Watershed Planning Advisory Council (WPAC) working to promote stewardship, education, and awareness of the Lesser Slave watershed.
High Prairie, AB
Joined February 2013
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! Todays fact is about our stinky friend the skunk!
#FunFactFriday #Skunks #Torpor #WinterSurvival #LSWC
We had a great time out in the Jackpines with the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society and Work Wild last week teaching High Prairie School kids about ecology and the wonderful secrets of the forest!
Happy Fun Fact Friday! Ever wondered how grasshoppers survive the winter? Like many bugs they go into diapause!
#FunFactFriday #Grasshoppers #Diapause #WinterSurvival #LSWC
Learn about what makes a waterbody healthy and make a bracelet or keychain at the same time! Join the Lesser Slave Watershed Council at the High Prairie Museum for this free drop-in program for all ages.
Happy Fun Fact Friday! Today our fact is about black bears! These creatures really know how to live, sleeping the entire winter away? Yes please!
#FunFactFriday #BlackBears #Hibernation #WinterAdaptations #LSWC
Today marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is all of our duties to strive forward towards reconciliation.
If you haven't already please read through the Calls to Action of the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission. nctr.ca/about/truth-and-reco…
Lake "weeds" like Coontail and Northern Watermilfoil could be one of the answers to combatting blue green algae in our lakes
#FunFactFriday #Coontail #LakeWeeds #BlueGreenAlgae #LSWC
Today we had a blast with the grade 6 class from Atikameg adventuring in the jack pine forest just north of High Prairie! We ventured into the bog, found some mushrooms (a couple were drying on trees for a squirrels future dinner), and ended with a plot study.
Last week we did some invertebrate sampling at Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park! In the last picture you can spot a broad headed mayfly nymph, meaning that the water at this point in Slave Lake is pretty healthy!
#LSWC #Watershed #WPAC #WaterQuality #MayflyNymph
Happy Wildflower Wednesday! For our last wildflower of the season we have Canada Goldenrod. This stunning native plant is perfect for areas where you're fighting pesky invasive species!
#LSWC #WildflowerWednesday #CanadaGoldenrod #AlbertaNativePlants #Gardening
Today is our summer student Ashley's last day. Her sarcasm and work effort will be greatly missed in the office! We wish her the best of luck with the coming school year and we reeeeeeally hope she'll come back and work for us next year!
Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Tall Jacob's Ladder, a delicate, moisture-loving perennial that thrives in wet meadows, riparian areas, and shaded woodland edges.
#LSWC #WildFlowerWednesday #TallJacobsLadder #NativePlants #Gardening
Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Wild Strawberry, a dainty but hardy native plant that produces delicious little fruits that taste 100 times better than the ones in the grocery store.
#LSWC #WildflowerWednesday #WildStrawberry #Gardening #NativePlants
Join the LSWC this Thursday afternoon for a guided plant walk along the Hilliard's Bay Boreal Forest Trail! maps.app.goo.gl/oqiZRZkoMEZz…
This week our staff were sent out on a mission to recover a duck tracking tag for the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Natural Resources Department!
Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Fireweed, a beautiful native perennial that is one of the first plants to grow after a wildfire.
#LSWC #WildFlowerWednesday #Fireweed #NativePlants #Gardening
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Yesterday, we surveyed for Endangered short-horned lizards. Masters of camouflage, these sit-and-wait predators blend perfectly into the badlands, making them incredibly difficult to find—even when you know where to look! 🦎 #grasslands #SpeciesAtRisk #AlbertaWildlife #lizard
Our bumble bee box workshops this past week were a great success! Thank you to everyone that came out and an even bigger thank you to Ilan from the Alberta Native Bee Council for driving all the way up from Edmonton to teach us all about bees!
