Category Mapping
March Drought Update
We often associate droughts with parched soil and scorching sun so it can be easy to forget that a drought is ongoing when we look out at a snow-covered landscape. However, according to the AEPA’s most recent drought assessment on…
RDRWA Completes its third Riparian Mapping and Restoration project in the Red Deer River Watershed
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) is proud to announce the successful completion of our conservation and restoration initiative for riparian areas in the Rosebud, Raven, and Michichi subwatersheds. This multi-year project funded by Alberta’s Watershed Resiliency and Restoration…
Riparian Mapping in the Medicine-Blindman Rivers Watershed – Project Highlights
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…
OLDS COLLEGE STUDENT PROJECT TELLS THE STORY OF BLINDMAN RIVER
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…
RDRWA releases results of riparian area mapping project in the Medicine-Blindman Rivers watershed
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) is pleased to release the results of a new technical study that assesses the intactness (condition) of riparian areas in the Medicine-Blindman Rivers watershed.