The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA), along with our partners, the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) and Kneehill County, teamed up to host a riparian eco-buffer planting day along Three Hills Creek on October 5, 2022. Improving the…
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance’s Fall Forum was held at the Ellis Bird Farm near Lacombe on October 20th, 2022. We were pleased to welcome a diverse and engaged group of community members, municipal staff, elected officials, and key…
Riparian areas are productive and biologically-rich shorelines at the edges of streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. These hardworking ecosystems help to filter and store water, prevent erosion, provide habitat, and can offer protection in the face of flood and drought…
September 30th, 2022 marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day has been commemorated in previous years as Orange Shirt Day, originally started in 2013 by Phyllis Webstad. Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and…
It’s Time to Reconnect with the Red Deer! Please join the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) for our upcoming Fall Forum on Thursday, October 20th from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm, at the beautiful Ellis Bird Farm (lunch will…
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance would like to acknowledge and thank RDRWA staff members Kelly Dodds and Rosemarie Ferjuc, who are both celebrating milestone anniversaries with the Alliance this fall. As a core RDRWA team member, and representative of…
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Francine Forrest as the new Executive Director of the RDRWA. Francine is an experienced limnologist (freshwater biologist) with over 20 years of experience working on water quality issues,…
For the past five years, the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance’s Watershed Engagement and Communications Manager, Rosemarie Ferjuc has been working with students in the Olds College Land and Water program to help them develop a final research project for…
This year, Albertans watched the ‘Battle of Alberta’ between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers with bated breath. Spoiler alert: the Oilers were victorious. The 2022 Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Annual General Meeting held on June 15th, coincided with…
The Medicine River Watershed Society (MRWS) is embarking on a new water quality testing program for the Medicine River and its major tributaries this year. The MRWS water testing program is based on a citizen science program administered by CreekWatch,…