Meet our Spring 2021 Environmental Grant recipients

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    Author

    • Mike Mellross

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    • Announcement

    Date

    • May 25, 2021

Together, with our Visionary Partners, we had the honour and privilege to grant nearly $300,000 to 15 environmental projects across the province! We funded 6 Community Grants and 9 Major Projects that take action on climate change and ensure the health of Alberta’s water, and land.

Meet our Spring 2021 grant recipients!

Major Projects

The Alberta Bat Conservation Project
WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

BioDIVERSITY: Breaking Social Barriers for Environmental Action
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Southern Alberta

Blackfoot Phenology for Farmers: Cultivating Ecological Literacy
Agrarians Foundation

Building a Collaborative Process for Watershed Councils to Influence Legislation & Policy
Oldman Watershed Council

Building Teacher Capacity to Bolster Environmental & Climate Education in Alberta Schools
Alberta Council for Environmental Education

Increasing Resiliency of the Landscape & Humans in Alberta’s Headwaters
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation

Prescriptive Grazing for Vegetation Management in Natural Landscapes
Southwest Alberta Sustainable Community Initiative – Grassland Restoration Forum

Protecting the Headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River from Open-Pit Coal Mining
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Northern Alberta

Wetlands Education Project
Inside Education Society of Alberta

Community Grants

Engaging Youth in Urban Environmental Issues in the City of Calgary Through Dramatic Exploration
Evergreen Theatre Society

Increasing the Engagement & Reflection of Diverse Bow Valley Community Members in Conservation Stewardship & Action
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation

Pathway to Plastic-Free
Recycling Council of Alberta

The Private Urban Forest
Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future

Scenic Views of Medicine Hat
Society of Grasslands Naturalists

Summer Sustainability Series
Green Calgary Association

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