Launched in June 2020, the County of Two Hills’ ALUS program is focused on the restoration of wetlands currently being farmed for commodity production, such as grain or cattle, and converting that back into duck and wildlife habitat.
The County of Two Hills No. 21 is located northeast of Edmonton Alberta and is bordered by the County of St. Paul to the north, County of Lamont to the west, County of Minburn to the south and County of Vermilion River to the east.
Agriculture is one of the major economic activities in County of Two Hills, though the east end of the County has a developing gas and oil industry.
The county is bordered to the North by the North Saskatchewan River and has the Vermilion River running through the middle of it. There are many small creeks and tributaries running throughout the County. Three Recreational Parks are located in the county: Jackfish Lake, Sandy Lake and Lac Sante.
In every ALUS community, ALUS staff works closely with landowners to develop and support projects that are best suited to local needs and priorities. The ALUS Two Hills program aims to help address important environmental issues with riparian health and the loss of wetlands and native grasslands in order to drive better outcomes for farmers and ranchers.
The ALUS Two Hills Program Coordinator will work 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.
Through their ALUS projects, ALUS Two Hills participants will help to produce cleaner water, cleaner air and more biodiversity, including pollinator habitat, for the benefit of everyone in the community.
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Announcing two new ALUS programs in Alberta
PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calgary, Alberta | September 17, 2020 | ALUS Canada announces two new ALUS programs in Alberta ALUS Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of two new communities in Alberta: The ALUS Big Lakes program and the ALUS Two Hills...
ALUS Two Hills Coordinator
County of Two Hills
Alberta Environment and Parks’ Watershed Resiliency & Restoration Program
Julien Pagé
ALUS Montérégie PAC Chair, and 1st Vice-President of the Montérégie UPA Federation
Christian St-Jacques
Farmer and former President, Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie
Charles Boulerice
Farmer, and President, Syndicat de l’UPA la Vallée-du-Richelieu
Florent Raymond
Farmer, Hazen-Bleury et de la Barbotte committee
André Mousseau
Farmer and President, Syndicat de l’UPA Vallée maskoutaine
Martin Berger
Farmer andmember of the Pot au Beurre et AgriClimat project committee
Claude Vasseur
Farmer and former Vice-President, Syndicat de l’UPA du Haut-Richelieu
Marie-Laure Marcotte
Agronomist at Groupe ProConseil and member of the Huron River committee
Marcel Comiré
General Manager, COVABAR
Annie Tremblay
Agronomist at Agri Conseils Maska
Renée Gagnon
Executive Director, CIME Haut-Richelieu