakfast

Red Deer River Watershed Alliance

Nov 16 2012 - 2:30pm to Nov 17 2012 - 3:45am

The next Watershed Ambassador Breakfast will share the history of paddling down the Red Deer River during the times of the Canadian Fur Trade (1779 - 1821). Warm up with a hot breakfast as the winter approaches and enjoy some great stories of the Red Deer River's pioneer paddlers!

Presenter: Peter Allen is an Albertan and experienced canoeist who is very knowledgeable of western Canadian history; specifically, the Canadian Fur Trade of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company. Read more about Watershed Ambassador Breakfast

Nominate a watershed steward today (pdf)

More information on the RDRWA Watershed Ambassador Program

Location

Quality Inn North Hill

7150 50 (Gaetz) Avenue

Red Deer , AB

See map: Google Maps

ReThink Red Deer

Fresh Water

Water & Watershed Management

Oct

29

2012

Coalition calls on panel to reject Shell Jackpine oilsands mine expansion

The Pembina Institute

Alberta Wilderness Association

Fort McMurray Environmental Association

Ecojustice

CALGARY — With public hearings into a proposed oilsands mine expansion set to begin today, a coalition of environmental groups is calling on the joint federal-provincial review panel to reject the project.

Shell’s proposal to expand its Jackpine oilsands mine would increase production at the existing facility by 100,000 barrels per day. The company’s environmental assessment shows that expanding the Jackpine oilsands mine along with other planned developments will harm fish and wildlife, damage wetlands and old growth forests, exceed legally binding air quality limits and cause acid rain. It will leave a legacy of toxic waste buried in lakes, damage two significant rivers, and produce greenhouse gas pollution that will put Canada’s and Alberta’s climate targets further out of reach. Read more about Coalition calls on panel to reject Shell Jackpine oilsands mine expansion

Source: Ecojustice

Alberta Wilderness Association

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Wildlife Protection

Atmosphere

Water & Watershed Management

Energy

Air Quality