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SUMMARY:Bio-Blitz
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LOCATION:Rochon Sands Provincial Park\, Rochon Sands\, Alberta\, T0C 3B0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:East of Hwy 2 between Calgary and Edmonton
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SUMMARY:River Revival Vegreville
DESCRIPTION:Are you in need of a river revival? Take our quiz below to find out! \n\nWould you like to know how trees\, native wildflowers and shrubs can help protect our riverbanks and even improve our water quality?\nWould you like to learn what a “riparian area” is?\nDo you like spending time outdoors\, enjoying food\, friends\, and family?\nIf you answered “yes” to any of these questions\, this FREE event is for you!\n\nOn 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! \n\nLEARN 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?”\nPLANT 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.)\nCELEBRATE the enhancement of our local river site through family-friendly and kids’ activities and refreshments. (Food available for a small cost)\n\nEvent 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. \nThis 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
URL:https://www.awes-ab.ca/event/river-revival-vegreville/
LOCATION:Vegreville Regional Museum\, 14413 Alberta 16A\, Vegreville\, Alberta\, T9C 1R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:East of Edmonton
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SUMMARY:West Country Ag Tour
DESCRIPTION:Clearwater County Presents: \nThe 2019 West Country Ag. Tour \nClearwater 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.  \n  \nHayrides will be taking place onsite\, and breakfast\, lunch\, and refreshments will be provided! \nCost is $35 for the day. Please RSVP through Clearwater County by August 16\, 2019. \n  \nItinerary for Tuesday August 20\, 2019 \n7:30 – 9:00 am\nBreakfast at the Quonset in County yard Featuring the Waffle Truck.\n9:15 – 10:15 am\nCover Crop Cocktails. Presentations from Greg Paranich (GWFA) and Devin Knopp (Benalto Ag) at the County trial plots.\n10:15 – 10:45 am\nRole of Raptors – Presentation by Medicine River Wildlife Centre and Ottis the Owl.\n10:45 – 11:15 am\nCoffee break\n11:15 – 12:00 pm\nShelter belts – Management techniques for successfully establishing a shelterbelt. Brought to you by AWES (Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society).\n12:15 pm – 1:15 pm\nLunch\n1:30 – 2:00 pm\nPreserving our Pollinators – Presentation by AWES (Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society)\n2:15 -2:45 pm\nHemp mats – biodegradable and environmentally friendly weed control. Presented by Beau Taylor of Biocomposite Group.\n3:00 – 4:00 pm\nEquipment Demonstration- Alex Fuengling with direct seeder\, high speed disc and pasture harrows. Henry Askes – Bale Wrapper.\n4:00 – 4:30 pm\nRefreshments and door prizes.
URL:https://www.awes-ab.ca/event/west-country-ag-tour/
LOCATION:Clearwater County Quarter\, Township Road 400 and Range Road 72\, Clearwater County\, Alberta\, T0M 0C0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:West of Edmonton
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SUMMARY:Riparian Management Course
DESCRIPTION:This interactive online course will help farmers\, ranchers\, and other land managers in Alberta make the most of their riparian areas. Register on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3i7FECa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiparian areas – those wet areas around water bodies – are often overlooked and underrated. Yet with proper design and management\, they can become the most productive parts of the landscape\, magnets for diverse wildlife\, and moderators of flood and drought cycles. In this interactive online course\, the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) and Cows and Fish will help Alberta land owners and managers maximize the potential of their riparian areas to provide diverse benefits for their lands and watersheds. \n  \nCourse Details \nThe course will be implemented over Zoom (links and details provided to participants) in five sessions\, 7-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August 4th to 18th. Each session will include a mixture of live presentations\, activities\, and Q&A. \nIn the first couple of sessions\, participants will learn what riparian areas are\, how riparian areas function\, and how this functioning is affected by the health of the riparian area. Participants will then be given tools to assess the health of their own riparian areas\, along with a framework for developing a management plan for it. \nIn the third and fourth sessions\, participants will learn about the range of goods and services healthy riparian areas can provide\, such as water quality\, flood and drought resilience\, biodiversity habitat\, forage\, biomass\, food\, nutrient cycling\, pest suppression\, pollination\, and more. Participants will then learn how management and restoration activities can support these goods and services. Content will be customized according to the interests and backgrounds of participants. \nParticipants will be expected to spend 2-4 hours outside of session time in developing their management plans. In the fifth session\, participants will have the opportunity to share draft versions of these plans. Course facilitators and other participants will provide feedback and advice. \nUpon completion of the course\, alumni can request to receive free consultation services from AWES and Cows and Fish staff over email\, over the phone\, or in person. These services will be provided on a first come first serve basis as long as funds are available. \n  \nCourse Cost and Funding \nThe fee for this course is $20 per household unit. This fee has been greatly reduced\, as the majority of course costs are being covered by a grant from the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program (WRRP)\, administered by Alberta Environment and Parks. The primary objective of WRRP is to increase the natural ability of the province’s watersheds to reduce the intensity\, magnitude\, duration and effects of flooding and drought through watershed mitigation measures. Widespread implementation of the riparian restoration and management practices taught in this course has the potential to mitigate flooding and drought throughout the watershed while also providing direct benefits to landowners. \n*Note: This course is only available to individuals or organizations who own or manage land in the province of Alberta. Examples of eligible participants include but are not limited to farmers\, ranchers\, acreage owners\, or the staff of municipalities or land trusts.
URL:https://www.awes-ab.ca/event/riparian-management-course/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:East of Calgary,North of Grande Prairie and Slave Lake,West of Edmonton,East of Edmonton,West of Hwy 2 between Calgary and Edmonton,East of Hwy 2 between Calgary and Edmonton,Northeast of Edmonton to the Borders,Between Edmonton, Slave Lake, and Grande Prairie,North and West of Grande Prairie and Slave Lake to the Border
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