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Welcome to the latest addition of the Council's website. We have
tried to focus this Links Page as much as possible on relevant Canadian
sites. If you have any comments, would like to suggest a link, or
have come across a dead link, please drop us an email.
The Bow River Basin Council gratefully acknowledges the
financial support of the following organizations
Alberta
Ecotrust
Partners
FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin (AB, SK & MB)
The
Calgary Foundation
(only those who submitted URLs have been listed)
Commercial/Industrial Members
Aquality Environmental
Consulting Ltd.
Associated Engineering
Brown
& Associates
Clearwater
Environmental Services
EPCOR
Fossil Water
Full Circle Adventures
Golder Associates Ltd.
Highwood
Environmental Management
Komex Environmental
Ltd.
Spray
Lake Sawmills
Summit
Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Urban Systems
Ltd.
Individual Public Members
None
Licensee Members
Bow River Irrigation
District
Eastern Irrigation
District
TransAlta
Western Irrigation
District
Municipal Government Members
City
of Calgary, Waterworks
City
of Calgary, Parks and Recreation
MD
of Rocky View
Town
of Black Diamond
Town of Banff
Town of
Cochrane
Town of Okotoks
Town
of Strathmore
Town
of High River
Non-profit & Academia Members
Alberta
Conservation Society
Alberta
WaterSMART
Alberta
Wilderness Association
Bow Waters Canoe
Club
Bow Riverkeeper
Calgary Area Outdoor
Council
Canadian Parks
and Wilderness Society
Chestermere
Watershed Committee
Ducks Unlimited
Elbow River Watershed
Partnership
Kananaskis
Field Stations
North Saskatchewan
Watershed Alliance
Nose Creek Watershed
Partnership
Parks Foundation
RiverWatch
Trout Unlimited
- Bow River Chapter
University of Calgary
Wonder of
Water
Regulatory, Administrative, & First Nations Members
Alberta
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Alberta
Heritage
Alberta Environment
Alberta
Sustainable Resource Development
Calgary
Health Region
Department
of Fisheries and Oceans
Environment
Canada
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Alberta
Ingenuity - Alberta Ingenuity is the trade name of the Alberta
Heritage Foundation for Science and Engineering Research, established
by the Government of Alberta in 2000.
Alberta
Environment Water Web Page - Includes legislation, weekly water
reports, water supply outlook, and near real-time hydrometeorological
data.
Alberta Irrigation
Projects Association - Provides information about issues, innovations,
and resources within Alberta's irrigation sector.
Canada's
Aquatic Environments - Provides a wealth of information on Canada's
lakes, rivers, wetlands, and oceans; aquatic research in Canada;
and human interactions on aquatic environments.
Canadian Ground
Water Association (CGWA) - The mission of the CGWA is to encourage
the management and protection of ground water by creating partnerships
for public awareness and utilization.
Canadian Water
Network
Canadian
Water Quality Guidelines
Canadian Water Resources
Association (CWRA) - The CWRA is a national organization of
individuals and organizations interested in the management of Canada's
water resources.
City
of Calgary Water Quality Web Site
The Council
of Canadians is an independent, non-partisan citizens' interest
group that provides a progressive voice on key national and international
issues, such as water privatisation and exports.
Cows and
Fish Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Program is a program
that strives to promote the understanding and appreciation of riparian
areas for landowners, resource managers and the general public.
Their web site provides information on riparian health assessment,
grazing management, community tools, and caring for riparian areas.
In the future, it will also include some of their success stories.
Environment
Canada's Freshwater Web Site
Land Stewardship
Centre of Canada - We are an action-oriented centre for developing
partnerships - with agriculture, industry, government, institutions
and community-based organizations - for conservation programs, projects
and exchanging knowledge that will best serve the public in achieving
the vision of environmentally sustainable land management.
National
Water Research Institute – The National Water Research
Institute is Canada's largest freshwater research institute. It
conducts ecosystem-based research to support policy development,
decision-making, and early identification of environmental problems.
Pollution
Watch - Allows anyone living in Canada to type in their postal
code and find out who the polluters are in their neighborhood and
what pollutants are being released.
Prairie Adaptation
Research Collaborative
Species
at Risk Act (SARA) - This federal piece of legislation passed
the Senate and received Royal Assent on Dec. 12, 2002. It is designed
to protect Canada's species and their critical habitat. The Act
will come into force in 2003.
The Science Lab -directory
of Environment related websites
US
Environmental Protection Agency Watershed Protection - Provides
a good overview of the approach to watershed management adopted
by the EPA.
Watersheds
of Alberta
WaterWiser
- the Water Efficiency Clearinghouse - Has links to information
on landscaping/xeriscaping, reuse/recycling & rainwater harvesting,
efficient fixtures and appliances, irrigation, drought, and even
toiletology 101!
Weaselhead
Glenmore Preservation Society - This Calgary-Based society has
youth education programs such as: Wetlands, Important to a Healthy
Environment, Grade 5. Water: One of Life's Most Important Commodities,
Grade 8.
Alberta Lake Management
Society
Alouette
River Management Society (BC)
Bilston
Watershed Habitat Protection Association (BC)
Fraser
Headwaters Alliance (BC)
Hunter-Clyde
Watershed Group (PEI)
Lake
Ontario Keeper (ON)
Lakeland Industry &
Community Association (LICA)
Mill
Creek Watershed Group (NB)
Oldman Water
Council (AB)
Ottawa
Riverkeeper (ON)
Pacific Streamkeepers
Federation (BC)
Sentinelles
Petitcodiac Riverkeeper (NB)
Rivershed Society
of BC
RiverSides
Stewardship Alliance (ON)
Slocan
Valley Watershed Alliance (BC)
The Veins of Life
Watershed Society (BC)
Watershed
Watch Salmon Society (BC)
Woodens River Watershed
Environmental Organization (NS)
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