MooseKaren Fahrlander

Annual Monitoring and Stewardship

This summer Legacy continues its annual stewardship and monitoring visits on six young conservation easements (CEs) in Mountain View County. Stewardship and Monitoring - Jordan Collin (PDF)
How to Help BeesSally Banks

How To Help Our Native Bees

Save the Bees has become a rallying cry to help declining bee populations but although the sentiment is well-intentioned it often leads to misunderstanding about where and what the real problem is. How To Help Our Native Bees - Aalistair…

Stewardship Update on Owl Ridge Conservation Easement

July 9th marked our second annual Buttercup Blitz at the Owl Ridge Conservation Property near Water Valley, Alberta, on the edge of the Winchell Lake Environmentally Significant Area (ESA). Buttercup Blitz Stewardship Report 2020 - Jordan…
Losing the Dark - Night sky in Central Alberta

Losing the Dark

Have you checked out the night sky lately? On a clear night a hundred years ago, the Milky Way appeared bright enough that it cast several different shadows from sunset to sunrise. Nowadays, we are lucky to notice it at all! Losing the Dark…
Rivers and Run OffSally Banks

Rivers and Runoff

During spring runoff, it can be difficult to identify exactly how much water is too much. Mountain View County has experienced a significant amount of moisture so far this spring. In April, ice jams created floods across Alberta, including…
Stickleback

Some Fish of the Red Deer River Watershed

As the spring arrives and life returns to the riparian zone, I’ve been thinking about some of the aquatic neighbours we have in Mountain View County and the Red Deer River watershed. Here’s an introduction to a few of the fish species…
white nose syndrome in bats

White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

Untold numbers of North American bats have died because of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal infection that gets its name from the fuzzy white coating that appears on a bat's wings, face and nose... White-Nose Syndrome in Bats (PD…
Legacy Land Trust front cover 2020 calendar

Our 2020 Calendar is Selling Fast!

More than 30 photographers contributed work to our most recent calendar. It features 56 colour photos of the plants, animals and landscapes in and around Mountain View County. If you haven't picked up your copy they're disappearing quickly.…
legacy land trust rotary blue bird project 2019

‘Legacy – Rotary’ Bluebird Trail

On Friday May 3 2019 Legacy Land Trust Society dedicated a bluebird trail with the help of Rotary volunteers and the community. This project was first considered by Legacy Land Trust Society as a way of creating habitat for migrating bluebirds…
legacy land trust annual meeting agm 2019

Annual General Meeting 2019

I would like to thank everyone who helped make our Conservation Celebration and Annual General Meeting a successful day. Thank you to the following people who made the day possible: Ron Reist & Don Stiles for leading the Bluebird…