HOLDING THE REINS 2008
On January 22, 2008, the Rural Team hosted their 2nd annual Holding the Reins:
Landowners Summit for the Oldman Watershed. This year’s workshop was held at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall.
Highlights of the day include having Shawn Patience, the Mayor of Fort Macleod welcome us, followed by presentations on:
  • Recreation and Sustainability – Quad Squad
  • Forest Management Plans after the Lost Creek and Pole Haven Fires – Michael
    Alexander, Rangeland Management Forester, SRD.
  • Innovative Watering and the Importance of Water Quality – Joe Harrington,
    Agriculture Water Specialist, AFRD.
  • Gas Industry’s Perspective on Industry Best Management Practices – Kurtis
    Averill, Compton Representative/ Steven Tannas, PhD Student at the University
    of Alberta.
  • Chief Mountain Cumulative Effects Study Results – Barry Wilson, Silvatech
    Consulting.
  • Nutrient Beneficial Management Practice Evaluation Project – Andrea
    Kalischuck, Agri-Environmental Systems Section Lead, Alberta Agriculture and
    Food.
  • Landowner and Watershed Stewardship Group Updates – Castle Crown, Bee
    Hive Association, Livingston Landowners Group, SALTS, and the South
    Porcupine Stewardship Association.
  • The Blackfoot Challenge: Partnerships Building our Future – Jim Stone, Rancher and Chairman of the Blackfoot Challenge/ Greg Neudecker, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The day ended off with an excellent dinner and a presentation from our keynote speaker, Dr. Stewart Rood, University of Lethbridge.

A special thanks to all or our sponsors for the summit:

  • Farm Credit Canada
  • Ducks Unlimited Canada
  • The Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Company
  • Nature Conservancy of Canada
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Partners in Habitat Development
  • Cardston County
  • County of Lethbridge
  • UMA/AECOM
  • Multisar
  • Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Program (AESA)
  • Alberta Agriculture and Food

Download the agenda and presentations from the summit in PDF format: (coming soon)