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Athabasca Dispatch Newsletters

The Athabasca Watershed Council provides the “Athabasca Dispatch” newsletter to all AWC-WPAC membership, and online for the general public. The newsletter provides updates on the work of the AWC-WPAC, stewardship news, information on new research and updates on events.

AWC Annual Reports

The Athabasca Watershed Council Annual Reports are provided to all AWC-WPAC membership at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. The reports provide a financial report, and an overview of the work and progress of the AWC-WPAC during that fiscal year.


Athabasca State of the Watershed Report - phase 1

The Athabasca State of the Watershed Report – Phase 1 was completed in March 2011. The report is a general review of literature on available and current research, data and knowledge about the Athabasca Watershed. The report includes:

  • A preliminary atlas and spatial database of the Athabasca Watershed
  • A preliminary draft list of indicators of watershed health
  • A Draft State of the Watershed – Phase 2 Terms of Reference
  • A Draft Guide to foundational indicators for State of the Watershed Reporting
  • Summary of Concerns and issues in the Athabasca Watershed
  • List of Key Threats and Pressures in the Athabasca Watershed
  • Recommended Indicators of Watershed health for the Athabasca State of the Watershed Report
  • Data and Knowledge Gap assessment

The Athabasca State of the Watershed Report – Phase 1 is an internal working document and provides preliminary information for the Athabasca State of the Watershed – Phase 2 Report (coming March 2012).

Traditional Knowledge Overview for the Athabasca River Watershed –

contributed to the Athabasca Watershed Council State of the Watershed Phase 1 Report.

The Athabasca Traditional Knowledge Overview provides information on how the Athabasca Watershed Council may work towards completion of a Traditional Ecological Knowledge Report on the health of the Athabasca Watershed. This report describes:

  • Traditional knowledge indicators of ecosystem health
  • Aboriginal peoples of the Athabasca Watershed
  • Livelihood factors
  • Traditional foods
  • Resource development in the Athabasca Watershed
  • Several tables related to criteria for TEK studies
  • Several figures that relate to TEK in the Athabasca Watershed

The report recommends the review and agreement of Treaty 8, Treaty6 and the Métis Nation of Alberta before proceeding with a full Traditional Ecological Knowledge study and report for the Athabasca Watershed.

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