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Cochrane Ecological Institute: Over 60 Years of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Research and Release
For over six decades, the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) has been a leader in wildlife rehabilitation, species reintroduction, and conservation education in Alberta. Dedicated to preserving biodiversity, CEI has rescued, rehabilitated, and released over 10,000 injured and orphaned wildlife species, ensuring they return to their natural habitats and continue playing a vital role in local…
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Seeing is Believing: A Legacy of Providing EdTech for Sustainability to Alberta Students
In 2003 Dr. Brad Stelfox and Matthew Carlson recognized the need for an educational tool to help Albertans understand the complexities of land use planning in Alberta. With limited resources and a booming economy and population, the need to create land-use plans that looked at the cumulative effects of our activities on the land and…
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Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation; 10 Years of Grassland Education
In 2011, Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation and Alberta Parks officially opened Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park to the public. Glenbow Ranch protects 3200 acres of native fescue grasslands and is an active cattle ranch. The Park is home to creatures big and small from moose to bumblebees, and spans 10 kms of the Bow River. For…
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Creating Environmental Literacy Among Alberta’s Future Generations
Alberta Tomorrow’s free, data-rich, online, interactive planning tool is designed for students, teachers and all Albertans interested in the future of our province. Originally created in 2005 by Matthew Carlson and Dr. Brad Stelfox of ALCES Landscape & Land-Use Ltd the simulation tool introduces students to real life decisions and tradeoffs, while building environmentally mindful…
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Lives With Less Plastic – Jade Janzen
In Grade 7, Jade completed a Social Studies plastic. The amount of single use plastic that is used by individuals in Canada bothered her and she wanted to do something about it. She began talking to businesses, councillors and the mayor of Cochrane, and gave a presentation to Town Council asking them to ban single use…
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Sustainable Development Project Phase IX Rooftop Solar Array
Around 2004, Stephanie Bennett helped jumpstart the Cochrane High School Sustainable Development Committee alongside another teacher. The first iteration of the student-run club raised close to $50,000 and installed the first set of solar panels on the school’s roof. “Everything just kind of took off from there and we just haven’t looked back,” says Bennett….
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Alberta Tomorrow: Planning for a Better Future
The Alberta Tomorrow Foundation (albertatomorrow.ca) is an eco-hero because to date it has educated more than 12 000 Albertans on land-use and has given many students exposure to critical, real life, environmentally sensitive decisions being made in Alberta. Alberta Tomorrow is a free, online, educational tool that educates Albertans on the importance of sustainable land-use…
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