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Biosphere Reserve. Sincerely, The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association Participate in planning the Future of The Waterton
Biosphere Reserve
The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association would like to invite you/your organization to
participate in the development of a cooperation plan which will guide the future work and
direction of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve through 2018. This includes discussion on
current WBRA projects along with plans for future initiatives. You can contribute to the cooperation plan in the following ways:
Join us at a Cooperation Planning Forum: January 28, 2015 Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek
OR January 29, 2015 Tanner Senior Centre, Cardston
The forums will be held from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm with a light lunch provided. RSVP required
AND/OR
Complete a questionnaire
(submit at the forum, via mail, or complete online at http://tinyurl.com/wbracoopplan)
Click here for printable version
You might also be interested in The Cooperation Planning Backgrounder which contains
updated information on the plan and coming events.
If you or your organization would like to join in the discussion and help determine the future
direction of Waterton Biosphere Reserve, please let us know at:
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Carnivores and Communities
In a two part series Canadian Cattlemen
magazine featured "Carnivores and
Communities" and the Southwest
Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project.
Part 1: We've got grizzlies ! ... at it takes a
community to keep them at bay Full Article
Part 2: Getting a grip on grizzly bear
populations
Full Article
Large Carnivores ­ Always an
interesting discussion. On November 12th and 13th The Waterton
Biosphere Reserve Carnivore Working
Group held public meetings in the M.D. of
Pincher Creek, Cardston County and the
M.D. of Ranchland. With approximately 150
attendees in total, the Carnivore Working
Group addressed concerns from area
residents and hosted discussion regarding
what the future may hold for the
management of large carnivores in
southwestern Alberta. One significant finding presented at the
meetings is new data which suggests that
southwest Alberta's residents are right; the
number of grizzly bears in this neck of the
woods is significantly higher than what
previous reports suggest .... Read the full
article
Other News
Meet Jen Jenkins
Communications
Coordinator for the
WBRA
We are pleased to
welcome Jen Jenkins to
our team. Jen is a local
Whats up in the World of Biosphere Reserves ?
Waterton Biosphere Reserve
is going to be part of a
national television
documentary series on
Coming Events
WBRA Cooperation
Planning Forums January 28th & 29th, 2015
(details in article above) rancher, who will now be
helping the WBRA with
things such as this
newsletter, Facebook and
web updates; along with other
communication and
outreach activities. If you
or your organization have
news or events you would
like to see shared in
upcoming newsletters
please feel free to email
Jen, she would be happy
to hear from you. Biosphere Reserves called
Striking Balance. For more
details visit the website
www.strikingbalance.ca NCC Eat and Greet
10th Annual Eat & Greet,
hosted by the Waterton
Park Front, the Nature
Conservancy of Canada; is
on February 6th, 2015, at
the Twin Butte Hall. The
evening will begin at 5pm
with a complementary
supper and then some
presentations. VISIT THE WBRA WEBSITE
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Association
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