Bioengineering Walking Tour and Native Plant Workshop
Sat, May 25
|Devon Lions Campground
Interested in gaining experience in the installation of native plants, and how they can be used to enhance ecosystem services and build resiliency into the watershed? Then this workshop is for you!
Time & Location
May 25, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Devon Lions Campground, 1140 Saskatchewan Ave E, Devon, AB T9G 1N5, Canada
About the event
Attend one or both events
About the Bioengineering Tour
Associated Environmental and the Town of Devon present an opportunity to learn about ecological restoration using soil bioengineering to restore and stabilize steep slopes and eroding stream banks. Bioengineering offers an economical and sustainable method of stabilizing slopes while promoting successional reclamation of disturbed sites. This is a free morning event intended to showcase a large variety of bioengineering systems which support community watershed resiliency.
About the Workshop
The Alberta Native Plant Council, Associated Environmental and the Town of Devon will host a planting workshop, provide a brief introduction to the native plants and installation methods. Participants will gain practical experience in the installation of native plants, and how they can be used to enhance ecosystem services and build resiliency into the watershed. Participants will have the opportunity to help install native plants along the Beaver Loop Trail where soil disturbance…