Bow River Basin Council

We're excited to release our State of the Watershed report! 🎉 A huge thank you to the incredible volunteers who helped make this possible. While this is just the first draft, we’ll be working to improve it in 2025. Have feedback or want to get involved? Reach out to us in the New Year! https://arcg.is/1G0S4a (report is best viewed on a computer screen)

The 2025 Science Forum will be on May 7th this year! Abstracts for oral or poster presentations will be accepted until Friday February 7. More details on our website: https://lnkd.in/g5ekeera

The December Educational and Networking Forum is only one week away! We're looking forward to learning about all of the amazing stewardship activities that are happening all over the Bow River Basin. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/g3P-he7g

Looking forward to the December Quarterly Educational and Networking Forum on Wedndeday Dec 11 at SAIT. Registration is FREE and open to all on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/g3P-he7g

Are you interested in a research project evaluating stream temperatures, water quality, and aquatic habitat in the upper Elbow Watershed? The UofC is seeking a graduate student (MSc) to conduct field research, collect water quality samples and stream temperature data, and lead data analysis. Applications close on October 31. See details here: https://lnkd.in/dK68srFg

Are you a Master of Sciences student interested in a research project evaluating stream temperatures, water quality, and aquatic habitat in the upper Elbow Watershed? The UofC is seeking a graduate student (MSc) to conduct field research, collect water quality samples and stream temperature data, and lead data analysis. Applications close on October 31. Details here: https://lnkd.in/dK68srFg

The Government of Alberta announced this week that the Ghost River location has been selected for a new Bow River Reservoir. This will involve an expansion of the existing Ghost Reservoir as part of drought and flood mitigation on the Bow River. BRBC's Executive Director, Mike Murray, was on the CBC Eyeopener this morning discussing the process to get to this decision:

Great to see Aleisha Branch launch field data collection for her independent research project at Lake O'Hara with Richelle M. Allen-King supporting! Bow River Basin Council, do you like the sticker on her computer?!

We have partnered again with @cpawssab for an aquatic-themed expedition featuring #Kainai scientist Elliot Fox (Wolf Collar), as part of CPAWS' Indigenous-led Nature Walk series! This time around, we'll be down at Votier's Flats in #FishCreekProvincialPark, exploring Indigenous-led conservation efforts to restore native trout — including the Bull Trout, Westslope Cutthroat, and Athabasca Rainbow Trout — to the Bow and Oldman watersheds! For those interested in #Alberta's trout, aquatic ecosystems, the health of our watersheds, and #IndigenousScience, this one's for you 🫧🐟🫧 🦆 Thursday, September 26 | 6 — 7:30PM 🪶 Votier’s Flats at Fish Creek Provincial Park 🦦 Pay-what-you-can Register here to join us: https://lnkd.in/gWR3mRix #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousConservation #AllMyRelations #Nature #GetOutside #Niitsítapi #Reconciliation #Decolonization #Blackfoot #BlackfootConfederacy #BlackfootCulture #Trout #TroutFishing #Angling #Water #WaterIsLife #FishConservation #FishHabitat #AlbertaFish #Treaty6 #Treaty7 #Treaty8 #BowRiver #OldmanRiver

Deadline extended! Apply to join the integrated eastern slopes rivers project as a research assistant, and spend a portion of the time at the BRBC assisting with knowledge translation. Details here: https://lnkd.in/gXCdNvJ3