Alberta Metis fest
Battle River Community Foundation Open house
Viking/Beaver FCSS Summer Camp
Purple Martin Festival
Great Divide Tree Planting Celebration and Blessing
nôtinitosîpîhk Riparian Stewardship Project
We are grateful to be part of tomorrow’s ceremony and community gathering to mark the beginning of the nôtinitosîpîhk (Battle River) riparian stewardship project in a good way. The focus of the project is to establish a demonstration site for sharing knowledge and restoring vegetation along the shoreline. Montana First Nation, Brwa Staff, and Cows and Fish – Riparian Management Society are working together to support a healthy ecosystem for biodiversity and water quality.
Please join us at the event to learn more!
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Wainwright BioBlitz and Community Watershed Day
Date: June 6, 10 am – 3 pm
Location: Mistahiya
BRWA is excited to partner with the Wainwright Wildlife Society and MD of Wainwright to host this public event. Come out and learn about the Battle River Watershed, there will be activities for all ages. For the Bioblitz, everyone will be encouraged take one of two guided walks along the Mistahiya trail. With their citizen science hat on to identify and record as many species as possible.
Nature Science + Sport Skills Combo Camp
Register for the second annual Nature Science + Sport Skills Combo Camp, August 10-14. BRWA and the University of Alberta Augustana Campus Recreation, Vikings Athletics, and Environmental Science programs host this week-long camp for children ages 9–12. Participants spend half the day on indoor and outdoor sports. They spend the other half exploring the watershed. BRWA staff lead the science programming. Dr. Greg King, Dr. Glen Hvenegaard, and other experts run special activities.
The camp takes place in Camrose at the U of A Augustana Campus. Spots are limited, and registration opens soon.
BRWA offers two bursaries.
Winter LakeKeepers Monitoring at Coal Lake
Water monitor at Coal Lake in Wetaskiwin County to better understand the lake ecology and health in the winter. Anyone interested in volunteering will be required to review the training materials in advance of the monitoring day. Please, contact staff at Battle River Watershed Alliance for more information. This is supported by the Alberta Lake Management Society’s Winter LakeKeepers Program, a community volunteer monitoring initiative. Time: 9 am. Contact us to volunteer