Reading Time: 2 minutes The University of Alberta and Western Sky Land Trust have signed one of the largest-ever conservation easement agreements in the province. The deal not only guarantees the university’s 12,000-acre Rangeland Research Institute-Mattheis Ranch will be conserved forever, but also creates a $3.8-million research fund. Western Sky Land Trust is providing the money, but the agreement […] Read more
Conservation deal protects Mattheis Ranch
Deal will see 12,000-acre ranch near Duchess permanently protected and $3.8 million used to fund ongoing research
Ducks Unlimited offers forage incentive plan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ducks Unlimited Canada and Crop Production Services Canada is offering an incentive to producers willing to commit to keeping land in perennial cover for 10 years and not to drain wetlands. The forage incentive program underwrites seed costs of $100 per 50-pound bag, which is estimated to cover approximately 40 to 50 per cent of […] Read more
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