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Lacombe County encourages residents to take care of the natural environment. We have developed several programs to encourage and educate local property owners with regards to manageable environmentally friendly actions that they can take..

Every little step helps! Throughout the year, we also offer a variety of educational classes and workshops. See what we have planned in our events area!

Resident Environmental Sustainability Program

We subsidize an initiative for Lacombe County property owners each year to help them achieve their environmental goals.

Previously, we sold rain barrels to residents to help them collect rainwater for their gardens and other outdoor watering needs.

We will share upcoming details for future programs once they are available.

Wild About Bees Program

The Wild About Bees Program will provide participants with seeds native to and suitable for use in Lacombe County and Central Alberta. Each spring, you are invited to purchase a package of pollinator seed mix and a Wild About Bees handbook. Each seed package mimics a natural ecosystem and contains six native bunch grasses, two native clovers, and up to 40 native wildflowers to the central Alberta area.

What will you find in your handbook?

  • Site prep trips for optimum success
  • How to create a high-quality pollinator garden, specific for native pollinators
  • Photo identification of all the species in your seed package
  • Lacombe County's top 20 favourite pollinators
  • Where to find further resources

Contact Community Services for a copy of the Wild About Bees handbook and seed package.

Environmental Stewardship Award

Lacombe County is proud to recognize individuals in our community for outstanding commitment to advancing environmental stewardship in Lacombe County.

Any member of the public can nominate an individual for this award. A committee will select the successful recipient. The nomination period is from July 1 to August 31. Please submit applications in person or by email.

Lacombe County Environmental Stewardship Award Nomination Form

Eligibility 

  • The nominee must be a resident and practicing environmental stewardship within Lacombe County
  • Can only be recipient of the award once
  • Nomination forms need to be submitted before August 31

Previous Winners

2022

Lacombe County is pleased to announce that Joan Olafson is the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award Recipient.
Joan carried forward her father's legacy of being a steward over their home quarter (located seven miles northwest of the City of Lacombe), including 80 acres of wetlands, forest, and spring-fed streams surrounding 74 acres of agricultural land.
Joan and her predecessors have received recognition from organizations such as Lacombe Fish & Game and the Red Deer River Naturalists related to preserving these natural areas. Joan has a deep connection to the land and would like to see these natural areas preserved for future generations.

2021

 

Lacombe County is pleased to announce that Sharon and Rick Wiebe are the 2021 Environmental Stewardship Award Recipients. They are being recognized for the work they have done on their property. Located southwest of Blackfalds, Sharon and Rick have completed a number of projects, including:

  • Organic community garden with 10-12 share
  • Rainwater collection for the community garden
  • Vegetable waste from garden is composted
  • Developed an off-site watering system, to keep cattle away from artesian spring and the Blindman River
  • This past spring, 150 trees were planted to replace fallen and windblown trees
  • Creation of bird and bat habitat
  • The landscaping around the house is made up of perennials with an emphasis on species that are beneficial to pollinators

For questions or further details, please contact Community Services.

 

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