Land Stewardship
Land stewardship involves responsibly managing and conserving natural resources, ecosystems, and landscapes to sustain their ecological health and diversity for current and future generations.
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Programs and Possibilities: Conservation Easements in Alberta” – a resource for Alberta landowners
Development of a web-based resource for landowners and their advisors regarding conservation easement programs in Alberta.
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Alberta Tomorrow – Educating Alberta Students on Alberta’s Land Use Issues
Direct delivery online to the classroom of the Settlement Growth Simulator (developed with the assistance of AREF) will allow students in the Alberta Education System to explore the benefits and challenges of alternative land use scenarios and human settlement growth strategies.
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Tunnel Mountain Bench Signage and Mapping Project
Tunnel Mountain Bench Signage and Mapping Project
ResourceAlberta Tomorrow: Educating Alberta Students on Alberta’s Land Use Issues
The project incorporated the Settlement Growth Simulator into Alberta Tomorrow, enabling students in the Alberta Education System understand the effects of land use. Online delivery to the classroom enabled students to explore alternative land-use scenarios and human settlement growth strategies. The system is publicly available and free of charge.
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Southern Foothills Community Land Stewardship Initiative
The Southern Foothills Community Land Stewardship Initiative is a citizen-based process to develop recommendations that will provide direction to provincial, municipal and non-profit land use planning and stewardship efforts, in order to protect and enhance the integrity of the Southern Foothills landscape of SW Alberta.
ResourceSouthern Foothills Community Land Stewardship Initiative
The Southern Foothills Community Land Stewardship Initiative is a citizen-based process to develop recommendations that will provide direction to provincial, municipal and non-profit land use planning and stewardship efforts, in order to protect and enhance the integrity of the Southern Foothills landscape of SW Alberta.
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Give Green Canada – Alberta Field Test
This project will support and foster knowledge about issues around land use practises and provide conservation and environmental stewardship organizations with the tools and training to be more financially sustainable. The project will build on a similar field test currently underway in BC funded by the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
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The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 – October 18-14 in Ekshaw Alberta Final Report
Waterlution’s ‘unconference’ brought together 250 young Canadians from diverse communities and sectors for a week of dialogue, field tours, and applied workshops around water issues.
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Modeling market Based Instruments to Conserve Watersheds in Southern Alberta and Analysis of the Government of Alberta’s Discussion Paper on Market-Based Instruments
A series of municipal based workshops to create community visions for the implementation of market-based instruments in at least two municipalities in southern Alberta as well as analysis of the Government of Alberta’s forthcoming conservation and stewardship policy paper.
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The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010
The Canadian Water Innovation Lab in Exshaw, Alberta, will bring together 250 young Canadians with key water decision-makers and stakeholders to explore solutions to water resource management problems. Participants will learn through experiential activities, tools and connections to prepare them for leadership roles in water management in the future.
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A “How To” Guide for Accessing Environmental Information in Alberta
The ELC proposes to write and publish a “how to” guide for accessing environmental information in Alberta. This guide will become the “one stop shop” for environmental information in this province.