*****PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO WEATHER THE FOLLOWING EVENTS AT TWIN BUTTE HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 8TH – TIME AND PLACE WILL REMAIN THE SAME****** The Waterton Biosphere Reserve is excited to show the newly released Waterton episode of Striking Balance in Twin Butte, Alberta on February 10th when the Oldman Watertshed Council and the Nature…
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Press Release: January 20, 2017 (Provided by the Bert Riggall Environmental Foundation) The Bert Riggall Environmental Foundation is pleased to announce the support of its Canada 150 project from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwest Alberta Canada 150 Fund Background: The story of conservation in southwest Alberta is of national significance. Many innovative approaches…
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October 15, 2016 – The Waterton Biosphere Reserve will be featured in a made for national television documentary series, Striking Balance. Narrated by Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, Striking Balance is an eight-part documentary series airing on TVO that explores Canada’s Biosphere Reserves. Located in the southwestern corner of Alberta, the Waterton Biosphere Reserve is one…
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The Waterton Biosphere Reserve would like to invite you to join us as we tour various carnivore mitigation projects of the Carnivores and Communities Program (CACP). The CACP provides support for activities designed to remove or reduce carnivore attractants. Current attractant management projects include removing dead livestock from the landscape, making grain and feed storage…
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Join our communications coordinator Jen Jenkins for an evening of stories from the Waterton Biosphere Reserve (WBR) on Tuesday August 2nd, 2016. Hosted by the Waterton Natural History Association (WNHA) and Parks Canada, the evening will feature special digital stories created by residents of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve which share their experiences in the area and…
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On June 1st, 2016 the Alberta Government released a new draft of the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan (2016-2021). Recovery plans aim to maintain or recover threatened or endangered species. The Alberta Government is conducting a public survey on the draft plan and the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA) would like to encourage everyone to comment…
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Results of the Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project show that since 2007 there has been a 4% per year increase in the grizzly bear population in Bear Management Area 6. June 28, 2016, Twin Butte, Alberta – In 2011, Dr. Andrea Morehouse embarked on the Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project (GBMP), a collaborative…
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Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project Final results of the 2011-2014 Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project in Bear Management Area 6 to be released as a part of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association’s Annual General Meeting on June 28th, 2016. Over the years there have been many different opinions on the grizzly bear population in southwestern Alberta. While…
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Join us for an afternoon to learn about bear safety. This workshop is targeted specifically at safety concerns for southwestern Alberta farm and ranch owners, workers, and family members (all ages welcome) as they go about their daily routines, living and working in close proximity with grizzly and black bears. DATE: Saturday June 18, 2016…
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This community event is organized by one of the partners in the Southwest Alberta Cooperative Weed Management Area (SWACWMA). DATE: Saturday July 16th, 2016 TIME: 9:00am to 2:00pm LOCATION: Meet at Leitch Collieries Historical Site EVENT ORGANIZER: Nature Conservancy of Canada – Alberta Region DETAILS: Invasive plants can be a serious threat to native…
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