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Introduction to Trout Unlimited Canada Lesley Peterson Alberta Biologist Who We Are Volunteer-based chapters across Canada Professional staff in Calgary and Guelph Broad base of members, supporters, and partners Our Priorities

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Introduction to Trout Unlimited Canada

Lesley Peterson Alberta Biologist

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Who We Are

  • Volunteer-based chapters

across Canada

  • Professional staff in

Calgary and Guelph

  • Broad base of members,

supporters, and partners

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Our Priorities

  • Water Quality
  • Water Quantity
  • Fish Communities
  • Fish Habitat
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Our Work

  • Conservation and

Restoration

  • Science
  • Education

Photo Credit - Sam Hoffe

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Conservation

  • Reduce water temperature
  • Improve water quality
  • Improve connections
  • Return native species
  • Restore rivers, riverbanks
  • Reduce pollution
  • Protect habitats
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Bull Trout

  • TUC involved in Bull Trout

recovery since 1990’s (i.e. set up Bull Trout Task Force)

  • 2012: COSEWIC listed

threatened

  • 2019: SARA listed threatened
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Bull Trout

  • Threats (current, historic, future):
  • Angling
  • Introduced species
  • Habitat loss and alteration
  • Climate change

Bull Trout need COLD, CLEAN, COMPLEX, and CONNECTED waters!

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Bighorn

  • North Saskatchewan River and Red Deer River basins

high priority for native trout recovery

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TUC Approach

  • Science-based
  • On-the-ground habitat

rehabilitation

  • Work with partners
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Four Mile Creek – Ghost PLUZ

  • Crossing assessed by Alberta

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers in 2018

  • Partnership project launched

spring 2019 with Ghost Watershed Alliance Society, Alberta BHA

  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout and

Bull Trout habitat

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Four Mile Creek

Issues at the site which needed to be addressed were:

  • Compacted soils
  • Lack of native woody

species

  • Linear features

draining to creek, carrying sediment along with water

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Four Mile Creek

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Four Mile Creek – Rough and Loose

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0PX89BoyN/ ?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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Four Mile Creek - Bioengineering

  • Bioengineering

workshop hosted by GWAS, led by Dave Polster

  • Planting live willow

stakes in the rough and loose area

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Four Mile Creek

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Four Mile Creek

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Four Mile Creek

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Four Mile Creek

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Bighorn Opportunities

  • Hanging culverts
  • Livestock impacts on riparian areas
  • Stream crossings (fords) – repair or remove
  • Sedimentation impacts
  • Volunteer/community engagement
  • Presentations
  • Partner with industry, recreation groups
  • Funding IS available
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Thank you!!

Lesley Peterson lpeterson@tucanada.org 403-875-3264