World Water Day, 22 March 2021, is about what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. Your voice will help shape the forthcoming World Water Day campaign, leading up to 22 March 2021. And your conversations will inform a report about what water means to people

Fri, Mar 19, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Speaker: Timm Doebert, University of Alberta The world’s grasslands extend over more than 30% of the terrestrial surface. Those native grasslands spared from conversion to cropland are frequently used for grazing livestock. Domestic grazers act as ecosystem engineers, shaping the ecological processes underpinning grassland function.

Thu, Mar 18, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST The Integrated Landscape Modeling (ILM) partnership is an effort by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Agriculture to identify, evaluate, and develop models to quantify services derived from ecosystems, with a focus on wetland ecosystems and conservation effects. The ILM partnership uses the

Wed, Mar 17, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Speaker: Dr. Edward Bork and Dr. Bharat Shrestha, University of Alberta Register here

Tue, Mar 16, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST The development of the first carbon offset opportunity for Canadian grassland owners is an important first step to scale up opportunities to incentivize grassland owners for environmental goods and services they provide. In this presentation, we will describe this initial opportunity, what it means for

Mon, Mar 15, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Speaker: Dave Mushet, U.S. Geological Survey The Integrated Landscape Modeling (ILM) partnership is an effort by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Agriculture to identify, evaluate, and develop models to quantify services derived from ecosystems, with a focus on wetland ecosystems and conservation