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Meet Our New Outreach Coordinator

Posted August 7, 2014 by LSC

Land Stewardship Centre (LSC) is taking its outreach and community relations efforts to the next level and we’ve hired a new staff member to help us get there. We’re excited to introduce you to Alexandra Frederickson, our new Outreach Coordinator.

With a degree in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of British Columbia, and as a recent graduate of the environmental management program at Niagara College Canada, Alexandra is eager to engage and promote environmental awareness to people everywhere to encourage the use of sustainable practices. Her interest in sustainable forestry and knowledge in resource conservation aligns well with LSC’s efforts to support the stewardship ethic and promote sound land stewardship practices.

To start, Alex’s efforts over the coming months will focus on liaising with community stewardship organizations and other key stakeholders, attending special events and trade shows to promote LSC and its programs, and assisting in the planning and implementation of our Stewards in Motion events that will take place this fall and winter.

You can connect with Alex at alex@landstewardship.org or 780–483-1885 extension 225.

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GoA releases South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

Posted July 24, 2014 by LSC

Following three phases of consultation from November 2009 to February 2014, the Government of Alberta has released the final version of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP). The SSRP is a forward-looking and comprehensive blueprint to ensure our continued success over the next 50 years.

You may view and download the SSRP at www.landuse.alberta.ca. Some of the highlights of the SSRP include:

• Eight new and expanded Conservation Areas on provincial Crown land including the 54,588 hectare Castle Wildland Provincial Park and the 34,356 Pekisko Heritage Rangeland.
• An increase in tenure terms from 10 to 20 years for leaseholders with high-level stewardship management practices throughout any region where protection of intact native grasslands is needed.
• Air and surface water quality management frameworks to help ensure negative trends are identified and assessed, and the environment remains healthy for residents and ecosystems.
• Commitment to a Biodiversity Management Framework to support cumulative effects management of important elements of biodiversity that are affected by land uses in the region.
• Regional trail system plan that will identify and designate winter and summer motorized, non-motorized and mixed-use land and water-based trails, routes, and areas that link communities, neighbourhoods, destinations and tourism areas.
• Development of approaches to address the climate variability found in the region supporting flood risk management and drought management.
• Endorsement of the Efficient Use of Land Principles and the release of the Efficient Use of Land Tools Compendium to encourage municipalities to minimize the amount of land taken up by the built environment.

Once effective, a regional plan is implemented as part of a larger integrated resource management system. All regional plans are reviewed every five and 10 years to evaluate its ongoing effectiveness and relevance to the region.

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