Shelterbelt Workshop in Flagstaff County
2018-12-13 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Edmonton) | Flagstaff County Office, 12435 Twp Rd 442, Sedgewick, Alberta, T0B 4C0, Canada
Interested in creating a shelterbelt for your property? Are you a resident of Flagstaff County? Please join AWES and Flagstaff on December 13th 2018 to learn about the benefits of shelterbelts and how to create a custom shelterbelt design plus much more.
This is a FREE workshop with lunch included!
Please register by December 3rd to save your spot by contacting Brenda Martin at bmartin@flagstaff.ab.ca or call 780-384-4100.

Building for the Birds Workshop in Grande Prairie County
2019-02-04 17:30 - 20:30 | Beaverlodge Agriculture Plex, 1123 5 Ave, Beaverlodge, Alberta, T0H 0C0, Canada
Join the County of Grande Prairie and the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society for a Bird House building workshop.
Learn about the lives and needs of some of our local birds, and then build your own birdhouse! Participants need to bring their own drill and bits ( Phillips & #2 Robertson, 1/8 ” and 3/8″)
Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Enough material for 20 birdhouses will be provided (for first 20 registrants) and participants will build 1 birdhouse per group or family.
Register via Eventbrite. For further information, please contact Jill Henry 780-532-9727 or email jhenry@countygp.ab.ca

Building for the Berries Workshop in Grande Prairie County
2019-02-05 17:30 - 20:30 | TARA Centre, 465X+M3, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
The prairies – including the Grande Prairie region – are home to a diversity of fruit producing species bursting with valuable antioxidants and other nutrients. Yet these species continue to be underutilized in our diets. On February 5th, join the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 and the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society for a hands-on workshop on low-tech, ecologically-based fruit production, harvesting, and processing. The workshop will begin with a presentation that covers:

Promising fruit species for Alberta
How to design, establish, and maintain your own “food forest”
Low-tech strategies for harvesting and processing fruit

Following this presentation, participants will get the chance to build their own berry sorters that will make processing saskatoons, chokecherries, currants, and haskaps a breeze! Participants need to bring their own drill and bits (1/8” for making pilot holes, along with Phillips and #2 Robertson).
Snacks and refreshments will be provided. There will be enough material to build 20 berry sorters (the first 20 to register). Participants will build 1 berry sorter per group or family.
Register via Eventbrite. For further information, please contact Jill Henry 780-532-9727 or email jhenry@countygp.ab.ca

Shelterbelt Workshop in Northern Sunrise County
2019-02-06 18:30 - 21:30 | St Isidore Cultural Center, 1 St, St Isidore, AB, T0H 3B0, Canada
AWES staff will be leading an interactive workshop on February 6th from 630PM to 830PM where participants learn about shelterbelts and Eco-Buffers, and how to design, establish, and maintain one on their own properties.
For more information:
Please visit the event page at www.northernsunrise.net
or call 780-322-3831
or send an email to alus@northernsunrise.net

Northern Sunrise County Bumblebee House Building Workshop
2019-02-07 18:30 - 21:30 | St Isidore Cultural Center, 1 St, St Isidore, AB, T0H 3B0, Canada
Join AWES and Northern Sunrise County on February 7th, 2019 and learn about the importance of pollinators while getting crafty and building a house for bumble bees! It’s a great way to spend an evening with your friends or family!
Space is limited, so please register by emailing alus@northernsunrise.net or call Becky at 780-322-3831.
This is a FREE workshop, but you will have to bring your own cordless drill!

Eco-Buffer and Shelterbelt Workshop
2019-02-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Red Deer County, 38106 Range Road 275, Alberta, T4S 2L9, Canada
Are you interested in enhancing your land’s habitat value for wildlife such as pollinators? Reducing wind-stress on your crops, livestock, or farm-site? Trapping snow where you want it to be trapped? Making your land more resilient to flooding and droughts?
Luke Wonneck with the Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) will join Red Deer County to host this workshop, aimed at helping participants create their own Eco-Buffer or shelterbelt design, site prep plan and customized management plan.
Available resources and funding opportunities to help with establishing Eco-Buffers and shelterbelts will also be discussed. You will leave with your own plan of action for your Eco-Buffer or shelterbelt!
Agenda:

10:00 am – Introductions
10:15 am – ALUS/Green Acreages/CAP funding
10:45 am – Shelterbelts and Eco-Buffers 101: Design, establishment, and maintenance basics
Noon – Lunch
12:30 pm – Activity: Conducting a virtual site assessment
1:00 pm – Customizing your design to provide specific services
1:30 pm – Activity: Creating your own plan
3:00 pm – Wrap up

Register via Eventbrite. For more information, call Ag Services at 403.342.8654 or email us at agriculture@rdcounty.ca

Blindman River Restoration Project Info Session
2019-03-27 16:00 - 19:00 | Forshee Community Hall, Range Rd 20, Bentley, Alberta, T0C 0J0, Canada
Landowners are invited to attend a session to learn more about the health and ecology of the Blindman River and discuss proposed restoration work to improve the quality of the river’s water and riparian area.
Participants will learn about:

The Blindman River Project
How you can get involved
The ecological and environmental values of the river
Project funding opportunities

For more information and to register, please visit the Eventbrite page.

Willow Cuttings Workshop
2019-04-24 16:30 - 20:00 | Carvel Hall, 52511 SH770, Lot 3A, Parkland County, AB, T0E 0H0, Canada
Are you a landowner who wants to have more forest cover around your stream, wetland, or lake? Come learn how to harvest and plant stem cuttings that can provide this cover! We’ll start in Carvel Hall with a short presentation, eat a light supper, and then travel to a nearby wetland for hands-on restoration work with cuttings. Dress for the weather and bring rubber boots and pruners/loppers if you have them!
Free workshop, but space is limited!
Register by Tuesday, April 16th by contacting Jennifer.Caudron@parklandcounty.com or 780-968-8888 ext. 8286.

Flagstaff County Bumblebee House Building Workshop
2019-04-29 17:30 - 20:30 | Flagstaff County Office, 12435 Twp Rd 442, Sedgewick, Alberta, T0B 4C0, Canada
Join us in Flagstaff County and learn about the lives and needs of bumblebees and other pollinators while building a bumblebee house to support native bumblebee populations!
Only 20 boxes available (1 box per family)! $10/person. Participants need to bring their own drill (fully charged) and/or screwdriver (Phillips and #1 Robertson), all other materials are provided. Supper is also included.
Pre-registration required. Please register by contacting Brenda Martin, Assistant AG Fieldman at 780-384-4129 or bmartin@flagstaff.ab.ca

BMPs on Private Forested Lands Workshop
2019-05-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 139, Manning, AB, W9C8+HF, Manning, Alberta, Canada
Want to make the most out of your woodlot or forested area? At this workshop private landowners will learn:

Best management practices on private forested lands
How forested lands contribute economically and environmentally
Managing for maximizing ecological and economic value
How maintenance & restoration lead to healthier woodlots

Plus outdoor field visits in the afternoon:

Woodlot managed by Mr. Florian Spika
NPARA Research Farm – shelterbelt tree & eco-buffer demos

Guest Speakers: Florian Spika (landowner) and Mikel Jackman (Mercer-Peace River)
Cost: $10 includes lunch and refreshments (pay at the door)
Register by MAY 08 for space and lunch considerations with Noel St. Jean at 1-780-245-5540 or nstjean@awes-ab.ca

Bigstone Creek Tree Planting Workshop
2019-05-25 10:00 - 14:30 | Location will be given to participants upon registration.
Interested in learning how to convert an old pasture into a diverse forest full of wildlife? Join us for a tree planting workshop where you will contribute to an active riparian restoration project along Bigstone Creek in the County of Wetaskiwin! Dress for the weather and bring a spade and lawn chair (extras will be provided). Lunch included!
Free workshop, but space is limited! Register by Wednesday, May 22nd by contacting Kim Barkwell at kbarkwell@county10.ca or 780-387-6182.

Eco-Buffer Planting Workshop
2019-06-05 17:00 - 20:30 | Renewable Energy Learning Centre, Lakeland College, 5707 College Drive, Vermilion, Alberta, T9X 1K5, Canada
Eco-Buffers are diverse, high-density, shelterbelts that look and act like a natural forest!
Join the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society and the County of Vermilion River for a free, hands-on Eco-Buffer design and planting workshop on June 5th.
The evening will start with a presentation on the benefits of Eco-Buffers and how to design one, then we’ll travel to a nearby site to plant and mulch an Eco-Buffer!
A light dinner will be provided.
Participants should dress for the outdoors and bring their own work gloves and spade/shovel.

Space is Limited! Register by June 3rd with Chris Elder at CElder@county24.com or 1-780-853-7844

Blindman River Community Planting Day
2019-06-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Bentley, AB, Highway 20 and Highway 12, Bentley, Alberta, Canada
Join us for a day of riparian restoration to improve the health of the Blindman River!
Occurring at the Oostenbrink Property just north of Bentley, Alberta, and sponsored by the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance, Lacombe County and Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society
Planting of a variety of tree species along the rivers edge will be done to increase the vegetation cover along the river
Bring your gloves and work boots and enjoy the day in country
Lunch and an education session will be provided
Please pre-register for this event on Eventbrite so we know how much lunch to order
For inquires call Rosemarie Ferjuc 403-340-7379 or email rosemarie.ferjuc@rdrwa.ca

River Revival Vegreville
2019-06-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Vegreville Regional Museum, 14413 Alberta 16A, Vegreville, Alberta, T9C 1R3, Canada
Are you in need of a river revival? Take our quiz below to find out!

Would you like to know how trees, native wildflowers and shrubs can help protect our riverbanks and even improve our water quality?
Would you like to learn what a “riparian area” is?
Do you like spending time outdoors, enjoying food, friends, and family?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this FREE event is for you!

On June 8th from 10am – 2pm, join the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA), the Town of Vegreville, and the Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) for a River Revival in Vegreville!

LEARN how native trees and wildflowers improve the riverbank and provide habitat for birds and pollinators. AWES and the NSWA will talk about “Eco-buffer 101”, and “What’s in Your Watershed?”
PLANT an “eco-buffer” of seedlings at our Vegreville demonstration site. (Demonstration provided. Bring gardening gloves and a spade if you have one. Extra spades will be available.)
CELEBRATE the enhancement of our local river site through family-friendly and kids’ activities and refreshments. (Food available for a small cost)

Event activities will start at 10am at the Vegreville Regional Museum grounds with an introduction and demonstration. Tree planting will take place in the middle of the event and kids activities will be available throughout the day.
This event is FREE–All are welcome! Help us plan for # of attendees by registering at this eventbrite page or contact Mara at 587-525-6830 / mara.erickson@nswa.ab.ca

Best Management Practices on Forested Managed Lands ***Cancelled***
2019-06-17 09:00 - 16:00 | Flatbush Community Complex, AB-44 and Township Road 661, Flatbush, Alberta, T0G 0Z0, Canada
Get the most out of YOUR woodlots and forested areas!
Join the Agroforestry and Woodlot Society in conjunction with the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River at the Flatbush Community Complex on Monday June 17th, 2019 for a day of woodlot management benefits and techniques.
At this workshop private landowners will learn:

Best management practices on forested private lands
How forested lands contribute economically and environmentally
Management to maximize ecological and economic value
Maintenance & restoration leads to healthier woodlots

Plus: Outdoor Field Visits in the afternoon:

Private forested lands owned by Vanderwell Contractors Ltd.
Alberta Conservation Association Lands near Flatbush

Guest Speakers: Mr. Con Dermot (Vanderwell) and Mr. Roy Schmelzeisen (ACA)
Presentation: MD of LSR – Livestock Grazing & Firesmart Treated areas ; Weeds of Distinction
Lunch and Refreshments Provided
Register by June 10th for space and lunch considerations with Noel St Jean, RPF at 1-780-245-5540 or nstjean@awes-ab.ca

AWES 2019 Annual General Meeting
2019-06-21 09:00 - 15:30 | Joussard Community Hall, Joussard, Alberta, T0G 1J0, Canada
Join the Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society for their 2019 Annual general Meeting being hosted by Big Lakes County at the Joussard Community Hall in Joussard AB.
Agenda features:
Annual General Meeting Business
AWES project and program updates
Watershed Resiliency Partnership Projects in the Lesser Slave Watershed
Woodlot field tour by Vanderwell Contractors Ltd.
Lunch will be provided. Please be sure to dress for the weather, as our tour will take place rain or shine
RSVP here prior to the event
For more info please call Noel St. Jean at 780 643 6732 or email nstjean@awes-ab.ca

Building for the Berries
2019-06-26 17:30 - 20:30 | Garden Valley Community Hall, 52002 range road 274, Parkland County, Alberta, Canada
Alberta is home to many species that produce delicious and nutritious fruits!
Join Parkland County and the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society on June 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 to learn how you can produce, harvest and process local fruits in a low-tech, ecologically friendly way!
At this workshop you will learn about:

Promising fruit species for Alberta
Designing, establishing, and maintaining your own “food forest”
Low-tech strategies for harvesting and processing fruit

You’ll also have the opportunity to build your own berry sorters, making processing this year’s berry harvest a breeze!

Cost: $20/registrant or family group
RSVP by June 25 at Parkland County Center or call (780) 968-8888
Please note: Participants are asked to bring their own drill and bits. (Including a 1/8″ for pilot holes, along with a Phillips and a #2 Robertson bit)

Woodlot Best Management Practices Workshop
2019-07-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Manning Legion Hall, #120 4th Ave SW, Manning, AB, Alberta, T0H 2M0, Canada
Get the Most Out of YOUR Woodlots & Forested Areas!!
The Agroforestry and Woodlot Society and the North Peace Applied Research Association invite you to our Woodlot Best Management Practices workshop on July 4th, 2019 in Manning, AB.
At this workshop private landowners will learn:

Best management practices on forested private lands
How forested lands contribute economically and environmentally
Management to maximize ecological and economic value
Maintenance & restoration leads to healthier woodlots

PLUS Outdoor Field Visit to Local Woodlot managed by Florian Spika

Guest Speakers: Florian Spika (landowner) and Mikel Jackman (Mercer-Peace River)

There is no charge for this workshop. For more information please call Noel St Jean at 1-780-245-5540 or nstjean@awes-ab.ca

Tree Shelterbelt and Eco-buffer Workshop
2019-07-04 19:00 - 21:00 | NPARA Research Farm, Township Road 910 and West of Mackenzie Highway, Manning, Alberta, T0H 2T0, Canada
Are you interested in enhancing your land’s habitat value for wildlife such as pollinators? Reducing wind-stress on your crops, livestock, or farm-site? Trapping snow where you want it to be trapped? Making your land more resilient to flooding and droughts?
Join the Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) in conjunction with Northern Lights County and North Peace Applied Research Association (NPARA) at the NPARA Research Farm for a workshop aimed at helping participants understand the purpose and benefits of shelterbelts and Eco-buffers. Participants will leave with the skills required to create their own Eco-Buffer or shelterbelt design, site prep and plan and customized management plan. Available resources and funding opportunities to help with establishing Eco-Buffers and Shelterbelts can also be discussed.

Guest Speakers:
Noel St. Jean and Rebekah Adams, Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society

The event will be hosted at the NPARA Research Farm (NPARA’s Research Farm is located 4 miles south of Manning and ½ mile west NW 32 – 90 – 23 – W5M; Please visit http://npara.ca/about-us/contact/ for directions)

This event has no charge. Please contact Noel St Jean at 1-780-245-5540 or nstjean@awes-ab.ca for more information and to register.

Shoreline Management Workshop
2019-07-11 15:30 - 21:00 | McArthur Place, 10307 100 ST, Lac La Biche, Alberta, T0A 2C0, Canada
What types of shoreline management can help or hurt your lake?
Join Cows and Fish, the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, and Lac La Biche County on July 11, 2o19 for a workshop where you’ll learn how to identify and manage for a healthy shoreline. We’ll start at McArthur Place with some short presentations, and then head to the nearby lakeshore to assess its health and discuss restoration options. Dress for the weather and bring rubber boots or hikers if possible.
Free workshop, but space is limited!
A light dinner will be provided
Please register on Eventbrite by July 5th or by contacting Lac La Biche County at green@laclabichecounty.com or 780-623-6739.

Shelterbelts and Eco-Buffers: Agroforestry Systems for Profitability and Resilience
2019-07-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Battle River Innovation Centre, 5302-50 Avenue, Castor, Alberta, T0C 0X0, Canada
Are you interested in creating wildlife and pollinator habitat, harnessing fruit production, mitigating highs winds and flooding, or enhancing water quality on your property? Don’t know where to begin, or just need some helpful tips and tricks?
Join the County of Paintearth, The Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, Battle River Research Group and the Battle River Watershed Alliance on July 15th, 2019 for a workshop about Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers, and how they can be designed to provide these services to your land!
This workshop includes:

A presentation on designing and establishing shelterbelts and Eco-Buffers
Field visit of nearby riparian site to learn how to conduct a tree planting site assessment
Presentation on customizing your design to provide pollinator habitat, fruit production, water quality enhancement, and more!

Throughout the evening we’ll be helping you develop your own tree planting design using worksheets and other resources provided

Dress for the weather! Please bring rain gear and rubber boots/hikers
Light super and refreshments will be provided
There is no charge for this event, however registrations are required. Please register by Friday July 12th via the Battle River Research Group or by calling 780-582-7308

Train the Trainer: Completing a Successful Planting Project
2019-08-13 09:30 - 15:30 | Parkland County Services Building, 2700 48 ST, Stony Plain, T7Z 2Y1, Canada
Anyone can plant a tree, but how is a large-scale planting project developed? During this workshop in Parkland County, The Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society will teach you to develop and execute efficient and effective project plans by helping you create procedures that can be applied to your county’s planting activities.
Learn to complete a planting program on private or county lands regardless of whether the outcome is a shelterbelt, eco-buffer, riparian buffer or bioengineering for site restoration.

AWES will take you through the following seven steps to cover the entire process of completing a planting project on private or county lands:
1. The complications of planting sites on private lands
2. Setting long term objectives and levels of success
3. Assessing private land sites
4. Determining complicating factors
5. Planning and implementing planting projects
6. Evaluating outcomes of planting projects
7. Assessing levels of success

A field component will take participants through an overview of the site assessment process and will provide a verbal and written recommendation on how to appropriately prescribe and restore and the demonstration site. After completing the workshop, participants will be able to conduct a basic site assessment and respond to most questions and concerns from landowners.

Lunch will be provided.
Please register through Parkland County at 780-968-8888 Ext 8261 or Krista.Quesnel@parklandcounty.com by August 9th, 2019

West Country Ag Tour
2019-08-20 07:30 - 16:30 | Clearwater County Quarter, Township Road 400 and Range Road 72, Clearwater County, Alberta, T0M 0C0, Canada
Clearwater County Presents:
The 2019 West Country Ag. Tour
Clearwater County, AWES, GWFA, Benalto Ag, Medicine River Wildlife Centre, Biocomposite Group, Alex Fuengling and Henry Askes will be presenting on agricultural topics throughout the day.

Hayrides will be taking place onsite, and breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided!
Cost is $35 for the day. Please RSVP through Clearwater County by August 16, 2019.

Itinerary for Tuesday August 20, 2019
7:30 – 9:00 am
Breakfast at the Quonset in County yard Featuring the Waffle Truck.
9:15 – 10:15 am
Cover Crop Cocktails. Presentations from Greg Paranich (GWFA) and Devin Knopp (Benalto Ag) at the County trial plots.
10:15 – 10:45 am
Role of Raptors – Presentation by Medicine River Wildlife Centre and Ottis the Owl.
10:45 – 11:15 am
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 pm
Shelter belts – Management techniques for successfully establishing a shelterbelt. Brought to you by AWES (Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society).
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Preserving our Pollinators – Presentation by AWES (Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society)
2:15 -2:45 pm
Hemp mats – biodegradable and environmentally friendly weed control. Presented by Beau Taylor of Biocomposite Group.
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Equipment Demonstration- Alex Fuengling with direct seeder, high speed disc and pasture harrows. Henry Askes – Bale Wrapper.
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Refreshments and door prizes.

Woodlot BMPs: Establishing and rejuventating shelterbelts and ecobuffers
2019-08-22 16:00 - 21:00 | Lindbrook Community Hall, 51084 Alberta 630, Tofield, Alberta, T0B 4J0
Shelterbelts and woodlots across the prairies are deteriorating.
Don’t wait until its too late to take action! Join Beaver County and the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society to learn best management practices for private forested lands. Topics covered will include:

Conducting tree health assessments
Establishment of tree stands
Woodlot maintenance and rejuvenation strategies
Planning and developing shelterbelts and Eco-buffers on your property!
Forest management within todays disease and pest climate

The evening will end with a field visit to a local nature reserve to apply assessment strategies learned in the workshop.
Come prepared for any conditions! Boots and rain gear are recommended.
A light dinner will be provided.
There is no cost for this workshop, however please RSVP on Eventbrite by August 16th, 2019

Earthworks for Cold Climate Water Resiliency
2019-08-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2019-08-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Ferintosh Hall, 203 Glenmere Ave, Ferintosh, Alberta, T0B 1M0, Canada
Drought and flood are two sides of the same coin: A broken water cycle is the root cause of both. Join Takota Coen from Coen Farm and Rob Avis from Verge Permaculture for a 2-day workshop at the Coen Farm and the nearby Ferintosh Hall to learn how to design and implement low tech, low cost, nature-based earthworks that can build more effective and efficient water cycles on your land. The workshop will include a mixture of in-class presentation and activity time at the Hall, and field trips out to the Coen Farm where a 30 ton excavator and D3 Bulldozer will be actively constructing a variety of earthworks.
Topics will include:

Principles of water harvesting
The design and implementation process for a variety of water harvesting earthworks like, dugouts, dam and swales
Strategic snow harvesting with trees
Gravity water reticulation
Flood irrigation
Aquaculture
Using Google Earth Pro
Accessing contour maps
Much more!

Dress for the farm and the weather! Bring steel-toed boots and rain apparel if you have them.
Delicious beyond-organic Coen Farm lunches and snacks included! Note dietary restrictions when registering.
Cost is only $40. Space is limited! Register on Eventbrite by August 22.
This workshop made possible by the Government of Canada’s Eco-Action Community Funding Program, the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, the Battle River Water Shed Alliance, Win EcoScience Inc., Camrose County and the University of Alberta

Agroforestry Field Day
2019-08-29 13:00 - 16:00
Awes will be at Rural Routes to Climate Solutions’ Agroforestry Field Day in Leduc, AB on August 29th!
If you have ever wanted to take a more in-depth look at agroforesty practices in Alberta, this is a great way to obtain information, and stir up ideas.
The day features presentations by agroforestry researchers from the University of Alberta, as well as AWES, who will be talking about shelterbelts and their modern day cousin: the Eco-Buffer!
For more on the Agroforesty Field Day, and to register, visit Rural Routes to Climate Solutions’ website.
We hope to see you there!

Shelterbelts and Eco-Buffers: Agroforestry Systems for Resilience
2019-10-29 15:00 - 20:00 | Neutral Hills Adult Learning Centre, 5231 50 St, Consort, Alberta, T0C 1B0, Canada
AWES and CARA are pleased to present ‘Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers: Agroforestry Systems for Resilience’ October 29, 2019 from 3-8 pm in Consort, AB.
This workshop will cover the design and implementation of Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers on Agrocultural land, with a focus on the northern fescue grassland ecoregion. AWES will advise on how to customize your shelterbelt or eco-buffer design to provide pollinator habitat, fruit production, water quality enhancement and more!
Throughout the evening participants will develop the skills to develop tree planting plans. We will walk through tree planting designs using worksheets and other resources provided.
The workshop will wrap up with a field visit of a future shelterbelt planting location for a hands on learning experience.
There is a nominal fee of $30/person.
A catered dinner and refreshments will be provided.
Please come dressed for the weather as we will be venturing to a nearby field site.
For details and registration, contact CARA at 403-664-3777 or cara-3@telus.net

Shelterbelts and Ecobuffers Shelterbelts: Planting and Design
2019-11-21 17:00 - 21:00 | Grovedale Public Service Building, 56361 TWP road 695a, Grovedale, Alberta, T0H 1X0, Canada
Shelterbelts and woodlots across the province are deteriorating.. What can YOU do?
Join the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society along with the MD of Greenview and the County of Grande Prairie for an informative evening about how Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers can be designed and planted on your land.
Learn how to:

Establish and rejuvenate shelterbelts on your property
Conduct a basic site assessment to kick start your tree planting plan
Select tree species that will thrive in your region
Design a plan that meets your needs and provides the ecosystems services you wish to enhance!

Supper and introductions will be held from 5-6 pm, with the workshop and refreshments to follow. There is no charge for this event, however registrations are required.
Please pre-register on Eventbrite by November 20th or contact Jill Henry of the County of Grande Prairie Agriculture Department at
jhenry@countygp.ab.ca or 780-532-9727

Integrated Weed and Pest Management of Field Crops and Eco-buffers/Alley Cropping Agroforestry Systems
2020-01-15 08:45 - 15:30 | Fort Vermillion Community Complex, 5001 44 Ave, Fort Vermillion, Alberta, T0H 1N0, Canada
Join MARA and Mackenzie County for the Integrated Weed and Pest Management of Field Crops and Eco-buffers/Alley Cropping Agroforestry Systems workshop held at the Fort Vermillion Community Complex January 15, 2020 from 8:45-3:30pm.
Dr. Breanne Tidemann, and Dr. Kelly Turrington of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) and Noel St. Jean of the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) will be speaking on topics including:

Integrated weed Management, Herbicide Resistance and Harvest Weed Seed Control
Integrated Cereal Disease Management
Integrated Crop and Pest Management for canola
Shelterbelt/Eco-buffer Establishment and Alley Cropping
Agroforestry Systems for Sustainable Agriculture

Registration is free and lunch will be provided. For details and registration please contact MARA at 780-927-3776 or research@mackenzieresearch.ca
We hope to see you there!
