The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance is in the final stages of the project “Targeting the Conservation and Restoration of Riparian Areas in the Lower Headwaters and Central Agricultural Zones of the Red Deer River Watershed”. With funding support through…
It has been a hot dry summer and there are currently water shortage advisories in some areas of the province. Within the Red Deer River Basin, Threehills- Kneehills creeks, Rosebud Rivers, Matzhiwin-Onetree Creeks, Little Red Deer River, Medicine-Blindman Rivers are…
How will climate change affect Alberta, and the Red Deer River basin? Dr. Anil Gupta from the Environmental Knowledge and Prediction Branch of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) gave a special presentation to the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance…
The conservation and restoration of riparian areas is an essential strategy for improving water quality and mitigating floods and droughts in the Red Deer River watershed. The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) is proud to launch our new riparian…
2023 has been a challenging year of drought and water shortage in many parts of Alberta. Alberta Rivers Basins continues to share near-real-time data and water shortage advisories. There are abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions throughout southern Alberta,…
The two-day conference hosted and supported by the Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS), the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) and Red Deer River Naturalists was a remarkable learning event which celebrated the critical value of lakes, rivers, wetlands and…
I am still riding the waves of excitement from the recent Growing Kneehill Country Market and Long Table Dinner on August 19, 2023 that was held at Horseshoe Canyon. As a representative of RDRWA and participant, I couldn’t be more…
By Nick Carter All along the Red Deer River, sedimentary layers from prehistoric times can easily be observed. The prehistoric rocks exposed along the river, carved out by thousands of years of erosion, have yielded some of the most abundant…