With a Little Help...
Thank you for a productive 2011!

For me, the approach of Christmas at Ecotrust is inevitably accompanied by two related phenomena. The first is the mad scramble to finish up the business of the current year and complete the planning for the next. The second - generated in part by the first -- is a reflection on Ecotrust's achievements and a great surge of the gratitude I feel for all of you who continue to support in myriad ways "the trust" we set out to create 19 long years ago.   More...

Alberta Ecotrust Announces Fall Grants Results
Water, Southern Alberta lead the pack

When Alberta Ecotrust's Grant Review Committee met in Calgary in late November to consider the Foundation's fall slate of environmental projects, there were 17 projects on the table and $200,000 of available funding. By the end of the day, 12 of the projects - including five focused on southern Alberta - had been awarded funding to help protect and enhance Alberta's world-class natural heritage.   More...

Listening to the Stars
Ecotrust co-hosts social change collaboration workshop

For all the talk about a rapidly changing world, there seems to be little real action devoted to the practices needed to navigate it successfully. To help narrow that need-action gap, Alberta Ecotrust recently co-hosted a workshop by one of Canada's foremost experts on collaboration for social change.   More...

Keep the Trust Alive
As the Season of Giving is upon us, we hope you’ll add us to your list

Close to 20 years ago, Ecotrust co-founders Michael Robertson and Rob McIntosh created an organization to build trust between corporations and environmental nonprofits and a trust fund to support community-driven projects to protect our environment. Today, we need you to keep their dream and the trust alive. More...

A River Gathering to be Remembered
River Rally 2011 celebrates success, accelerates learning, and builds the water steward network

Combining old friends, new knowledge and a great cause is a powerful formula for feeling good about yourself and your work. Throw in some glorious fall weather and a mellow float trip down the North Saskatchewan, and you've got, well, River Rally 2011!  More...

Partner Stewardship in Action
Devon Canada employees clear Kananaskis trails

On September 16, Ecotrust staffers Wanda Spooner and Jayme Nelson accompanied a group of 22 employees of our partner Devon Canada for a day of grit and glory on the trails of Kananaskis Country. The intent of the mission was to connect Devon employees with work that Alberta Ecotrust is funding in the community.  More...