ALUS Red Deer County receives funding to help manage sensitive land
ALUS Red Deer County will tackle riparian health and manage sensitive marginal land with help from new funding from ALUS Canada’s New Acre Project.
ALUS Canada announced a new, $100,000 New Acre Project sponsorship from Silk on Wednesday. They say the new funding will be directed to seven ALUS communities as part of the funding received every year from ALUS Canada.
Officials say this sponsorship will help ALUS support the management and restoration of 90 acres of farmland over the next seven years, to help improve water quality and watershed health, develop new habitat for wildlife and combat the effects of climate change.
“We are delighted that the Silk brand has chosen to team up with the New Acre Project to help deliver nature’s benefits on the working landscape, thereby improving the environment,” said Katherine Balpataky, who leads the New Acre Project as ALUS Canada’s Director of Corporate Partnerships and Business Development.