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• To provide an inclusive forum for the
exchange of information and
collaborative dialogue for watershed
protection, conservation and
improvement
• To raise awareness on issues
impacting the watershed
• To promote the use of best
management practices and the
integrated management of land and
water resources
• To foster the preservation and
enhancement of the quality of water
supplies and water systems in the
watershed
• To champion the wise management
of the quantity of water supplies in
the watershed.
What We Do
We will be adopting a three year
business plan in the near future.
Where We Work
Red Deer River watershed
How to Contact Us
Bill Shaw, facilitator
#404 – 4808 Ross Street
Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5
Phone: (403) 343-3394
Fax: (403) 346-1570
Email: rdrwa@pcps.ab.ca
Rhonda King, Alberta Environment
(Red Deer)
Phone: (403) 340-7195
6.3.13. Red-Bow Regional
Watershed Alliance
Who We Are
Type of group:
We are an informal group
Mission:
To exchange technical and resource
based information on watershed issues
and opportunities for the benefit of our
members.
What We Do
• Coordinate regional newsletter
called ”Up the Creek With a Paddle”
• Coordinate and distribute watershed
and Best/Beneficial Management
Practice (BMP) information
• Host a regional conference every
two years
Where We Work
South Saskatchewan Watershed, Red
Deer River and Bow River basins
Five counties: Wheatland, Kneehill,
Bighorn, Rocky View, and Mountain
View
How to Contact Us
Tim Dietzler
911 - 32 Ave. N.E.
Calgary AB T2E 6X6
Email:
dietzler@gov.mdrockyview.ab.ca
Dwight Tannas, Watershed
Coordinator
M.D. of Bighorn
Box 310
No. 2 Heart Mountain Drive
Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0
Phone: (403) 673-3611
Fax: (403) 673-3895
Cell: (403) 899-2416
Calgary Direct: (403) 233-7678
Email: dwight.tannas@mdbighorn.ca
Area: M.D. of Bighorn and Red-Bow
Alliance
6.3.14. Rocky Riparian Group
Who We Are
Type of group:
Not registered
What We Do
We focus our attention on :
• Riparian habitat
• Water quality
• Watershed management
Where We Work
Medicine River Subshed, Red Deer
River Subshed, Raven River Subshed
and Prairie Creek subshed
How to Contact Us
Kathrin Falz, Clearwater County and
Rural Extension Staff (RES)
Box 550
4340 – 47th Avenue
Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1A4
Phone:(403) 845-4444
Fax: (403) 845-7330
Cell:(403) 844-0271
Email: kfalz@county.clearwater.ab.ca
6.3.15. Sylvan Lake
Watershed Stewardship
Society (SLWSS)
Who We Are
Type of group:
Registered society. Currently have
about 220 paid up members
Mission:
• The mission of the Society shall be
to foster community based
stewardship of the Sylvan Lake
Watershed.
What We Do
• Respond to lakeside residential
developments: public hearings etc.
• Monitor the health of the lake and its
ecosystems
• Promote community-based
stewardship and awareness
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• Lake watch: identify/respond to lake
threats to protect the lake
• Support science-based studies of
the lake
• Sylvan Lake Shoreline Awareness
Program: Provide about 1100
lakefront and nearby homes with a
copy of “On the Living Edge: Your
Guide for Waterfront Living” (Alberta
edition)
• Promoting a Sylvan Lake
Watershed protection plan
• Development of a website for the
SLWSS
• Working with two University of
Calgary graduate students on
separate studies of the lake
• Participating as a stakeholder in the
Joint West Sylvan Lake Area
Structure Plan
• Newsletters to all members
Where We Work
Sylvan Lake Watershed (subwatershed
of the Red Deer River
Watershed)
How to Contact Us
Kent Lyle, President
Box 9012
Sylvan Lake, AB
T4S 1S6
Phone: (403) 887-5416
Fax: (403) 887-7000
Email: lylelanding@aol.com
6.4. MUNICIPAL CONTACTS
6.4.1. Acadia (MD 34)
How to Contact Us
PO Box 30
Acadia Valley, AB T0J 0A0
Phone: (403) 972-3808
Fax: (403) 972-3833
Email: admin@mdacadia.ab.ca
Web: www.mdacadia.ab.ca
6.4.2. Banff (ID 9)
How to Contact Us
Municipal Services Branch
17th Floor, 10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4
Phone: (780) 422-8098
Fax: (780) 420-1016
6.4.3. Bighorn (MD 8)
How to Contact Us
PO Box 310
Exshaw, AB T0L 2C0
Phone: (403) 673-3611
Fax: (403) 673-3895
Email: bighorn@mdbighorn.ca
Watershed Stewardship in Alberta Alberta Environment
April 2005 Alberta Stewardship Network
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada