Nature Conservancy of Canada says the 630 acres it has acquired near Waterton National Park will continue to be grazed
The Nature Conservancy of Canada plans to expand its stewardship of sensitive rangeland with its latest acquisition of 630 acres of land in southwestern Alberta. NCC recently announced it has bought land near Waterton National Park to expand the organization’s conservation easements along Alberta’s Eastern Slopes region. Sean Feagan, NCC spokesperson, said the purchase is […] Read moreTag Archives Conservation — page 3
Man. ranchers asked to help preserve woodpecker habitat
Red-headed woodpeckers are a sharp-looking bird. With ruby-red feathers on their head, a white chest and black on their wings and back, they stand out from other birds in the forest. But they are struggling. Estimates suggest there are only 6,000 red-headed woodpeckers left in North America. That’s why a conservation group, Manitoba Important Bird […] Read more
Watersheds find themselves in the spotlight
Rural stewardship groups are receiving increased attention now that water conservation no longer flies under the radar
Watershed and water conservation organizations once operated in the dull and dusty corners of rural stewardship, doing worthy work but getting little recognition. That’s all changed now, with both federal and provincial governments pouncing on regional water and watershed organizations to deliver some of their highest-profile and biggest-dollar rural environmental programs. “Federal and provincial governments […] Read more
NCC raises funds to buy eastern slopes ranch
Yarrow Creek Ranch is part of Nature Conservancy of Canada’s long-term goal to protect sensitive grasslands in Alberta
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is launching a drive to raise the remaining $7 million of its $20 million goal to protect sensitive grasslands along Alberta’s eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains with the purchase of the Yarrow Creek Ranch. Known simply as the Yarrow, the ranch encompasses more than 4,000 acres north of Waterton […] Read more
Project aims to conserve grassland in southwestern Sask.
Nature Conservancy of Canada works with rancher to ensure that 1,300 acre property will be protected
Southwestern Saskatchewan has had another large piece of grassland protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Rangeview conservation project is in the Milk River drainage area south of Robsart, about 70 kilometres south of Maple Creek and six km west of the boundary with the Old Man On His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation […] Read more
Nature Conservancy bolts on additional tract
New 1,600-acre parcel, along with previous easements in the Porcupine Hills, will form a 4,700-acre block
The Nature Conservancy of Canada plans to add nearly 1,600 acres of land in Alberta’s Porcupine Hills region to its portfolio of protected lands along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The latest addition of land west of Claresholm, Alta., along with previous easements in the Porcupine Hills, will form a 4,700-acre continuous block […] Read more
U.S. program helps cattle producers preserve wetlands
Ducks Unlimited will help ranchers in the prairie pothole region voluntarily preserve and restore wetlands on their land
Certified Angus Beef and the U.S. branch of Ducks Unlimited are launching a three-year, $3 million Working Grasslands Conservation Initiative to help preserve native habitat for cattle and waterfowl across the U.S. northern Great Plains. It’s a project they hope to bring to Canada in the near future. Nicole Erceg, CAB communications director, said in […] Read more
Collaboration seen as way to preserve native grasslands
The Canadian Wildlife Federation hopes that by meeting with like-minded groups in the United States and Mexico it can find solutions to preserving native grasslands. John Wilmshurst, the organization’s native grassland conservation manager, recently met with U.S. and Mexican organizations in Fort Collins, Colorado, to discuss possible collective efforts to conserve North American grasslands. “This […] Read more
Families wrestle with conservation easements
Agreements that run in perpetuity are common, but Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation now offers fixed-term option
A more than 300-acre parcel of ranch land sitting on the eastern slopes of the Rockies in southwestern Alberta has been in the Pisony family for more than a century, having been passed down through five generations. In February, the family reached an agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, which will restrict development of […] Read more
Species-at-risk protection assessed
Southwestern Sask. producers are asked to participate in a project to help determine how best to protect critical habitat
Cattle producers in southwestern Saskatchewan who lease provincial agricultural crown land may participate in a project to establish how best to protect critical habitat for species at risk. Kelsi Christopher, manager of rangeland services with the lands branch at Saskatchewan Agriculture, told the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association semi-annual meeting that the research will look at […] Read more
