Publications

This fact sheet was created in partnership with the Miistakis Institute as part of the “Working with Beavers” project and is intended to provide a broad summary of solutions that can help mitigate issues caused by beavers and foster an environment of human-wildlife coexistence.

This fact sheet was created in partnership with the Miistakis Institute as part of the “Working with Beavers” project & features detailed information about the materials needed to complete beaver coexistence projects

This fact sheet was created in partnership with the Miistakis Institute as part of the “Working with Beavers” project & outlines the general relationship between beavers and fish

This fact sheet was created in partnership with the Miistakis Institute as part of the “Working with Beavers” project & features a cost-benefit analysis of beaver coexistence tools such as tree wrapping, pond levellers, & culvert protectors

Cows, Fish, Cattledogs & Kids! game show and board game educates children (Grades 2 to 6) on the importance of healthy riparian areas, the green zones of water-loving vegetation next to streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands.

It’s a Ruckus in the Riparian Area! This information sheet contains information you will need to familiarize yourself with the Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! game show and board game

Many people believe that water will be the new gold of the future. As the reality of climate change becomes ever more apparent, we will need to catch and store water more effectively. We’ve given water lots of advice, in the form of expensive dams and big reservoirs but is that always the best solution? Likely not. Have we overlooked a natural ally in our efforts to conserve and manage water? Yes, consider the beaver!

” An Overview of Beaver Management for Agricultural Producers – Decision Matrix Tool” NEW!

This 4-page fact sheet includes: What is biodiversity and why is it important? How do riparian areas fit into biodiversity? How do our actions influence biodiversity?

Our focus is on increasing awareness and understanding about how riparian areas work.

This 4-page fact sheet explains why healthy lakes and wetlands are important. (for more information on lakes and shorelines see Caring For Shoreline Properties, produced by the Alberta Conservation Association)

A 2-page summary of the role Cows and Fish plays in riparian management, and where our emphasis lies in terms of program goals.

A fact sheet on the Cows and Fish Process in action; sharing our experiences working with communities.

Agricultural landscapes can help store or sequester carbon through beneficial management practices.  This 4 page factsheet provides information on how soil carbon can benefit landowners and their land, management practices that can prevent soil loss and restore carbon stores and grazing practices to increase carbon storage opportunities.

For streambanks and shorelines that are experiencing accelerated erosion, returning those banks to natural vegetation is generally the best approach. This fact sheet introduces readers to the concept of soil bioengineering, using live woody vegetation that will ‘sprout and grow’. Once the cause of the vegetation loss has been addressed, these techniques may be used to restore eroding banks, knitting banks together and reducing further loss.

This fact sheet explains all you need to know about weeds, or invasive and disturbance-caused plants, in riparian areas. From different types of weeds to the impact of weeds in riparian areas and why weeds are included in riparian health assessments. For a complete list of all invasive and disturbance-caused plants see the fact sheet Invasive Weeds and Disturbance-caused Undesirable Plants List.