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High hopes for Elbow River brown trout after devastating 2013 flood
'The year after the flood year was the lowest we actually have ever seen,' biologist says River watchers are hoping this year's brown trout count in the Elbow River continues to show growth after the 2013 Alberta flood had a devastating effect on the population. Chris...
Elbow River brown trout numbers holding steady, annual count reveals
Number of spawning grounds plummeted after 2013 flood Brown trout numbers in the Elbow River are holding steady, which is good news considering spawning ground counts plummeted after the flood four years ago. Scientists, students and volunteers spent Friday...
This Calgary creek was paved over and treated as stormwater — now activists want it to see the light
The watershed was first crafted by glacial melt thousands of years ago. Its tributaries run under what's now Brentwood, Charleswood and Brisebois Drive — all paved over. Now, local activists are hoping to bring one of those tributaries...
Wetlands Wonderlands Video
Back when Calgary River Valleys was the River Valleys Committee under the Parks Foundation Calgary, we partnered with multiple other groups to produce this 12 minute video about the role of wetlands in our environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRiVlkfCxWw
At Home on the Elbow River
Find out more about the Elbow River Watershed that we share: At Home on the Elbow River (1.5 MB PDF)
Elbow River Brown Trout Redd Count – Biologist Instructions Video
Video about the lower Elbow River Brown Trout Redd Count — explanation by Senior Biologist Chris Bjornson, of Golder & Associates, about what a “redd” is, how to count them, and why it is important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i4_Sein90s
Get to Know the Bow River
Get to Know the Bow River is a 16 page booklet that covers a wide range of topics in and around the Bow River and its major tributary in Calgary. This second edition includes an expanded discussion of river and urban flooding, and an updated history of peak floods on...
Input to City Planning Decisions – Updated 2018-04
Calgary River Valleys has been very active recently in providing input to the City of Calgary’s planning process for multiple projects. These are in various stages of the decision-making process. Highland Valley (former Highland Park golf course) At the City...
From Surprise Snowbank to Restored Riverbank
On October 6, Calgary River Valleys staff, Leaf Ninjas, and volunteers including MLA Greg Clark, got dirty to help keep the Elbow River clean and healthy. It was planting day for their pilot riparian restoration “Riverbank Makeover” project on the Elbow River....
Calgarians Dipped Their Toes in Some Citizen Science to Count Redds
This November, Calgary River Valleys offered Calgarians two opportunities for citizen science, participating in our annual Brown Trout Redd Count in the Lower Elbow River, as well as a count in the Upper Elbow River for the first time. Both events involved counting...