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4. BEAVER (CHURCHILL) RIVER WATERSHED
4.1. REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP
GROUPS
4.1.1. Beaver River Naturalist
Society
Who We Are
Type of group:
The Beaver River Naturalist Society is
a Federation of Alberta Naturalist
Affiliate Club
Mission:
To promote and facilitate local natural
history appreciation, education, and
nature conservation initiatives
What We Do
• Education and citizen science
projects: bird surveys and atlassing,
amphibian monitoring, plant
inventories, installation of
educational bird feeder stations,
nature walks, newspaper articles,
etc.
• Conservation initiatives: promotion
of local urban wetland conservation
and interpretation project; facilitate
natural history themes and elements
in the development of the area’s
Trans-Canada Trail; regional water
management planning advisory
committee representation, local
watershed conservation and land
use advocacy
Where We Work
Northeastern Alberta, Beaver
River/Cold Lake Watershed
What Resources We Have
Local natural history knowledge and
skills in nature interpretation and
education
How to Contact Us
Ted Hindmarch, President
c/o 2026 4 th Ave
Cold Lake, AB T9M 1G1
Phone: (780) 639-3112
Email: tedh@telusplanet.net
Web:
www.fanweb.ca/projects/ofb/Beaver%2
0River%20Naturalists.htm
4.1.2. Lakeland Industry and
Community Association
(LICA)
Who We Are
Type of group:
Registered society
Mission:
To work together in an ongoing
network of communication and
information sharing based on trust,
honesty, and respect.
What We Do
The Lakeland Industry and Community
Association (LICA) meets and monitors
watersheds and airsheds in our area.
Where We Work
Beaver/Churchill River and North
Saskatchewan watersheds
How to Contact Us
Box 8237
Bonnyville AB T9N 2J5
Phone: (780) 812-2182
Fax: (780) 812-2186
Email: lica2@lica.ca
Web: www.lica.ca
4.1.3. Marie Lake Air and
Watershed Society
Who We Are
Type of group:
Registered society
Mission:
To protect the air and watershed
around Marie Lake.
What We Do
Our main activity to date has been
interfacing with the oil companies
operating in the Marie Lake Air and
Watershed to minimize the short and
long term accumulative impact of these
activities. We also conduct “Living by
Water” awareness programs (see
section 12.1.7) for the residents that
live around the lake to raise awareness
of potential negative impacts.
Where We Work
Churchill River watershed, Beaver
River basin. We are located in
northeastern Alberta in the M. D. of
Bonnyville and focus activities around
the Marie Lake air and watershed
which is part of the Beaver River basin.
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How to Contact Us
15139 Ramsay Crescent
Edmonton, AB T6H 5R1
c/o Don Savard
Phone: (780) 430-6901
4.1.4. Moose Lake Watershed
Management Plan
Who We Are
Mission:
To maintain a healthy and functioning
Moose Lake watershed and recognize
the importance of living within the
capacity of the natural environment as
a means of ensuring sustainable
recreational and agricultural benefits.
What We Do
• Improve water quality in the Moose
Lake watershed to pre-development
conditions by reducing nutrient and
other pollutant loads into
waterbodies and improving riparian
health throughout the watershed.
• Increase public awareness and
engagement of land stewardship
activities by knowledge and
dialogue exchange on the impacts
of land use/development practices
and their impacts on water quality
and habitat.
• Incorporation of this watershed
management plan into Municipal
land use bylaws.
Where We Work
Churchill River watershed, Beaver
River basin. Moose Lake sub basin
How to Contact Us
M.D. of Bonnyville
4905 - 50 Ave.
Bag 1010
Bonnyville AB T9N 2J7
Phone: (780) 826-3171
Fax: (780) 826-4524
4.1.5. Pelican Narrows
Healthy Shoreline Committee
Who We Are
Type of group:
We are a non-registered group that
includes representatives from the
Village of Pelican Narrows, the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
and the Alberta Conservation
Association. We are a branch of the
Aquatic Resources Sub-committee of
Watershed Stewardship in Alberta Alberta Environment
April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada