Western Sky Land Trust
  • About
    • Our Story
    • What Is A Land Trust?
    • How We Conserve
    • Board Members and Staff
    • Visiting Our Properties
    • Areas Of Focus
  • Legacy Lands
    • Bow & Beyond Initiative
    • Bow River Watershed >
      • Bruce Islands
      • Highwood Ridge Farm
      • Grace Upon Grace
      • Nutrien Nodwell Nature Preserve
    • Mattheis Ranch
    • Rosebud River Valley >
      • Half Diamond Ranch
      • Spruce Coulee Farms
    • The Carroll Manning 55
    • Alequiers Lands
    • Chinook Valley
  • Contact Us
  • Donate Now
    • Friends of Western Sky
    • Donate Via Canada Helps
    • Programs To Support
    • Partners and Supporters
  • Jerry Brunen Land Naming Ceremony
CONSERVING NATURAL LANDSCAPES
What is a land trust?
How We Conserve
Legacy Lands
Conserve Your land
Jerry Brunen
​Memorial Fund

Conservation in the Rosebud River Valley is ongoing

Meet some special Albertans who steward land especially well. They are the farmers and ranchers of this province who sustain us. They also nurture and honour their familial lands in the Rosebud. Western Sky is proud to partner with landowners in this special community. 

What We Do

Western Sky protects critical watersheds in our region. We conserve vital habitats and provide managed public access for recreation and education. We also work with other agencies and organizations to further protect and enhance natural areas. We champion the conservation of environmentally sensitive lands that support the health of our watersheds.

​We are a unique conservancy focused on protecting vital river corridors in southern Alberta. 

Why We Do It

Western Sky was created in the fall of 2005 at the request of Calgary region landowners and the general public who were concerned about the rate at which treasured landscapes were being lost. Forming an alliance with these landowners, and like-mind conservation organizations, private citizens, government and corporate partners, Western Sky began to conserve open space and natural areas in southern Alberta, particularly within the Calgary region.
Our approach to conservation is adaptive and flexible. We work with landowners to tailor a conservation plan to specifically meet their needs. Besides the generous support from landowners and Western Sky’s volunteers, our organization is funded by donations, grants and in-kind contributions from individuals, corporations, government and other not-for-profits.

Our Guiding Principals

Vision
To achieve a significant and measurable conservation impact in southern Alberta
Mission
Conservation of open and natural landscapes that have important natural, agricultural, scenic, recreational and heritage values
​​The Western Sky Land Trust will:
  • Accept donations, voluntary transfers of land, conservation easements and other agreements
  • Champion exemplary open space management and conservation practices
  • Conserve and nurture its assets from an ecological perspective including reclamation of habitat and wildlife corridors
  • Enhance opportunities for hamlets, villages, towns and cities to conserve open space
  • Partner with community-minded citizens, corporations, organizations and government to collaboratively to achieve our vision

OUR ADDRESS

Western Sky Land Trust
Spring Gardens - Building D
861 – 40th Avenue N.E.
Mail Code #64
P.O. Box 2100, Stn. M
Calgary, AB  T2P 2M5
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CONTACT OUR TEAM

Max Fritz 
Executive Director
(403) 585 4054
mfritz@westernskylandtrust.ca
​
Ellen Magidson
Development Director
(403) 268-4825
emagidson@westernskylandtrust.ca

​Kylana Rogers
Conservation Manager 
403-652-9585

krogers@westernskylandtrust.ca

Dustin Pate
Consultant - Conservation Specialist
403-862-1975 (mobile)



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  • About
    • Our Story
    • What Is A Land Trust?
    • How We Conserve
    • Board Members and Staff
    • Visiting Our Properties
    • Areas Of Focus
  • Legacy Lands
    • Bow & Beyond Initiative
    • Bow River Watershed >
      • Bruce Islands
      • Highwood Ridge Farm
      • Grace Upon Grace
      • Nutrien Nodwell Nature Preserve
    • Mattheis Ranch
    • Rosebud River Valley >
      • Half Diamond Ranch
      • Spruce Coulee Farms
    • The Carroll Manning 55
    • Alequiers Lands
    • Chinook Valley
  • Contact Us
  • Donate Now
    • Friends of Western Sky
    • Donate Via Canada Helps
    • Programs To Support
    • Partners and Supporters
  • Jerry Brunen Land Naming Ceremony