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Shelterbelt and Eco-buffer Workshop: Planting, Care and Design

Wheatland County Administration Office 242006 Range Road 243, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada

Join AWES staff and Wheatland County as we embark on a Shelterbelt and Ecobuffer learning journey, February 22, 2020 FROM 1-430PM. 

 During the workshop participants will learn about:
• The Benefits of Shelterbelts and Ecobuffers
• How to establish and rejuvenate shelterbelts on your property
• Optimizing your design for pollinators, fruit production, water quality enhancement, and mitigating high winds and flooding
• Tips and Tricks to ensure maximum success in your planting project including plant choice, ordering, site prep, planting, and mulching

Free

ROARS Bumblebee House Building Workshop

Golden Valley Lutheran Church Education Unit 5327-56 Avenue, Viking, Alberta, Canada

Learn about the lives and needs of bumblebees and other pollinators while building a bumblebee house to support native bumblebee populations!

$10

Shelterbelts, Eco-buffers & Tree Care Workshop

Camrose County Administration Office 3755 43 Ave, Camrose, Alberta, Canada

Embrace the cold and begin planning your summer agroforestry projects!

Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, Camrose County and Toso Bozic (formally of WEP) are pleased to invite you an evening of Shelterbelts, Eco-buffers & Tree Care.

$10

Yellowhead County Family Friendly Bee hotel Building Workshop

Peers Community Centre 5210 - 49 Avenue, Peers, Alberta, Canada

Yellowhead County's Agricultural Services and Parent Link Program is hosting a bee hotel workshop in the Peers Community Centre March 7, 2020 from 2-3 pm. The presentation will be followed by an instructional demonstration and bee hotel building activity facilitated by Yellowhead County.

$20

Managing New and Existing Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers

Holden Community Hall 4919 49 Ave, Holden, Alberta, Canada

Join Beaver County and the Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society (AWES) for an informative evening of Shelterbelt and Eco-buffer management strategies on March 10, 2020 from 3pm-8pm at the Holden Community Hall (Holden, AB). 

AWES staff will present best management practices for existing shelterbelts and ecobuffers, including conducting tree health assessments, and managing health issues such as pest, disease and environmental damages such as winter die off.

Free

Riparian Management Course

Online

This interactive online course will help farmers, ranchers, and other land managers in Alberta make the most of their riparian […]

$20

Shelterbelt and Ecobuffer Design

County of Grande Prairie Fire Service Station 14 10808 100 Avenue, Clairmont, Alberta, Canada

The Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society and the County of Grande Prairie invite you to join us for a workshop about Shelterbelts and Eco-buffers, and how they can be designed to provide ecosystem services to your land!

Free

Stream and Pond Field Day

Beaver County

This event will be a fun and educational outing where you’ll be able to learn how to assess the health of your riparian area, identify common species, develop a management plan and cut, plant and grow your own willow cuttings.

Free

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