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The Rocks Along the River

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…

Water Shortage Advisories in the basin

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…

RDRWA Staff Creating Ripples in the Watershed

The RDRWA outreach staff, Darian and Amy, were involved in numerous events promoting environmental awareness and conservation over these last few months. They have participated in various events and interacted with students and the public, which has resulted in increased…

RDRWA Water Sampling Partnership

Darian has been collaborating with the Medicine River Watershed Society (MRWS) to collect water samples from the Medicine River and its tributaries. Since the start of program in early Spring, Darian and MRWS volunteers have been collecting water samples and…

RDRWA Annual General Meeting Highlights

We held our Annual General Meeting from 2:30 pm -5:30 pm on June 22nd , 2023 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. We were fortunate to have Author Dale Leckie come and provide an interesting talk highlighting The Scenic Geology of…