Glacier FarmMedia – How much are native grasslands worth? One research project is aimed at answering that question. The Genome Prairie project, a multi-year, $5.9 million endeavour that involves public and academic stakeholders, will use genomic tools in attempts to figure out the dollar value of rangelands and the ecological goods and services they provide. […] Read more
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More transparency wanted in how Alta. sells public land
The Alberta Wilderness Association says it is extremely difficult to access information about what public land is being sold
The Alberta Wilderness Association is calling for more transparency in public land sales to improve opportunities for those seeking to preserve native grasslands and forests to have a say before cultivation. AWA conservation specialist Ruiping Luo said the decade-long issue regarding the sale of a quarter section of native grasslands near the Bow Island Provincial […] Read more
Plant lovers stay ahead of the backhoe
A grassroots plant group in Alberta works with developers to conserve native species that are at risk of disappearing
With more than 75 percent of native grassland on the Prairies already lost, one conservation group organized and got to work when a major new interchange was slated to begin construction on uncut grassland near Cochrane, Alta. The Alberta Native Plant Rescue, a grassroots and loosely organized group of volunteers, came together late last year […] Read more
Conservation deal to protect historic Alta. ranch
Agreement reached with Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ducks Unlimited will curtail development at McIntyre Ranch
The sprawling, nearly 130-year-old McIntyre Ranch, located 60 kilometres south of Lethbridge, will allow for cattle grazing in perpetuity while curtailing development along rolling native grasslands.
