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Monitoring Alberta’s Native Bee Biodiversity
Native bees are essential pollinators that support healthy ecosystems and agricultural productivity across Alberta. Yet despite more than 370 native bee species living in the province, nearly two-thirds lack enough data to determine their conservation status. Without reliable information on where species occur and how populations are changing, protecting pollinators and the ecosystems that depend…
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Peter Lougheed Wildlife Overpass
The Trans-Canada Highway east of Banff is one of Alberta’s busiest transportation corridors. For decades, it has also acted as a barrier for wildlife in the Bow Valley, fragmenting habitat and leading to frequent animal-vehicle collisions that threaten both wildlife and motorists. Species including elk, moose, deer, grizzly bears, black bears, and lynx rely on…
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Conservation Land Stewards Program
In Alberta’s Parkland ecoregion, natural habitat is increasingly rare. Only about five percent of the region remains as natural vegetation, and less than one percent is formally protected. At the same time, conservation organizations face limited capacity to steward the lands they work to protect, especially as volunteer engagement has shifted in recent years. The…
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The Drumheller Flood Mitigation Program
Located along the Red Deer River in Alberta’s Badlands, the Town of Drumheller has experienced several major floods over the past century, including eight significant flood events that have threatened homes, infrastructure, and the surrounding landscape. As flood risk increased, the community recognized the need to move beyond emergency response toward a long-term solution that…
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Alpine Park MAGNA Stormpark™
As communities grow and climate patterns shift, stormwater management systems must do more than simply move water away. They must help communities adapt to both intense rainfall and periods of drought while protecting surrounding ecosystems. In Calgary’s Alpine Park community, MAGNA Engineering Services Inc., working with Dream Asset Management Corporation, set out to design a…
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Blatchford
Cities play a critical role in addressing climate change, as the buildings and transportation systems that support daily life account for the majority of urban greenhouse gas emissions. In Edmonton, these challenges led to a bold vision to transform the former municipal airport lands into a new kind of neighbourhood designed to support sustainable living…
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Thirty Years of Community Air Quality Leadership
Access to reliable air quality information is critical for protecting public health, particularly as wildfire smoke and other environmental pressures increasingly affect communities across Alberta. For many rural and resource-adjacent communities in west-central Alberta, consistent local monitoring and trusted interpretation of air quality data are essential for informed decision-making. For three decades, the West Central…
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Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association
Across the Kainai First Nation, restoring relationships between people, land, and culture is essential to addressing environmental challenges such as drought, declining native plant populations, and food insecurity. Strengthening this connection requires both the protection of culturally important species and the sharing of knowledge with the next generation. For more than a decade, the Kainai…
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Cycling is Freedom
For many young people, cycling is no longer a common way to get around. Safety concerns, limited access to bikes, and a lack of cycling skills have left many school bike racks empty and reduced opportunities for youth to travel independently. Youth en Route is working to change that by helping students gain the confidence,…
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Advancing Circularity with Alberta Agricultural Plastics and Enhanced Polymer-Modified Asphalt
Plastic waste and infrastructure durability are two urgent challenges facing communities worldwide. In Canada, only about nine percent of plastic waste is recycled, with hard‑to‑process materials like agricultural plastics often destined for landfill. At the same time, roads in cold climates endure relentless stress from extreme temperature swings, leading to cracking, potholes, and costly, frequent…
