The RDRWA would like to say thank you to all of our partners, supporters, Board of Directors, members and funders for continuing to engage with us on the health of the Red Deer River Watershed. Your support through participation at…
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…
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…