Our Conservation Work Near Edmonton

Cooking Lake Moraine, Lawrence, Alberta (Photo by NCC)

Cooking Lake Moraine is the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) primary Priority Natural Area in the Edmonton region. The area supports extensive boreal forest habitat and is a vital component of freshwater health for the region. The rich habitat in the Cooking Lake Moraine supports a high diversity of rare species and globally significant concentrations of migratory birds.

Local landowners continue to take pride in being associated with such a well-managed landscape, with healthy ecosystems and viable species populations sustained by partnerships in conservation.

NCC projects near Edmonton

The Lawrence property is but one example of an Edmonton area project whose forests provide 160 acres (65 hectares) of aspen stands and shrublands. The intact forests found on the property provide important wildlife habitat for species such as:

moose
mule
ruffed grouse
great horned owl
black bear
Canada lynx
beaver
numerous waterfowl

The mix of boreal forest (dominated by trembling aspen and balsam poplar) and wetland breeding grounds for North America's waterfowl make our work around Edmonton vital.

2 comments

Website admin April 19 9:54

Thank you for your interest in lending a hand to our conservation work in the Edmonton area! One key area we can always use help in is stewardship. Through our Conservation Volunteers program, we seek to engage people in hands-on projects that focus on completing essential conservation work on the properties we conserve, including habitat restoration projects, infrastructure improvement and biological inventories. If you think you might be interested in taking part in one of these projects, you can check out our volunteer event calendar located under the “What You can Do” tab, or email me (the Alberta Conservation Volunteer Coordinator) directly at alberta [at] conservationvolunteers.ca I’m always happy to chat about the upcoming projects we have scheduled in the Edmonton area!
Anonymous April 18 2:51

is there some way I can help perhaps