Environment committee  I'd like to point out that this is one of the premier awareness documents of the Cows and Fish program. There are about 75,000 of these circulating around North America and other parts of the world. Stories about ranch management and examples of ranch stewardship make up about ha

Environment committee  I think we need good rules of the game. I think we need strong legislation and strong policy. I believe, and this is based on almost 30 years of engaging with rural landowners, that until you provide them the awareness, the basis for understanding what the legislation is supposed

Environment committee  We cobble together money from a vast array of sources. The livestock industry helps us. Conservation interests help us. We get periodic grants from the provincial government. Municipal governments in Alberta help us. In the past the federal government provided some funding, but t

Environment committee  These are people with biological degrees. They are both conservation biologists and professional agrologists.

Environment committee  By all means. Thank you. A community generally at a watershed scale may face some issues. Perhaps they have a water quality issue that's been identified as part of a larger sub-basin bit of research. They realize they have to do something. They don't know exactly what to do. Bas

Environment committee  We provided them a series. This took a time span of at least three years of ecological awareness. How do riparian areas function? What is the role of watersheds? What is the role of riparian health in relation to water quality? How do healthy riparian areas, the essential filters

Environment committee  It's been in existence for 20 years.

Environment committee  Briefly, sir, over that 20-year time span, we've had the opportunity in Alberta to work with about 80 watershed or community groups. We currently work with close to 50 watershed groups. That work is primarily on the backs of five specialists who engage and interact with those co

Environment committee  Thank you, and good morning. In your sweep across Canada coming from the west, thank you for bringing rain. It brings joy to our prairie souls. Canada has some core natural resources, such as biodiversity, fresh water, fertile soil, breathable air, and a comparatively benign cli