SEAWA boasts results of four-year riparian restoration project in southeast Alberta

Four years after embarking on a 10-site riparian restoration project, members of the South East Alberta Watershed Alliance are proud to announce more than 11.5 kilometres of land were restored and native shrubs and trees were reintroduced to more than 2 kilometres.

Four of the 10 sites have also been recategorized as ‘conservation sites’ rather than ‘restoration sites.’

“Re-vegetation, invasive plant management experiments and native plant propagation have generated important local knowledge that became the basis of SEAWA’s education and outreach activities and motivation for community action,” project manager and executive director of SEAWA, Marilou Montemayor, said in a statement.

The riparian restoration project was funded by Alberta’s Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program, in conjunction with Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships and community partners.

Montemayor stressed the importance of continued restoration work, and encouraged anyone interested in volunteering or donating to contact SEAWA at 403-580-8980 or via email at executive@ seawa.ca.