Nature-based Solutions: Adapting to Climate Change
Trout Unlimited Canada is using nature-based solutions to restore watershed function and resilience and recover native biodiversity. This talk will explore the use of bioengineering and low-tech process-based restoration along small streams, and the role this plays in buffering the impacts of disturbance like flood, drought, and fire.
Lesley Peterson is the Director of Conservation with Freshwater Conservation Canada and is based in Calgary. Lesley has been with Trout Unlimited Canada (Freshwater Conservation Canada) for 16 years, holding various positions in that time. Her current role involves overseeing and guiding the organization’s conservation and restoration programming and policy development, participating in regional and national advisory panels and working groups, and getting out in the field to support her field crews with restoration projects whenever she can.
This event is FREE to attend, but requires registration.
Alberta Beef Producers is proud to introduce “Running with the Ranchers” (RWR), an educational program for K-6 students to explore beef production, and connect their learnings to the Alberta School curriculum. Classes near Calgary can visit a working ranch, while others can watch the “Guardians of the Grasslands” documentary and participate in an online ranching game.
Discover how you can get involved in this educational outreach program and learn why we are passionate about Alberta beef production.
For more information email programs@grpf.ca
Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation; 10 years of grassland education
Recipients in the Land category of the 30th Annual Emerald Awards, the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation protects 3200 acres of native fescue grasslands and is an active cattle ranch. The Park is home to creatures big and small from moose to bumblebees and spans 10 km of the Bow River.
We preserve and enhance the diverse natural and human history found in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
About Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation
Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park (GRPP) and other lands that possess important heritage and ecological value. Established in 2007 by the Harvie Family, our Mission is to protect and promote Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park through engagement, education, collaboration and conservation.
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is located on the lands of Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the past, present, and future generations of the Stoney Nakoda Nations, the Tsuut’ina, the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani), and the Metis Nation (District 4) who help us steward these lands, as well as honour and celebrate this place. In the spirit of reconciliation, we recognize the continued importance of these lands to all who make their home in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
How You Can Help
There are so many ways that you too can become part of the Glenbow Ranch Legacy! Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is operated and maintained through a unique partnership between the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation and the Alberta Government. Your donation to the Foundation will help protect the Park, provide Visitor Services, offer engaging programs, add new features, and support research.
Visitor Info
Glenbow Ranch is 3,200 acres of native fescue grassland and an active cattle ranch. Enjoy stunning vistas, rolling hills, and spot the occasional cowboy as you explore nearly 40 kms of paved and shale path – all a stones throw from Calgary and Cochrane.
- How To Get To The Park
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- Our Hours Of Operations
- Glenbow Ranch Trails
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