The Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program (WRRP), funded by Alberta Environment and Parks, aims to protect communities from floods and drought by improving natural watershed functions. In 2015, the fRI Research Water Program joined the effort.
This project will collect data in the headwaters of the Bow River basin, and develop a tool to prioritize restoration in forested riparian areas for the WRRP.
Project Begins
Progress update: Funding announced by Minister Phillips in Lethbridge
Sites Selected
Progress update: Located in the Rocky Mountain and foothills natural region of the Oldman River
Staffing and Training
Progress update: Field crew hired and trained in riparian assessment procedures.
Field Work Begins
Progress update: Riparian field assessments carried out at selected sites
Project Expands
Progress update: WRRP grant awarded to include the South Saskatchewan River basin
2-page briefing note on the Water Program's 3-years of riparian assessments in the Oldman and Bow headwaters.
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