Updates from the MRWCC
2025 Heritage Tree Program
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2025 Environmental Stewardship Awards
Open for Nominations, see attached pdf for more information. 2025 ESA AdDownload
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River Conditions Update
Diversion Start Date
Releases from Lake Sherburne and diversions to the St. Mary Canal are expected to start for the year on March 25, 2024. As in the past, St. Mary Canal diversions will start near 100 cfs and ramp up as ice is cleared from infrastructure. It was noted at the February 15th International Joint Commission –…
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Great news from our partners down south today!🌟 Big News for the St. Mary Project! 🌟![]()
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Today, the Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation announced an incredible $849 million investment as part of President Biden’s Investing in America initiative, aimed at revitalizing aging water delivery systems across the West. 🎉![]()
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We’re thrilled to share that this includes the remaining federal funding needed to replace the St. Mary and Halls Coulee Siphons! 💧 Thanks to this federal investment, a hybrid loan from the State of Montana, and contributions from local project stakeholders, funding constraints will no longer hold up this critical project.![]()
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This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved. From community advocates to project partners, this is a victory we can all celebrate. 🎉👏 Together, we’re building a stronger, more reliable future for water infrastructure along the Milk River.![]()
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#InvestingInAmerica #waterinfrastructure #stmarysiphon #milkriverproject![]()
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www.usbr.gov/bil/docs/infrastructure/FY-2025-Aging-Infrastucture-Projects.pdf![]()
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Full news release: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/3c5317e
It has been an exciting and busy fall on the Little Fish, Big Stewardship project. In September we joined Doug Watkinson and his team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for fish sampling along the Milk River. Sites were distributed from Whiskey Gap to the Milk River Natural Area. It was great to learn from experienced Fisheries Biologists. We were happy to find at-risk fish species including: Plains Sucker, Western Silverly Minnow in the East and Rocky Mountain Sculpin in the West. This is important work to learn about the impact of the diversion failure on fish. We are looking forward to seeing how their results compare to the fish sampling they have done in the past.![]()
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Coordination between the 11 Alberta Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils is critical to the future of sustainable watershed management in Alberta! The collective is meeting in Edmonton this week, learning from each other and supporting our local communities. Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) Red Deer River Watershed Alliance North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance LICA - Environmental Stewards Lesser Slave Watershed Council Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance Bow River Basin Council Battle River Watershed Alliance Athabasca Watershed Council WPAC Alberta Water Council
MRWCC 2024 Science Forum ![]()
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Please join us and discover some of the projects taking place in the Milk River watershed with objectives that impact the watershed ecosystem.
Our Montana partners are hosting this years TGP workshop in Shelby MT Registration is now open, For all details, including pricing, locations, and virtual attendance options, please visit www.RanchStewards.org/events the workshop is open to producers, and organizations working with communities and stakeholders throughout the region, recognizing that challenges and opportunities to improve management dont stop at artificial border lines.
Transboundary Grasslands Partnership 2024 Workshop
ranchstewards.charityproud.org
2024 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop Pre-registration due Friday, October 11th - Registration after this date will be an additional $25 for each activity. Beyond Conservation: Connecting Communitite...
MRWCC 2024 Fall Hike Tour![]()
Our Hike Tour on September 27 was a great success. "Wow, that was a great hike" as one participant commented.![]()
This year we hiked through the extraordinary landscapes of the Sandstone Ranch, situated within the Milk River Ridge natural area. The property encompasses 1,677 hectares (4,143 acres) of native grasslands, which provide grazing for livestock and support a wide diversity of wildlife. ![]()
Thanks to Alberta Conservation Association and Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada for allowing us to hike the area, participants who made this hike fun, John Easton for sharing his knowledge of the area, and Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park/ Áísínai'pi for providing transport.![]()
Photo credits: Ed Sloboda, Colynn Kerr, and William King.
Featured Plans and Studies
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This project studies the erosion processes and potential impacts in the watershed.
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The 2nd edition of the report documenting general trends in the Milk River watershed.
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Recommendations on natural resource management.