Wetlands in Alberta’s Peace Region – A Wetlands in the Boreal Workshop Series Workshop

Wetlands are a foundational component of healthy watersheds. As natural water filters and reservoirs, wetlands slow the movement of water across the landscape, allowing it to settle, cleanse, and gradually seep into rivers and lakes. This process maintains water quality and helps stabilize water flow during droughts and heavy rainfall—supporting community resilience by reducing flooding, water scarcity, and downstream pollution.

Alberta’s boreal wetlands further provide essential habitat for waterfowl and wildlife, store carbon, and help regulate climate conditions. In this way, wetlands don’t just exist within a watershed—they actively shape and sustain it. By supporting wetlands, we are investing in the resilience of our watersheds and the well-being of the people, species, and ecosystems that depend on them.

This workshop co-hosted by Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program and Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance (MPWA) will facilitate two-way knowledge transfer between landowners, municipal planners, producers and members of the public who are interested in wetlands in the Peace Region.

Location: Grimshaw, Alberta 
Exact venue and field sites to be confirmed closer to the event date. 
Dates: July 15 & 16, 2025 
Doors Open: 8:30 a.m.
Programming Begins: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
Lunch provided