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April 27 – 28, 2024
Tofield, Alberta
Experience the thrill of the spring migration!
The Snow Goose Festival is a celebration of spring migration through the Beaverhill Lake area, near Tofield, Alberta. Everyone is welcome – from first-time to experienced birders – children and adults.
You’ll experience a grand wonder of nature as thousands of migrating snow geese, Canada geese, various shorebirds, cranes and swans return to the Beaverhill Lake.
Learn from biologists and naturalists about the significance of the wetland areas. On-site guided bus and/or walking tours, trade show, evening banquet, and more!
Learn more and plan to attend.
THE TIME TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR WETLANDS IS NOW.
February 2, 2024 is World Wetlands Day.
Alberta NAWMP collaborates with several conservation organizations on initiatives geared at conserving and restoring drained wetlands. Wetland ecosystems protect the planet’s citizens from extreme weather events while simultaneously storing carbon and improving water quality. And, as extreme weather events become more frequent, protecting and restoring these critical landscapes will be vital.
Over the past few years, Alberta has experienced extreme weather and some of the worst droughts in recent history. During dry periods such as these, wetlands help mitigate the impacts of drought by slowly releasing the water they’ve stored back into surrounding areas.
Alternatively, in years of excess, wetlands act as a giant sponge, absorbing and storing surplus water. But these essential ecosystems are in crisis, and they need our help. Nearly 90% of world’s wetlands have been lost since the 1700s’, with the remaining wetlands disappearing 3X faster than forests. The opportunity to protect and preserve these essential landscapes is quickly diminishing. The time to act is now. We have a team of experts ready to tackle the challenge of preserving these critical ecosystems, and – in the spirit of World Wetland Day – we invite you to join us as we take action for wetlands in 2024.
The Alberta NAWMP Partnership’s vision seeks to maintain healthy prairie, parkland and boreal landscapes that support sustainable bird populations and provide ecological and economic benefits to society. All of our efforts have a foundation in solid scientific principles, through which our programs to conserve wetlands are developed and implemented, from direct conservation programming to focused extension and communication endeavors, and proactive efforts to support conservation policy and legislation.
Through our Science Fund, our Partnership continues to support like-minded researchers and projects that focus on advancing our knowledge and understanding of ecosystem services, conservation planning (including key wetland and land-bird species) and human dimensions.
Applications are now being accepted for the fiscal year 2024-25 and must be received by March 1, 2024.
Get more information and download the application form.
Learn more about some of the projects funded in the past by the Alberta NAWMP Partnership through our Science Stories.
As the solar energy industry grows in Alberta, it is important to understand its potential impact on these critical ecosystems and their functions. A newly released report, prepared by the Miistakis Institute for the Alberta NAWMP Partnership, reviews the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of solar energy development on wetlands—essential ecosystems that provide important environmental and economic benefits—and how jurisdictions across North America are responding. Keep reading.
Part-Time Communications Specialist
As the Communications Specialist you will provide creative communication support to the Prairie Habitat
Joint Venture (PHJV). You will build and implement a communications strategy and annual implementation plans, lead the development of educational and achievement communications products, create content for and maintain our website, social media and calendar, and more.
This position will report to the PHJV Communications Committee Chair, be directed by the PHJV Communications Committee, and be responsive to the PHJV Advisory Board and other PHJV Committees.
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Get all the position details here and apply today. The deadline for applications is September 25, 2023.
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) will host the 113th AFWA Annual Meeting at the Marriott, Hyatt and Telus Center in Calgary, Alberta, September 23-27, 2023.
Conference organizers are expecting attendance by state, provincial, territorial and federal fish and wildlife management agencies as well as from stakeholder and conservation groups.
The schedule and more on AFWA can be found at www.afwaannualmeeting.org.
Alberta NAWMP congratulates our partners in their recent achievement in grassland conservation.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are working together to conserve one of the largest remaining tracts of intact Prairie grasslands and wetlands in Canada.
McIntyre Ranch, located south of Lethbridge, will be conserved through an agreement (conservation easement) between the landowners and the two organizations. This 130-year-old ranch is one of the largest private landholdings in Canada, and spans over 22,000 hectares — an area more than a quarter the size of Calgary.
Upon completion, this monumental undertaking will represent the largest private land conservation project achieved to date across the Canadian Prairies and the largest conservation agreement in Canadian history.
Celebrate the spring migration with the return of the Snow Goose Festival to Tofield, Alberta on April 22 and 23. 2023. There are no other experiences like this, as thousands of snow geese, swans, shorebirds, cranes and songbirds pass through the Beaverhill Lake region on their return to their nesting grounds in Alberta and northern Canada from as far away as the southern United States and Mexico.
Bus tours and nature hikes depart from the Tofield Arena, which is also where kids activities, speaker sessions and a trade show will take place. All of this is followed by a Saturday night banquet and silent auction. All ages are welcome!
This special event provides nature enthusiasts, bird watchers and anyone curious about the spectacle of migration with an opportunity to view the many species of birds that stop over in the Beaverhill Lake region. With increased lake water levels, great flocks of snow geese are expected this year.
For more festival information visit the Town of Tofield website.
World wetlands day (WWD) is celebrated on the 2nd of February each year, to mark the protection of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention. Events to celebrate WWD are hosted around the world, with the aim of gathering wetland stakeholders to discuss wetland conservation under a global theme that Wetlands International usually selects.
Learn more and plan to take part in the Mount Royal University World Wetlands Symposium 2023.
The Alberta NAWMP Partnership seeks to maintain healthy prairie, parkland and boreal landscapes that support sustainable bird populations and provide ecological and economic benefits to society. All our efforts are founded in solid scientific principles and research.
Through our Science Fund, our Partnership continues to support like-minded researchers and projects that focus on advancing our knowledge and understanding of ecosystem services, conservation planning and human dimensions.
Applications are now being accepted for the fiscal year 2023-24 and must be received by March 1, 2023.
Get more information and download the application form.
Learn more about some of the projects funded in the past by the Alberta NAWMP Partnership through our Science Stories.
