In our 2021 Native Trout Workshop we are aiming to increase awareness of the issues surrounding native trout and the watershed health. This will be done by focusing on developing a culture of pride and responsibility to native trout; increasing the knowledge base and understanding of native trout, their habitats, and the threats they face; and encourage and highlight ways the audience can get involved in conservation and restoration of native trout and their habitats.

With this years Native Trout Workshop being online we are merging the pre-existing Native Trout Workshop/Westslope Cutthroat Trout Workshop in the south with the planned additional Native Trout Workshop in the north.

The recording will be available for the following week leading up to the next session to give you a chance to watch the session if you were unable to attend at the designated time.

The workshop will include 4 sessions split over 4 weeks with interactive components and a Q&A session with the panelist.

March 10th - Session 1: Introduction to Native Trout

- Why the Fuss Over Native Trout? A Trout is a Trout is a Trout! - Lorne Fitch

- Native Trout and other Salmonids in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes - Nicole Pilgram with Alberta Environment & Parks

- Identification Tips for Trout, Char, Whitefish, and Grayling - Elliot Lindsay with Trout Unlimited Canada

- Question and Answer Session - Speaker Panel

March 17th - Session 2: Community-Based Action

- 2020-21 Blackfoot Confederacy - Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Native Trout Recovery Project - Elliot Fox with Blackfoot Confederacy

- Grassroots Restoration in the Headwaters of the Oldman Watershed - Sofie Forsström with Oldman Watershed Council

- Recreation, education, and partnership - Ken Spring with Calgary ATV Riders

- Working together on the Beaverlodge - Adam Norris with Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance

- Restoration of Silvester Creek - Flora Giesbrecht - with Elbow River Watershed Partnership

March 24th - Session 3: Research and Tools for Native Trout Work

- Watercourse Crossing Program - Mike Wagner with Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, Caitlin Tomaszewski with fRi Research

- Mapping and prioritization - Lisa Schaubel with Alberta Environment & Parks

- Video Monitoring of Spawning Bull Trout in Fall Creek, AB - Zachary Spence with Alberta Conservation Association

- Arctic Grayling conservation Citizen Science tools - Ken Monk and Jim O'Neil with Northern Lights Fly Fishers, Tout Unlimited Canada

- Arctic Grayling and Water Management Planning - Kevin Fitzsimmons with Alberta Conservation Association

March 31st - Session 4: Cumulative Challenges & Successes

-Everything All at Once in the Same Place - David Mayhood with Freshwater Research Limited

- Clearwater River watershed Bringing Back Bull Trout - Lesley Peterson with Trout unlimited Canada and Jessica Reilly with Alberta Environment & Parks

- 2015 Swan River Arctic Grayling and Watercourse crossings - Megan Thompson with Thompson Aquatic Consulting and Shannon Gavin with MSES

- Mind the Fish: Rethinking our Relationship with Nature - Amy McLeod - Cows and Fish