Stewardship Groups Within the Watershed
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance developed a Watershed Stewardship Kit intended to provide individuals with the basic information they need to start a watershed stewardship group and to translate their passion for stewardship of their watershed into success on the ground. View the kit here: RDRWA Stewardship Kit
Our Partners At Work For A Better Tomorrow
Watershed stewardship groups in the Red Deer River watershed are made up of volunteer citizens who take the initiative to protect their local creek, stream, stretch of river or lake. Watershed stewardship groups proactively develop on-the-ground solutions to ensure the protection of the Red Deer River watershed.
Buffalo Lake Naturalist Club (Stettler and Buffalo lake area) is a group of local people who are interested in natural history, the environment and its preservation. It is one of 12 corporate clubs of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists.
Contact: Claudia Cameron clipskic@rttinc.com
Buffalo Lake Water Management Team (Buffalo Lake) provides input and direction for the construction, mitigation and operation of the Parlby Creek, Buffalo Lake Water Management Project.
Contact: Carl Grollmus orRoy Willard at: info@blmt.ca.
Website: www.blmt.ca
Butte Action Committee (west central Alberta, Caroline-Spruceview area) is a community group that seeks to protect Alberta fresh water by encouraging sound management and objecting to uses that have a negative impact on surface water and aquifers.
Contact: Dale Christian at c.ranch@telus.net, or Judy Winter at jwinter@telusplanet.net
Website: www.waterdropcycle.com
Friends of Sylvan Lake (municipal basin) promotes responsible and sustainable development within the Sylvan Lake watershed.
Website: www.protectsylvanlake.org
Friends of Little Red Deer River Society (Little Red Deer River subshed) is a registered society that works to enhance the water quality of the Little Red Deer River and its watershed through education and facilitation of management procedures of all stakeholders and users of the river.
Contact: Ron Blain at rblain@telusplanet.net
Gull Lake Management Society (Gull Lake sub basin) is a registered society that contributes to the preservation of Gull Lake and the area within its watershed as a continuing desirable recreation area. It assists in protecting the water quality of the lake in cooperation with watershed residents.
Contact: Margaret Herder at society@gulllakewater.ca
Website: www.gulllakewater.ca
Kneehill Watershed Advisory Council (Ghostpine Creek, Threehills Creek, Kneehills Creek).
Contact: Kelly Boles at conservation@kneehillcounty.com
Medicine River Watershed Society (Medicine River subshed) is a registered society that seeks to increase awareness of the importance of water quality and riparian health in the Medicine River watershed, throuhg community and industry involvement in watershed protection and conservation.
Contact: Garth Yeomans at (403) 746-5990
Pine Lake Restoration Society (Pine Lake subwatershed) is a registered society that works to improve water quality and watershed education in the Pine Lake watershed.
Contact: Doug Sawyer at dougs@abpinsider.org
Red Deer River Naturalists (Red Deer River basin) is a charitable organization and registered society that seeks to educate and involve communities in responsible stewardship.
Contact: Tony Blake at (403) 346-7379
Rocky Riparian Group (Medicine River subshed) is a non registered group that focuses on riparian habitat, water quality and watershed management issues.
Contact: Gary Lewis at glewis@county.clearwater.ab.ca
Rosebud River Watershed Partners (Rockyford) is a registered society and active stewardship group that is committed to local water stewardship.
Contact: Claudette Lacombe at umbel@myipplus.net
Website: www.umbel.ca/RRWP.htm
Upper Rosebud Alliance is a branch of the Rosebud River Watershed Partners addressing watershed issues in the upper part of the Rosebud River Watershed.
Contact: James Edwards at james@jadeEcology.com
Sylvan Lake Stewardship Society (Sylvan Lake subwatershed) is a registered society that fosters community-based stewardship of the Sylvan Lake watershed.
Contact: Steven Johnson at sanwon@telus.net
Website: www.slwss.org
