Steward of the Land: ALUS Red Deer County participant Aron Lutz
Video: ALUS Red Deer County participant Aron Lutz has established a dozen ALUS projects on 41 acres of his land.
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ALUS Rocky View helps to address environmental issues in southern Alberta through ALUS projects that produce ecosystem services for the community.
Launched in November 2018 as a partnership between ALUS Canada and Rocky View County, ALUS Rocky View is the 12th ALUS community in Alberta.
Located in southern Alberta, Rocky View County surrounds the City of Calgary on three sides – to the west, north and east—and shares borders with the City of Airdrie, five towns, six rural municipalities and two First Nation Reserves. There are growth and development pressures in the County, but agriculture will continue to be a major economic contributor in this region of approximately one million acres, with more than 1,500 farms including cattle and crops—primarily canola, wheat and barley.
ALUS works closely with landowners to develop and support projects that are best suited to local needs and priorities. The ALUS Rocky View program aims to help address the main environmental issues affecting their area through ALUS projects that produce ecosystem services for the community.
Through their ALUS projects, ALUS Rocky View participants will help to produce cleaner water, cleaner air and more biodiversity, including pollinator habitat, for the benefit of everyone in surrounding communities.
The ALUS Program Coordinator works with farmers and ranchers to help establish these projects, while participants receive annual, per-acre payments for the management and maintenance of these projects on their land.
ALUS Projects in Alberta
Steward of the Land: ALUS Parkland’s Carla Rhyant
ALUS Parkland's Carla Rhyant appears in ALUS' "Stewards of the land" video series.
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Steward of the Land: Brian Headon, ALUS Vermilion River
Meet Brian Headon, an ALUS Vermilion River participant and PAC member, in a video from ALUS' "Stewards of the Land" series.
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Steward of the Land: Jo-Anne Hallman, ALUS Red Deer County Participant
Meet ALUS Red Deer County participant Jo-Anne Hallman, who has enrolled 105 acres in the ALUS program: ALUS' "Stewards of the Land" video series
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ALUS Parkland Riparian Fencing Project
ALUS Parkland program coordinators help install an ALUS fencing project that will protect creeks and the shoreline of Lake Isle.
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News & Events in Parkland
The 2019 Dave Reid Awards
Posted June 4, 2019 in SaskatchewanALUS participants Tom and Margaret Towers receive the 2019 Dave Reid Award for innovation in the production of ecosystem services on Tamara Ranch.
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Press Release: ALUS Canada Presents 2019 Dave Reid Awards
Posted June 4, 2019 in Prince Edward IslandOn June 4, 2019, ALUS Canada presented the Dave Reid Award to farmers and ranchers for excellence and innovation in producing ecosystem services.
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Rhonda King joins ALUS Canada
Posted May 2, 2019 in Rocky ViewPRESS RELEASE | ALUS Canada is proud to welcome a new staff member, Rhonda King, who came on board last month as our Western Canada Lead.
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VIDEO: Fully Implementing Wetland Policy in Alberta
Posted March 20, 2019 in AlbertaSpeaking at the Edmonton Convention Centre on March 20, 2019, ALUS Canada’s CEO, Bryan Gilvesy, presented creative solutions to wetland restoration at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta’s Spring Convention.
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Putting Modeste to the Test
Posted February 9, 2019 in AlbertaWork is on track for the Modeste Natural Infrastructure Project, whose first annual meeting was held in Edmonton February 5, 2019.
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