Cows and Fish | Riparian Management Society

Registration is OPEN for the Original Grazing School for Women! Join us on June 23 in Smoky Lake for a day full of learning and community! Register now: bit.ly/4dVmWfX

An elevated crossing, like this one at S Bar S Ranch on Serviceberry Creek, is an option to get cows across without trampling the #riparian area & stream channel while also maintaining water quality. Check out their story in Alberta Beef Magazine: bit.ly/48jJS5y 🌿

🦫It's International #Beaver Day! Let's celebrate Canada's national animal by learning all about beavers and the benefits they bring to the landscape: check out the Working With Beavers website for useful resources (collab with the Miistakis Institute) workingwithbeavers.ca

Beavers: love them, hate them, need them, want to understand them? Join us for this free webinar on April 15 as Kerri O'Shaughnessy shares an overview of beaver biology, ecology, behaviour, challenges, and solutions, put on by @AgrisystemsLL REGISTER at agrisystemsll.ca/events

Our winter edition of the Caring for the Green Zone Newsletter is now available: bit.ly/4czEoGK Featuring our 2025 year in review, restoration highlights, and how ranchers are getting creative with their cattle watering systems! #Conservation #Restoration

Don't miss our Executive Director Norine Ambrose debunk some myths and misconceptions about beavers and fish, water quality, and beaver behavior during her presentation tomorrow at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre! naturelethbridge.org/events

Ticket sales end soon for the 2026 Ranching Opportunities Conference happening on Feb. 5 at @OldsCollege! Click the link below for more info! eventbrite.ca/e/ranching-opp…

New Year, New Beaver Resources! Our friends at the Miistakis Institute have released a newsletter featuring new resources on workingwithbeavers.ca! Read it here: bit.ly/4qKDQlg

We're only one week away! Grab your tickets now to ensure your spot at Ladies Livestock Lessons on Jan 16 near Cremona, AB. Visit bit.ly/3NBy32R to register!

Join us next week in Bonnyville at the Women in Ranching Workshop hosted by the Lakeland Agricultural Research Association! Don't miss our executive director Norine Ambrose on the Beavers in the Landscape Panel 🦫 Register today at bit.ly/49qFCB1

Ladies Livestock Lessons are only one month away! Join us in Cremona, Alberta on Jan. 16, 2026 to learn from experts and network with other women in the livestock industry. For more information and to register go to bit.ly/4rRHbQG

We sat down with shepherd Tara Klager of Providence Lane Homestead to talk about sheep and #stewardship for the fall 2025 edition of our Caring for the Green Zone Newsletter! 🐑 Read the interview: bit.ly/4ozt3ZG #Alberta #Farm #Science

Already thinking of greener days? Save the date for June 3-5th, 2026 for the 12th annual Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association - KEPA Summit.

We sat down with @FishCreekPP's Ecology Manager, Emma Stroud to learn more about the Alberta Native Plant Rescue Foundation for the latest edition of our Caring for the Green Zone Newsletter 🌱🧑‍🌾 Read the full article: bit.ly/3XbbTq0

Want to stay upto date on all things Beaver Coexistence? Join our mailing list today to make sure you don't miss out on new content, events, and volunteer oppurtunities. Visit workingwithbeavers.ca to learn how you can work with beaver for watershed resiliency and restoration.

Our friends at @TUCanada1 are looking for volunteers to help harvest & plant willow & poplar stakes at two upcoming events! Details below: Nov. 4 & 5 in the Teepee Pole watershed: bit.ly/4qIaJQ4 Nov. 6 & 7 at Radiant Creek: bit.ly/4oRwJWX

Some invasive species (pictured here) can be found in gardens and may look pretty, but are actually villains! Be like Scooby Doo for Halloween and learn to identify and remove invasive plants - check out our website and the Alberta Invasive Species Council for more info

🧵3/3 As they grow, they’ll also shade the riverbanks with over-hanging branches that provide great fish habitat: cooler water temperatures, shelter, & leaf debris for the fish species to munch. Learn more about our Little Fish, Big Stewardship project: bit.ly/4mZ49Su

🧵2/3 Our hope is that these plants will shoot their roots down into the soil, strengthen the streambank, & help protect the Milk River from erosion & flooding.

🧵1/3 In just 3 days we planted over 870 native tree & shrub plugs at 2 sites along the Milk River as part of our Little Fish, Big Stewardship project with @MRWCouncil!