Athabasca Watershed Council

There's 1 month left to register for Water Management in Alberta's Boreal! This year's conference will be all about the state of boreal watersheds, with engaging presentations and networking opportunities on a variety of topics. Reigster: eventbrite.ca/e/water-manage…

On #NationalBirdDay, we’d like to thank all the organizers and participants of the 2024 Christmas Bird Counts! This year there were 80 counts across AB, including 8 counts in the Athabasca watershed. We are grateful for all the citizen scientists who volunteer their time.

This year's Tawatinaw Valley Christmas Bird Count is just over a week away on December 28th! If you're interested in attending, RSVP to communications@awc-wpac.ca as soon as possible! Learn more at awc-wpac.ca/awc-event/tawa…

Happy #InternationalMountainDay! The headwaters of the Athabasca are in the mountains, and staff always appreciate a chance to get out sampling for our upper McLeod biomonitoring project. Learn more at awc-wpac.ca/projects/

Some space-tacular news dropped recently! Between Nov and Dec 20, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is calling for a vote to name Canada's first Moon Rover! The choices are: Athabasca, Courage, Glacier, and Pol-R. Vote here: forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm3oi2yu…

Reminder: The AWC will be hosting an event on Stewardship in the Athabasca Region this Saturday, November 30th at 10:00am, in the Athabasca Regional Multiplex! Learn more at awc-wpac.ca/awc-event/stew…

If you like lakes and want to learn more about watershed management, join us in Lac La Biche on the 28th of November for an open house! Call: 780-623-6739 or Email: green@laclabichecounty.com to RSVP 💧 #Water #LacLaBiche #Lakes

Join us for this FREE event  "Stewardship in the Athabasca Region" to learn about stewardship initiatives within the Upper Central Athabasca Watershed and how you can get involved! No registration is required for this event. #Athabasca #AWC #Alberta #Stewardship

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Athabasca watershed spans Treaty 6, Treaty 8 and Treaty 10 lands and Districts 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government. To learn more visit canada.ca/en/canadian-he…

We're hiring! We're looking to hire a Headwaters Project Coordinator located in the Hinton-Edson-Yellowhead County area. This will be a 2-year full time (7.25 hr/day) term position. The application deadline is September 29. Learn more at awc-wpac.ca/get-involved/

July 31 the Government of Canada and the GoA will match every dollar donated by Canadians to the Canadian Red Cross 2024 Alberta Fires Appeal. This means that every $1 donated will become $3 to support those affected by the wildfires. Learn more at give.redcross.ca/page/24AWA-ADOC

Be sure to do all you can to ensure the health and well being of our fish. Remembering these DOs and DONTs when handling fish can significantly increase the survival and abundance of fish in our water bodies!

We're opening up our office in Athabasca on July 1st! Come check out our display, support our work through buying a colouring book, and tour the art show that will be happening in the train station. We'll be there from about 10am to 4pm, so drop in any time.

Treaty 8 territory continues to be home to many Indigenous communities whose histories, languages, and cultures enrich our vibrant watershed.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with the Athabasca Watershed Council! On this day 125 years ago the first set of negotiations for Treaty 8 between the First Nations Cree, Dene (Beaver, Chipewyan, Slavey), and Saulteaux people, and the Queen of England (Queen Victoria then).

Summer is here and we at the AWC have a quick reminder to be responsible with your seasonal recreation! Leave things as you found them and make as little impact as possible when enjoying nature. Learn more in our responsible recreation blog post: awc-wpac.ca/2023/08/respon…

Just a reminder you can view individual water licences at alberta.ca/alberta-water-… or by using the Alberta Water Tool.

If you’re a small water licence holder, have you moved your water licence yet? If not, you might want to see this “Move Your Licence” factsheet (alberta.ca/system/files/e…) recently released by Alberta Environment and Protected areas.

Happy #EarthDay! Today and every day, we celebrate our watershed and continue working towards our vision of an ecologically healthy watershed, supporting resilient communities and a sustainable economy.

There will be a cleanup this Saturday in the Town of Athabasca! Learn more at changeontheground.my.canva.site/cleanup-2024