Floodplains in Alberta: A Tapestry of Geology and Ecology
What is a Floodplain? A floodplain is the low, flat region of land that flanks a river from its banks to the outer edges of a valley. The floodplain consists […]
Alberta Rivers and Flow Estimation
Ashley Johnson, Education and Outreach Coordinator Today’s blog post is a short one. I read the 2020 Agency Report to the Mackenzie River Basin Board. I mention this, because it […]
Community Paddle
Ashley Johnson, Science and Education Coordinator The Alice B. Donahue Library, located in the town of Athabasca, is holding a “One Book, One Community” event. The event is encouraging community […]
AWC Board Meeting
Ashley Johnson, Science and Education Coordinator On September 16th we held an online board meeting. While we had hoped to hold a hybrid event, the current state of events pushed […]
Upper Athabasca Biomonitoring Project: Site Selection Trip
Ashley Johnson, Science and Education Coordinator On August 18th, Sarah (our watershed planner), Petra (our executive director), and I drove to Hinton to start selecting sites for our Upper Athabasca […]
Out and About: Pond Leveler Installation
Ashley Johnson, Science and Education Coordinator written on July 29th, 2021 On July 28th, Sarah (our watershed planner) and I drove out to a site about 20 minutes away from […]
Climate Change and the Athabasca Watershed
Ashely Johnson, Science and Education Coordinator written on July 15th, 2021 If you’re anything like me, you were somewhat shocked by the heatwave we experienced at the end of June […]
One of the World’s Largest Freshwater Deltas
(contributed piece by Wood Buffalo National Park) Kevin Gedling | kevin.gedling@canada.ca | (867) 621-0782 2020 in Northern Alberta was a springtime no one will forget. A perfect storm of snowy […]
Research & Report Releases – September 2019
The Watershed Leader as a Catalyst for Change Joseph E. Bonnell, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OHDallas Z. Hettinger, Specialty Chemical Industry, Belpre, OhioAnne […]
Watershed Resources & Reports – August 2019
There have been multiple releases of important plans, guides and reports over the summer months, so we’ve put them all in one place for your convenience. WPAC Compendium Alberta’s Watershed […]
