July 4, 2009 ASPB hosts Grass Identification Workshop – Cochrane, AB
PRESENTED BY Kathy, Clare and Steven Tannas 9 am to 5 pm
This workshop is an intermediate to advanced one-day workshop that will focus on grass identification. There will be a classroom component that includes a comprehensive background on grass morphology, resources for grass identification and an overview of grassland community types in Alberta. The field component will focus on using these newfound grass identification skills.
You will need to bring Common Plants of the Western Rangelands – Volume 1: Grasses and Grass-like Species. If you do not own this book (or would like to have a second copy), you must register using the Manual Rates. Registration is available online at www.aspb.ab.ca
Workshop coordinator can be reached for inquiries at Tracey.Etwell@shaw.ca
July 8 – 11, 2009 4th National Stewardship & Conservation Conference, Calgary AB
Conference theme is Strengthening Stewardship…investing at every step. For more information, we invite you to visit the conference website www.stewardship2009.ca
Contact us at 2009@landstewardship.org
July 13, 2009 ASPB presents a Brown Bag Lunch – Edmonton, AB
Speaker: Adam Martinson, AJM Environmental
12-1 pm Boardroom 6A (6th floor) of the Great West Life Building (9920 – 108 St)
Title: Movement ecology and road mortality risk of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus v. viridis) in Alberta
Coming In August
August 4, 2009 ASPB Presents a Brown Bag Lunch – Calgary, AB
News Releases
Environment Canada (EC’s) Timber Rattlesnake recovery strategy draft for comment
On June 22, 2009, Environment Canada posted 1 recovery strategy for the species listed below on the Species at Risk Public Registry. This document will remain on the Public Registry for a 60-day comment period. The Department will then have 30 days to review comments and integrate them as appropriate, after which the final version of the recovery strategy will be posted on the Public Registry.
This recovery planning document can be found at www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca
New Environment Canada (EC) Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators
As you may know, EC, Statistics Canada and Health Canada have been working together, in collaboration with provincial and territorial partners, to develop and communicate EC’s Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) and to present related information on society and the economy to the Canadian public and to policy makers.
CESI has developed a short article highlighting water quality information entitled Canada’s Authoritative Source for Environmental Information at your Fingertips, that can be viewed at www.ec.gc.ca/envirozine.
As well, as an established and credible source of environmental information, CESI released EC’s latest results on three issues of concern to Canadians: air quality, water quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in March 2009. These latest CESI findings can be viewed at www.ec.gc.ca.
Upcoming Conferences
September 10 – 13, 2009 WaterEDWest Conference 2009
A Confluence of Ideas is accepting submissions from presenters interested in participating in its inaugural conference on September 10th to 13th in Banff, Alberta. The conference will seek to develop common goals for the future of water education in Western Canada.
For more information contact Jason Toner at 1.888.421.1497 or visit www.wateredwest.ca