| Monitoring
and Evaluation: Environmental Health
Natural
Resource Inventory:
The objective of the natural resource inventory is
to identify habitat or community types, understand how plant
and wildlife species interact and develop plant and wildlife
species lists unique to your farm. This comprehensive habitat
inventory will assist you in recognizing significant natural
resources on your land, as well as key habitat features. Upon
completion you will have significant background information
to assess habitat quality, potential risks of further habitat
degradation and establish conservation goals for possible
habitat improvement.
Farm
WaterWatch:
The Farm WaterWatch program was developed by the Alberta Fish
& Game Association in response to producer’s questions
about their impact on surface water quality. The program emphasizes
a farm specific approach that gives landowners the tools and
support they need to go from awareness of water quality issues,
to planning of best management practices specific to their
farm.
Program participants have the opportunity to gather information
on how their agricultural activities may be affecting surface
water quality. The on-farm service provides a confidential
and practical way for producers to collect and analyze surface
water runoff from individual fields and pastures, or monitor
the changes in water quality within a creek on their lands.
Participants will have the opportunity to analyze samples
from a number of sites on their land, during several runoff
events.
Participants will develop a watershed map and runoff supply
model of their farm. On farm consultation is also provided
to assist the producer in identifying potential risks to surface
water quality, and planning any best management practices
which would improve riparian habitat or mitigate impacts on
water quality. The program can also play an important part
in developing an environmental risk management strategy, and
taking part demonstrates due diligence in addressing potential
environmental liabilities. Finally, the program can also save
Factsheets
Farm
Runoff
Riparian
Buffers
Water
Quality
Watersheds
Alberta Fish and Game Association
6924-104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Tel: (780) 437-2342 |
E-mail: parkland@afga.org
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