Alberta News

Join the effort to conserve vital Prairie grasslands in the heart of Alberta’s cowboy country

Jul 2, 2025 Comments Off on Join the effort to conserve vital Prairie grasslands in the heart of Alberta’s cowboy country
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

Conserving the Bob Creek Ranch fills in an important piece of the conservation puzzle in the foothills of southern Alberta.

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Stop, Smell and Count the Flowers This Spring!

May 20, 2025 Comments Off on Stop, Smell and Count the Flowers This Spring!
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

Join an Alberta May Plant Count event near you! As spring takes hold and Alberta’s landscapes burst into bloom, Nature Alberta and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) invite nature lovers of all kinds to participate in the Alberta May Plant Count, an annual citizen science initiative. The May Plant…

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Edmonton family’s generous land donation protects 240 hectares of boreal forest in Alberta

Dec 3, 2024 Comments Off on Edmonton family’s generous land donation protects 240 hectares of boreal forest in Alberta
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

Just in time for the season of giving, NCC is thrilled to announce a generous land donation in Alberta: the 240-hectare Great Grey Wildland, a bastion of boreal wilderness.

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Generous land donation establishes new conservation area near Edmonton to protect forests and honour a legacy

Nov 13, 2024 Comments Off on Generous land donation establishes new conservation area near Edmonton to protect forests and honour a legacy
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

WJ (Bill) Greenhough Genesee Conservation Area will provides lasting benefits to both wildlife and the local community.

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Endangered native grasslands conserved near Canada-US border

Oct 2, 2024 Comments Off on Endangered native grasslands conserved near Canada-US border
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

A significant block of native Prairie Grasslands in the southern-most point of Alberta is now being conserved.

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Waldron Co-Operative at Bob Creek Ranch (Photo Sean Feagan/NCC)

NCC expanding conservation network in Alberta’s southern foothills through new Waldron partnership

Jun 18, 2024 Comments Off on NCC expanding conservation network in Alberta’s southern foothills through new Waldron partnership
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

Conserving the Bob Creek Ranch fills in an important piece of the conservation puzzle in the foothills of southern Alberta.

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Nature Conservancy of Canada celebrates successful campaign to conserve McIntyre Ranch

Apr 22, 2024 Comments Off on Nature Conservancy of Canada celebrates successful campaign to conserve McIntyre Ranch
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its fundraising campaign to conserve McIntyre Ranch.

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NCC to conserve critical habitat for endangered sage-grouse

Mar 13, 2024 Comments Off on NCC to conserve critical habitat for endangered sage-grouse
September 7 @ 4:19 am EDT

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is announcing a new initiative to conserve important habitat for Alberta’s endangered greater sage-grouse.

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