Battle River Watershed Alliance

08/21/2026

Last week was a fantastic week of summer camp fun at Nature Science and Sports Combo Camp!

A special thank you to the volunteers from Camrose & District Fish and Game Association, the kids loved their fishing stations on our outtripping day. And a very big thank you to the coaches and faculty who lead programs this week. Dr. Glen Hvenegaard and team brought binoculars, scopes and study skins to let the kids explore birds in the watershed. Dr. Greg King led the campers on an urban forest walk, and Dr. Anne McIntosh discussed invasive species and helped campers start their own herbariums (a plant press).

The campers also enjoyed playing sports each afternoon with the Viking coaching team including Steve Enright, Aaron Holba, Nola Clark, Reese MacGillivray, Nicole Rohr, Greg King, and Laura Brown.

We hope our junior Naturalists had as much fun as we did hosting, and hope to see new faces next summer!

08/17/2026

Come learn about our watershed
We will be having a community event, in partnership with the Battle River Watershed Alliance
Samson Consultation will be hosting a day of learning. The event will be hands on learning, to teach us about the bio-diverse life that lives in our waters
ALL AGES WELCOME
Location: Samson elementary School (the field behind the high school)
Date: Aug 18th ,2026
Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
If you have any questions please contact Samson Consultation at:
Consultation Office
(780) 585-3793

Ryan Buffalo
[email protected]
Taylor Saskatchewan
[email protected]
Chelsey Bruno
[email protected]

08/17/2026

We're excited to join the County of Vermilion River this Wednesday for their Wetland Day at Lindsay Evans Park. Hope to see you there!

Adventure Wetland Days is a fun way to experience the County in a different way!
On August 19 we will be at Lindsay Evans Park, joined by our friends from the Battle River Watershed Alliance. Stop by between 2 - 6 pm to try out a variety of activities. On August 20 we head north to Hazeldine Campground with the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance joining us for fun and activities. Join us between 2 and 6 pm.
For more information contact Chris Elder at 780-846-0166 or [email protected]

08/06/2026

Join us this weekend at the Pigeon Lake Watershed Association's Love The Lake Day!

We are excited to bring back our annual Love the Lake Family Fun Day! This event will take place on Saturday August 8th, from 10:00am-3:00pm in the Pigeon Lake Provincial Park Day-Use area.

Join PLWA and our Healthy Lake Partners for an opportunity to enjoy some time at the lake, while learning about PLWA and the other amazing organizations that do work to make the environment around Pigeon Lake as healthy as possible!

08/05/2026

Checkout the video celebrating stewardship efforts with Global Foundation and Miquelon Lake Watershed Stewardship Committee, Great Divide tree planting event.

07/29/2026

Join us at Lindsay Evans Park for County of Vermilion River Wetland Adventure Days!

Bring your canoe, paddleboard, or kayak and join us to paddle Earlie Lake between 2 - 4 pm, then stay for bug dipping, wetland activities, and free food between 4 - 6 pm!

07/27/2026

Introducing this years batch of OTIS award Recipients! In our agriculture category we have Erin and Casey Murphy-Thomson at Thomson WP farms. They prioritize sustainable grazing and responsible land management to provide a healthy life for their animals and family.

Erin was a staff member of the BRWA in 2010, she worked with previous agriculture OTIS award recipients Don and Marie Ruzicka on their stewardship projects and was inspired to implement that kind of stewardship work on her own land.

07/24/2026

Invasive fish species remain one of the most disruptive threats to aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure within Alberta.

Most invasive fish species such as Goldfish are highly adaptable and can easily outcompete native species for food or other resources.

Prevention remains the most effective approach for aquatic invasive species management as there are no selective control measurements that do not impact other native fish species.

If you have a sighting of a goldfish or other invasive species, report them to the Aquatic Invasive Species Hotline: 1-855-336-BOAT (2628)

For more information, visit: https://www.alberta.ca/dont-let-it-loose-campaign

If you witness a suspected intentional release of an Aquatic Invasive species in Alberta, please call the 24/7 Report A Poacher hotline toll-free at 1-800-642-3800.

07/23/2026

There was a great Tansy Takedown turnout last Thursday at by-the-lake park!

Our volunteers snipped their way through eighteen bagfuls of Tansy– almost one bag for each volunteer!

Many thanks to our partners, the City of Wetaskiwin and Connect Wetaskiwin, and a special thank you to Circle K Wetaskiwin for providing refreshments in the form of slurpees and other goodies.

And a very special thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to help control this invasive species and for their commitment to Watershed health!

07/21/2026

Come learn about our watershed!
Date: July 24th ,2026
Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Location: Maskwacis High School (the field behind the high school)
ALL AGES WELCOME

Samson Consultation will be hosting a day of learning in partnership with the Battle River Watershed Alliance . The event will be hands on learning, to teach us about the bio-diverse life that lives in our waters

If you have any questions please contact Samson Consultation at:

Consultation Office
(780) 585-3793

Ryan Buffalo
[email protected]

Taylor Saskatchewan
[email protected]

Chelsey Bruno
[email protected]