Web Links

Welcome to the latest addition of the Council's website. If you have any comments, would like to suggest a link, or have come across a dead link, please drop us an email.

• Links to Bow River Basin Council Supporters
• Links to Bow River Basin Council's Members
• Other Useful Websites
• Other Watershed Groups in Canada

Bow River Basin Council's Members
(note: 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
• Friends of Fish Creek
• Ghost Watershed Alliance Society
• 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

 

Other Useful Web Sites

• 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.
• Alberta WaterPortal - Provides information and knowledge on ground and surface water conditions, water management innovations, best practices, news and research, and conservation programs.
• ALCES Land Use Youtube Link
• 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.
• Miistakis Insitute - Youtube Page
• MinuteEarth - Youtube Page
• 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.
• Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan-strategic plan to address sources of phosphorus in the middle reach of the Bow River between the Bearspaw and Bassano Dams
• 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.

 

Other Watershed Groups in Canada

• 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)