ALUS Brazeau

ALUS arrived in Brazeau County in the spring of 2016. The majority of producers in the area are ranchers who raise livestock, typically cattle. Many are particularly interested in exclusion fencing projects to reduce grazing impacts on riparian habitat and forest stands.

 

 

 

Brazeau County’s ALUS program focuses on improving riparian habitat, increasing flood and drought resiliency, and improving water quality within the Modeste subwatershed.

In 2016, ALUS Brazeau was approved for a provincial grant application focused on water quality and drought and flood resilience in the area.

ALUS Brazeau’s Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) reviews and approves all potential ALUS projects in the community, with guidance, support, advice and expertise provided by ALUS Canada and Brazeau County staff.

The ALUS Brazeau PAC is comprised of five local producers, representatives from four external agencies (North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance, Cows & Fish, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, West-Central Forage Association), and one County Councillor. The PAC has established specific criteria for potential ALUS projects:

  1. ALUS Brazeau projects should be submitted by an agricultural producer with a registered or legally defined farming operation, eligible for farm tax status in Alberta;
  2. ALUS Brazeau projects should have agricultural activity occurring on marginal or environmentally sensitive portions of the lands that are being considered for enrolment in ALUS;
  3. ALUS Brazeau projects should be located on less than 20% of the titled and/or leased land within Brazeau County, managed by the producer.
ALUS Brazeau PAC
The ALUS Brazeau PAC, 2018/2019: Back row, L to R: Candace Vanin, Nancy Chambers, Warren Noga, James Coombes, Duane Movald, Henry Hughes. Front row, L to R: Allan Goddard, Tonya Lwiwski, Dawnia McCann, Racheal Nay, Kara Westerlund. Missing: Laina Wentland, Kerri O’Shaughnessy, Mary Ellen Shain, Christine Campbell.

News & Events in Brazeau

The Next Generation of Conservation in the West

Posted December 1, 2018 in Alberta

Calgary business leaders celebrate strong support for ALUS Canada in Alberta, where ranchers produce cleaner air, cleaner water and wildlife habitat for all.
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Movald Farm Makes an Impact

Posted August 25, 2018 in Alberta

Producing ecosystem services on a fifth-generation farm in Brazeau County, Alberta
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The 2018 ALUS Canada Producer Innovation Award

Posted June 12, 2018 in Prince Edward Island

Congratulations to Joe Csoff, ALUS Norfolk participant and PAC member, for receiving the 2018 ALUS Canada Producer Innovation Award
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The 2018 Weston Family Ecosystem Innovation Award

Posted June 13, 2018 in Saskatchewan

Congratulations to Dr. Wanhong Yang, recipient of the 2018 Weston Family Ecosystem Innovation Award.
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Job Well Done

Posted July 9, 2018 in Saskatchewan

ALUS Canada recognizes impact of Dave Reid, Director of Research and ALUS pioneer whose retirement was announced on June 6, 2018.
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North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Cows & Fish
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
West-Central Forage Association

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