2009 Grant Disbursements: Building a Better Environment - One Project at a Time

Alberta Ecotrust supports a spring and fall round of granting each year. Combined, the spring and fall rounds for 2009 have yielded a total of $302,353 awarded to 18 projects. The foundation also sponsors a separate program for innovative projects by Young Environmental Stewards (YES) under 29. In 2009, the YES program awarded $54,150 to 11 projects.

Filter Grants

Mobilizing Learners to Become Stewards of the Environment (2009)

Grantee: Alberta Council for Environmental Education
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Lake Management Framework for Alberta (2009)

Grantee: Alberta Lake Management Society
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall

How WildSmart are you? Speaker Series (2009)

Grantee: Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall

Bowness High School Courtyard Environmental Classroom (2009)

Grantee: Larua C.
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Protecting Wilderness and Biodiversity in the Athabasca Heartland (2009)

Grantee: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Northern Alberta
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Clear Hills Local Watershed Testing (2009)

Grantee: Devin L. (Clear Hills)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Conserving Core Grizzly Bear Habitat in Alberta and the Crown of the Continent (2009)

Grantee: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Southern Alberta
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Fall

Lower Tawatinaw /Little Pine Watershed Assessment and Restoration Project: (2009)

Grantee: Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall

Living with Bears (2009)

Grantee: Crowsnest Pass Conservation Society
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Spring

Eco Collective (2009)

Grantee: Lethbrige College Environmental Club (Lethbridge)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Environmental Awareness Canoe Odyssey (2009)

Grantee: Tony E. (Edmonton)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Summer Funds Coordinator (2009)

Grantee: Good Life Community Bicycle Shop
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Spring

Good Life Community Bike Shop Summer Outreach Program (2009)

Grantee: Good Life Community Bike Shop (Calgary)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Sustainable Works Greater Edmonton (2009)

Grantee: Greater Edmonton Alliance
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Revitalizing Environmental Education (2009)

Grantee: Green Calgary
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Fall

Jasper Summit on Sustainability – Part II (2009)

Grantee: Joanna Goshawk (Jasper)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

On Farm Stewardship Planning for Small Acreage Owners (2009)

Grantee: Land Stewardship Centre of Canada
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall

M.E. LaZerte High School Eco-Station (2009)

Grantee: M.E. LaZerte High School (Edmonton)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

My World, My Choice! (2009)

Grantee: Kurt A. (Calgary)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Solutions-Oriented Sessions on Sour Gas and its Development (2009)

Grantee: Pembina Agricultural Protection Association
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Conversations with Albertans on Renewable Energy: Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange (2009)

Grantee: Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Fall

Redcliff InterpretiveTrail Walks (2009)

Grantee: Craig Hyslop (Redcliff)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Alberta’s “Plan for Parks” Citizens’ Initiative (2009)

Grantee: Sierra Club of Canada
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Make a Splash Alberta: Protecting Water for People and the Environment (2009)

Grantee: Sierra Club Prairies
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall

SustainableWorks (2009)

Grantee: Sustainable Works Society of Alberta
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Fall

The "We Are What We Do" Conference (2009)

Grantee: Christine M. (Strathmore)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

The Ripple Effect Water Stewardship (2009)

Grantee: Alison C. (Calgary)
Grant type: Youth Environmental Stewardship; Cycle: YES - Winter

Securing Water for People and Rivers (2009)

Grantee: Water Matters Society of Alberta
Grant type: Major Project Grant; Cycle: Spring

Role of Beaver in Conserving Water and Riparian Habitat during Climate Change (2009)

Grantee: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Grant type: Community Grant; Cycle: Fall