Summer 2025

Newsletter Archive

Reconnecting the Rockies - Alberta Project Updates

In June, Miistakis hosted a workshop in Pincher Creek and over 20 additional cameras were installed near Highway 3.

The Reconnecting the Rockies - Alberta project had a busy month! We hosted a workshop in Pincher Creek to engage stakeholders in our work to delineate an ecological network for the municipality. The goal of this work is to ensure ecological connectivity is considered in municipal planning. The ecological network was delineated for terrestrial wildlife movement. We appreciate the thoughtful feedback from colleagues, and left energized to continue the work to recognize and conserve ecological connectivity in the region.

As well, over 20 additional remote cameras were installed near Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass region to increase wildlife monitoring efforts of potential road mitigation sites. Now, we have 80 cameras installed to gather information on how wildlife use the area, and eventually how they may be responding to the road mitigation system as it is built on Highway 3.

This project is a partnership with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Biodiversity Pathways at the University of British Columbia, and Nature Conservancy of Canada. Thank you to the project funders: Parks Canada's National Program for Ecological Corridors, the Calgary Foundation, Wilburforce Foundation, Woodcock Foundation, and the Minister's Special Licence Resident Draw Grants.