{"id":547,"date":"2025-03-18T23:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/?p=547"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:05:58","slug":"grassland-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/grassland-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"GRASSLAND RESTORATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;cat-icons&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1738310519673{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745415736575{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>GRASSLAND RESTORATION FORUM<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;cat-icons-col&#8221; width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper farms-ranches-cat-icon \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e7620b6\" href=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/category\/farms-ranches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\"><div class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e7620b6\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"FARMS &amp; RANCHES\"><div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:50px;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farms-ranches-solid.png\"\/>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper habitat-cat-icon \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e7628cb\" href=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/category\/habitat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\"><div class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e7628cb\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"HABITAT\"><div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:50px;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/habitat-solid.png\"\/>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper training-cat-icon \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e762de3\" href=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/category\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\"><div class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e2e762de3\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"TRAINING\"><div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:50px;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/training-solid.png\"\/>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native grasslands offer valuable environmental, economic, and social benefits to the residents of southwestern Alberta. The conservation of intact native grassland ecosystems and implementation of effective restoration strategies are essential for supporting habitat, biodiversity, and ecosystem health in a varied-use landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grassland Restoration Forum (GRF) promotes the conservation and restoration of native grasslands in Alberta through education, outreach, and research to improve reclamation practice and foster stewardship. Free Winter Webinars are delivered live between January and April, or recorded versions can be accessed under the website\u2019s Information Portal. Several events are held annually spring through fall including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an annual workshop on How to Use the Range Plant Community Guides &amp; Recovery Strategies Manuals (March or September),<\/li>\n<li>a Stavely Research Station Range Walk and an Industry Field Tour (summer or early fall),<\/li>\n<li>a classroom\/field Grassland Assessment Training workshop (September), and<\/li>\n<li>Fall Information Sessions in Claresholm (November).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information portal resources include digital and hardcopy publications such as Range Plant Community Guides, Recovery Strategies Manuals for various grassland ecologies, information on native seed harvesting and targeted grazing, and links to guidelines and references from other sources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Grassland Restoration Forum<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info.grf.ab@gmail.com\">info.grf.ab@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; 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