The Red Deer River Naturalists invite you to attend the Water for 2050 Symposium Sept 18th to the 25th, 2024.
Held at Red Deer Polytechnic 100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5, Room 2601, Refreshments, Parking is free after 4:00 PM in designated public parking areas. See Presenters below:
Those who cannot attend in person can register here to receive a ZOOM link to the individual presentations: https://forms.gle/sHxqDi1VjDb8hext6
The latest updates on speakers and events will be available on the Water for 2050 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1954352408321165/?active_tab=about
The latest updates are also on the Water for 2050 LinkedIn page.
https://www.linkedin.com/…/water-2050-symposium…/…
In addition, a World Rivers Day celebration is planned at Fort Normandeau @ 10:00 AM beside the Red Deer River on Sunday, Sept 22, 2024.
Dates:
September 20, 2024 /Friday
6:00 PM – Bob Sandford, United Nations University – Redeeming Tomorrow: Canada in a Warmer World
7:00 PM – TBA
September 21, 2024 /Saturday
6:00 PM – TBA
7:00 PM – TBA
September 22, 2024 /Sunday
10:00 AM – Ft. Normandeau, Urban Aboriginal Voices Society, World Rivers Day celebration – smudge, water ceremony, songs and more. Bring chair, blanket, rattle, drum
September 23, 2024 /Monday
6:00 PM – Lesley Peterson, Trout Unlimited Canada – better ways to store water on the landscape
7:00 PM – Donald Selby, Wetland/Wasteland, A Conversation of Change Documentary, emerging conflicts in the Canadian prairies over the apparently-conflicting needs of wetlands and agriculture.
September 24, 2024 /Tuesday
6:00 PM – Francine Forrest, Watershed reporting and planning in a changing environment – WPAC roles, state of the Red Deer rivershed report
7:00 PM – Jon Fennell, Alberta’s Groundwater: Inventory, Risks and Management Solutions
September 25, 2024 /Wednesday
6:00 PM – Cheryl Bradley, Friends of the Oldman, SAGE – Consider the River in Water and Watershed Management
7:00 PM – Summary comments/open forum