Oldman Watershed Council

The OWC is striving to manage the watershed responsibly in the face of a growing population and a vibrant economy. By partnering with stakeholders, we are working to plan for our watershed's future.

You can be a part of this important effort. Membership to the Council is free and available to individuals who live and work within the Oldman Watershed. To become a member, visit our membership page. If you would like to volunteer with us, contact our office at 403-382-4239 or send an email to info@oldmanbasin.org.

Headwaters Action Plan - Update

The OWC and Water Matters have just wrapped up Phase 2 of the Source To
Tap community conversations in 8 communities in or adjacent to the Oldman
headwaters area.

Source to Tap meeting in Springpoint Hall

The Source To Tap
community meetings
focused on key questions
related to what stewardship
action is needed to make
a positive difference for
the Headwaters area.

Small group discussions focused on key questions related to key
areas of concern (as flagged in Source to Tap Phase 1)
that included Recreation, Forest Practices;
Agriculture-Ranching; Agriculture-Farming/Irrigation;
or Resource Extraction-Oil and Gas/Mining.

Participants chose the topic area they were most interested in and had in-depth
discussions around these key questions:

What stewardship practices or actions are currently happening to
protect the health of the headwaters?
What else is required? What are the opportunities? How can these
activities be further fostered and supported to increase their
effectiveness over the long term?

Source to Tap
meeting in
Lundbreck Hall

The Final Report for the Source To Tap project is currently being
written and will be available soon.

What are the Next Steps for the Headwaters Action Plan? click here

For further information on the Headwaters Action Plan and the
outcomes of the Source to Tap community meetings, please contact:

Connie Simmons, Planning Manager, Headwaters Action Plan

connie@oldmanbasin.org

Home office: 403-627-4407 Cell: 780-816-0654

OWC NEWS

Prairie Urban Garden Tour
Saturday, June 22nd
Click here

OWC is hiring!
Development Coordinator
Job Posting

Deadline to apply:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9 am
Term Employment:
June 1st, 2013 - March 31, 2014
with possibility of extension,
based on performance
Click here for more info

Crowsnest Watershed
Groundwater Report
Completed
Increased monitoring critical for
managing this important resource
To read this report under
Projects and Activities click here.

Check out our April newsletter

Do you have a Xeriscape garden
in Lethbridge?
If you have a xeriscape garden
in Lethbridge that uses drought
tolerant and/or native plants
and follows the 7 principles
of xeriscape, the OWC
Urban Team would love to
profile it on our one day,
self-guided Prairie Urban
Garden Tour on June 22nd.

You aren't required to do anything
for the tour if you don't want to
or are busy. We will have an
Urban Team member host at your
garden for the day - it's that easy!
Please contact Andrea at
403-381-5801 or
andrea@oldmanbasin.org
for more details if you're
interested.

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