Tag Archive | "Environment"

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Macleod origin story underpins initiative on coal mining — Lund

Posted on 27 November 2025 byGeorge Lee

Albertans against coal mining along the Eastern Slopes can thank their premier and a raucous town hall in Fort Macleod…Continue Reading

Conservation K-9
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Alberta boosts investment to stop invasive species

Posted on 13 March 2025 bystaff

The Alberta government plans to invest more than $18 million to defend the province against dangerous aquatic invasive species. If…Continue Reading

A black-capped chickadee
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Flock together for the Great Backyard Bird Count

Posted on 13 February 2025 bystaff

Share in the joy of birds during the annual Great Backyard Bird Count and help make your community stronger for…Continue Reading

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Fish rescue continues its missionner Fort Macleod

Posted on 16 October 2024 byEditor

A tradition that began almost 3/2 decades ago continued on a fine fall Saturday north and west of Fort Macleod.…Continue Reading

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Nature Conservancy of Canada to conserve McIntyre Ranch

Posted on 19 September 2024 bystaff

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) recently announced the completion of its fund-raising campaign to conserve McIntyre Ranch. The project,…Continue Reading

researchers work to measure snowpack
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U of L, government partner to measure snowpack

Posted on 15 August 2024 bystaff

With the threat of drought hanging over the province, the government of Alberta enlisted a University of Lethbridge research team…Continue Reading

geo scanning technology to monitor ground water
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Mapping the future for ground water monitoring  

Posted on 02 August 2024 bystaff

As surface water supplies dwindle during Alberta’s drought conditions, the importance of ground water is growing. In southern Alberta an…Continue Reading

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Government has new program to address problem wildlife

Posted on 18 July 2024 byEditor

The Alberta government is creating a new network of wildlife management responders to help stop dangerous and deadly grizzly bear…Continue Reading

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Plant life recovering following the Kenow wildfire

Posted on 02 May 2024 bystaff

University of Lethbridge researchers have been monitoring plant life in Waterton Lakes National Park to see how they’re responding following the massive Kenow wildfire in 2017. “We know we have increasing fires on the landscape recently, so plant communities are going to have to deal with that,” said Dr. Jenny McCune, a University of Lethbridge…Continue Reading