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Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society – Sikome Beaver Coexistence Project.
The Fish Creek Beaver Coexistence Project is aimed at balancing beaver and human needs throughout the park, and challenging negative perceptions about beavers. Coexistence devices, also known as pond levellers, and culvert exclusion fencing have been installed in some areas where current beaver activity is creating problems for visitors and for land managers responsible for…
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Safe water and water sustainability in Alberta
Pristine water supplies are being threatened by population growth, climate change, and increasing water demands by economic activities. Dr. Kimura-Hara’s research helps to develop, apply, and share cutting-edge science to continue to provide safe water and address the growing concern of water sustainability for future generations. Dr. Kimura-Hara’s research contributes to the future of Canadian…
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Microgreens Club – A Zero Waste Initiative
Micro YYC is an urban indoor microgreens farm that provides microgreens to local markets, grocers, and restaurants. Their latest initiative: The Microgreens Club, is an entirely zero-waste service that delivers microgreens directly to customers in reusable containers. Containers are returned each week, sanitized, and reused indefinitely. In the world of packaging, a reuse model –…
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Highfield Regenerative Farm: Growing an alternative food community on a foundation of healthy soil
Highfield Regenerative Farm (HRF) is located on 15 acres in the heart of an industrial community in the city of Calgary. In partnership with the Compost Council of Canada and the City of Calgary, the HRF is transforming under-utilized industrial land into a vibrant and productive urban farm through soil revitalization, food production and community programming. The HRF…
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Calgary Climate Symposium: How The City of Calgary Engages and Educates Albertans on Climate Change
The Calgary Climate Symposium connects Albertans, local businesses, and community organizations with climate experts and city staff to share knowledge, ideas, practices in climate action, and opportunities to collaborate. The City hosted its 4th annual Calgary Climate Symposium from October 24 to 28, 2022. It was the second symposium hosted virtually and the event gave…
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Dirk and Nanja of The Barrelman Inc.: 25 years of protecting land and water through local action that inspires
For over 25 years Dirk and Nanja Struck of The Barrelman Inc have been converting food-grade barrels into high-quality rain barrels designed specifically to handle the fluctuating prairie climate. The Barrelman Inc. started when Dirk Struck noticed food-grade plastic barrels from his work were going into the landfill after. In the 90s, when Dirk was…
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The City of Calgary’s Willow Plantation for Marginal Land Improvement and Carbon Capture
The City of Calgary’s biosolids demonstration project began in 2013 with a goal to assess the potential to improve Alberta’s arable land base through the beneficial reuse of biosolids recovered from leading-edge wastewater treatment processes. The City’s Wastewater Treatment Operational Performance Team worked closely with project consultant SYLVIS Environmental’s Biosolids Management Team and a private…
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Nose Creek Watershed Partnership – Celebrating 25-Years of Watershed Planning, Policy and Action
The Nose Creek Watershed Partnership (NWCP) was formed in 1998 to protect riparian areas and manage streamflows in the Nose Creek watershed to mitigate the impacts of flood and drought and improve water quality for water users and aquatic life. The NCWP has positively impacted the environment and continues to build resiliency through watershed-scale collaboration,…
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Calgary’s Residential Solar Calculator, a new tool demonstrating the value of solar energy in Alberta
The residential solar calculator is an in-house solution to help drive solar PV adoption in Calgary. With a vision to provide the most up-to-date information to Calgary residents, The Calculator is purpose-built for Calgary and uses local data to provide the most accurate estimate of the value of solar for residents. The data is also…
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Evergreen Theatre: A 32 Year Legacy of Inspiring Environmental Awareness & Action Through the Arts
Evergreen Theatre is a non-profit charitable organization which provides programming for youth, primarily within the school system throughout Alberta, aimed at inspiring environmental awareness and action through the medium of theatre. We perform environmentally-inspired original musical shows in elementary schools. These theatrical performances engage children from Grades K-6, with opportunities for students to perform in…
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