Eco-Quote: "In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught."
- Baba Dioum, Senegal - |
Ecotrust Partners | Calvin Duane | Alberta Native Plant Council | Peter Sherrington | Alberta Wilderness Association | Darryl Hass | Anadarko Canada Corporation | Terry Forkheim | Anadarko Canada Corporation |
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Alberta Ecotrust Hires a Research Coordinator for the Ecohouse Project! We are pleased to welcome Kevin Gunn, who will coordinate planning for Alberta Ecotrust’s Ecohouse initiative. In addition to his expertise in environmental education, construction, and carpentry as an instructor at SAIT, Kevin is the Executive Director of Enervision and brings an extensive array of government and industry contacts to the project. This contract was made possible by the generous support of The Calgary Foundation. |
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 Alberta Ecotrust 2003 AGM Enjoys Sunny "Southern" Hospitality!
February 27, 2003. Library Meeting Room in Lethbridge, Alberta. Alberta Ecotrust periodically hosts its annual meeting outside of Calgary to promote better awareness of regional projects and to engage more citizens and organizations in the good work of the foundation and all its partners. This year Ecotrust staff, board members, grantees and volunteers travelled to sunny Lethbridge - leaving blowing snow and freezing temperatures behind. Full Story and More Photos...
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New Evaluation Tool Available from the Global Environmental Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC) |
 | A grant from the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation helped the GEOEC develop a new resource to help evaluate the success of environmental education programs. Gareth Thomson, Education Director of CPAWS and Jenn Hoffman, Education Program Coordinator of Sierra Club - B.C. Chapter, have come up with an on-line document that attempts to describe educational evaluation methodologies and tools, connecting environmental educators with solid, practical evaluation strategies, methods and advice. Access this document online at cpawscalgary.org/education/evaluation | | CPAWS Education | | Corporate Profile: 
By Lisa Wise | Visionary companies can demonstrate environmental leadership and responsibility by partnering with Alberta Ecotrust. This provides a means not only for effectively distributing corporate donations to worthy community environmental projects, but also allows interested corporate partners to participate in choosing and monitoring these projects.
One of these visionary companies is Nexen Inc. Nexen's partnership with Ecotrust is long-standing: the company was a founding member of the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation in 1992. Since the beginning, Nexen has been a Sustaining Supporter, donating over $25 000 per year, and in 2000 they moved to the Visionary level ($30 000 per year). Full Story... | | | ENGO Profile: 
By Debra McGarry | The Red Deer River Naturalists Society (RDRN), a partner of Alberta Ecotrust since 1996, lays claim to being the oldest natural history organization in Alberta. It traces its origins to the North-West Entomological Society, formed in Blackfalds in 1899. Officially founded as the Alberta Natural History Society in 1906, the group changed its name to RDRN in 1976. A well-respected organization that speaks on behalf of the environment in central Alberta, RDRN's focus is to conserve natural areas and species native to Alberta, to educate Albertans in the appreciation of natural history and to help prevent the abuse of natural resources. Full Story... |
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Upcoming Events - Annual General Assembly, Alberta Environmental Network
- Mayor's Environmental Expo - Calgary
- Running Wild! Run or Walk for Wilderness
Details... | | Welcome Guy Greenaway! There is a new and welcome "Guy" at the Ecotrust board table! Representing the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Calgary Chapter, Guy Greenaway was recently elected to the Alberta Ecotrust Board of Directors as Secretary. Keen to take an active role, Guy is also a member of the Project Review Committee and looking forward to his first round of projects. Guy brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Alberta Ecotrust, and we look forward to both working with and learning from him. |
Eco-Fact: "Most Canadians in urban areas live where ground-level ozone may reach unacceptable levels during the summer months. Also, recent studies have shown that every major Canadian urban center has levels of ground-level ozone high enough to pose a health risk." - Environment Canada- |
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