Exchanging Knowledge

Operation Grassland Community has been priveledged to work with our members - a diverse and passionate group of environmental stewards. These land stewards have provided OGC with unique insights and significant knowledge on balanced approaches to protecting and enhancing prairie habitats. This knowledge has enabled us to produce socially and economically balanced fact sheets, natural resource inventories and management plans for species at risk. Using this knowledge building as a base, we have been able to work closely with several members to implement larger habitat enhancement projects.

Conservation Toolbox Fact Sheets:
OGC Conservation Toolbox fact sheet series on topics ranging from badgers and ground squirrels to beneficial management practices for species at risk, and impacts of oil and gas.

Badgers (.pdf)
Burrowing Owls Nesting in Your Cropland? (.pdf)
Best Management Practices for Grassland Birds (.pdf)
Chamomile (.pdf)
Conservation Easements (.pdf)
Knapweeds (.pdf)
Leafy Spurge (.pdf)
On-Farm Conservation Planning (.pdf)
The Prairie Gopher (.pdf)
Not All Grasshoppers are Pests (.pdf)
Grasshopper Identification and Control Methods (.pdf)
Oil and Gas Development (.pdf)
Oil and Gas Development (2) (.pdf)
Oil and Gas Development (3) (.pdf)
The Species at Risk Act (.pdf)
Thistle (.pdf)
Wheatgrass (.pdf)


OGC Newsletter: Prairie Acres
OGC produces a bi-annual newsletter, presenting articles about species, habitat and land management.

Winter 2009 (.pdf)
Spring 2007 (.pdf)
Summer 2006 (.pdf)
Summer/Fall Newsletter 2005 (.pdf)
Winter Newsletter 2005 (.pdf)
Winter/Spring Newsletter 2005 (.pdf)



Species at Risk Conservation (SARC) Plans:
The OGC SARC Plan is designed to provide landholders with relevant Beneficial Management Practices (BMP)s in a timely manner that can be implemented with our assistance. With your help we can decide what actions are appropriate on your operation that will meet your management goals and provide benefits to up to four of OGC’s target species: Burrowing Owl, Loggerhead Shrike, Sprague’s Pipit, and Ferruginous Hawk. OGC SARC Plans are developed to create awareness about the status of the particular species, its biology, and habitat requirements, and to provide detailed recommendations for managing that habitat. We also wanted to offer praise for a job well done, as species at risk depend upon agricultural practices that provide suitable habitat.


Public Presentations:
OGC also endeavours to communicate its win-win message through public presentations - reaching out to community groups, universities, government, and industry.

OGC recognizes the critical importance of youth education - helping to equip our future community members with information necessary for building informed, responsible decisions. To expand our reach into schools, Operation Grassland Community partners with the Science Alberta Foundation to distribute the education crate: “Grassland Gatherings”. As part of the important work done by the Science Alberta Foundation this crate is lent to schools and youth groups across the prairie region.

Alberta Fish and Game Association
6924-104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Tel: (780) 437-2342 | E-mail: office@afga.org