Alberta
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada's first project in Alberta was in 1970 with the acquisition of Wagner Natural Area — 130 hectares of highly significant wetland habitat. Since then, we have protected close to 455,000 hectares of this province's most ecologically significant land and water. Today, the Alberta Region continues to work with our partners to protect and steward Alberta's natural heritage.
Stories from the Field
Indigenous-led conservation: Part of the path forward
The pathway to Reconciliation is long and complex, but Indigenous-led conservation can help forge the way. Continue Reading »
Giving nature a helping hand
Work to restore NCC's H.G. Lawrence property is underway, with the help of planting partner Wild + Pine. Continue Reading »
From Our Blog
The buzz about bumble bees
June 20, 2022
The western bumble bee is a medium-sized (measuring one to two centimetres in length) bumble bee, with a band of yellow hair across its thorax (the area between its head and abdomen), in line with the base of its wings. It also most often has a... Continue Reading »
Featured Projects
Find out about our conservation projects, research activities, land management priorities and more. Read more »
Our Work
Learn about where and how we are focussing our conservation efforts in Alberta.
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Faces of NCC
Meet some of the staff, volunteers and supporters who make our work possible. Read more »
News Releases
Read the latest NCC news in Alberta.
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