Water and Fish Program
Improving the sustainable management of Alberta’s watersheds through watershed assessments, better modeling, and hydrological research.
The relaunched Water and Fish Program is developing a suite of projects ranging from applied research on fish ecology, watershed-level experiments, better hydrological modeling, and development of next-generation GIS tools and datasets.
In 2011, the Fish and Watersheds Program refocused on hydrology and became the Water Program. In 2021, it was relaunched as the Water and Fish Program to help address fish species of special concern.
Program Lead
Dr. Barry White
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This project will collect data and develop a tool to prioritize restoration in forested riparian areas for the Government of Alberta's WRRP.
This project on riparian mapping aims to improve management and operational efficiency by capitalizing on the high quality remote sensing data available in Alberta.
This project explores the 20 to 50-year implications of MPB rehabilitation on timber and non-timber values.
This project will give an overview of what we know about managing riparian areas in Alberta and identify knowledge gaps.
GRAIP can predict which road segments and drainage features lead to greater risks of landslides, stream crossing plugging and reduced hydrologic connectivity.
This project transfers the eastern slopes watershed assessment procedure to the foothills.
This project will examine hydrological and vegetation responses in the grey attack stage.
The project will apply a hydrological model to the Star Creek watershed in order to evaluate the effect of harvesting on key watershed processes and flood risks.
This project investigates whether bridges and culverts affect stream connectivity and fish communities.
This project is part of the Southern Rockies Watershed Project.
This project will develop a tool for assessing how watersheds in the eastern slopes are affected by disturbance.
Named in honor of the "father of forest hydrology in Western Canada," this project seeks to capture the value of long-term research and data sets.
This project is part of the Southern Rockies Watershed Project aimed at understanding headwater processes and the hydrologic response to fire and forestry.
This project focuses on calibrating a hydrological model, called Raven, for forest planning.
Presentations from the Online Workshop
Paper from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
2-page briefing note from the Water Program
We are looking for Water and Fish Program Lead!
The workshop took place Feb 1–3 at the University of Calgary's Barrier Lake Research Station.
A forum to discuss, debate, and define the future research direction of the Water and Fish Program. May 10, 8:30 to 4:00.
Join us February 24, 9am - 12pm.
Sand and silt are eroding off roads into Alberta's streams, harming fish and water quality. Until now, finding and fixing those problem sites among the vast network of roads has been daunting.
Professional biologist with over a decade of environmental science experience.
Blog post by Caitlin Tomaszewski for the Water Program.
Closing date: June 30.
75 stakeholders came out to share their knowledge and identify needed future research.